5 351. INSTRUCTIONS Each employee who receives more than 300 per annum must fill out one of these blanks in his or her own handwriting. The agent or superintendent must promptly forward the blank to the Indian Office without a letter of transmittal. RECORD of ChaxljSI. E. Lajrj ft (First name in full.) Employed as .. A 6 B t, Clerk at Mli gt;t z A encY* Qre De c.. 3. , i9i . S (Entered on duty.) Salary l?20,. . Eace .....JM ian Married or single M** i djBorn A33 z9J L?3 (Year and State.) Legal residence -Wash-Lnji-ton. JCirtaap. rotate.) (County.) (Cong. Dist.) If you have children, give ages Lli 4 Yr S Quarters need for No. No... (Adults.) (Children.) When, where, and in what position did you originally enter the Indian Service ? .?Jsfc ...SaJ.B2L. IndiJUk.J5cto .'. When, where, and in what other positions have you served in the Indian Service? 1906-12 Salem Indian School,' Disciplinarian Eandmaster IT3I8 Jones Kale Academy Clerk 1913-14 Tulalip Injdian 8onool Disciplinarian Bandmaster 1915-16 Cu shman frade ircho ol Mscipriharian If i'fasre everS ae fAfi flfiSService give rAstiii rfefiyt. Cle ?'k ; .---Eew ign d acco r t..health Have you any chronic disease, defect of speech, sight, hearing, hand, foot, or limb? Ho. Give your exact height and weight 5 6 137 Give your U. S. military or naval service -Nona What civil service examinations have you passed? GJLaxkS...190jS...-J5ep.a3C.tl LeJatB.l Give the names and locations of the schools or colleges you have attended and the course of study pursued in each, naming any degree received and the institution which conferred it Publl.C-S.cliQQl .Iaa eja. Dxegon w - 8th Grade Grammer bourse Salem Indian School, Chemawa. Ore Have you any musical ability? -Yes- To what extent has it been cultivated ?. 7 yjTS. student under Prof. H.B.Stoudenmeyer, Salem, Ore. Bandmaster Chemawa Indian Band, 6 years, 6 2097 OVER. Have you had any experience as a disciplinarian in the Indian Service or elsewhere? If so, where and when? If not, do you feel qualified to perform the duties of such position? H VO- had considerable experience as disciplinarian at Salem School 1906-12, Tulalip School 1913-14. Cushman Trade School 1915-15. If you have practical knowledge of any mechanical trade, or have ever served an apprenticeship, give the length of time you have worked at such trade lib Give in detail all the practical experience you have had in any profession, business, or other occupation; where and by whom employed, the dates, and the salary received Lnsirucinx alem IIarin. --Ea . .. 19jQ2 gt; . 5 jl0jQ E rehearsal timekeeper. Tacoma, Wash. Todd Shipeadr Jan.1918 to Oct.1919 120 per month. Name any profession, trade, or other occupation in which you regard yourself as expert .Musical Give any additional facts which may tend to show your fitness for a position in the Indian Service calling for special knowledge or experience Are you a competent stenographer and typewriter?. JJ.at--a.--aten.Gg-rapher--- but SIB- U competent typist. EL O a o o w u j lt; z. o u cu a CO i 1-* N d - Oi a i 03 * a ...j - c g lt;Ui s COi X 3 CD 0 lt;tt O i a, G i-l Hi T I to o Q ft gt; CD c N O 4H d CD gt; O M o rH cd h5 dj IS 8 S 3 to H 8ILSTZ AGKKCT. For the information of thone who might hove buelneea dealings ea (jueatlona relating to ladiaa aiettera on the allots and Oraud Honda reeerwatlona, and oa Public Doeain allotaente ia southern Oregon, they era advised that the , iletz ladles Agency office has bees oloced aad tha official recorda transferred to chetaawa, Oregon, aad all future eorrespo de ee relating to Indian affaire should be eddraesad to supt. 0. H. iippa, Chesuawe, Oregon. It aay be Interacting to seise to recall, at thia Use, the names of Indian agents and superintendents who have been in charge at Silets: Bobart Hetealf Keecoirb diddle mm kw mm **r mrmmWMpmw wmm The dates of their aervieo can not be iefiaitely ascertained as the local recorda for this period are not complete. The following agents and superlntendenta served at lleta under the Department of the Interior: J. H. Feirehild April 1, 18?S f fillaia Bagley NOW. 1, ie?5 I. A. Swan July 1, 1879 W,m. fadaeorth May 80, 1883 Joe Ben Lane June 1, 188? Seal Qeltlwr April 1, 1889 T.J. Burford Oct. 16, 1889 D.D. MaArtbur July I, 1901 J.J. MeKoln March 9, 1903 Knott C. Egbert. Not. 6, 1904 Edwin L. Chalcraft July 1, 1914 Upon the retirement of Supt. Chalcraft frost the service, Now, - e - 18, 198S the affaire of the Siletz Agency were placed under the jurisdiction of the euperlntendent of the Sales Indian School, Chesses, Oregon, end s clerk left la charge of the agency until the transfer of records and property, which hae now been accompliahed. The history of the removal of the Indians from the southern Oregon district to the Coast reservation, now known as the Grand Honda end Slists reservations, eoameneed et fort Lane, where the peaceable Indians were gathered In January, 1856, end In i'areh 1686, were taken to the Grand Honda encampment. General Joel Palmer, then Superintendent of Indian Affairs of Oregon, directed the removal of the Indians to their new homes, end when the Indians were edvised that they were to be brought to Portland, from Port Orford by ateasar they became auspicious, and thought that the white man wanted to pet thea out on the ocean and then throw them overboard, however, General Palmer told them that he would go along with thea and see t at they reached their new hoses. They leaded at Portland et 11 A.M. June 83, 1856, and at 3 P.M. were put enroute to Oregon City, and from there were removed to the eneampssnt at Dayton, Oregon. The number brought up by the steamer totaled 789. A aecond ateamer brought up more of the Indian? sometime after the close of the Hogua Blver w r In June 18S6, end a larfe number, of varloua tribes, were escorted overland by United states troopa, and the total number gathered on the Co at reservation numbered approximately 3000. The Hague Hirer war commenced February 88, 1856 and ended June 89, 1856. The Question of the rights of ths Indians of the United States - 3 to the lends held by them et the time of the invasion of the white aettlers is not disputed, and the march of the white'csen'e civilization could not be stayed, and as the wise msa of the tribes would explsin, The white ran la ae a handful of a ad, you can not count them, eo the Indian was forced to give way to the Invaders from force of num- bera and modern equipment, and forced to move to restricted areee sailed Indian Reeervetlons, They were herded together on these reservstloas and from time to time eoneeaai na ware rede to them by tha Government until today the Indian descendants of these warriora are taking their places among the whites end filling positions of trust end honor. The older generatlona may not forget their prejudice either for or agslnst the Indian but It must be reme tared that the Indian wee the owner of all lands of the north American continent end the dealings had with the Indiana by the American people cannot be aaid to be a credit to th* American people. Tha Indian of today should not be looked upon or considered as an object of ehasrity but deserving of the Inheritance due a once proud end hep-y race. To the good people of Lincoln County, and tha state of Oregon, who have been Interested In the welfare of the Indian? we de ir* to take this opportunity o thanking you for assistance in acts end suggestions, and to solicits your further aid in tha encouragement of our Indian people in the purauita of life. : /f*g Charles .. Larsen Clerk. S I L B T 2 The Siletz Reservation waa established by unratified treaty, August 11, 1855, executive orders November 9, 1855 and December 81, 1865, and Act of Congrsss approved March 3, 1875. The names of the tribes occupying this reservation, as given by early records, included the Aleeas, Coquelles, Kuaan, Kwatasi, Rogue River, skoton, Shasta, Slualaws, Tututnis, Umpquas, and thirteen others. The Indians of the above named tribea ware originally Inhabitants of the southern Oregon district, residing along the rivers of Coquille, Rogue, Slualaw and Impqua. The Rogue River Indian war began on February 88, 1836 and ended June 89, 1836 and it was thla war that caused the United States Government officials to remove the peaceful Indiana to tha coast reservations, commenced et Tort Lane, where the peaceful Indiana ware gathered In January 1856, and in March, 1856 ware taken to the Grand Ronde encampment. General Joel Palmer, then Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the State of Oregon, directed the removal of tha Indiana to their new hoses, and whan the Indians were advised that they were to be brought to Portland from Port Grford by steamer they became suspicious, and thought that the white man wanted to get them out on the ocean and then throw them overboard, however, General Palmer told them that he would go along with them and see to it that they reached their new homes safely. They leaded at Portland at 11 A.M., June S3, 1356, and at 3 P.M. ware enroute to Oregon City, and from there were removed to the encampment at Dayton, Oregon. The number brought by tha steamer totaled 789. A second steamer brought up more of the Indians sometime after the close of the Rogue River waa in June 1856, and a large number, of various tribea, were escorted overland by United Statas troopa, and the total number gathered on the Coast Reservation numbered approximately 3000. It may be interesting to some to recall, at this time, the names of Indian Agents and superinte denta who have been in charge of affairs at Siletz. The