Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-09-15
INDIANS IN U. S.
!. SHOW INCREASE
Population Of Tribes Under Gov.
\ eminent Guardianship Grows
1880 in Ten Years.

Washington.-There are 34O,9O7 In.
olans In the United States, an In.
crease Of 1850 in the last ten years.
Two-thirds. OF the Indians OF all ages
are American citizens, and there are
about bO,OOV Indian voters OF both
sexes. During the World war 1910
Indians served under the flag.
There are 200 Indian reservations
and 81 indian tribes, speaking So
different languages. or these 81 In.
dian tribes still remaining there are
only 70 tribes where the majority Of
Indians and their. families are dwell.
ing In tepees. .wikiups or hogans. 4.
< fhose Indiang who have not vet
abandoned their primitive life as far
as modern homes are concerned are
living on reservations in six different
states. Arizona has the largest mum
per OF reservations where the major
ity OF Indians have not abandoned
their tepees or hogans, while Califon
MIA and New Mexico come second. 4
There are 44.200 Indian families liy,
ing In permanent houses. Indian farm.
ers number 4O.962, and they are cul,
uvating $4,000 acres OF land. The
value Of all cattle owned by the In.
iisns is $S5, 0O0.OOO. The value Of AIN
indian property is estimated at 81.
0O0,O0O,0OO. ,TKss
Millions for Education.
The United States government is w.
pending $5.OOO.OOO annually for the
education Of Indians. There are OIL.
S6S children Of school age, 6,279 Of
whom are ineligible for; attendance.
and 2O,746 not In school. The GOV.
ernment boarding and day schools
number 251 and have an enrolment
OF 24.222; the 81 mission schools have
$40 enrolled. and the state public
schools are educating AS4SO1 Indiana
The total enrolment is "a .94S. N
There are 59,OOO Indians affiliated
with Catholic churches and $4,000
with the Protestant churches There
are 200 Catholic missionaries and
200 Protestant missionaries working
among the Indians. 5, :
There are about 100000 Indians
stu under the guardianship of the
government. The Supreme court has
held that citizenship Is not qinconsist.
emf with wardship. All members OF
the five civilized tribes Of Oklahoma
t1O1,0OO) and the Osage nation Il 20)l
are citizens, as are children born Of
cltizen PARENTS and those who receive
patents in fee to land. Il"
A total Of 3&aOeOOO acres Of land
has been allotted to Indians and there
are still 125, 600 Indians who have nor
been allotted land. The unalIotted
acreage Of Indian land Is S5,OOO.OO
This government appropriated $780,
QUITO care for the health of the In.
dams In 1923. There are 7S hospitals
and sanitariums. with a bed capacity
OF 2,4OO. There are 100 physicians in
the Indian service. 50 nurses. 70 field
matrons and z travelling dentists.
The number Of Indians treated In
1913 was 1924 per thousand, and in
1870 the death rate was 22.SS.
osaoesr Get $t1,7oo Apiece.
In 1922 there were rs, go, 9S4 bar.
rels Of oil produced on lands of the
Usage nation. There was S11.7OO
distributed. per capita, to the Osages
IN 1922 from royalties on oil and
bonuses from leasing Of oil land The
Usage tribe has received q total Of
Sill. s6S.5SO in royalties,>and bonuses
from oil lands. The production of oil
and gas on land Of the Eve civilized
tribes Of Oklahoma In 1922 was 5000.
600 barrels. IN
There are 1892, $40 acres OF irriea.
Die Indian land; actually irrigated,
$4,000 acres. The United States gov.
eminent has expended on irrigation so
far $25,592. 1885, The irrigation projects
now under construction Involve 8O5. :.
600 acres. The board feet of timber
on Indian reservations Is estimated
at $4,000. 100000. with value Of s1OO..
100000, s. 1 3
The amount Of tribal funds held In
trust. on interest at 8 to g per cene nv
the government for the Indians ia
$25. 1000, and the funds Of indiyid.
ual Indians held in trust Is about sS5..
100000.
There are 256 employees In the n.
dian office in Washington and 5,se1 in
the field service. There are 1900 In.
dams numbered among the employees.
The Indians invested $25.OO0OO0 In
Liberty honda