Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-16
SEND GIFTS
TO MISSION
TRLBESMEN
SEQU0YA LEAGUE ASKS AID
FOR INDIANS
SEEK USEFUL ARTICLES FOR
CHRISTMAS
Contributions Invited by Committee
with headquarters in Basement
of Auditorium for Distribu.
tion Immediately

Everybody who wants to bring Christ.
mas joys to the Mission Indians can do
so by sending Christmas packages to the
| basement of the Auditorium building op-
posite Central park.
Contributions are invited by the Sc
quoya league the organization which
has for its motto ''to make better In
dians." and adding a generous lift the
Wells Fargo company will deliver all
parcels free for the league.
| So far about fifty parcels are in stor-
age at the Auditorium and it is urged
that donations be sent at once, as they
| must be started on their journey before
| the holiday rush begins.
The scattered sheep of the Mission
| hocks are the special care of the league.
Their great winter need is clothing of
all kinds for men, women and children,
for there is snow in the Indian country
and modern comforts are scarce.
| Clothing, bedding, underwear, over
coats and cash with which agents of the
league can buy trifles, trinkets and cam
dies for the children at the stores near
est the reservation are needed most for
the Christmas distribution. Simple.
strong tools will be useful il not too
heavy.
For Sane Help
Enslavement and neglect of the Mis-
sion Indians has been the rule from the
time the Mexican politicians began
| plundering until in 1901 the Sequoya
league began it's uplift work.
| AS the great Spanish land grants were
broken up the Indians were driven far
ther into the desert or onto mountain
land which white men did not covet
They are there today, many of them,
suffering in cold weather though the
| league has helped to restore to them
much domain that originally was theirs
| As fast as reservations are ceded to
them they are fenced to prevent the in
roads of aggressive settlers.
Such Indians as have been helped to
| help themselves are happy and prosper
Gus, the others are at times in want and
distress. 1t Is for these particularly that
| the annual appeal is made q
| The executive committee which is
| handling the Christmas distribution is
composed of Wayland III. Smith, Miss
Cora Foy, Mrs. Arturo Bandini, Mrs. j.
e. Coleman and Chairman Charles f.
Lummis and some members are on duty
every day.
| What League Has Done
| The league has so far secured a model
reservation for the evicted Warmers
ranch Indians has secured a repeal of
| the haircut order; has supplied seed
grain, clothing, bedding and food for
eight months to starving Mission Indians:
has opened a market for their basket
industry that has preserved 1t from eX
tinction. and has gone far toward Sc
curing for these disinherited children OF
the soil ample land and water by which
! TO earn secure living by the applica-
tiop of labor ana THRIFT.
| Present condition of Indian matters in
Southern California have been reviewed
| by Secretary Wayland III. Smith for
Out West Magazine. which gives much
! help to the league, thus
| For the starving Campo Indians the
league induced Senator Flint to take a
200-mile wagon ride and sas result
| 100000 was appropriated for furnishing
land and water to Southern California
| Indians. OF this $4,000 was devoted to
rehabilitating the five Campo reserva-
! tions 1900 acres being purchased. Con-
| gressional action will add 10000 acres of
grazing land.
The irrigating canal at Paa has been
greatly improved, new gates erected and
the portable houses furnished by the de-
rartment have been replaced by Indian
built adobe homes.
| For years the Pachangos had to haul
all their water five miles in barrels Nov
water is piped from a spring and 2S5 acres
| have been added from the Little Teme-
cula grant.
Helping The Thrifty
The destitute Los Conejos have pro-
tected water supply now and food and
clothing is being furnished.
At Aqua Caliente 800 acres have Deen
added and an S-inch pipe line 5000 feet
long carries water.
A reservoir will be built at Pauma res
ervation.
Santa Rosa Indians are under the for
est reserve, hence protected.
Boundaries are being settled for the
Santa Ysabel Indians. who are living on
top Of a fiat mountain called Volcan,
and in adjoining canyons fences will be
erected.
Pumping plants are being Installed IN
Cabezon and Torres to irrigate 250 acres.
For the San Augustins an artesian we'll
is being bored.
A cement dam for water is being bored
for and tested at Morongo.
At San Manuel twelve acres used as
gardens and cemetery have been bought.
Attempts are being made to develop
water at Cahuilla.
Fifteen wells will be put in at and be-
low Martinez.
Lands for the Chimevis on the Colorado
river are being reserved.
For the San Pasquals something VIII
be done. =,
Large tracts of government land VIII
be set apart for additions to the Captain
Grande Inyaha and Aqua Caliente res
eryatons; also to the Campo, Laguna
and Cuyapipe reservations.
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John Jacob Astor Ill