The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-15

and making money. The boys glad to
hear how is home get alongY ! glad to
hear your own children, I will try TO
learn if can. good place to learn. Let
me know you got any children or not.
They all living tribes. They all try to
learn. Capt: Pratt don't allow to talk In
dian and they all talking English Some
Of talk English good. Last Wednesday
the people coming gymnasium. They
talk to the Indian girls and the boys.
the Indian girls stand up sing. They
stand up they speak l try to talk Eng
lish and the rest of boys l will learn how
lives whites, 30 when 1 go to home to
agency will show to them. The boys
are learn school at their homes and 80 l
arm. hope your children try to learn.
Your friend, CARL Schultz.
The following is from an older boy
who had been taught at the agency
school. 1t is written in a good, plain
hand:
INDIAN TRAINING SCHOOL,
CARLISLE BARRACKS, Pa,
August LIST, 1888.
Mr.. W. H. Norton::- ..-....
DEAR FRrEND:-I getting along pretty
well and your letter came here last two
weeks ago. and 1 was very glad to hear
from you. and I was sorry the Indians
wouldn't get much to eat, and I will try
and learn best ( can 80 I can help my
people when I 60 back home, and all the
boys working on farm and except me
and Carl we work in shops, and L wish
the Indians they will and stop dancing
and try to living like white people do,
and good things too learn how to make
grow potatoes and corn and wheat and
oats and 1 think the boys they like this
place and they all good boys and smart.
and they all learning fast. and l be very
glad to see all my loycing friends when
l get home, and please soon you get this
letter write to me and l will write to
again. That is all. From you love
friend, GEORGE WAsHlSdroN.
Mr.. w. H. Norton, of whom we pro-
cured the letters, informs lis that it has
been demonstrated that the younger
children are sent away to school the
more gratifying are the results obtained.
At the agency there are now two French
priests, who have come to learn the Ian
g,lage and give the Indians religious in
struction. They live with the Indians,
and instead of asking the semi-savages to
adopt the white manner of living they
adapt themselves to the circumstances
and surroundings. They have been
ordered by the agent not to interfere
with the children in training, as it would
seriously effect his plans and perhaps
undo what has been done towards their
civilization. But they are not restricted
in any other particular and will certainly
do a good work. During our visit we
met Col. Melborn, of Washington, in
spcctor of the Indian Bureau, who is
experimenting the work of building the
new agency buildings on the Little Big
Horn, about fifteen miles from Fort Gus
ter, lovely spot, tributary to which ID
land which can be transformed into
many farms. The Colonel says that the
Indians will be removed as soon as the
agency buildings are completed, proba'
H., th;s foil IT, ia the general impress
sion that the Indian commission, con-
sisting Of Secretary Folger, Senators
Dawes, Logan, Cameron and Maginn's,
who visited the Indians on Wednesday.
will be in favor of reducing the reserva-
ton and throwing open that portion
lying between Boulder and Billings and
extending from the Yellowstone river to
Rock creek. If this is done a large
amount of fine land will be obtainable,
well watered, timbered and rich.