first six names Hated evidently served under tha direction of the War Department because the local records for this period are not complete: Robert Metcalf Kswcosb Biddle Ben Simpson General Joel Palmar The following named Agents and Superintendents served at Siletz under the Department of the Interior: J.H. Fairchild April 1, 1873 William Bagley Nov. 1, 1875 E.A, Swan July 1, 1879 F.M. ladaworth May 80, 1883 Joe Ban Lane June 1, 1887 - 8 - Baal Gaither April 1, 1389 T. J. Burford Oct. 16, 1889 D. D. MoArthur July 1, 1901 John J. McKoln March 9, 1903 Knott C. Egbert Nov. 6, 1904 Edwin L. Chalcrsft July 1, 1914 Upon retirement of Superintendent Chalcraft from the Service on November 18, 1985, affaire of the Siletz Agency were placed under tha jurisdiction of tha Superintendent of the Salem Indian School, Chemawa, Oregon, and a clerk left In charge of the Agency until September, 1988, when tha office waa transferred to Chemawa. Since the transfer to the Salem Indian School the following superintendent: have been in charge: Supt. Harwood Hall Jamea H. MoGregory 0. H. Llpps James T. Ryan Homer Morrison Paul T. Jackson On August 1, 1938, Superintendent Earl Wooldridge, formerly superintendent of the Rocky Boy Indian Agency, Rocky Boy, Montana, tooje oyer tha duties of superintendent of the Siletz, and Grand Ronde Indian Agencies end also the affaire of the Indiana living In Southern Oregon formerly under the supervision of tha Siletz Agency and before then under their own Agency at Roaeburg, Oregon. Charlea 1. Larsen Senior Clerk . siletz, Oregon Unflor Use Jurisdiction of the nt L, Ohamawa, o gon. o. u LIPPS, v Dist. sipt., . uteri a . .arson, in civ . Sloj*k. 'X- * MAY, 1928 TI: ; Indian -/otic: llshod by unratified treaty, A*g 11, 1855; exeeutive orders isov. 9, 1855, and Dec. 21, 1165, -nd act of uongress ninn - gt;r.3, 1875. /vfrro - t Oct. 31, 1892, ratified by act of Congress annrovod Aup.l , 1894. nnros of the tribes occupyi g this reservation, follows: Alsea, v;oni 11 a, xvusan, ft' ataffii, KOgue Wlv , , . iustkaa, Siuslaw, ututni, Utnpqua,. end thirteen ' 1 JURI; -OK The jurisdiction of the Siletz agency, uoon the retirement of ;dwin . U mlcrnft, c ar lc, 19f5, iraa 1m cod under the suoerlntendont of the *aloi Indian school, Cj , n. In addition to t ietr. reservation, whlc is in* .ulncoln a ty, the Urrnd itonde vatlon, in Yarhill and lJolk Countiee, end all Indians west of thr ;aaeade a t- ins t lt; the iVclfic n, r.d south to the California line, ncl known as the i our' tion illotteos, wgo ere on erl under the c oburg iey, under this r nt r.doncy. The records, pertain ing to the effi Irs of these Indiana, uch as a i lt;uity, allotment, c nauo, and school rolls, allot rt files, trc gt;ct book , v.c, re till at Siletz* aL. Of the Ml origin 1 alloti ante redo to the Pilots Indiana, in 1394, but baut 18 Indi n retain their orl irsrl allotronts in trust; the rest having had their alio'.- nts n- tented in tei , sold under mrent sups rvisioh, or e trust inh rlt . gt; rty. Qf the lands held in tru t for Individual Inui ns I of it i d located uhor t is no demand for It sal . 11 allot: ents were apppaiaed in 1918, ot oft * ten offer tee to four tirr , tth no bids From a reading of t e figu It ill 1 on that there ly acres of Indian t 1? nd, ai nt of t 'ty in tw at r of 1 , land- . or the prob tea, ehool report , tc, the one clerk pi ty to do: r -2- a Acres Acres Agency Tribal Timber glleta .. 53* 17.26 Urand uondo*....,. l/2 60,00 oseburg .jmjsj L. Q.t.Q.Q,. 53* 2277.26 ' Includes ncy site, uenetary, wohool tract and Powerslte Reserve. original L.ginal Inherited Total number of in trust Aereage Silets dSl 13 100 3,797.46 Urnnd Honda*** * 270 0 13 1,208.60 noseburg...... w Z2- 10- SfiL U 05Q 9Q 3 PCPUL A The population of the In n the glials reservation, W June 30, 1927, con isted of 21.'J i and 209 females, a total of 424, and for the period Lng June 30, 1928, the figures will be oximately 228 . and 221 fesu lea, cr total of about 450; the in- of tb ad Konds reservation mirW rod 330, of .h ch. 175 were ma r lffi females, an* for the eriod ending Jone 30, 1928, th figures will be about the same; the Fourth action allottees n d 35 ;, of which 186 ere males and 163 females* these figures bout the same for the 'led ending dune 30, 1928* a recapitulation of t 27 census, for the- throe units, shea the followingi a 5 years and under.*,* X4 13 - 27 193 5 years and und gt;; .,., oq 2.g 22 : les 6 to 16 years,,........ gg 49 23 124 Females 6 to 16 years,,. 47 4 136 1? years. .... 7 g 3 - gt;q i'er al gt;s . gt;.. * . * ....... 4 4 4 10 - ales 18 years, ...,, q q 4 18 Wm 18 years,............ 4 3 3 10 *l8s 10 y ars,..,..,..,..... 4 2 2 8 'r1e s ...* .. .. *,, . * g Q g m 1 20 y ars . ..*,,, .. lt; gt; 5 4 8 17 emoles 20 y are,.,,,,, 2 4 3 9 -3- laa 1 years and over * 123 Females 21 years and over... JLBS. 93 144 22- 360 MQi. JBC8BA9B.AHP D.'CRiSASS IN POPUL TICK census fer the ;oast reservation (Slletis;, for the year 1855, as given by U.S.Indian Agent .illiam oagley, in his annual renort to th J Commissioner of Indian Affaire for the year 1876 (page 122 as being 6,000 people. In the same report he says that thla ntanber was reduced to 1,400 in 187 . who first census, of record, for Silets (1889) shows that there were 606 Indians on the reservation,and of this number 201 war a les, over 18 years of ge and 211 wer-'females, over 18 years of age, leaving 90 children 6 to 18 fears of age and 104 children under 6 yeara of age. The census for the three urita slww the following: Y Ui 1901 1911 IS. 16 If. 17 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 19-0 1927 oilotz xotal 462 434 416 437 446 434 432 448 442 440 445 4 6 424 422 (ir nd iiondo io al 392 37 324 339 333 333 318 322 315 332 329 332 330 ..oseburg Total 205 370 389 339 '537 225 2.00 368 366 365 356 352 *After tha drand iondo reservation affairs w- placed under the SllBta ncy the up or intend nt decided to jffrop fror the rolls all Indians receiving fe patents, but was ordered to take up those so dropped. 5 HP The Indians of this jurisdiction ar g of the slfitlone, that is, t are he illiteracy te t. wh rooerv tion is white r gt; ople h v eo settled the country Balled n Indian reservation any longer, have their patents in fee, pay taxes and tizens nd vote at ost not barred on a count of In n re only as lt;- that It can herdly be * We Indian p ople, who ir children attend the public races and schools ao that 1 1th benefit t both. constant intnrmlngl ng of the 6 DUCaTIOIJ . o govern nt schools are maintained among the Indians of tMs jurisdiction, the last government d' y school having beon closed on *Jun 30, 1918. The u u 1 number of public schools have been maintained on the * ilotz. nd ui 8re nd ***** reservations, a** tl y -..' are sufficient to permit practically all Indian children of school age to reach them, and the Indian attendance ha a b B fairly good. The entiment of the white patrons relative to the attendance of Indian children at the public schools is a and no difficulty has experienced fror tha inter mingling of the races, rraetleally rii of thaae people speak the English language with eo option of fee old people, nd t of them can talk a little, a.bout 80/i have had schorl advantages* The school con us, tree units, ft m achocl year, 19f57.PR, enow; th folio ;in; Attending Indian Public Lot attending school School Other any school* Silets 15 48 3 53 urard Kondel? 79 11 oaaburff , ,22 32 149 87 not attending ny school parts of the state, but *A good many of thaae reported as t like y attending eeheol in o report -are received core their att- ee* The e.chool s for the Indian service la ran from 8 to 17 years, Inclusive, while the ol age is fron 8 to 16 a. are no 7 LTH Th health of the Indian a of this (311 tz) reservation is really gaodU it hi not been noco e gt;ary to have any urgia l 'uring the past year* *here are no laberatory facllitl- ority of tb ns have th ir dental work ..one at n? by towna but tak 1 - dv nt. service*? o rent field dentists when is territory. Share are no field purees or field uader this jurisdiction. Wo outbreaks of contagiou infectious die ve occurod during the past few 9. There are no cases of ii ele goiter or the Silets ieaaw**i tier. This is attributed to 1 fact th t thaae Indians 'ish-eat rs and the iodine contained in fi h acts as a tive against i pie nolter. i.o cancer or ether malignant - ver Iteen noted ameatg the Indians. p.i 8 om e are troubled, t;ore or less, in the same manner as other communities as regards the 1 quor traffic. The Indians do not Indulge in any of the old time dances. carriage nd divorce laws are g nerally respected about as they are in ordinary white core unities. BB 5- 9 K 1LIGK ; Wave four religious organizations working at siletz- The eodlst uhurch, ua holi -jhur :h, xho so-called Four ccuere,or, Arioe sor gt;i i ciphers an church, indiaa shaker church. 