EDUCATION AMONG THE INDIANS.

The following statistics, prepared with great care by the educational department of the Indian Bureau, are believed to embody fuller and more accurate information respecting schools among the Indians than has ever previously been attainable.

ARIZONA.

The Moquis Pueblo Indians have 1 boarding school, with 2 male teachers and 33 male Indian scholars, 29 of whom are boarders. Five of these read and write English understandingly. Allowance for salaries of 2 teachers, $2,100. Control, Presbyterian. The Papagos have 1 day school, with 4 female teachers, 89 Indian pupils, (16 male, 43 female,) and 23 half-breed pupils, (10 male, 13 female.) The average attendance of these is 65 Indians and 16 half-breeds. Of the former, 35 read and write English, and of the latter, 11. Twenty-eight of the Indians and 9 of the half-breeds work in the first four rules of arithmetic. Allowance for salaries of 4 teachers, $2,400. Control, Roman Catholic.

The Pimas and Maricopas have 1 day school, with 1 male teacher and 1 female, 51 Indian scholars, (33 male and 18 female;) average' attendance, 39. Three read and write English. Allowance for salary of male teacher, $1,000; of female $200. Control, Reformed Church.

CALIFORNIA.

The Indians of Round Valley have 1 day school, with 1 male teacher, 68 Indian scholars, (43 male and 25,female,) and 14 half-breeds, (7 male and 7 female.) The average attendance of these is 58 Indians and 12 half-breeds. Eighteen of the Indians and 2 of the half-breeds read and write English. Eight of the Indians and 1 of the halfbreeds work in the first four rules of arithmetic. Allowance for salary of 1 teacher, $720. Control, Methodist.

Those of Tule River have 1 day school, with 1 female teacher and 23 Indian scholars. The average attendance of these is 16 Indians. Eighteen of them read and write English. Eleven work in the first four rules of arithmetic. Allowance for salary of 1 teacher, $530. Control, Methodist.

COLORADO.

The White River Indians have 1 boarding school, with 1 female teacher and 11 Indian scholars. The average attendance of these is 8 Indian boarders and 2 day scholars. Four of these read and write English. Allowance for salary of 1 teacher, $900. Control, Unitarian.

DAKOTA.

The three Indian settlements of Cheyenne River have among them 3 day schools, with 1 male and 4 female teachers and 150 Indian scholars, (51 male and 99 female.) Average attendance, 90. Only 1 scholar in these reads and writes English; only 2 work in the first four rules of arithmetic. No salary mentioned in the report. Control in one case, Episcopal; in another, Presbyterian. There is also 1 boarding school, with 2 male teachers and 1 female, 34 Indian scholars, (16 male and 18 female,) and 26 halfbreeds, (16 male and 10 female.) The boarding pupils here number 11 Indians, the day scholars, 23 Indians and 21 half-breeds. Nine of the Indians and 11 of the half-breeds read and write English, while 9 of the former and 8 of the latter are in the first four rules of arithmetic. The control of the boarding school is Episcopal. It is taught under contract for $800, the remaining expenses being supplied by a society.

Those of Crow Creek have 2 day schools, with 2 male teachers and 1 female, 54 Indian scholars, (29 male and 25 female,) and 15 half-breeds, (9 male and 6 female.) The average attendance of these is 31 Indians and 7 half-breeds. The 2 schools are taught under contract for $600 each, the remaining expenses being furnished by a society. Control, Episcopal. There is also among the Crow Creeks 1 boarding school, with 2 female teachers, 7 Indians, and 5 half-breeds; 5 of the Indians and 4 half-breeds are boarders; 3 of the former and 4 of the latter read and write English. It is taught under contract for $800, the remaining expenses being furnished by the society of the Protestant Episcopal Church, under whose control it is.

Those of Devil's Lake have boarding 1 school, with 1 male teacher and 3 female and 41 Indians, (18 male and 23 female,) all of whom are boarding scholars. Besides these there are 36 Indian day scholars, (17 male and 19 female;) 3 Indians read and write English; 8 Indians work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance, $840. Control, Roman Catholic.

Those of Flandreau have 1 day school, with 1 male teacher and 33 Indians, (19 male

and 14 female.) The average attendance is 21. Ten of these read and write English. Allowance for salary of 1 teacher, $600. Control, Episcopal. All speak, read, and spell in the Sioux language.

Those of Fort Berthold have 1 day school, with 1 male teacher, 55 Indian children, (35 male and 20 female,) and 10 half-breeds, (5 male and 5 female.) The average attendance of these is 14 Indians and 6 half-breeds. Three of the former read and write English. Allowance for salary of 1 teacher, $900. Control, Congregational.

