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MAKE INDIANS sELF.suPPoRTlNC
How 10 Create Good Citizens ont OF a
Dwindling Race.


Washington. Dec 26-General COM
plant against the issuance of govern
ment rations to Indians is made in the
annual reports of agents. Captain L.
H. Ray. of Shoshone agency, Wyom-
ing. SAYS they will never become self
supporting as long as the government
gives them the semblance of support,
neither can they begin to accumulate
property as long as the supply of the ne
cessities of life is solely in the hands
of white traders" Another retarding
development complained of by Captain
| Ray Is the domination of the chiefs
who are allowed to dictate to the agent
| as to the issue of annuities ana analrs
of the agency. The removal of trouble
some chiefs is recommended. The Sho-
shones are regarded as communists
| who are 10th to take up any untrled
pursuit. Their agent recommends that
the ration issue, except to the INDECENT
and helpless. be gradually discontinued,
and the money now used for rauons be
devoted to the payment of Indian Ia
Dor.
The international treaty of the gov
eminent as to seal hunting in the North
Pacific and Boring sea has worked a
great hardship to Indians at the Neah
Bay agency, Washington. These In
dams cannot agree upon a head mar
or chief and consequently are divided
among themselves, their agent regard
ing the failure to select some one as 1
disadvantage to them.
Considerable opposition to the wori
of the commission preparing the land
: on the Puyallup reservation in Wash
ington for sale. has been shown by
! minority of these Indians, but this fac
= ton is evidently Influenced by haNin
g all restrictions removed.
r The progress made at the Tulali
i agency, Washington, indicates tina
=, within few years these Indians Wi
d become self-supporting and indepeno
h ent of government aid.
d Some definite action is urged upon til
department TO restore to the Yakima
their rights at their accustomed hshe
d les on the Columbia river. Washingto
lie the dispute over which has resulted
ID considerable trouble.
1t The Yakimas refuse to take allo
III ments. but have marked off a lin
10 which they claim as their reserVat'
Up in common They are reported in b;
IN financial condition and in great me-
In of government assistance. Whisky
-
lie drance to Indian prosperity There
is an immense traffic in alcohol and "
a decoctions carried on with them, al
one murder and two violent deaf
during the year are charged to whisky
en- THAT UTE INVASION.
re- Washington, Dec. 26.-The first
re formation from Agent Day since
~. agreement of the Southern Ute India
ic- to return from the invaded lands
p Utah to the reservation in Colorado,
given in the following dispatch:
re Dolores, Colo, Dec. N.-Colol
as Lawton, Interpreter Smith and mys
de arrived last night, having been SIX oa
re- and part of three nights in the sadc
We secuted the approaches to Ind
valley, crossing Dry valley from no
to south, and from Carlisle's rar
emit north to Lisbon valley tran. we
Gated Is lodges of renegade lndla
-, and II of Utes, there having been
SO 10 lodges of Utes off the reservation
H. Utah. The supply expenses of retu
- ing Governor Vests mammoth invas
u;ef has been 1870. The trip was mi
af through mud and snow, ana the en-
~ tribe of Wiminuchis and their POI
ara are in a deplorable condition ana
nav miles from the agency. thousand
al, lars will be ample. ! reaffirm all l n
90, written regarding affairs, ana reas
80 that the war and interior departing
- have been grossly misled.
70 DAY, Agent