The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-16
THE STATES FEDERAL AFFAIRS.
Colvi1le's Good and Bad Indfans-Ths
Columbia River Jcfix.

Colville's Good and had Indians-The
Columbia River Jetty.
wAsHIxGrox CIrY. June i5.-The agent
at the Colville agency has the following
comments to make on the Indians under
his charge:
The C9ur d'Aiene tribe 10 far ahead Of any
other belonging under this agency in civilized
pursuits nearly all having good and we'll titled
fields and comfortable houses and barns, and do
not receive anything from the government save
In support cs their schools and the instruction
they receive from their farmer.
The Upper spokanes. known a. Lonis's band,
are not much on the work, but prefer loafng
around the city Of spokane Falls. where they
can get whisky aud their women lead lives of
shame. Something should be done with these
Indiana Ny idea would be for the government
TO place them on Q reservation and not allow
them permission 10 leave there, and by that
means they might become weaned from their
bad habits and try 10 do something which
would lie more creditable 10 them.
The Calispsi Indians are gradually being
crowded ont Of the Cslispel valley BY the
whites, and some action will have to be taken
BY the government in the near future or they
will cause trouble These Indians should have
their land entered for them or be removed 70
some reservation
The whisky ,rafae continues and viii until
the laws In regs IA to selling whisky to Indians
are more r!gidiy enforced and respected The
mean white man Is always ready to sell and
the bad Indian always ready to buy.
The only public building in Washington
IN course OF construction Is the postoftice
AZ Port Townsend All the money re-
qnired for this building is now available.
The total amount appropriated is, accord
ing TO q statement of the supervising
architect, ses0. .tol The limit of cost first
placed upon this improvement was SO 600.
but congress soon saw the inadeouacy of
this sum, and made further allow ances.
The site cost sa.ii7.ia, leaving for the erec-
ton al the building $2S1 ss2si The ex-
pendifure and contract liabilities ep to the
close of the last hailding season amounted
TO sas 5ka -, leaving for the supers,ructure
Sis2 slsos
Congress in making provision for other
old and infiEm ard gallant officers of the
war. by piscing them on the retired list,
seems 20 have overlooked the late General
r H. Milroy, native of Indiana and e,ti-
zen OF Washington. and In addition . hero
OF tao wars. Early III this session the
legislature Of Washington memoriasixed
congress 10 make just recognition of this
valued officer. hus nothing came Of IT,
General Milroy, rs is known. served
through the Mexican war and brought his
military experience 10 the aid of the gov
eminent IN the war Of the rebellion He
vas for eighteen years cisiren ot WASH
ingson. and was at the time of his death
nearly IS years old. Much younger and
physically stronger men have heen pro-
vtded with lie maintenance through the
army retired list
one Of the fex Improvements which are
great sufferers from the legislative delay in
passing the river and Asraog hiii il thst
under construction NJ the moash OF the
Columbia river. The engineers have re-
yesseSily enforced upon congress the neces-
ss;y Tor prompt and adequate appsopria-