The San Francisco call., 1906-11-26

military regularity surprises one ac-
customed to the appearance of the av-
erage Indian village. The places are
neatly kept, with good gardens in the
rear and hourishing flower beds in
front
The same food also greatly damaged
the ditch recently constructed on the
Rincon Reservation, but the Indians
were able to repair an old ditch so as
TO save their crops.
ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF WATER
From his observations on the Pala
and Rincon reservations and his inves-
tigation as to what was being accom-
plished on the Montserrate ranch in
the matter Of underground water de-
velopment, Mr.. Code is confident that
an abundant supply of water could be
obtained, either on the Rincon or on
the Pala Reservation, by pumping. The
pumping station recently installed on
the Montserrate ranch consists OF four
bored wells. ten inches in diameter,
from 20 to 100 feet apart and about
sixty feet deep, situated on land i'm
mediately adjoining a channel of the
San Luis Rey River From these wells
a volume OF 210 California inches is
obtained in the summer season, when
absolutely no surface water is flowing
in the river at this point. The pump
ing station is seven miles below the
Pala Reservation, and in his opinion
on that ranch warrants expectations of
similar results on the Pala Reserva-
tion, since the underground formation
at the two points is very similar.
Regarding the walker River reser-
walton, Commissioner Leupp says:
On the 25th of last July authority
was granted to enlarge and extend
ditch No. 2 on the walker River res
ervation, in Nevada, at a total cost of
not to exceed 10000. 1t is the inten-
tion OF the Office to expend about $15,-
600 each year on this work. The SUI
perintendent Of irrigation is now maxi
ing the surveys in accordance with the
suggestions OF the chief engineer.
The Indian appropriation act for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1905, author
lied an investigation of existing con-
ditions among the indians of Northern
California and directed that some plan
for their Improvement be submitted to
the next Congress.
Mr.. c. r. Kelsey, formerly secretary
Of the Northern California Indian As
ISOLATION, was designated a special
entered upon his duties on August s,
1905, and during the next seven months
personally inspected almost every In
dian settlement between the Oregon
line and Mexico.
NON-RESERvATI0N INDIANS
He found that there were more than
1900 full-blood Indians in the State,
of whom only about $500 were living
on reservations, leaving a non-reserva-
ton population of some II, 500 scat
tered. under a great diversity OF con-
ditions, in little settlements of from
20 TO 250 inhabitants. Only 5000 of the
non reservation Indians own land. and
three-fourths of what they do own is
worthless. OF the remaining $500 land
less Indians. 1871 live within the
boundaries of forest reserves. in which
they had had their homes long before
the establishment of the reserves.
There are also 1011 mixed bloods, OF
whom S12 are homeless. Most of them
never knew their white ancestors, and
have grown UP in the Indian camps as
Indian in sentiment as the full bloods
themselves. They consider themselves
Indians and have to be treated as such.
The conditions disclosed by the In
vestigation were reported TO the last
session Of Congress and resulted in the
insertion in the current Indian appro-
pristion act of the following para
graph:
That the Secretary of the Interior be- and be
is hereby. authorized TO expend not TO exceed
hundred thousand dollars to purchase for the
use Of the Indians in California now residing on
reservations which do not contain land suitable