10 ihere is alloted the aileta sub-agency .150.00 for the purpoae of purchasing supplies for the old and indigent Indiana, and ith thl * ou t we. are eu lied 1th approximately 2000 pounds if lour, 200 pounda sugar, 400 pound a. boans, 100 pounds nardbroad, 100 pounds Salt and 100 poiunds uoffoc* These supplies are ueually received In the Fell of the year and It Is nece sary to hold them until the winter ronths set in and it is usually , about uctober when the Indian pe pie began to ask for assistance, A and the issuance will last until about the first of farch. (4j o ivve fhure people receiving aid from the cou ty. Of tho indian people needing assistance th case of .Hilar an tc If should be mentioned** William rcotcalf received a fee patent to his own allot? ant, and no doubt sold t many years ago. He is ola heir of the nobert retcelf allotment with dower right of juuey iaetealf. Part of this allots nt is althln th lirlts of the siletz J-own ite end is crossed by th siletz Fowersita or Keserve i.o. 181, Beeauea this rowersito crosses this alottrent we are re trained from advertising this allotment for sale, or recom ending that a fee patent be issued, yet there is no law* whereby this may b done, unless passed recently* a illlsm r.etcalf is crippled ith rheumatisum nd can do no ork but must depend upon the scanty rations that we have to offer and upon relatives Bd frl' nda foe support, the cou ty reffeees to give him aid because he is the owner of valuable property. xhi o-called poworoite reserve is holding wo other allotmnts from the owners, I since the allotments are of value and couio be sold with ease it pppears that steps should be taken to either releas the property from this reserve (power Ito) or that the government reimburse the heir for the land* -ll- OO i:cl From th above mentioned st: tei enta it will be seen that these people have kaxx passed tho experimental stage, and that they are now truly fAmericans and for the Boat part have been axercia.ng the rights and privelagee of citizen hip and as the old saying goes they have ben Padulrng their own canoe . Charle- . Larsen, Clork. 5-1142 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR INDIAN FIELD SERVICE Additional Indigent Indiana *ll ts I n, urogofi* da John itiBsQCii la, 3Het ottoe lc, 378, allotment till in trust - nd t no ity of s lt; 'or sot o come ' 01 lor ut 7r *4pMpB a . A anda arlg i r . tattle est; Srlgrs la a cc n do no ork* . nd her - , re. urlgra. 12 t of t r and husband, lt; a t, h-w not determined, and allotment not likely tc 10JUU iiAliJaAvP n.r.i.ttoi.iti'i, MiiiJT.ii i m jQ * Willie- r-tr ut 75,-nd his lfe -out 60, are living on er Inherited ollottm i ;c or', c onto ins HO-a croc, , tno b 1-nc is across th *'5nd is tirhrr l nd of small value. i 3 1 rii y it lc I if tni3 allot Id in oi . * or 00 acr , la con idorohlo bol lt; Bleed e t to their i not de, - ' * 3wy, to st*x no o ret In no iity of tie from d in that locality. / tc* 1 f Tit iJ 5 t at 1 truBt hut it . . . 1 truet , till is njr d 2or 5-1142 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR INDIAN FIELD SERVICE Kay 5, 1920 dales hold June 5,1923 Apr.21, 1924 Jet. 12, 1926 my 28, 1927 Original Allottee Allot So. Allottee Ifor-lretra Acrea Timber Land Value Value Impts Advert iaed 5 John Adams 7 Blossom Adams 13-3 Hayes Dommy 16 William J3attl3e Sarah Bobb Mary Baker Helen Baker Abraham Bell Redmond Bell * Annetta Brown Scott Chester Bell Checto Ben Ella Ben Jane Baxt r Henry Chapman Sarah Callahan . Peter olllna / Anna oilIns / Kitty Charley/ Ray. ond clay / Sinnot checto 19 21 23 27 28 30 37 43 44* 60* 66 72 75 76 81 90 109 114 John Captain 115 Sarah Captain 117*James Bensell 119 Henry Davenport 128 Polly Dick 136 Toby Pick 141 David ick 160 Baldwin Farchlld 163 Hollin* Palrchild 190 George Mirney 193*Evallne Baker 194 Ida Margaret Harney 195 Adalla Harney 196 Liargaret Harney 205 eale Harding 4 6 1 6 1 4 1 1 1 12 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 2 15 3 2 3 1 a 3 4 3 207 Betsy Shellhead Holland 3 217 anlel Jourdan 1 219 ashnutza Jourdan 1 225 Emma John Bradford 1 237 John Johnson 2 239*Nellle Jackson Aasen 87.14 83.56 83.46 80. 80 40 60 43 82.95 90.13 80.90 80 80 75.06 40 80 80.40 88.32 73.07 40 80 80 82.87 80 75.02 84.70 20 6.14 80 80. 80 80 80 30 80 75.51 70.26 80 80 57.70 234.50 1080.- 3954.50 903.25 765 1060 173.00 712.50 1775 925 838 920 35 795 869.50 3664 .75 1876.25 2762.50 1474.- 1198.- 2000.- 693.75 2680.70 1507.80 1419.20 567.50 2020 200. 345.72 565.00 1169.SO 1369.30 182.01 1120.00 1205 1205.90 622.50 700. 603.-- 1633.20 2000.00 20 5. 200 180 1238.70 200. 50. 650. 25.- 335.0 Home place tt n 3 times 1 4 4 Home plaoe 3 times 50. 300. 100. 175.- 250. 60. Home plaoe 4 Timber M., 2 Home place 3 2 1 1153. 445 35 1 15.- 6217.50 55. 43 .50 460. 240. Home place 614. 2287. 400 75. 1 1317.50 400. 1 3757.50 500. 1 167.50 2485 150. 33.0.50 200.00 4 385.50 2150.20 295. Home place 866.50 603.90 65. 4 1718.75 1160. 95. 1 1403.25 1385. 25. 1 451.50 577. 3 Allot No. Acres Value of Value of Value of Ho. Allottee Heirs Total T imbe r Land Ii::pts. Advertised 252 Rogue River Jack 3 66.15 - 253 Alice Jack 3 80 144 832 75. Home-plaee 266 * Nellie Johnson Lane 80 498 ' 400 5 282 Harriett Klamath 1 20 1039.50 100 2 292 Julia Irene Lane 8 30 300 Eva Lane (Muggins) 4 80 4510.75 1000.00 2 301 Foster Lane 4 80 2623.25 320 1 302 Delia Lane 4 80 1243.50 1175 3 306 Mary Lampson 3 80 2175 400 1 308 William Lang 1 86.67 1393.50 666.70 4 309 Shem Lafayette 2 9.98 310 Nellie Lafayette 2 52.74 3289.20 310.- Home place 312 Jack - elsay 5 10 920.00 2 324 * Louisa Logan 78,34 1463.40 125.00 Home place 333 Robert etcalf 2 75.94 338 Abram Mack 2 81.22 1550.- 710.67 2 356 Frank McDonald / 12 82.03 357 Martha Clay Muggins (Adams) 6 80. 1064.00 730.00 361 Jane Orton 1 79.86 2808.25 599.30 2 363 Rosa Orton 4 80. 1294 400.00 4 364 John Orton 3 72.71 978.50 363.55 4 374 Charles R. Payne (Ray) 3 75.26 4096 376.30 3 375 Clara Payne 3 80. 1953.50 200 3 378 John Ponsee 80. 723.50 440. 2 383 James Ross 2 8.61 184 392.20 25 390 Ell Ross 1 80. 206.50 600 1 392 *King Rippin 81.15 978 1448.50 405.75 bui mil 6 393 - o ? Q 4-Xar gt;lr Qmancay -- ? 74t94 401 Andrew Smi th 51.01 58.01 1450.25 25.00 402 *Annie Smith (Fairchild) 81.36 784 650.88 Home Place 403 Fos ter Smith 1 81,50 405 Thomas Scott 1 79. 75.00 5740 275. 408 Thomas Smith 3 86.40 188.00 2664 JVZ 2QQ.-- i 409 Clark Smith 2 80. 1687 400. 1 413 Charles Sheridan 1 80. 419.50 400/ 1 418 Jane Simpson 1 71.73 2338.50 1713.60 105 3 439 Catherine Skelly 1 80. 68.75 1470. 170. 450 Frances Sutton 1 80 1420.5C I 520 2 456 Coquelle Thompson 82.15 907 1847.25 255. 457 Emma Thompson 1 80. 1223.50 1200. 459 John Tyee 2 80. 920 1040. 348. 461 Joshua Tom , 2 30 471 Rosa Umatata/ 1 80 1032.50 2060. 300. 472 Foster Umatata/ 1 80 4651 1200. 5 477 Bedo White 4 80 326 750. 100 478 Clarinda White 4 86.17 695 237.03 1 481 A i-v r- Paul White 4 82.43 388 205.87 1 mm .Allot *No. Allottee JJ0. Acres Heirs Total Value of Value of Value of Timber Land Impts., Advertised 485 487 48? 49? '4*4 498 503 505 520 524 535 536 /Abram Lincoln White 3 80 Grover Cleveland White 3 80 Sally Washington / 4 80 Josephine Washington (Mildred) v 1 Sarah Ann Wood John Woodman 1 Mary Warner (Rooney) Mary Wilbfcr 5 Maggie Wilson 1 John West 5 Charles lanner 1 Mary Yanner 1 300. 540 4 3447 4820 1457.25 1347.75 144 4507.50 4096 2223.50 335.75 1040 400 1120 150 1375 V 1491.25 2353.80 531.70 400 319.80 794.50 ai *lP I120ltf*itf4'7.Cl lt; 'wiv 20 35 50 35 50 305 130 150.- nl 2 4 5 IIOO F ADDRESS ONLY THE REFER IN REPLY TO THE FOLLOWING: COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 5 98164-19 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS WASHINGTON lt; NOV 22 S 3 Mr'. Charles E. Larsen, Suquamish, Washington. My dear Mr. Larsen: You are hereby reinstated in the Indian Service and appointed to the position of clerk at 720 a year at the Siletz Agency, Oregon, to take effect when you subscribe to the oath of office and enter on duty, which you are directed to do at the earliest practicable date. The route to the Siletz Agency is as follows: Railroad station, Toledo, Oregon, on Southern Pacific Railway; thence stage ten miles. If your services are satisfactory, you will be allowed an additional amount of 20 a month during the current fiscal year. Very truly yours, 11 BR 20 Assistant Commissioner. (Copy to Siletz) e* 5-1142 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE Siletz, Oregon, Uovember 20th, 1919. L r. Charles E. Larsen, 1650 East Thirty-seeond Street, Tacoma, Washington. I.Iy dear Charlie: hen I received your first letter saying you would come to Siletz, I telegraph the Indian Office and have heard nothing since excepting your letter of the 16th, saying that the Indian Office telegraph and you replied. I am glad that the outlook is favorable of your being with me again. I want to say that as we have no boarding school and practically all of our supplies were disposed of several years ago, consequently we have very little to furnish employees quarters. Of course we have bedsteads and matresses and a few chairs, not in the best of order and probably can find a table. There is a range in the quarters you will occupy but it is quite old, yet servicable. will do the best we can to mafte you comfortable. I would suggest that you bring all of the 0* (page two). bed clothing that you will need and dishes and cooking untensils as we have none on hand. There are a couple of stores here that handle some things that you might need. It is best that you bring some things that you might need but it is doubtful if it would pay to ship any furniture because we can probably find enough such as it is for the present. Please to let uie know your movenments as soon as you know your plans. The railroad station for Siletz is Toledo, Oregon, and the stage leaves within a few minutes after the train arrives at 3:30 P. 1.1, I would suggest that as soon as you arrive at Toledo make inquiry for the stage man the first thing or he is likely to leave you. If he is not at the station I would go to the Post-office as he leaves from there. If you can let me fcnow a day in advance of your coming. With kindest regards to yourself and your wife. Sincerely your friend, Sup er int endent, ELCJ/AI