The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-05

this total, seventeen were on reserva-
tons of which seventy-three were
boarding schools and ninety-seven
were day schools. Twenty boarding
schools and day schools, supported by
the government. were not located on
the reservations. The total number
of Indian children enrolled during the
year as attending all the schools was
2. SIS an increase of ] PSI over the en-
~ollment for the previous year. am
sure that secular education and moral
and religious teaching must De I'M
portant factors in any effort TO save
the Indian and lead him TO ciyiliza-
ton. / believe too that the relin-
quishment of tribal relations and the
holding of land in SeVeralty may m
duce favorable conditions 10 aid this
contamination Il seems to me, how
ever. that allotments of land in sew.
eraity ought to be made with greater
care and circumspection. II hastily
done before the Indians know its
meaning. while yet he has little or no
idea of tilling q farm ana no concep-
ton of thrift. there is great danger
that q reserV alton life in tribal rela-
tions may be exchanged for the pau
perism Of civilization instead of its
independence and elevation. The solu-
ton If the Indian problem depends
largely on good administration The
personal fitness Of agents and their
adapiability to the peculiar duty OF
caring for their wards is of the ut
most Importance The law providing
that except in especial cases, army
officers shall be detailed as Indian
agents. it is hoped will prove sue
cessful experiment. There Is danger
of great aliases creeping into the pros
ecution of claims for Indian depreda-
tons. and ] recommend that every
possible safeguard be provided against
"a 0f
tious claims Of this description. The
appropriations on account of the In
dan bureau for the wear ending June
80, 1894. amount 10 S.s54, 962-g9, de-
crease as compared with the year pre-
ceding Il of 1887, 13l-95.
The vast area of land which but
short time ago constituted the public
domain, is rapidly falling into private
hands Il is certain that in that trans
fer the beneficient intention of the
government to supply from its domains
homes TO the industrious and worthy
homesteaders is often frustrated
through the Spectator who stands
with an extortionate purpose between
the land Office and those who with
their families are invited by the gov
eminent TO settle on the public lands.
He is a despicable character who ought
not he tolerated. yet 1t is difficult to
thwart his schemes The recent OPEN
ing le SellieiNeui OF lic id0uS Al TIE
Cherokee outlet. embracing an area of
$500 000 acres, notwithstanding the ut
most care in framing their regulations
governing the selection OF location, and
notwithstanding the presence of United
States troops. furnished an exhibition.
though. perhaps. in a modified degree.
of the mad scramble, the violence and
the fraudulent occupation. which have
accompanied previous openings of pub
lie lands. I concur with the secretary
in the belief that these outrageous in
cidents cannot be entirely prevented
without a change in the laws on the
subject. and ] hope his recommended
tions in that direction win be favor
ably considered.
1 especially commend to the atten-
ton Of the Congress the statements
contained in the secre tary's report con-
corning forestry The time has come
when efficient measures should be Ia
ken for the preservation of our for
ests from indiscrilninate and remedi-
less destruction.