Those of Standing Rock have 1 day school, with 1 female teacher. The average attendance is 3 Indians (male) and 5 half-breeds, (3 male and 2 female.) No salary mentioned in the report. Control, Roman Catholic.

The Poncas have 1 day school, with 1 male teacher, 69 Indians, (33 male and 36 female,) and 38 half-breeds. The average attendance of these is 63 Indians (28 male and 35 female) and 40 half-breeds, (24 male and 16 female.) Six of the former read and write English. Government allowance, $600. Control, Episcopal.

The Sissetons have 1 boarding school, with 1 male teacher and 2 females, 39 Indian (21 male and 18 female) and 6 half-breed scholars. The boarding pupils include 36 of the Indians (19 male and 17 female) and the 6 half-breeds, (3 male and 3 female.) Nine of the Indians and 2 of the half-breeds work in first four rules of arithmetic. Allowance for salaries of 3 teachers, $1,440. Control, Congregational. There was also 1 day school, with 1 male teacher, 2 Indian children, (1 male and 1 female,) and 8 halfbreeds, (4 male and 4 female.) The average attendance was 2 Indians and 5 halfbreeds. Allowance for salary of 1 male teacher, $600.

The Spotted Tail band have 1 day school, with 1 male teacher and 2 females, 29 Indian children, (16 male and 13 female,) and 104 half-breeds, (47 male and 57 female.) The average attendance is 14 Indians and 63 half-breeds. Two of the former and 55 of the latter read and write English. No salary mentioned in the report. Government allowance, $1,000. Control, Episcopal.

The Lower Brûlés have 1 day school, with 1 male teacher and 29 Indian children. The average attendance is 15 Indians. No salary mentioned, and no other particulars given. Government allowance, $600. Control, Episcopal.

The Yanktons have 1 boarding school, with 1 male teacher and 1 female and 15 Indian children (3 male and 12 female) and 1 half-breed on its register. The boarding scholars appear to be 12 Indians and 5 half-breeds, with 3 Indian day scholars, making 3 more than the registered number. Of these, 12 read and write English. No salary mentioned in the report. Government allowance, $1,000. Control, Episcopal.

There are also 6 day schools, with 7 male teachers and 3 females, 191 Indians, (102 male and 89 female,) and 21 half-breeds, (12 male and 9 female.) The average attendance is 91 Indians (49 male and 42 female) and 12 half-breeds, (7 male and 5 female.) Thirty-seven of the Indians and 9 of the half-breeds read and write English. Eighteen of the former and 2 of the latter work in first four rules of arithmetic. No salaries mentioned in report. Government allowance, $1,800. Control, Presbyterian.

IDAHO.

The Indians of Fort Hall have 1 boarding school, with 1 male teacher, 22 Indian children, (18 male and 4 female,) and 1 half-breed boy. The boarding pupils are the same. Twelve of the Indians read and write English and 12 work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salary of 1 teacher, $900; for other employés, $1,480. Control, Methodist.

The Nez Percés have 2 boarding schools, with 3 male teachers and 2 females, 47 Indian children, (29 male and 18 female,) and 5 half-breeds, (4 male and 1 female.) Of these, 45 Indians and the 5 half-breeds are boarding scholars, Thirty-four of the Indiane and 3 of the half-breeds read and write English. Fifteen of the former and 2 of the latter work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salary of male teacher, $1,950; female, $900. Control, Presbyterian. There is also 1 day school, with 1 female teacher, 5 Indian children, (females,) and 5 half-breeds, (females.) Five of the Indians read and write English, and 5 also work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salary of teacher, $650. Control, Presbyterian.

INDIAN TERRITORY.

The Cheyennes and Arapahoes have 1 boarding school, (no teachers mentioned,) with 73 Indians (40 male and 33 female) and 11 half-breeds, (8 male and 3 female.) The boarding scholars are the same, viz, 73 Indians (40 male and 33 female) and 11 half-breeds, (8 male and 3 female.) Fourteen of the Indians and 7 of the half-breeds read and write English. Five of the Indians and 3 of the half-breeds work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance, $3,000. Control, Orthodox Friends.

The Kiowas and Comanches have 1 boarding school, (no teachers mentioned in report,) with 58 Indian children (31 male and 27 female) and 3 balf-breeds, all of whom appear to be boarding pupils. The 3 half-breeds read and write English. Government allowance, $3,500. Control, Orthodox Friends.

The Osages have 1 boarding school, (no teachers mentioned in report,) with 71 Indian children (55 male and 16 female) and 12 half-breeds. There are 52 Indian boarders (40 male and 12 female) and 7 half-breeds, (5 male and 2 female.) Thirty-six of the Indians and 9 of the half-breeds read and write English. Forty-two of the Indians and 9 of the balf-breeds work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance, $1,996.88. Control, Orthodox Friends.