J. INFORMATION CONCERNING TREATIES AND CLAIMS AGAINST THE U.S. GOVERNMENT BY INDIANS of the Siletz Grande Ronde Fourth Section Allottees. I TO THE HONORABLE COMMITTEE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, WASHINGTON, D. C. The following tribes of Indians, Namely: The Alsea, Siletz, Tillamook, Coqulll, Tootootney, Coos Bay, Umpqua, Siuslaw, Calapuya, Claokamae, Cow Creek, Laokmiut, Mary's River, Molala, Yamhill, Chinook, and other bands or tribes of Indians known as the Grande Ronde Indians, residing west of the Cascade Mountains in the state of Oregon, represent and claim compensation of the Government of the United States for the following reasons. FIRSTS They were the owners of approximately 300 townships of land containing 4,500,000 acres of land lying west of the Coast Range and between the Coast ??ange of Mountains and the paoif ic Ocean and the Oregon and alifornia lines, the title to which has never been transferred to the United States Government, by treaty or otherwise. That the said property was and is worth the sum of 3,50 per acre and that the aforesaid tribes are entitled to compensation for the same from the United States Government, SECOND That the treaty entered into on the 10th day of September, 1853 by and between the Hepresenatlves of the United States and the Bogus River Indians has never been complied with by the United States Government, in this: That the consideration mentioned in ARTICLE THREE of the aforesaid treaty mats never been fully paid by the United States Government and that these claimants demand an auditing of said accounts and payment of any balances found due then, thereby. That the Government of the United States removed the claimants mentioned in Baid treaty from tfe* tract of territory I described in ARTICLE TWO thereby compelling them to abandon growing crops, stock, canoes and other personal property of the value of Forty-Five Thousand ( 45,000,00) Dollars and that the said claimants have never been reimbursed therefor and are entitled to said sum from the United States Government, THIRD: That the treaty entered into on the 19th day of September 1853 by and between the Repreaenatives of the United States and the Umpqua-Cow Creek Band of Indians has never been complied with by the United States Government, in this: That the consideration mentioned in ARTICLE THREE of the aforesaid treaty has never been fully paid by the United States Government and that these claimants demand an auditing of said accounts and payment of any balance found due the thereby, fhat the Government of the United states removed the claimants mentioned in said treaty from the tract of territory described in ARTICLE TWO thereby oompleeing them to abandon growing crops, stock, canoes and other personal property of the value of Forty-Five Thousand ( 45,000.00) Dollars and that1 said oalimants have never been reimbursed therefor. FOURTH: That th treaty entered into on the 18th day of November, 1854 by and between the Repreaenat ives of the United States and the Chasta and other tribes of Indians has never been complied with by the United States Government, in this: That the Consideration mentioned in ARTICLE THREE, FOUR and FIVE of the aforesaid treaty has never been fully paid by the United States Government and that *hs: these claimants demand an auditing of said accounts and payment of any balance found due them thereby. That the Gov-ernment of the I United States removed the claimants mentioned in said treaty froa the taaot of territory described in ARTICLE ONE thereby compelling them to abandon growing crops, stock, canoes and other personal property of the value of Forty-Flvw Thousand ( 45,000.00) Dollars and that the said claimants have never been reimbursed therefor, FIFTH: That the treaty entered into on the 39th day of gshxaaxy November 1854 by and between the Repreaenatives of the United States and the Umpqua and Calappoias Indian has never been complied with by the United States Government, in this: That the consideration mentioned in ARTICLE THREE, FOUR and FIVE of the aforesaid treaty has never been fully paid by the United States Government and that these claimants demand an auditing of said accounts and apywent of any balance found due them thereby. That the Government of the United States removed the claimants mentioned in said treaty from the tract of territory described in ARTICLE TWO thereby compelling them to abandon growing crops, stock, canoes and other personal property of the value of Forty-Five Thousand ( 45,000,OC Dollars and that the said claimants have never been reimbursed therefor, SIXTH: That the treaty entered into on the 33nd day of January 1855 by and between the Repreaenatives of the United States and Indians of the Willamette Galley, Calapooias, etc., has never been complied with by the United States Government, in this: That the conaideration mentioned in ARTICLE TWO of the aforesaid treaty has never been fully paid by the United States Government and that these claimants demand an auditing of said accounts and payment of any balance found due them thereby. t SEVENTH: That the treaty entered Into on the 81st day of December 1855 by and between the Represenatives of the United States and the Molalas or Molel tribes of Indians has never been complied with by the United States Government, in this: That the consideration mentioned ia ARTICLE TWO of the aforesaid treaty has never been fully paid by the United States Government and that these claimants demand an auditing of said accounts and payment of any balance found due them thereby. That the Government of the United States removed the claimants mentioned in said treaty from the tract of territory described in ARTICLE ONE thereby compelling them to abandon growing crops, stock, canoes and other personal property of the value of Forty-Five Thousand ( 45,000.00) Dollars and that the said calimants have never been reimbursed therefor, all of which was guaranteed under the treaty with the Umpqua and Calappoias and embodied in the treaty aforesaid. EIGHTH: That they were owners of all of the land lying between the Cascade Mountains and the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River and the California line and that there are many acres of said land lying between the limits of the land described in the aforesaid treaties the title of which has never been transferred to the United States Government by tr aty or otherwise, the exact am 4int and description of which these claimants are unable to particularly describe at this time that ft will be necessary to have a survey made of the lands embraced in the aforesaid treaty in order to arrive at the amount thereof. WHEREFORE: these claimants pray that Senate Bill 3750 be reported favorably and that jurisdiction be conferred upon the t Court of Claims to hear aad determine this cause. (Signed I Seneca Fouts Attorney for Claimants. STATE OF OREGON ( I BS COUNTY OF MULTHNOMAH( We, Harry W. Jones, A. J. Hudson, and John Warren each being fdrgt duly sworn, each depose and say that we are the members of a committee elected by the several tribes names as claimants herein, in the above entitled matter and that the foregoing claim is true as we verily believe. (Signed) Harry W, Jones (Signed) A. J, Hudson (Signed) John Warren w BBBBBBBBBBBBBB BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBl BBB1 gt; 1 / INFORMATION CONCERNING CLAIMS OF INDIANS AGAINST U. S. GOVERNMENT, IN CONNECTION with S. 3750. Chas. E. Larsen, October 11, 1923. t u TREATIES AFFECTING SILETZ Indians Agreement with Alsea, etc., for sale of lands, Siletz Reservation, Oregon, rat ified August 15, 1894. ( 75.00 payment)(Vol.1,p.533) Act of 55th Congress, 1st Session, 1897. Appropriation of 10,500 for payment to Naalem band, Tillamook tribe in full of all demands or claims against the United States. (p.630 Vol.1) Grande Ronde reserve established 1857 - see treaties of January 30, 1855 and December 31, 1855. Siletz reserve (originally known as Coast reserve) established Ca. bu unratified treaty, August 11, 1855, and Acts of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat.,446) and August 15, 1894 (38 Stat.,333). Treaty with Rogue Rivers, 1853,- Sept. 10,1853, ratified Apr.13,1854. 0 (p.447 Vol.11) Treaty with Umpqua-Cow Creek Band, 1853.- (p.449-450 Vol.11) Treaty with Rogue Rivers, 1854. amendment to treaty of Sept. 10,1853. (p.488 Vol.11) Treaty with the Chastas, etc. 1854. Kov. 18.1854. Ratified Mar. 3,1855. Council ground opposite mouth of applegate Creek, (p.489 Vol.li) Treaty with the Umpqua and calapooias,1854. Nov.39,1854. Ratified Mar.3,1855. Concluded at Calapooia Creek, Douglas County. (p.491 Vol.11) Treaty with the Calaoooias, etc., 1855. Jan.33,1855. Concluded at Dayton, Oregon, (p.498 Vol.11) Rat if ied Mar. 3,1855. (Willamette Vail ey) LyK- treaty with the Molala,1855. Dec. 31,1855. Ratified Mrarch 8,1850. (p.555 Vol.11) I . /) An act to ratify and amend an agreement with the Indians located upon lj the Grande Ronde reservation ceeding all unalloted lands to U.S. excepting 440 acres, (p.105 Vol.111) 0 An act to authorize the sale of lands belonging to Siletz Indians psv known as cownsite lots. (Chapter 333, p. 454, Vol. Ill). Payment of money in full and ofjplemands against the United States to the Tillamook, Clatsop, Nuc-quee-clah-we-chuck, various bands of I 0hinook3, provided for in appropriation of 66,000. (Vol. Ill,t gt;.546). * v 0 Treaty jrith Sndi ns of Willamette Valley, Jan. 1865 and Ratified Apr3 . lO/Nl sVt Daymen, Oregon. .498 Voli .l) y r r.' t INDIAN CLAIMS EGRINST U.S. GOVERNMENT. 