Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-01

sions is ESQ, lbs seres- OF this smoans
5,Se6. 040 acres are east of the Cascade
Mountains.
The Iadian population east of the
mountains numbers ESQ, and that on
the west numbers flo6. Ii viii thus be
seen that while on the vest side the
average number OF acres per Indian 10
sbeut 50, which, considering the anoant
Of waste land, il not unreasonable, that
on the east of the mountains the
number Of acres is over so for each
Indian
The Indians are all self supporting:
those living on the west side of the
mountains generally gaming their liv-
ing by farming, fishing and lam berin2,
and those living on the east side by
stookraising. farming. fishing and hant-
ing.
There are twelve schools On the reser-
vatiops, With total attendance of 941,
and an average attendance Of go. In
addition to this there are probably
about 100 children attending she In
sustrial training school near Salem,
Oregon.
The Colville agency comprises two
reservations In this Territory: the Col
vile containing ESQ. 600 acres, and the
Spokane containing l52.oO acres, BE-
sides the Ceur d'Aleus reservation.
vhish liss in Idaho Territory. Ii hiss
one school With an average attendance
of -, located on the Colville reserva-
ton.
Sesh Bay agency comprises one reser-
walton of the same name. Acreage, %
o40; population 76O, of which 80, the
Quilleute tribe, live entirely on from
the reservation. Average attendance IN
the schsols 50.
Nisqaally and Skokomish agency
comprises five reservations, ss follows:
The Ch-hslis-Acresce 4225; populs-
ton 142; average attendance IN schools
10; with lands allotted, but net pat
ented. Si-quslly - Population 3o5
acreage 4Sl7; lands patented. Puyal-
lup- PopolstloH 565: acreage 1902
lands allotted bst not patented; average
| school attendance 6i. Squakson-Pop-
ula;iou lbs; screag' 1894; lands pat
ented. Skokomish - Population 80
average school attendance 40; screagS
1881; lands allotted bat not patented
| Also the Clsllsn tribe attached thereto
Numbering 40l. with day school Al
7 jamestown, near Dungeness: averag,
| school attendance p; none of WHOM
! live on any reservation.
| Qlinealt Agency comprises the rsser
walton of the same Rame. Acreage
/ pa, 600; population. 400; average sohoo
/ attendance, %. The Shoaluater Bal
reservation is also connected with thi
4 agency, and is included in the statIstic
With the other.
1ul Zip Agency comprises i've reser
vations. a. follows: The rulalIp-Popu
lation. 500: acreage. % 400: lands patent
ed. The Lunmi-Population 2i5; acre
age. 1912; lands patented. The Swino
mish-Population, LIS; acreage, 7l7e
lands patented. The Port Madison
Population, 15e: acreage, 1884; land
allotted. The Muokleshoot-Popula
ton, s.; acreage, 1861; lands allotted
The school located on the Tulalip ant
at the agency has an average attend
apce of 6.
Yakima Agency comprises only on
reservatsou, which is of the same name
Population, $3.50; acreage. 800 900; aver
age sohsol attendance, l3S. The aReH
reports nearly half of the Indians a
living off from ne reservation.
Columbia reservatisn, kRown as tn
Moses reservation, 10 at present uude
the charge Of q special Indian agent
1t 10 reported TO have population o
$50; there may be 300. Number of acre
In the reservation, 2,2f3.04O. Mill,
school houses, etc., are being erected
but as yet little has bsen done for tn
Indians of this reservation.
The sanitary condition of the Indian
OF the Territory Is better than it ha
been in times p, st, which IL due to tnei
, improved manner OF living, and also To
! Improvement Of their morals.
They are slowly deere asiR9, but nc
: so rapidly as generally supposed, and i
| many localities they are really inereas
ing. Those who can read and write an
are seif-supporting are worthy of th
, right of the ballot.
Tie general laws of the Territor
should be made to extend over theI
soon. SO that all will be treated alike.
As l stated in my last annual repor
at 10 believed that the system of allo
ting suitable quantity of land to thei
. In severaltv oan and ought to be Ell
. Outraged. But if they select lands on
: side of tue reservsti ons. then q corr,
sposdine acreage. or value of acrese
within the reservation to which thew b.
long ought to be surrendered for oool
g patton by the whites. In truth, il the
:. could be induced to concentrate. an
I altogether abandon certain reservation
Z II would eonduce mach to the develo
T ment Of the Territory by settlement an
. cultivation of large tracts of land thl
are now unproduotivs."
FOOD FISHES
ANB oTHKR MAXINE FOOD PRODUCTS {
' PUGET SOUND.
The whole Of the tide waters Of Pug
I Sound, from Cape Fiattery, at the O.
trance of Fuos Straits, to Olympia,
! the extreme southern end of Budd
> Inlet, AZ we'll "a all the waters surround
= ing the islands Of the Archipelago {
Haro, abound with food fishes. moliusl
and edible marine al9e, of which Il
public know but little.
The principal fish found 10 our ma
ket are the salmon. halibut, true oo
. green or cultus cod. rock cod, black co.
sturgeon, skate, varieties of cottus
Z sknlpin, eulachon or candle FISH, smell
herring. ETC., and Of edible mollusk
the oyster. several varieties OF clan
I cnttle fish, squid. etc.
OF she marine algB, or seawesd, whic
can be used as food, we have the duls