County of Klikatat Washington Territory S.S.   of Klikat County in the Territory aforesaid being first duly Sworn does hereby depose and Say; that he was a resedent and Sheriff of Said County during the Winter of 1880  amp; 1881 and know of my own knowledge that the Said winter was one of almost unpre- cedented Severity; that the loss of Cattle throughout all Washington Territory North of the Columbia River and East of the Cascade Mountains was very great; that in Yakama County adjoining this a large proportion of the Cattle died in Consequence of the Severity of the Winter   Said loss having been Estimated by Competent judges at from Sixty to Eighty per Cent of all the Cattle in Said County; that in a general way I have knowledge of the fact that the loss of Cattle on the Yakama Indian Reservation and though not personally Cognizant of the Exact Number, yet from the common Report at the time and my knowledge fo the very great loss of Cattle during Said winter in Said locality I verily believe the loss of cattle belonging to the United States in Said Yakama Reservation during the above Named winter to be from Sixty to Seventy  over  
        five per Cent.   written sideways   Copy of Affidavit Relating to Liss of Cattle by A. Schuster     
        G.B. Kuykendall Late Employee at the Yakama Indian agency, as Agency Physician under James H. Wilbur U.S. Indian Agent Being first duly Sworn deposeth and Saith that he was an Employee at Said Agency during the 4 Quarters of 1875. I have Carefully looked over the list of articles Reported Suspended in the Office of the 2d Auditor as Reported to  Me by Agent Wilbur.  viz 3 Axes, 60 Blankets, 15 pr Boots, 2 Neat Cattle, 20 lbs Candles, 21 Cups  amp; Saucers, 64 lbs Coffee 46 yds Denims, 22 yds Jeans, 3 Kettles, 30 Knives  amp; forks, 46 yds Linsey, 120 yds Cabot A. 6 Tin Plates. 24 Plates, 11 Pr pants, 9 Overalls, 1 Pail 72 yd Worsted Plaid, 50 lbs Rice, 478 lbs Sugar, 1 bbl Salmon, 12 Spoons, 16 yds Stripes  amp; Plaid, 1 Pr Shoes, 37 Shirts, 3 gal Syrup, 1 lb Tea,  amp; 26    yds Tweed. I further State that I was often present when such articles were Sold and Issued. to the Indians and tha I helped Agent Wilbur often in Making up his Quarterly papers, and was familiar with his dealing with the Indians; requiring work for the things Receved, and I verily believe the articles above mentioned were Sold to the Indians for labor on the Agency  amp; Issued to the School and to the old and  Needy  
        Fragment  G.B. Kuykendall  amp; letter from  Fairchild  
        James H. Wilbur Late U.S. Indian Agent at Yakama Indian Agency Being first duly Sworn deposeth and Saith, the Suspensions made in the 2d Auditers office of Property Accounts for 4th Quarter 1875. as Droped from Returns as Sold to Emp- loyees   Viz  Three axes, Sixty Blankets,  Fifteen fur Boots, 2 Neat Cattle, 20 lbs Candles, 21 Cups and Saucers, 64 lbs Coffee, 46  yds Denims, 22 yds Jeans, 3 Kettles, 30 Knives  amp; Forks, 46 yds Linsey, 120 yds Cabot A-, 6 Tin plates, 24 plates, 11 Pr pants, 9 Overalls 1 Pail, 72 yds Worsted Plaids, 50 lbs Rice, 478 lbs Sugar, 1 bbl Salmon, 12 Spoons, 16 yds Stripes  amp; plaids, 1 Pr Shoes, 37 Shirts, 3 gal  Syrup, 1 lb Tea, 26    yds Tweeds    The above Mentioned articles were Sold to the Indians in payment for labor performed for the agency, and issued to the Industrial School and I further State that not one of the the above articles were Sold or to the given to the whites or used by the agent.