1. What particular provisions of the treaty or agreement, if any, the Indians claim the Government has failed to comply with. 3. The bill if enacted would permit certain bands and tribes of Indians named therein, residing west of the Cascade Mountains in the State of Oregon, principally on the Grande Ronde Reservation, to submit their alleged claims to the Court of Claims for adjudication. 3. The claims must show the amount involved, the number of Indians affected, on what treaty agreement or Act of Congress they are based. 67th CONGRESS S. 3750. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. April 30 (calendar day, June 37),1933, Mr. McNary introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, 0 A EILL Conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear and determine claims of certain bands or tribes of Indians residing in the State of Oregon. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE and HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 3 of THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, 3 That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Court of 0 4 Claims to hear and determine any claims, whether legal or 5 equitable, which may be had against the United States by 6 the following Indian tribes, namely: The Alsea, Siletz, 7 Tillamook, Coquill, Tootootney, Coos Bay, Umpqua, Sius- 8 law, Calapuya, Clackamas, Cow Creek, -ackmiut, Mary's 9 River, M AaJ* , Nestucca, Rogue River, Santiam, Shasta, 10 Tumwater, Wapato, Yamhill, Chinook, and other bands or 11 tribes of Indians knewm as the Grande Ronde Indians, resid- 13 ing west of tje Cascade Mountains in the State of Oregon. ' i . t -3- 1 If it is found that anu sim of money is rightly owing 3 from the United States to any of the avove-ment ioned 3 Indian tribes, the court shall render final judgement t: erefor a against the United States amd on favor of the proper Indian 5 tribe or tribes, and either party shall have the right of 6 appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States in the 7 manner provided in sections 343 and 343 of the Judicia; 8 Code, 9 The Court of Claims shall advance the cause or causes 10 upon its docket for hearing, and shall have jurisdiction not- 11 withstanding lapse of time or statutes of limitation. The 13 suit or suits instituted hereunder shall be presented by 13 petition of any such Indian tribe or tribes as plaintiff against 14 the. United States as defendent and the petition may be 15 verffied by the attorney or attorneys employed by such 16 Indian tribe or tribes upon information and belief as to 17 the facts therein alleged, and no other verification shall be 18 necessary. 19 The attorney or attorneys for such Indians' tribes shall 30 be paid such fee as the C urt of Claims may find reason- 31 able, the same to be approved by the Sedretary of the 33 Interior, but in no case shall the fee decreed by the Court 33 of Claims be in excess of the amount stipulated in the con- 34 tract of employment, nor amount to more than 10 per 35 centum of the recovery, if any, to which any such Indian t -o- 1 tribes shall be entitled. The sum or sums recovered for 3 such Indian tribes shall be dusbursed under the supervision 3 of the Secretary of the Interior to the parties entitled 4 thereto in the manner prescribed by the Court of Claims. Molalla Indians, treaty made Dec. 31, 1855, Ratified April 37,1859. ARTICLE 1. The above named tribe of Indians hereby cede to the United States all their right, title, interest and claim to all that part of Oregon Territory situated and bounded as hereinafter described the same being claimed by them to wit: Beginning at Scott's Peak, being the northeastern termination of the purchase made of the Umpqua and Calappoias of Umpqua alley on the 39th day of November, 1854; thence running southerly on the eastern boundary line of that purchase of the Cow Creeks, on the 19th day of September, 1853, and the tract purchased of the Scot ens, Chastas and Grave Creeks, on the 19th day of November, 1854, to the boundary of the Rogue River purchase made on the 10th day of September,1853; thence along the notrthern boundary of that purchase to the summit of the Cascade mountains , thence northerly along the summit of said mountains to a point due east of Scott's Peak; thence west to the place rof beginning. Article 11. In consideration of the cession and relinquishment herein made, the United states agress to make t e following provisions for said Indians and pay the sums of money as follows: 1. To secure to the members of said tribe all the rights and Bx privileges guaranteed by treaty to the Umpqua and Calapooias, of the Umpqua valley, jointly with said tribes, they hereby agreeing to confederate with those bands. - /3. To erect and keep in repair and furnish suitable persons to /j/(P-/a? attend the same for the term of ten years, the benefits of v.hicl La'e to 1 e shared alike by all the bands confederated, one flouring mill and one saw mill. To furnish iron, steel, and other materials for supplying the smith's shop and tin shop stipulated in the treaty of November 39, 1854, and pay for the services of the necessary mechanics for that service for five years on addition to the time specified by that treaty. To establish a manual labor school, emply and pay teachers, furnish all necessary materials and subsistence for pupils, of sufficient capacity to accomodate all the children belonging to said confederated bands of suitable age and condition to to attend said school. To employ and pay for the services of a carpenter and joiner for the term of ten years to aid in erecting buildings and makig furniture for said Indians, and to furnish tools for use in said service. To employ and pay for the services of an additional farmer for the term of five years. 7 r ,. (p. **/ / S* * /? lt;5 * Molalla Indians, *3, gt;* gt;* gt; * If *T ** ARTICLE IV. t ARTICLE 111. In consequence of the existence of hostilities between the whites and a portion of the Indian tribes in southern Oregon and northern qalifornia, and the proximity of the Umpqua reservation to the mining district, and the consequent fluctuating and transient population, and the frequent commission by whites and Indians of /etty offences, calculated to disturb the peace and harmony of the settlement, it is hereby agreed, the Umpquas and Calapooias agreeing, that the bands thus confederated shall immediately remove to a tract of land selected on the headwaters of the Yamhill river adjoining the coast reservation, thereon to remain until the proper improvements are made upon that reservation for the accommodation of said confederated f-r bands, in accordance wihh the provisions of this and th' / lt; /0 0 lt;* r rf3 treaty of the 39th November, 1854, and when so made, to remove to said coast reservation, or such other point as may, by direction of the President of the United states, be designated f r the permanent residenc of said Indians. For the purpose of carrying out in good faith the objects expressed in the preceeding article, ife is hereby agreed on the part of the United States, that the entire expense attending the removal of the bands named, including transportation and subsistence, and the erectuon of temporary buildings at the encampment designated, as well as medical attendance on the sick, shall be paid by the United States. It is further agreed that rations, according to the army regulations, shall be furnished the members of the said confederated bands, and distributed to the heads of familiesm from the time of their arrival at the encampment in the headwaters of Yamhill river until six months after their arrival at the point selected as their permanent residence. For the purpose of ensuring the means of subsistenc for said Indians, the United gtates engage to appropriate the sum of twelve thousand dollars for the extinguishment of title and the payment of improvements amde thereon by white settlers to lands in the Grande Round calley, the point of encampment referred to, to be used as whaat farms, or other purposes, for the benefit of said Indians, and for the erectjon of buildings upon the reservatuon, opening farms, purchasing of teams, tools and stock; the expenditure of which amounts, and the direction of ail the provisions lt;-f this convention, shall be in accordance with the spirit and meaning of the treaty of 39th Novemberipl854, with the Umpqa and Calapooia tribes aforesaid. In witmess whereof,we, the several parties, hereto set our hands and aeals, the day ana date before written. JOEL PALMER, ARTICLE V. ARTICLE VI. STEENCOGY LATTCHI 8ou ,3 gt;nase I Siletz, Oregon, Oct. 13, 1933. By request of the superintendent a few of the older Indians assembled at the Agency office in the afternoon of the above dtte for the purpose of giving data in support of their claims against the uovernment for unfulfilled and unratified treaties. The firat information received pertained to the Rogue River claims and the Linda ceded to the government were described aa being ali. lands west of the Cascade mountains from the California line, north to Oakland, Oregon and east to the Cascade mountains. The treaty by the government with these people is known as the Table Rock treaty and was made September 10, 1853 (Vol.11,p.447) and amended March 3, 1855 (Vol.11,p.488). The claim for damages by these people against the government io that at the time of their removal from their homes in southern Oregon they had just harvested their crops and had stored their wheat, oats, corn and other crops when Joel Palmer, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon, induced them gt;w promises of various kinds to move away from their homes to Grande Ronde and siletz, Oregon. His reason for moving these people waa that the Klamath Indians were at war with the settlers and soldiers and Supt. Palmer wanted the Rogue Rivers to remain at peace and he told them that if they would move to the northern part of the state that they could return in five years and that if they did not do so that the government would pay them for all the crops lost. This promise has never been fulfilled. The war in the Rogue River district was in 1853. It is understood Rogue Rivers. 