Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-09-10
the earth having been washed o9 hv

"e'' Va iai", leaving the rocks IN the
road. quite bare, tie road is now being
much used in hauling wood, poles, rails
and posts from the mountain. As I
have before said, by improving this road
to the summit aud cutting it to the inter-
section with the present Mt. Idaho road,
this ought to make the best road between
Lewiston and Grangeville and Mt. Idaho.
and shorter and more direct route, and
mostly. off the reservation. suppose
before this time Mr. Reese has completed
the re survey of the south line Of the
reservation. l noticed several of his
stakes newly set and newly marked, and
when all is completed the Indians ought
to be satisfied and have no more couten.
| tion with whites in regard to where the
lines extend and neither need become
trcsspassers upon each others possessions.
And this leads me to enquire, has the
controversy between the Nesas and. Agent
Monteith become settled in regard to the
killing Of Nine Pipes? l thought the
explanation Of tbs agent was all that was
necessary to exhonerate the Indian police
man, admitting the facts to be true, and
| have seen no authentic contradiction Of
them as yet. 1t is matter of great i'm
portancc to the well being of both. whites
and Indians that all occasion for disturb.
ancc be avoided as much as possible, and
to our mind, inAammatory language,
calculated to beget bitter resentment on
the part of either whites or Indians
hould as much as possible be discouraged
by the press and the people. If real
cause for reform in the management of
reservation matters on the part of the
agent exists, it should be rectifed through
the proper channels, and with as little
public demonstration as practicable. But
false representations of views and feelings
Of Indians ought not to be encouraged
} and even tolerated among our people.
We are all agreed upon the improperly
'of having Indians upon reservations and
not giving them their lands in sevcralty
the policy is not good for the Indians OF
whites. But so long as we cannot induce
the government to change it, it is moi
good policy to charge the evils Of the
system to the agent, who is merely the
executive Of the system which he cannot
, change From all we can learn, thu
present agent has been for long while
back as much opposed to Indians living
in crowded villages on the reservation
without labor, purpose Of Improvement
and with no thoughts of growth, beyond
the mere beirg fed and living lstles.
liyes Of ideness, lasciviousness and crime
, The reservation system with the means
E the government can furnish, provides
J very slow and uncertain antidote for tn,
evils to which the Indians are inclined
from long degradation. Furnish to then
, the necessity Of labor or starvation, ant
: they will much more readily imbib
; civilization and become progressive, AM
e hostility to the whites be much soone
: subdued in them. And this is wha
men who have seen and studied tn,
Indian character in the most dispassi6nat,
2 manner generally are willing to concedc
e aud to that end should be directed tn,
/, energies Of our people, till similar senti
e ment pervades al! departments of tn
= government, and laws be passed and en-
forced that bring about complete rcve
). luton in the system of treating Indians
1t is now generally admitted that tn
$ Indian is Of our species, has mind, reaso
: and other forces like ourselves. Trea
J, him in similar manner. Set befor
l. him similar incentives to labor and d
! well, and punish him for crime in tn
q same manner, and if we can max
human beings of them, you will have tn
opportunity.