Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-09-04
PUEBLO AND APACHE.
Some Figures From the Report Of
Indian Agent WaIpoIe.
TINE PUtBlos ARE PROSPEROUS.


Walpole. in charge of he Pueblo and
Jicarilla Indian agencies in this ter
ritory. mas been made public by the
commissioner of Indain affairs.
Ii Is shown tha the total popula-
ton OF the Pueblo agency Is 7,ssS. pa
deaths having occurred during the
year. Ii Is gratifying to note that 49,
37S acres Of h agency were under Gull
tivation during the past year, produce
ing 50. iS4 bushels Of wheat. 1858 BUSH
els OF corn, las. 36s melons and i.232
tons of hay. The Pueblos now own 49,
i3 head of sheep. which last year
yielded 1905 pounds Of wool. valued
at s16,s5l. In addition they own 4,s76
cattle. s,Oe3 horses and a large num-
Der of other grades of stock and cat
tie.
SCHOOL FACILITATES.
The agency now has nineteen schools
win a total enrolment of $50 pupils. A
new school WAS opened at Pescado, one
OF the sup-pueblos of Zuni, and schools
were authorized at Nutrfa and Ojo
Caliente but on account of various de-
hays, these latter have not yet been
opened. The schools at Cochiti. Je-
meg. Nambe, Picuris, san lldefonso.
San Juan, santa Clara. san Domingo.
Taos, Zfa and Tesuque were transfer
red to the Jurisdiction of the superin-
tendent OF the Santa Fe school In April
and the remaining schools Of the agency
were transferred to the superintendent
Of the Albuquerque school June 80.
BETTER SCHOOL HOUSES.
The agent recommends that the de-
partment should build modern and
comfortable school houses for the ac-
cOmmodatiOn of these pupils, and dis
continue the present plan of having
the schools oondlbcted In Indian
houses which but tends to form and
create the ancient Indian Ideas In the
minds OF the Indian youth.
VA COMPLAINT.
Some little complaint In made be-
oause half -breeds and other children
In some sections of the southwest ave
| been allowed to enter the Indian
schools and crowd out the children for
whom the schools were founded. The
agent says such conditions do not exist
at mis- agency for there are enough
n ttbhO III ANoN w iA
both the day and non-reservation
schools. and have several hundred left
outside h institutions without going
to distant points to collect children
to nm the schools and make "a "ood
showing.
PUHBIOS ARE PROSPEROUS.
The condition OF the PuebHos this
year h better than usual There Is a
great need of Touring mills among
them. Their method of making -four Is
by grinding the wheat between Two
| stones by hand. which work IL all per-
formed by the women. Tn great ex-
cuse which the Indians make why girls
cannot be sent to school is that they
| are needed ait home for grinding. The
PuebAos just north of Santa Fe are To-
Gated near enough to mills to have
their grinding performed without this
laborious process. Mere should be
i've mdlhs set up among the Pueblos at
Zuni, Laguna, Jemez. Isieta and San
Felipe. The entire ouriit would cost
but from 8 1900 to $4,000.
THE JICARTLI.A APACHEs.
The last census OF the Jicarillas show
ed "a population of sl5. They this year
raised little besides hay. az they were
unable TO secure seed for other plant
ings, their own crops having been des'
troyed last e A large portion of the
reservation h. covered with exception.
ally fine timber. a part OF which could
be marketed and the proceeds used In
the purchase of cattle and sheep for the
Indians. In this way the Jicarillas
could be made sesf-supporting In a few
years.
IN POVERTY.
There are 30 children OF school age
but the pepole are yet without schoo
facilities, although a school viii be com
pleted in December, which will supply
this need. The present condition of TIN
Indians r. very poor. II IL difficult a.
any time To raise crops on this reserva'
tion. But they can be self -supportinl
on the present reservation. II they car
but be- provided with stock. The agenI
Is firmly convinced that M reservation
Is t0ually Unfit for agriculture, but Il
well adapted to stock raising. Thes'
Indians are too poor to secure the nee
eesary amount Of stock TO Enable then
TO support themselves. but II once sup
pied there Is no apparent reason VIII,
they should not cease to be a burden
upon the government.