3 by the Indians that a large number of the white men then coming into the country were attracted to the place by stories of gold deposits located along the Rogue River. No general wars by Indians of the pogue River were ever waged by the Indians against the government until the miners came into the country and took up and worked mining claims. In 1851 difficulty between the settlers and a party of the Indian arose and it resulted in General Palmer making an agreement with the Indians with the result that the Table Rock Treaty was signed by the Indians and eneral Palmer representing the government. The members of the Rogue River tribe of Indians claim that Article 1 of the Treaty of Sept. 10, 1853, and ratified April 13, 1854, has bean fulfilled but that Articles 3, 3, 4, 7 and 8 have never been fulfilled by the government* The Indians claiming to be of the Rogue River tribe and present at this meeting are aa follows: John Adams from Gal ice Creek Edward Evans H r.e r Table Rock F Others reported as belonging to same tribe but not present: Frances Johnson from Grave Creek Sally Ann Wood Table Rock Moli i-3 Orton Ashland Mary Wotcalf (GR) from Table Rock (Dau of John Tyee) Frank Isaac *' Lawney Tom * Secretary, Pro-tem. t Siletz, Oregon. Oct. 13, 1933. By request of Superintendent Chaicraft a few of the older Indians assembled at the Agency offioe in the afternoon of the above date for the purpose of giving data in support of their claims against the government'for unfulfilled and unratified treaties. After the claims of the Rogue River Indians had been given by various members and notes taken by the temporary clerk the claims A the Lower Rogue River Indians were taken up. These Indians lived on Rogue River and its tributaries from the mouth of Rogue River up to Applegate Creek, together with the Indiani living between the ocean and the summit of the Coast Range north to and including the Indians living on the Coquiiie Rever. The history of these Indians are In common with that of the Rogue River Indians and to the effect that General Joel Palmer, who was Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Oregon had induced these Indians with promises of various kinds to move from their homes, along the Rogue River and its tributaries, to a place selected for them at Qrande Ronde ant Siletz, Oregon. According to Mrs. Alex Catfish a government man by the name of Captain Tichenor landed at Port Orford with a considerable body of soldeers with supplies for the soldiers who were already fighting the Klamaths and he gave presents of beads and blankets to the Indians and expressed his friendship for them, Jerry McKay, a white man, waa interpreter for Captain Tichenor, and they together with a man by the name ofASummere and Joel Palmer ..-ailed a meeting of I Lower Rogue River 3 Indians the Indians and they met at what is commonly known aa the Big Bend, for the purpose of making a treaty. The terma of thia treaty provided that the Indians were to relinquish all claims to lands around southern Oregon and move to Siletz and Grande onde, Oregon, and the government agents promised the Indians a white house for each family, a team of hordes, cattle and plenty of money for each family* The white men had been coming to the Rogue River for the purpose of digging gold along the Rogue River and we believe that they waited the Indians to move away 30 that they could have complete control of the land. This treaty was never ratified by the government and the promises made by the government represenatives have never been fulfilled altho the Indians, in accordance with their promiaea to the agents to move to another reservation, have fulfilled their part of the traty. The people present and interested in this treaty were as follows: Alex Catfish from Gold Beach Mary Catfish Sixes Hoxie Simmons Gal ice Creek James Battise Illinois River Anna Batt ise Wedderburn John Ponsee Illinois River Edcfcyetee Thompson Coquille River Archie Johnson oquille River Other names given but not present; Lily Ponsee Gal ice Greek, (LwU gt; . V-tx u s S rretary pro tern 1 Statement of JULIA 1,. 3Cai rrber of Sixes Tribe of Indiana. Ror,ue River. Julia Meg ins lied at the Agency Office in the of October 17, 1923, in fch and Mollis Carmicheal and the following history of the Sixes tribe was obt her with Lucy Smith acting as interpreter. -ij- IV Th: tr ibe of I. were . ed betwe e Sixes r Creek in Curry County, Oregon. Julia insoh to have been t 14 v of age at the t ime in :henor arrived at what is now Wedderburn in a small bo th /.plies for the lere of previsions benor . promises to the In The first council or pt to make ity with these v ybi . the first nd he lived lem, and h I a it Fort Orford jthd of di of the Indians for hi: interpreter a half- by other men who accompanied him were Wright. Mr. Paoiis told the tie lans was rnaae oy r for Or - moil with the the hborhc of Ch.il-man 'r. smith, Collman ouid buy their lands i ane in the near future they would re lt; ily *ter they had liv lt; cit izens ive mi Boney for it and that he wanted them ia r lt; serve that the government white house, team f horses an on, there ten ye r t the) I all be iff XV. Sixes. Jerry McKay ner e Iter the Indians fhile lived on the place fair i live . erry was a whi n, EATY OF TOO- ap-o- Y Ge a Wri ive the Indians a months notice of a meeting to be held with the Indians at Too-too- to- ny for the purpose o . f with ue River i s. This was eometlne in the month of June or July, 1855, The 2 .ther i me from all over the Rogue river section and by the end of the H r K a y* gt; w.q o TK A TI V r; chiefs wb re are: of the Ta- - ,, Chief of . ixes Hos- ul- da, or let of Six To- ., Chief of -Costa tribe. Dam- . - i y- ae, Chief of Too-Too-to-. I Ben Wright had an Ir intrapreters. This white man told hii to the tribes. General F her a for his ife what to say ii from ill ill pay you for all zi. y. Ha told them not to be -orry o leave because they would get their r -nd homes. wthing was (ione further until the folic Ju. ,on of 1856 or r a. inson when asked who 1 F Imer moved the I. 1 iv t he ere of the escribed the time 4e of the events 3he gave t name of lUvirt Rooney I or her living person oar of ti tribe of Ii. livina at the r t Oct.17, U U-UL/g). b, -OsI UaJ Clerk, it r f - 4 TRIBAL AFFILIATIONS OF On Reserva TtdOTrarp-TJtrtai Applegate Adams, Martha Klamath ' Alber T John Albert, Eliza Baker, Evaline Battise, j mes Bat rise, Anna Battise, Perry *-iB scxtor, Jane East er , Stevens Bell, Henry Bell, Arthur Bet Q Ella Bensell, Edward Bensell, Jane ? Bensell, James Blacketer, Elizabeth Bradford, Emma Bobb, peter Brown, Joshuly Butler, Bruse Butler, jane Butter field, Roy Carmicheal, Moll re Case, Ethel Catfish, Aleck Catfish, Mary ? Chapman, Flora gt;6har-ley gt; Checto Charley, Kitty Gha.rl e.y , Edd-i-e Collins, Miller Collins, Susie Go 1-1 i a pe fce-r Collins, Ada eur-l-p--nrenry Cur ., Agnes Davis, Jetties Dick, M ry ick, Frederick Bick7 - o*eph Dick, xrsther Evans, Homer Evans, Edward Evans, Clara gt;Far4r hirld7 fiaidw-i n F-adj ch4Jrd- Arrna Felix, Noble FitZpatrick, Fay Flemming, Anna , ENROLLED SILETZ tion. 1933 INDIANS LIVING J l-fm p Alsea Coquelle Rogue River , --G-a3-4se -Greek lt;- Too-too-tna Galise Creek Neetuooa Eestucca Shasta Costa Shasta Costa Nahltanadan Mequonnodon it Mequonnodon Chinook Rogue River t Shasta Coosta Sixes Coos Klamath Checto Too-too-tna Jo shua Rogue Fiver Checto Checto Checto Mequonnodon Coquelle aquonnodon Euchee Calioopia Tillamook Jo shua Too-too-tna it ii Sixes Rogue River Rogue River Galise Creek Checto Mequonndon Mequonndon Klamath Shasta noosta Fuller, Louis Gay,--Jc eph- Harney, Marguaret He lriHh y-T afflas Hoppell, Ellen Issacsson, Agnes John, David John, Abbie Johnson, Archie Johnson, Johnson, Johnson, Johnson, Jourdan, Jourdan, Ella Jacob Jr. Sissy Frances Daniel Clara ekua, welinda Kel say, John Klamath, Louis Lane, Nellie Lane, Frank Lane,- Cheats Minnie Larsen, Inez Law son, Bish Logan, Abram Logan, Louisa Logan, Larkey Logan, James Logan, Gertrude Logan Ludson, Major Ludson, peona Log aaen, Carl Martin, Albert Mart in, Chr ist ine Medio na Id -JPhemas ,renard, Adella Mou oali j buoy -tfe-fco-a-lf-3 William Morris, L vina Orton, Bensell Orton, Jane Orton, Jacob Orton, Wolverton P et er s, Sarah V. ilbur Pond, Esther -f-nnfi e - Jehn P onaae ,. Tii-ly Reed, Elmer Reed, Toney Salmon River Too-too-tna Rogue River Coos Coquelle Rogue River Klamath Sixes Rogue River Shasta Sixes Too-too-tna Rogue River Toot-ootna Umpqua Rv,gue River Nahltanaodon Klamath Coquelle Klamath Checto Klamath Euchee Too-too-tna 11 Callioopia Yaquina Alsea Galise Creek Joshua Mequonndon Checto Too-too-tna 11 Jo shua Sixes Rogue River Euchee Rogue River ii Klitat Klamath Rogue River Galise creek Sixes ii t -3- Rippin, Isaac Rippin, Caroline ? Rippin, King Ripp inx Lena -Ro n3 y7 ETewa gt;t- Rooney, Mary Warner Samuels, William Samuels, Lucy Wilson Scott, Spencer Scott, Anetta Erown Simmons, Hoxie Simmons, Lizzie Smith, Louie Smith, Louisa orton Spencer, Ella St rong, Norman Strong, uammle Sutton, Newton Thompson, Coquelle Thompson, Agnes mifch Simmons, Augusta Smith Towner, Ce ila Tronson, pena Tronson, OHie Tom, Aurilla Selsig Bmad; at a, W il I iam Umat at a, Ma ry Umatata, ,eo Umatata, Ruth Ward, Ola Washington, Issac Sr Washington, Emily Wa sh ingt onm Dewe y Washingtonm Joseph Watts, J-nnes Watts, Darwin West, John West, Nettie Wilbur, George Williams, John (Li Williams, Calusa Williams, Matthew ? Wood, Oscar rood, Martha Johnson Wood, Sarah Ann Winkler, Annie Shasta Coosta Coquelle Shasta Costa Checto Sixe-s Nahltanada Euchee Alsea Umpqua Applegate aiise Creek Mollalla Umpqua Klitat Checto ioo-tto-tna Checto Sixes Coquelle Umpqua Umpqua Jo shua Klamath Alsea Mequonndon Checto Klamath Checto Joshua Coquelle Klamath Checto Klamath Klamath Joshua Jo shua Coquelle Rogue River Kiickatat sted on old list Shasta Kiickatat Too-too-tna Klamath Too-too-tna Mequonnodon) Ivb 11a 11a i .. ** Synopsis of Indian Treaties with Indiana who neve subsequently brought onto t felon on the Vsiahlll river in the ritory of ( ', arranged in chronological order: t 1. of Treaties .page 447. Treaty . 