The Kansas Osages have 1 boarding school, with 2 male teachers, 23 Indian children, (21 male and 2 female,) and 26 half-breeds, (15 male and 11 female.) The boarding scholars are 16 Indians (14 male and 2 female) and 12 half-breeds, (6 male and 6 female.) Nine of the Indians and 17 of the half-breeds read and write English. Seven of the former and 20 of the latter work in first four rules of arithmetic. Allowance for salaries of 2 male teachers, $840; for other employés, $990. Control, Orthodox Friends. The Roman Catholic Osages have 1 boarding school; no teachers mentioned in report. Sixty Indian children (43 male and 17 female) and 22 half-breeds (11 male and 11 female) are on the register, and of these there are 58 Indians and 12 half-breed boarding scholars. Twenty-eight of the Indians read and write English. Twenty-one Indians and 37 half-breeds work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance about $5,500. Control, Roman Catholic.

The Quapaw Indians have 3 boarding schools, with 2 male teachers and 1 female, 137 Indian children, (75 male and 62 female,) and 32 half-breeds, (17 male and 15 female;) 99 of the Indians (50 male and 49 female) and 17 of the half-breeds (9 male and 8 female) are boarding scholars; 79 of the Indians and 21 half-breeds read and write English; 48 of the Indians and 21 of the half-breeds work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance, for salaries of two male teachers, $1,100; of 1 female, $250; for the whole working of one school, $5,000. Control, Orthodox Friends. There are also 2 day schools, with 2 male teachers, 36 Indian children, (20 male and 16 female,) and 5 half-breeds. The average attendance is 30 Indians (17 male and 13 female) and 3 half-breeds. Of these, 22 Indians and 2 half-breeds read and write English. Nine of the former and 2 of the latter work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salaries of 2 teachers, $1,200. Control, Orthodox Friends. The Sac and Fox Indians have 2 boarding schools, with 2 female teachers, 51 Indian children, (34 male and 17 female,) and 9 half-breeds, (4 male and 5 female.) There are 32 Indian boarding scholars (18 male and 14 female) and 5 half-breeds, (3 male and 2 female,) while 29 Indians (21 male and 8 female) and 4 half-breeds (1 male and 3 female) attend the boarding school as day scholars. Twenty Indians and 4 half-breeds read and write English. Nine of the former and 4 of the latter work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for 2 teachers, $750; for other employés, $1,000. Control, Orthodox Friends. There are also 4 day schools, with 2 male teachers and 2 females and 71 Indian children, (30 male and 41 female.) The average attendance is 58 Indians, (23 male and 35 female.) Eleven of them read and write English and 14 work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salaries of 2 male teachers, $1,140; for salaries of 2 females, $1,200. Control, Orthodox Friends.

The Wichitas have 1 boarding school, with 2 male teachers and 1 female, registering 71 Indians (53 male and 18 female) and 5 half-breeds, (3 male and 2 female.) There are 58 Indian boarding scholars (42 male and 16 female) and 4 half-breeds, (3 male and 1 female.) Forty-two Indians and 4 half-breeds read and write English. Eighteen of the former and 3 of the latter work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salaries of 2 male teachers, $1,080; for that of 1 female, $300; cost for other employés, $1,800. Control, Orthodox Friends.

The Union Agency Freedman's School has 3 day schools, with 3 male teachers and 1 female, and 122 registered colored children, (61 male and 61 female.) The average attendance is 84. Government allowance for 3 male teachers, $3,150, and for 1 female, $500. Control, Presbyterian and Baptist.

IOWA.

The Sac and Fox Indians have 1 day school, with 7 Indian scholars, 4 of whom are males and 3 females, and all attend regularly. Government allowance for 1 male teacher, $700; for 1 female teacher, $300. No denominational control indicated.

KANSAS.

The Pottawatomie Indians have 2 boarding schools, with 61 Indian scholars, (27 male and 34 female,) 54 of whom are boarding scholars, (24 male and 30 female.) Of day scholars at boarding school there are 11, (6 males and 5 females.) Forty-six read and write English understandingly, (24 males and 22 females.) Twenty-nine work in first four rules of arithmetic, (14 males and 15 females.) Government allowance for 2 malo teachers, $1,080, and for 1 female, $600; for other employés $1,880. Total cost of employés, $3,560. Control, Orthodox Friends.

MICHIGAN.

The Mackinac Indians have 6 day schools, with 172 scholars on their register, 160 of

whom are Indians and 12 half-breeds; average attendance, 96. Forty-one Indians and 7 half-breeds read and write English, and about the same number work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salary of 2 male teachers, $1,000; for salary of 4 females, $1,600. Control, Methodist.

MINNESOTA.

