The National tribune., 1900-09-20

casionally an Indian is caught appropriate
ing to himself property belonging to a
friend or relative, but this rarely occurs.
None has ever been known to steal from
white people or modest the whites in any
enjoyment of any privilege accorded TO
them on the reservation. They are en-
tirely free from the drink habit, and
drunkenness is so rare that but two cases
have been discovered during the past 10
months. This fact, existing among pop
uation of 1900 Indians, is thought wOr-
thy of note.
SCHOOLS FOR INDIAN CHILDREN.
Three Government boarding schools
have been established for the benefit of
the children of the Indians of this Agency.
One, known us the Riverside, is close by
Anadarko. with capacity of $50; one,
known as the Fort Sill, two miles from
the United States military post of same
name, has a capacity of $50, and one, at
Rainey Mountain, 80 miles west of the
Agency and 10 miles south of the town of
Mountain View, or Oakdalc, Okla, has a
capacity of 100 pupils. These schools
were filled during the last year and very
the efforts Of energetic and faithful Su-
perintendents and employees.
The Apache, Kiowa and Comanche res
ervation is peculiarly grazing section of
the Oklahoma Territory. \ large portion
of the reservation is leased to cattlemen,
whose leases expire March 81, 1901. 1t is
thought that much disappointment Will be
experienced by those who will locate the
lands made surplus after the Indians are
served with allotments, with expectation
of proftably farming the same. The rea-
soning is based upon the fact that the
Indians are given choice of the best lands,
which are reasonably well adapted to agri-
which is assurance that after the
deductions are made for school
lands, etc, there will be but limited
number of quarter sections left for actual
settlers to locate as homesteads. This re
solves into the prospect for the future that
A majority of successful white inhabitants
Of this reservation will be renters of In
liam lands. and that unless stringent rules
are adopted respecting the character OF
The renters permitted to enter INTO con-
tract with the Indians, their progress i'll
civilization and self-support will be slow
1t best. if not actually retarded by the as
ISOLATION.
RENTERS CAUSE NO TROUBLE
The whites who have been permitted i'll |
he past year to rent land from widows |
md other helpless Indians, who have
.laimed such lands, have, as rule. con-
lucted themselves in Il very satisfactory |
EXCLUDE n less desirable class from get
ing foothold here hopes may be enter
aimed by the friends of the Indians of q |
prosperous future being experienced by
hem. This far, all contracts for cultiya-
ion of Indian lands have been kept free
rom money consideration. the Indians
greeing to take Il share of the crops pro-
luccd. This plan was adopted as best
or all concerned, being fair for the white
enter and calculated to induce the In
liam to retain an interest in the matter
4 planting and cultivation of his lands,
nd afforded lessons of experience in re-
Giving his portion of the crops raised,
md in the business of disposing of the
anne if any remain for the IN; rket after
IMPLYING his own needs.
Much excitement has recently been in
tigated by schemers who have ndver-
ised that the Wichita Mountains abound
n gold and precious stuff, and immediate
y after the passage of the act of jane
!, 1860, providing for the opening of the
hundreds focked into the
range and placed their location
takes. Many remained long enough to