, 1888-12-27

dams on account OF the absence of the
iutluence of schools among them But,
as a rule, they are orderly and lndustri-
Gus, and make little or no trouble Gmoap
their white neighbOrS.
Tie > S'hOkGmish indians are more Te-
mote from the civiIiz;ug irfluences of
whEte surroundings than either of the
Others, and while thew are well cared for
and are 'IUg very well, yet they lack
that lie and vIvacIty which close con-
tact With tie white race would give them.
They do more logging than any of the
other Indians mentioned and less gen
eTdi farming, though they raise very
considerable quaLtIti,s Of the very best
timothy hay.
The ) klalldm Indians do not live on
any reservation, bat have u day school
among themselves. THIS is situated
on land purchased by them and which
they own. They have here about 200
acres. gu which IS small village. and
they have gardens aud small fields. As
Il tribe they are not improving much,
aud really | doubt # they hardly hold
their own, all things considered
The QUinicit Indians are much more
remote than any of the others Several
saw mills have been built near them
within til" past few years, and the first
SIMEON of destruction has begun to
blow upon them, and they are suffering
accordingly. Strong driuk and disease
have been very destructive with those
who have lived near these mills. The
reservation IL bnt little of ii adap. ed 10
the purpose OF agriculture, the indians
living on 1t subsisiiDG mostly by i-hIng
and seal-oter hunting. | see DO differ
ence between them and the others III Il
natural ability, but their location is
against them, and they suffer for it. The
school being located IN the midst of an
Indian village, it Is impossible 10 do as
affective work as the Others do. Still,
many of the children show good degree
OF intelligence, aud also show that
faithful etfrrtS have been made for them
10y their teachers. No improvements
have been made during the past year IN
consequence of the chaotic state of as-
fairs. Authority has recently been
granted for new school buildings to be
erected on the PuyalIup Reservation,
which are very much needed, and an eff
fort Is being made to have new ones
erected on the QIinaielt Reservation
within the coming year.
w. IL. Talbot, esq agent at TulaIip,
cODITOl
are self-snppurting, and Il careful esti-
mate OF growing crops for the past year
on the five reservations belonging to the
agency would surprise some Of our best
white farmers IN the Territory.
The agency comprises five different
reservations, all of which are located
on PUGET Sound, with population (ac-
cbrdIng To the CcusuS of 1851 OF ,2i9
souls.
We have an Industrial boarding
school supported by the Government,
aud run under contract with the Cathp-
lie iHdian Bnreau at Washington. The
school has an excellent reputation, and
| here has been great deal of good d0ue
IN the nay of educating and Christian
~! = the Indians.
In conclusion, | VIII say that our In
tians are - happy and cOuteuted peop,e
aud aprreclatc the efforts of those II
charge to better their condition.
W. l., Powell, esq, of Ncah Bay. agent
in charge oI the Makahs and Quill
! hutc,, sends the following Interesting
particular, Of the Indians under his
care | have two tribes the Makahs
who number 1872, and the Quillehutes
! who have Il population o. go. The Ma
| kphs have a reservation of $1,000 acres
around Cape FlatteTy The Qui!lehutes
| live 30 miles Snuth on the Pacl ltic beach
| They have no land reserved for them
something they very much need, aud
which | hope TO see them have before
! long. Both Of these tribes have made
| rapid progress in civilization IN the last
! few years We have an industrial
! boarding school at Neah Bay, where the
! children are taught English in ITS differ.
eut branches, and are also taught various
/ trades At QuIlIehute We have a day
! sch ul. One Gourth cf these people can
sueat ,iT understand EsnyiisiI, aud f,t.r
titthS Ol them are dressed afterythe man
uer uf the whites. The Makahs own -four
schnoners, with which they gn ont to
catch seal. Both tribes catch large
numbers of halibut, cod and salmon, cur.
ing and drying enough to last them d dur-
ing the year As food, besides reliEg
Iar2e quautItie. to the up Sound towns
aud cities. Euey catch from ten to iit
teen whale, by spCarluG, each geasOn
some parts Ut which they keep for winter
food, the remainder they make into oil
Of which they eat some aud sell some
The only cost these Indians are to tire
Government Is the feeding, clothing and
educating of children, and in Issuing Of
rati0HS to the old, feeble, SICK and bin
As | have stated, thev make their living
from the water, and, being experts III
all kinds of fishing, | believe they can
continue to do So as long as they are per.
mItiei to live here. They are perfectly
peaceable, and If the Government will
continue for the next ten years to have
the children educated in the primary de-
parsmeuts they Will be entirely self
supporting,