10,13-53, i . ble RookjOregon, between Joel Palmer, Superintendent or Indian Affair , and . iv pfIndlan Agsnt, on I rt or* the u Stat , jHid with ehie en of : rids of togue River tribes of Indians. T agree to cede a specified area ow country lyii a southern part of the territory of oregoi ,( jot extending south of the su , ;i t of the Siskiyou aoutain8lno'p east o acade ). A eoiaparatively ssiall area on and in the vicinity of Rogue diver and Within the larger area ceded by thea, and which ia also deaoribedj a be o gt;;.;. orarily by thea as an m - until a ) su tould be made,by trie direction of the Pr lt; it, aa and. buildings be erected t gt;n,and provision for their r .1 . In aonslderatien for tj '-ion winqui r of the large area described they were to receive . , fifteen t a- dol bum ' gt; be r lt; to pay for the property of ifcroyed in the late war, .e ia made, with regard to the last stipulation,to a treaty and entw ito on the 8th day of Sept ;,.1853 b* tw fl Ren Jo. Lane, commanding illitary forces of Oregon Ltory and Jo.,principal chief , and nan and Jim, subordinate ohiefa, on th Rot.ia tribe of Indians , The r lt; ace here la ( tly to the informal military treaty of peace rhloh as im rte by Ckwierai liana at the close o ' what ia locally called th* Rogue River wartt r of li . Book o ' Treaties, page.44f , Treaty made Sept. i Tfi853, at cow creeh, Umpqua valley is tha territory gt;f Oregon, between Joel Palmer. Superintendent of Indian Affairs ana chiefs and headmen of th lt; Creek band of Umpqua Indiana. These Umpquas agree to cedetheii tribal home of considerable to the united st to remain gt;r- arily upon a gt;rary vation until a i lect ion shall be made ,w- i of the President c : for their nient residenoe, and buildings be rested thereon .ad other impreveiMwrtta be made of equal value to those upon w v (temporary reserve) at the tim a, S, ok of Treaties, j . Treaty of Nov, I5t1384,mad ; sen Joel ? JLmer ,superinta . fairs,on t; w, of the United States and*the oh of In-'i-wv:, on t a art or nenLary to t) sty- of Sept, 10,1H53, ,' , hich it ia agreed that the Table look Mlserve established an per t e lasl isn y, should be oocu intly by the Rogue Rivers* ana aucW other tribes and band; of Indians as the United States shall agree with by treaty stipulation,or t President of the unite:' states shall direot, to reside thereupon,etc? Other stipulate gt;ns follow with regard to annuities, location of roada , final removalsteto 4. Pooh of Treaties?, page 439. Treaty of HoV, 18,1654,3 1 at the council groundtop osita the raoiith of Appl gat k,on Rogue river in the Territory of Oregon,by Joei Palmer, superintendent of 1 Affairs, ana the chiefs and headmen of the QUllleeton and Naheitn bands of the ohasta (Shasta) tribe of Indians; the cownautioo, Saoheriton and ffaalya bands of Scotons and the Grave cr lt; : gt;id of i 3. - m i, Tha area they cede by this treaty is described as followsl Co' aenoln. at a point in ti gt;f the Rogue rivt r, one fells below ad:; thence northerly on the western boundary of the country heretofore pure of the Rogue River triHe, to th lt; : wss of Jump-off-ti riy to the extreme northeastern li untry purohased of the cow creek band of Umpquas;thenaa that b lt; ry its extr* atern iii est to from which : ild cross Rogue river, ay bet th i louth of cir.ave cr lt; id the great Bend of Rogue river; 1 out* to t3 extr . ry of or ; thence aaid In 'su emit of th*1 Siskiyou mountains or until this line reaches the boundary of the country purchased ''oy the River tribe; th npe northerly - (tern .id cha e to the place of beginning, (This desori 'all J0 to show '* frritory oeded by tftssa southernmost Oregon trib o t rrit practi cally hound ai : 'by the Siskiyou mountains and so did not lbes.) other stipulate following providiti I i peo to the Table :wnd Reserve,as soon ratification of V.d n an pr gt; cti lt; , w gt;v to what- ,-.-,-. j eserv tident of '. it . Sta tee may at, any time reaft .t ,eto. i / a. Book of Treaties . TT Qf 54 f m ,t, Qalapooi iBk, Douglas Couniy Oregon territory, by Joel r, srlntendent of Indian Affairs, and the chiefs and headmen o Con a,a-' bands of the umpqua tribe of Indians, and of t ilapoolaa residing in the .a valley,sign pisa( Hepissank) or Louis, f, Peter or 1 ra. sty a large is ceded by these people, lying mainly in the Jmpqua valley and extending north aa far aa t tlapool untaina, Within this area a comparatively small temporary reservation waa establls 'or them, to which trie 1 required, to remove within a year after the United States isary provision for ia., www.W, rulatlons a .ty. it -a; also stipulated that culd the Pr ty time believe it ' led by the public pood and (i 1 oit th tt interests 0 1 to He locat si se er e, the said Indians eably ,and without additional expense to w , United stat is, to remove to reserve as .11 we select w of three or more of the principal of aaid bands artad by them, shall concur with t3 authorise aits 0? the Unite,: gti '.a the selection 0? the aaid new reaerve. 6, See of Treaties, page 438, The great treaty made at Dayton, Oregon Territory,on Jan. 22,1855,between Joel Palmer,superintendent of Indian Af Warn,on the part of the United States and W lt; chiefs of tire Confe of Indians residing in the Willamette valley*Thls treat '' ihtly designed to include ail the Indians resident by original right in the WillamettB valley and its Intervening foot hill's, or the region bounded on the north by the Columbia river,on the wtast by the coast Range, on trie south bv the palapooia range and on the east / by the Cascade mountains, Ths calapooia bands Included In this w t iaty - 'o3 lows; 11 v. (or Wapito Lake) bsnd y. --. -;-; i - - k-i-mn-i ion. Calapooie felly apa Ch Santiam This tre th* in in lt; Glow i -- , t ( . h( -in e pho ) ( chem-a-pho) ( che-lam-e-la) ( ( tfld o o i , ' J - -: i.e c : i trj.Vf / olaalas, Th ir n in rtescrj ; In b'hew I ,; * t.l main c' si of the Columbia rivw, mouth of ' ' Irst ring Into laid rivei low o .v. Point, :' : ' parallel north of tl baa, lip : -a en* , ice y- w to the sum ' the Coast , nee southerly ' of ti aid ran the Calapobi* , Bastardy along the sum mit of untaina to th it of M le mow w ice ,+ ,-,-Ta---. rp.y 5 to t Le of gt;lumhla riv r, at t'a C i b ice down th ; le of tr riv T to the place a,' 1 lt; A f i w to ; I thin the limits of country ceded, and on such temporary reserves a ds for thea by tl 'apt. of Indian iirs,until oo should 'or their p , time , to quote from the treaty, a after pt, of Indian Affairs, or /pent, , id copf* bly , without to th i I lited States other t' ' w for in the treaty, to vacate the oountry hereby . district whic *ignate lt;i for their occupancy, Purhher stipulatjl gt;ns relate to payment t gt;n, protection, possil ip to I; is north of the Columbia, allotments,good Luct, rn'a mper , i,etc. bee of Treaties, page 555. Treaty w lot day of ue i 1 oe r, Superint i an A ' fairs. MOlalla or bo F 1 ' s, Tils treaty r ie sit mountain alia J oountry ,-.w Lei nd praotloally cotei t of t was gt;ias of the be r o F the Cascade chi gt;f the country of th in s and )ooias : ' -. treated with ut Calappola ,: , on Nov, :w ,/. we.. -pr this ' ; e i'aty theAMolalaa agreed to cede tw-: country oa : by thsr to the United states and lt; with the : gt;oias - p the avu'. v- lley, a ;. ' to, Unl r this treaty the Moialii ere to have all the rights guaranteed to t an' Calapooia treaty, an Iso additional shops etc. which are enumerated In the treaty, Thif, treaty also required the removal Of all theSe Indiana ,the Umpquas 4 itfjd ' w, to the . it clause is in this language. Artiel* p. w tti ' gt;stilitieg w ... ti Lt artion of I w ' i in s i Oregon i, the pro - rvfitj riot, at ,r CO, d 1 : i trb i .. Uropqu1 s an Bha.ll w 1 t, 3 Indians of pet; ees, lt; :: to , ids thus co . tr Ct of laa-' of the Yai ihtll river adjoining ti ion, in to remain until i upon that reservation, Tot the i ' sal i lerated bands,in this the t i?e vty of ? , to remo' lt; ration or other point as may, by direct ion n i l tates, 1 or the it residence of said x .. - .'' treats 9 a, p Lth I aide ..a, Rcotona were moat of t' I Liy i tab* . The country ced by I 'ious n t reati es re .11 of Oregon lying between the 0 et, ndary th* tribe i end of these th lt; ( lished th Slit tribes under t of r - ran ' the : riv of 1 n of Califo I I 5-1142 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR INDIAN FIELD