Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-10-16
Commissioner Browning Reports
on Matters Touching Them.
THEIR SCHOOLS FLOURISH
Canals Across reservations Alsosmsmss
of chelnu fmdlnnB-winh.
en- Fisheries.

1895, has been rendered 20 the @ecFe-
tnry of the interior. II reviews in detail
che operations Of the Indian Office dur
ing the year. and contains but few
recommendations.
In regard 10 the education or Indian
youth or both sexes. the report says;
sarhe education OF Indian pupils dur
ting the year Just closed has been con-
Quoted upon the same lines laid down
during the last few years. through the
medium or non-reservatiOn boarding
schools. reservation boarding and day
schools. and public schools carried on
under state supervision"
The enrolment and average attend |
ance AZ the schools IN washington,
Oregon and Idaho, II as follows:
Public schools under state supervis-
Washington. So pupils I'm eight
school districts; Oregon. FOUR pupils IN
school district No. u In Lane county.
Non-reservation training schools
chemawa. Or. enrolment $50; average
attendance. 2t4
Government reservation boarding
| seh0ola--Capacitles: Warrington
Neah Bay. T5s chehaiis. 20; okanogan.
| 76. Puyallup. 100; Quinauit, 40; skoko-
| mish, 60. Yakima. 1s9. Oregon--1rande
| Rondes 100; klamath. 1856 Siietz, ee.I
sinaaho. 76; umatilia, 100; Yainax. -.
Idaho-Fort Hail. 200; Fort Lapwai,
30; Lsmhi. 20.
The attendance ct these schools has
been very gratifying. there being an
Increase fn the enrolment. notwith-
standing the decrease Ia the number
OF schools.
OF the government day schools there
Il q capacity for SO pupils az Lumn1i,
60 at Neah Bay, and s4 at jamestown
ana Port Gamble. in connection with
the Ruyallup agency Ia Washington,
and a capacity for % pupils at Hot
Greek reservation IN Oregon
In addition to the foregoing, con-
tracts were entered into for 90 pupils
each at the Colvilie and Occur d'Alene
boarding schools at the colviIle agen-
ey. as at the North Yakima school and
s5 at the TulaIip in Washington. and q
al the Kate Drexel Industrial boarding
school al the Umatilla agency In Or
egon.
The report says the influence upon
the Indian school service Of the sum.
ner institution was excellent. One oi
, these was held at Tacoma from July
n to "a. Decided success was. achieved
} In all directions. The papers presented
] discussions were free from ecrimony.
; During the year 5u patents were Is
T sued 70 Indians on the Siletx reaerva'
: ton n Oregon, 1876 90 the Nez Perces
3 In Idaho. as allotments have been ap
! proved and patents are being prepared
! for lands to the Nez Perces n idaho
J | Schedules Of g7t aiiotments 10 Indians
! / at Warm Springs. Oregon. have beer
D received but not finally acted upon
b Eight patents have been issued to non
/ reservation Indians IN the Roseburt
e land district. and seven In the Dallel
I district, oregon
FIRST payment 70 the Neg Perces hni
been made and an preliminary require
s menta complied with 10 that the open
ing OF the ceded lands now await III
= sction Of the interior department.
IRRIGATION MATTERS.
under the head OF irrigation on IN
= dian reservations the comuifssione
gives a detailed account OF the negotia
lions between the department and u
idaho Canal Company to furnish ads
: guate water supply on the reservatio
at Fort HaIl, Idaho. Under the cor
tract. which now awits the approvs
of the secretary. and on which a heal
ing was had before that Official las
week. the company agrees to con
= plete its present short line canal head
Ii ing on the Snake river about four mile
above the town Of Basalt. to the BIacl
RI foot river; TO construct q canal frol
AZ the said Blackfoot river by the highel
II and most practicable route TO Rot
"a Fork creek, the water TO be carrie
n across the Blacifoot river BY = flum
b and 20 furnish II perpetuity from sal
Il canal, at such pointa between Biael
AZ foot river and Ross Fork creek aa ms
nj be designated By the department, 3
he cubic feet Of water per second OF tin
o. during the irrigation season Of eal
year.
Also as soon az there may be q
m rnand for water the company AEre
70 extend It's main line canal heyol
~ Ross Fork creek 20 such extent as mi
b necessary to supply water TO I
Dr. main portion OF th8 body OF lands
is- ing between Ross Fork creek and Pc
OF Neuk river. and 70 convey a perpett
~ water right at not to exceed IS an &C
~ for not exceeding one cubic foot
in water Per second for 90 acres or lar
nd he annual uaintenanee charge not
ZEN exceed 10 cents per anrs. Ia considni
nd ti0n the United States Ii 20 pay I
&8AA&AlNAA4F #@~4AsSN 80 eAAN~ANAAA@ANsAA@x
agreed upon.
3N The commissioner recommends
- appointment of some suitable and co
petent man 60 superinsend the work
-, IRRIGATION construction On tha raAar'
sia tious where such work In In progress
ass about 70 b begun.
Of About se farming and Grazing len
BY for lands on The Mes perce renervat
lsw were executed during the years a
~ I aheuk 100 farming and mraxing and
"a business leases wnFa exeeuted Ter lal
sor. on the umatilla reservation. Oregon
cHEI.AN ALLoTMENTs
IN reference 70 the endeavOr of
ofFice Is nilot the lands provided for
~ ~ Chelan indians in the state Of wa
se res. inxtors. the commissioner gives q det
Tue Cd report ee the proceedings in
The United States court TO exrel one
geEe chapelle. who was said to be oecups
" the lands n violation of the law.
commissioner says
,xna. sIA Il trusted that successful proc
low, ingn min he hen. seAshAk justice