The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-08
WASHINGTON RED MEN
Extracts From the Annual Report q
the Indian Commissioner.


Washington City. Oct. Z.-Special-The
report OF D. II. Browning. commissioner or
Indian affairs, for the fiscal year 1925, has
been rendered 20 the secretary Of the IN
terror. II reviews in detail the operations
OF the Indian Office during the year ard
contains but few recommendations The
earoiiment and average attendance al the
schools in Washington IS: Public schoois
under state supervision, 50 pupils. IN
school districts; government reservation
boarding schools. capacities. Neah Bay %.
Chehalis So. Okanogan e. Puyallup l5s,
orliniauit 81 Skokomish ee, Yakima
1eG The attendance az these schools
has been very gratifying, there
being an increase IN the enrolment.
OF the government day schools there IS
capacity for fifty pupils at Lumni, sixty
az Neah Bay and ffty-four ar Jamestown
and Port Gamble. in connection with the
Puyallup agency. In addition 10 the fore
going. contracts were entered into for sixty
pupils each at Colville boarding and Occur
d'Alene boarding schools at the Colville
agency, th.rty-fve az the North Yak ma
school and ninety-five al the Tulalip
school.
The report saws the influence upon the
Indian school service of the summer in
st.tutes was excellent one OF these was
held at Tacoma from July y TO q Decd
ed success was achieved in all directions.
The papers presented We're Instructive and
inspiring. and the discussions were free
from acrimony.
In reference to the endeavor of the Office
10 allot the lands provided for the Chelan
Indians in Washington the commissioners
gives a detailed report of the proceedings
in the United States court 70 expel one La
Chappelle, who was said 70 be occupying
the lands in violation of law. The COM
missioner says: 1T is trusted that sue
cessfuI proceedings Will be had, so that
Sf1 no Indians long
harassed, annoyed and trespassed upon BY
Mr.. La Chappelle and certain other
whites"
The work OF removing the upper and
middle bands OF Spokane Indians TO the
reservations provided for them has been
completed One hundred and ninett-nine
were moved to and located upon the Spo-
kane reservation; q to the Occur d'Alene
reservation, Idaho. and lot 10 the Flathead
reservation, Montana. Now that these In
dams have settled upon reservations OF
their choice the commissioner expresses
hope that they will make start in the d.
rection Of self-support and general I'M
provement.
The report concludes with an account OF
the Wisham fisheries on the Columbia
river. II saws that the whites have grad
uaily pushed the Indians away from the
fishing grounds, where they pursued this
avocation long before the confederatod
tribes Of Yakima Indians existed, and that
these tribes had been accustomed TO FISH
there long before the white man appeared
on the Columbia river. Under treaty
with the Indians they are 10 be allowed 70
fish there, but these treaty rights are be-
ing continually violated. This matter was
referred to the United States attorney for
Washington for action. 1t Is thought that
the courts will give ample protection to
those Indians when their complaints and
rights are presented and fully invesusat-
ed and understood. Should they be de-
prlved Of their rights their main source OF
support would be gone.