SERVICE Iters concerning Siletz icy By rlos ii. .Larsen or w. . UCt. 14, 1951, SILETZ AGENCY For the information of those who might have business dealings on questions rel ting to Indians' matters on the Siletz and Grande Ronde reservations, and on Public Domain allotments in southern Oregon, they are advised that the Siletz Indian Agency ofrice has been closed and the official records transferred to Chemawa, uregon, and all future corraspondenee relating to Indian Affairs should be addressees to superintendent 3alem Indian school, vhemaw, , uregon. It may be interesting to spaa to recall, at this time, the names of Indian agents and superintendents who have been In charge at Siletz: aert BlMlttT ev/comb * iddle ben Simpson General Joel palmer The dates of their service can not be definitely ascertained as the local records for this period are not complete. The following agents and superintendents served at siletz under the Depa-t ent or the Interior: J. M. Fairchild..,, nilli am nugley , p. S an . . adsworth Joe ben Lane Beal uaither T.J.aurrord D.O.Mc Arthur Jno.J. c.oin knott 0. Bgbert Edwin l. Chalcraft h.ii.ilall James eiae** regor u, fcU Lipps ., aril 1, 1873 v. 1, 1875 July 1, 1879 7 202, 1883 June 1, 1887 April 1,1889 Oct, 16, 1889 July 1, 1901 arch 9, 1 03 jV. 6, 19U4 ly 1, 1914 v. 13, 1925 ac.tl, 1927 Upon the retirement of supt. u'aaicraft from tne service on we ber IS, 1925, affairs of*the siletz gency were placed under the jurisdiction of the superintendent of the SsJLem Indian School, Chemawa, Oregon, and Charles g, j- rsen, .agency ulerk, left in chargo of the agency until transfer of records and property, which was accompricned during tne month of September, 1928. The history of the removal of tne Indians from the southern Oregon district to the o0ast reservation, now iaiown as the Grand Bonds and Siletz reservations, commenced at Fort Lane, were the peaceful Indians vrre gathered in January, 18556, and in i arch,1856, were taken to the u-rand Ronde encampment. General Joel Palmer, then superintendent of Indian Affairs of Oregon, directed the removal of the Indians to their new homos, and when the Indians were :i twaf tnay wore to be t to Portland fron irort wrrord or z: q:? boc lt; tod to got a over, a at 11 . ., J vs hi onv ve w w r, 01 VK7 troop , numbered at) usbIoIous* and thought that tho whit nan 5 01 ; ? t ar broogl gU fb ribos, wmm ly 900' i. ana ahen throw than overboard, .at no bos i along trite ( s Bsof landed at i'ortland . were put enroute to loved to th eneoffipriBnt at up I . steamer totaled 729* tne Indiana soct xattor in Juno 1856, gt;rted owerl a hY united, statea gt;d c *6t ttOexKnmtlea mmb niver war co1 i .-onoed sruary 32, 1036 and ended Sxu , 139 * r., 5, :- gt;Ct 31, 1 Iho M M ea vm louonoa Oft 11, 2 tribe* ras stabiiehed by unrotif iod ; executive orders ov.9, 1055 and .wee.21, lgress approved i ar, 3, n 75/ reement fled by Act of Congress approved . u gt;,1894* jcunytng tiiis roaenration, aa fol -.to Roga. -/or ututni ilia Creole nuchee ttXM - - Yaeulna paj 1 ng I BStO BJB v I PWp ; ; lt; to B .Wp.eta 113 Li OBI 716.34 eras. 17 .66 acres w the) t th united states. X) cents an or cola it to sotalorc for 1*do per acre* 551 or: 1 allottees ,joi than 110 are liYii , aid acres alloted to t ly little vor 0000 gt;s resale as inaividu 1 property .held in trust by allottoos present time tne s lots Indiana have In trust tribal tiibor land. Fee patent m ebruary 8, 1006, to the othodist church' for I . ores In Lets 1 and S ueacribeA as follows led oi 1 ' of 10 * 19 29 30 30 40 * 49 50 59 60 69 70 ft 80 90 a.ir uth and su chains , , 1C, w. 10 ., . tl t gt;l 29 13 17 15 12 2 s flhonai r .sue roll, 9 le Tot m 38 1 2 50 14 27 12 29 15 30 6 ' 10 -f 1 1 r Above, the i of oeeaji slat Aoci f fit tree*1 p listed opireaf Below, to ooleawtog wms wmm oiiat ' he Bftl4 H gt;orff : jaoaay hills t rills I a r aisisig ail*** Jets And down tho pa their fe ing wine To lw i-B. fte tlo glow ..v h aoaber sha lt;ts tike silver tinned While nasHed each lone -.de Ar I900 trunks ooaao dells, , belle* A toe . lt;aeodo frets* And bubbles o'er Its reeky flct.r Tc ll ad Si let*, fhtoogo ** 11M *i t, unreal oobbi ?* - . . i m air, While f 9 below lifeo a olaty areeji 1 he i *v r f * ., ofeoJO ffee lt;t e d fawn Steal h ffereogii *e4 fHtto To the whispered purl And dimpling ourl f the v porHt iO'B04 Silot'S* 5-1142 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE Siiets, Oregon. March H , if . Miss Helen Smith, Redmond, Oregon, Box T. Dear Mi h Smith: Your letter of inquiry concerning Indian Legends was handed to me for report ana sinoe 1 have been quits buay I have net devoted the time that I would liked to have ievoted to the aubjeot and hope that the delay will not cause you any inconvenience, Indian legends have been printed In varluus forma, ae individual contributions to the press and by studenta oi* cur Indian achoola through th school journals, A virgin field 1b open to the person interested in collecting these legends because of the great nutsber of untold legends that have not been reduced to printed form. Sot every peroon is qualified to secure these legends because the Indians, as a rule, will not confide la every man, woman or child that comes prowling around their homes, but on the other hand if you eeoura their confidence and by your actions boob that ycu have only their interest at heart hat your purpose is. to do fcfceas a favcr then you will be able secure ahy nusber of legend from not only one but chances are that you will be j I on from peraon to person. The character of these legends differ in ferent localities, as to descriptive words but iia traveling from one res vation to another one may User the same legend but told in a different way. These legends are handed down from generation to generation tad in the tolling, no loubt, many new varied terms are, no doubt, introduced. The mother has bar little legenda that ahe tell her children to keep close about the home. They are staple their purpose. The father hag hie atory or legends that he tells the young bra e or atudent for the purpose of impressing upon hie mind the necessity for odedienoe, courage, honesty and the winy qualities that go to asks you.. in strong, reliant and ve. The I people of today do not, aa a rule, Bjm twmw tell these legends as tne earlier Indians did, The younger generation are losing their interest in them and for this ro itton it Is harder to aoeuro them. The older Xi re some hat backward in telliCf them and the very young people re acquired the white mane* ways to such a degree that he either Is ashamed to learn them or I to not 11 them, The Indians in the stats of Oregon are located upon several reservations such as th f*rm Spring Reservation, east of the 0 aoads range, in Crook County, set aside for the De Chutes, John Day, Paiute, Teneino, 0 to Spring* and W*oot tribes and 140,S3C acres were allotted to 968 Indians under moral alio ...t of Feb.e, 1887, (34 stat.,388) and which all -ants sere made under, 1,195 acres was reserved for ,,oi aad agency pt- ; ia Ronde reser vation, now una r the Jurisdiction of the Silets . , Oregon, The Reads reservation orw the Kaiapuya, Clackaaoo, Cow Creek, LaJtmlut, M ryo River, i , leatue i , rogue ' , Santiam, ghaete, JWarwater. Umpo.ua, 9 pato and Yamhill tribes, and 33,983 aores have been allotted to 70 ..a; the Klamath reservation in southern Oregon wae set Ldt for the Klamath, Modoc, Paiute, Pitt River, lai ..nd Tahooskin band of Snake Shoshoni) and 336.838 acres allotted to 1,47v. *j 6,094,77 acres reserved for agency,school and ehuroh perpeeeoj 9 ' ' oeorvmtien in Eastern Oregon .de for the Cayus . a end Walla 1*1la tribes and 83,743 acres allotted to I,lid .3 acres recarved for.school and mission purpo i tha ..diet* reservation o to for th Rogue Rivers, Galoaoa Creeks, Coquillss, Shaetae, tha, Too-too-toanya, Siusulawa, Umpquaa, Checto.., Biicoo, Jesbuae* ffaoanotanye Taquinas, Rultanoteyo, S.lmon Rivers, Euchres and Sid eta tribes, 44,459 acres was allotted to 55i Indiana* The Alseas were first located on the Alaoa B y at Taehata but was moved to SIlets on 1876, They numbered 500, The oonforedateo tribes of Biletg numbered 3,000 when brought to this reservation, tho Sllets reservation was selseted by General Joseph Palmer in 1357 ,And the 1 no were placed on the reservation the same year. Palmar was then Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Oregon, The first agent was Robert tfetoalf* These Indians when first transferred to this reservation were war like and it took a man of iron will to control them. Metcalf woo tool Kind of t men, The Indians were composed of ao many tribes that it was very difficult tc keep there from quarreling and fighting. The mountain Indians, like the Rogue Rivers, one lived mainly on game, thoui at they were much better than the coast Indiana,who lived on ash, so it was hard to get them to associate together* A large non-reoervation lian school is located at Chemawa, Crap.on, (near S**lem) and-this institution waa established in February 1880 for the Indian youth K of the Pacific northwest and at the present time there are about 600 students, from all states in the feet, in attendance, Chemawa is now the oldest Indian school in the Service, At the present time it is aatlasted that there are about 6*689 Indiana is the state of Oregon, Hoping that the above information, together with the .a Ladgen4, will be sufficient for your thesis and should you desire mere information I will glad to respond to your request. Wishing you auoooao, I am Very respectfully* CBjL, 4f