Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-06
NEW Works. REDSKINS.
Tribes Of Indians Living on Rcscrv
tions Within the state.

Tribes of Indians Living on Reserve
lions Within the state.
There are 5000 indians living on res.
ervations within the boundaries of the
State of New York. During the last
forty years there has been little chm nge.
either by gain or loss, on the Indian
reservations Of New York except on
what Is known rs the st. Regis reserva.
ton, In Franklin County, fronting ON
the Hudson River. The st. Regis tract
covers $4,000 acres and Is owned by
the State, the Indians enjoying what Is
called "the right Of occupancy, rem!
free" there Is no such right of Occu-
pancy, rent free, under the laws of the
State Of New York for persons who are
not 1ndlans), and in addition the st.
Regis tribe receives an annuity from
the State-presumably for not going
over to Canada. The population Of the
1t. Regis reservation has tripled In for.
~ years--having increased from 400 to
100, and It is the only one Of the In.
dim reservations which has Increased
materially In population In the last half
century.
The Onondagas, with a reservation
near the city Of Syracuse. have 1900
acres Of land and number ut present
about 800. They get an annuity from
the United States government and one
from the State government, ana In al.
dltion to this receive yearly gift from
the salt lands belonging to the State IN
the nelghbOrhood. 1t has been said
sometimes that a few bottles Of fire.
water would be accepted at any time
by some Of the Onondaga Indians as a
fair substitute for the salt, there being
n preference for the quencher Of thirst
over the promoter Of thirst. The Tus.
caroras, whose reservation Is In the
county Of Niagara, have GOO acres,
and number about 45O. The TOnawan.
dns have reservation partly In Gene.
see and partly In Erie County. 1t Gov.
ers 1900 acres. There are GOO Tona.
wandas. In 1855 there were COZ. They
get an annuity from the United States
government and an annuity from the
State. too, but no salt. The ShlnnecOcl,
Indians, whose reservation Is near
Southampton, on Long Island, have
about 400 acres. They number about
100, ana are OF three tribes. the Mohe.
gans, the Montauks and the Poosepa.
tucks. On the Oneida reservation, foui
miles south Of Oneida station on the
Central road, there are $50 Indians Oc
cupylng 400 acres Of land. They arc
the last survivors In this part Of the
country Of the Oneida trlbc-a trlb,
once rs famous rs the Seminoles or the
Cherokccs. Many more In number
than the Oneldas are the Senecas. OF
whom there are more than 1000. wilt
have two reservations In Allegan,
County along the Allegany River ant
extending over 10000 acres. and TIL
other In Cattaragus County along thu
, Cattaraugus creek. and having terri
tory Of q 900 acres. The two divisions
Of the Seneca nation Of Indians. as the!
are officially called, own the lands o
these reservations In common ana the!
receive In addition an annuity from tn
National ana one from the State gov
eminent.
| 1t Is n fact not generally known tina
prior to the revolutionary war Their
was a regular Indian department II
New York. with commissioners Of In
dian affairs, who exercised many o
the powers ana prerogatlves which al
tcrward devolved upon the Interior dc
partmcnt In Washington. The Indian
Of New York are protected by specla
laws and are exempted from taxation
New York Sun.