The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
Hopeful Indian Agency Reports.

The annual report of NJ. ID. Gallagher,
agent at Pine Ridge, is given out from the
Indian bureau at Washington. The num-
Der Of Indians at tho reservation is 5,G11;
number of acres of the reservation tiilablc,
400. OOO; number of acres cultivated, 1920;
number of stock of all kinds, 2G.O00.
There were 273 births to 25G deaths during
the year. The amount of land left to the
reservation under the Sioux bill is 2,OOD,-
900 acres-more than enough to give 800
acres to each Indian, man, woman and child
on the reservation. The crops have been
late and are rather poor. The Indians left
the crops to meet the Sioux commission
ers, and the cattle on the reservation de-
stroyed IL great pnrt of them. The agent
has had very little trouble with the Sioux,
agency nra superior to all othci bands oil
Sioux. Great improvement has been made
in the Obeguenes mt this agency, and it is
believed the Sioux will in time become
self-supporting. The police have been
very efficient, and aided in preserving or
der. There is a great deal of complaint
made because Of the practice of allowing
young bucks to be taken to exhibit i'll Wild
west shows and circuses. The agent rec
ommends that it he stopped. Pine Ridge
has been u favorable place for securing
wild west material: Tho stock Of the In
dian is now branded by individual brands
instead of by bands, and each Indian owns
his own stock. Tho agent recommends
that sheep he purchased for the Indians.
There are three Catholic. Epis-
copal and Presbyterian. The Ogallala ill.,
dustrial boarding school Is q success. there
being 100 scholars enrolled and only room
for 300. More school buildings are rec
melded. The Indians want the reserva-
tion surveyed and the boundaries defined,
30 that no dispute may arise between the
whites aud Indians, and that trespassers
may be kept off the Indian lands.
John W.. Cramsie, agent Mt Fort Totten,
submits his eighth annual report for the
Devils Lake aud Turtle Mountain Indians.
The Turtle Mountain tribe are wanderers
and are sometimes on the reservation and
sometimes in Manitoba. They do little
farming II are in q state far from civil
~izntion. At Turtle Mountain there are
l.34O Indians. The number of births were
fifty and deaths ninety-six. There are
5000 acres of tillable land on the reserva-
ton, 1874 Of which are under cultivation.
At DEVILS Lake there are 1,O1G Indians.
There were forty-nine births and fifty.four
deaths. There are Az, 900 acres of tillable
lana on tue reservation anu 0,OoU are Gull
tivated. There are $3.50 families living on
individual tracts, but no allotments have
been made. The crops this year have
been destroyed by the drought. Better
agency buildings are asked for, and ma
tenal for improving the Indian dwellings,.
The Indians want the land SURVEYED aud
allotments made.
James Mclaughlin, agent at Standing
Rock, reports 4,110 Indians at that agency,
and that they are living in 1000 dwelling
houses on individual lands, but which have
not yet been allotted. There are three
missions at the Standing Rock, Catholic,
Episcopal, Congregational. There have
been 5000 acres cultivated during the
year, and 1000 rods of fencing built. The
new division under the Sioux bill leaves
GG5. GOO acres of the reservation III
North Daket. and 1907, 900 a,rcs in South
Dakota. The lands are best adapted fol
grazing, and consequently an increasing
interest in stock raising. There are nine
government schools and two mission
schools, with o total enrolment Of 500
There are eiRhty-two children i'll school of
the reservation. The Indians want sur.
vevs. The heads of families are alread,
located on individual claims, but allot.
ments can net be made unless surveys are
made.