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have preserved high degree of pur-
thy, were the only other States with at
least 100 Indians in which more than
SIS per cent of the Indians were full
bloods.
The proportion of full hoods was fire.
quently higher in the States with large
Indian population; a notable exception
is Oklahoma, which has by far the larg
est number of Indians, but reported "A
small proportion Of fun bloods. 1866 per
cent. This low proportion in Oklahoma
is no doubt due in part to the fact that
tho possession of valuable lards b. tho
Indians encourages lntermarragcs be-
tween whites and Indians, and that per-
sons with very little Indian blood are
anxious to establish their claims as
members of the Indian tribes in order
that they may be entitled to participate
in the distribution of lands and moneys
Oklahoma.
SEXES ALMoST EQUAL.
OF the 2Gj,6S3 Indians reported in she
United States in 1870, 1856. 1879, or 500 per
cent, were males, and 1860 or 49.1 per
cent. females. The number of males to
100 females "as 1886. In Alaska the
number of males In 1910 was 1885 and
OF female l22@C the ratio of males to
100 females being 1863
In 1910 the ratio of males - females
among the Indians tlO35 to 100 vas not
as great az in the total population Of the
United States COO). Amcng tie native
whites OF native rurentage the number
Of males to 100 females was lOi and
among the foreign-born |hites 1872. bat
among the negroes only $50
In the United States, according to the
returns, the number of males to loo te-
males was considerably less GOLD among
full blood Indians than among those of
mixed blood Qo6.D. This condition is re-
versed in Alaska, where the proportion
Of males to 100 females was l06.2 among
full bloods and 1898 among mixed bloods
AS the number of mixed bloods in Alaska
was comparatively small, however no re-
liable conclusions can be based on the
sex distribution among them.
The greater preponderance of males
shown among the mixed bloods than
among the full bloods in the United
States Is probably due in part to the
tendency to report as white Indian
women of mixed blood who are married
to white men.
The figures apparently indicate that the
excess of males decreases with the In
crease in the amount of white blood but
since the division by degree of mixture
is only approximately accurate no reli-
able conclusion can be drawn from these
proportions.
over one-half ,ol5 per cent? of the In
IL In, he nj al
under ~ years of age. over one-third (S6.l
per cent? from 20 to 80 years, and about
one-eighth G2 per cent, 81 years and over,
In 1900 the proportion of young and old
persons was slightly less and that of per-
sons Of the intervening age group slight
~ greater than in 1910. In Alaska in 1910
the proportion of young and old persons
wa, smaller and that of persons in the
intermediate age period considerably
greater than in the United States.
The fact that stands out most promi-
nently is the high proportion of young
persons among the mixed bloods as com
pared with the full hoods y similar diff
ference Is to be noted between the mixed
tribal bloods and the full tribal bloods. In
both cases the difference may be account
ed for in part by the fact that mixed
within comparatively recent years. An
other reason for the predomnance of the
young element among the mixed bloods
is no doubt found in the greater fertility
of mixed marriages
FECUNDITY AND VITALITY
Information was collected by the
census bureau in 1910 In regard to the
number of children borne by every
married woman. Only those women
were included who were between Is
and "A years of age, who had been
married for at least one year and who
were neither widowed nor divorced
nor married for a second or subse-
quent time.
The most significant fact is that,
while for all classes of marriages the
proportion resulting IN no issue was
Sc per cent, Tor marriages between
per cent. and .o- mixed marriaCes II
was 6.7 per cent Thus sterility Is
considerably less common In cases o:
miscegena.ion than in cases OF mar
riases os.ween full bloods. Further
more, :ha proportion of issueiess mar
riages decreases directly al the amount
OF white blood In the married couple
increases. Thus IN Inverse relation
between this amount of white blood in
the married couple snd the proportion
of childless unions seems to be -stab-
lished
comparison of the figures Cor mar
riages between full bloods with those
for mixed marriages shows the greater
fertility of the latter; smaller proper
ton resulted In two children or less and
In from three to five children than IN
the case of the pure marriages and a
much higher proportion in six or more
children. a larger proportion of the chill
dren having one white parent survive
than of children both of whose parents
are full blood or mixed blood Indians
but do not In themselves show whether
this is due to conditions in the home or
to greater virility of the offspring
The results of the studies on sterility
on fecundity and on the vitality all indi-
cate that the increase of the mixed blood
Indians 10 much greater than that of the
full blood Indians, and that unless the
tendencies now at work undergo a decid-
ed change the full bloods are destined
to form a decreasing proportion of the
total Indian population and ultimately
to disappear altogether.
TROUT ARE BITING FINELY
Catch at Lake Mansfield Is Limited to
200 Pounds.