The Leech Lake Indians have 1 boarding school, with 29 scholars (10 male Indians and 11 female,) and 8 half-breeds, (5 males and 3 females.) There are 15 boarding scholars, 12 of whom are Indians, (6 of each sex,) and 3 half-breeds, (2 male and 1 female.) There are 12 day scholars, 3 male and 5 female Indians and 3 male and 1 female halfbreeds. Eight Indians (7 male and 1 female) and 4 half-breeds (3 male and 1 female) read and write English, and 3 male Indians, with 2 male half-breeds, work in first four rules of arithmetic. Allowance for salary of 1 male teacher, $900; of 1 female, $300. Cost of other employés, $400. Total cost of employés, $1,600.

The Red Lake Indians have 1 day school with 36 scholars, 27 Indians (13 males and 14 female) and 9 half-breeds, (4 male and 5 female.) Average attendance, 11 Indians (5 males and 6 females) and 7 half-breeds, (3 male and 4 female.) Two Indians (1 of each sex) and 3 half-breeds (2 males and 1 female) read and write English understandingly, and 2 half-breeds, 1 of each sex, work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for 1 female teacher, $500. Control, Congregational.

The White Earth Indians have 1 boarding school with 3 female teachers and 69 Indian scholars, (32 male and 37 female.) The boarding scholars are 59 (28 male and 31 female) and the day scholars 10, (5 of each sex.) Sixty (30 of each sex) read and write English understandingly, and 38 (15 males and 23 females) work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for 3 female teachers, $1,800 and for other employés, $550; in all, $1,630. Control, Congregational. These last mentioned Indians have also 1 day school, with 1 female teacher and 20 Indian scholars, (10 of each sex.) Average attendance, 12. Three males and 4 females read and write English understandingly and 3 males and 6 females work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salary of 1 female teacher, $420. Control, Congregational.

MONTANA.

The Blackfeet Indians have 1 day school, with 2 female teachers, 61 Indian scholars, (23 male and 38 female,) and 22 half-breeds, (10 male and 12 female.) Average attendance, 11 male and 17 female Indians and 1 male and 2 female half-breeds. Six male and 8 female Indians and 2 male and 6 female half-breeds read and write English understandingly. Five male and 8 female Indians and 3 male and 4 female half-breeds work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salaries, $1,500. Control, Methodist.

The Crow Indians have 1 boarding school, with 1 male teacher and 1 female, 16 Indian scholars, (10 male and 6 female,) and 6 half-breeds, (3 of each sex.) Five male Indians and 1 male and 1 female half-breed are boarding scholars. Seven male and 4 female Indians and 2 male and 2 female half-breeds are day scholars. Five Indians (3 male and 2 female) read and write English understandingly. Government allowance for salaries, $1,500. Total cost of employés, $1,500. Control, Methodist.

The Flathead Indians have 1 boarding school, with 3 female teachers, 49 Indian children, (24 male and 25 female,) and 5 half-breeds, (1 male and 4 female) Twentythree female Indians and 4 female half-breeds are boarding scholars and 22 male and 2 female Indians are day scholars. Two male and 12 female Indians and 2 female halfbreeds read and write English understandingly, and 6 female Indians and 1 female half-breed work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salaries, $2,100. Control, Roman Catholic.

The Fort Peck Indians have 1 day school, with 1 male teacher and 1 female, 56 Indian scholars, (18 male and 38 female,) and 8 half-breeds, (3 male and 5 female.) Average attendance, 23 Indians (7 male and 16 female) and 4 half-breeds, (1 male and 3 female.) Six Indians, 3 of each sex, read and write English understandingly. Six female Indians and 1 female half-breed work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salaries, $1,500. Control, Methodist.

NEBRASKA.

The Great Nemaha Indians have 1 boarding school, with 1 male teacher and 2 females, 20 Indian scholars, (16 male and 4 female,) and 8 male and 6 female half-breeds. Fifteen male and 4 female Indians and 2 male and 2 female half-breeds are boarding scholars, and 2 male Indians and 1 female, with 5 male and 3 female half-breeds, are day scholars. Sixteen male and 3 female Indians and 8 male and 4 female half-breeds read and write English understandingly. Eight male and 3 female Indians, with 3 male and 3 female half-breeds, work in the first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salaries of teachers, $1,500; that of other employés, $500. Total cost of employés, $2,000. Control, Hicksite Friends. These Indians have also 1 day school, with 1 female teacher, 8 Indian scholars, (6 male and 2 female,) and 1 female half

breed, all of whom attend regularly. Four male and 2 female Indians and 1 female half-breed read and write English understandingly. Government allowance for salary, $360. Control, Hicksite Friends.

The Omaha Indians have 2 day schools, with 2 male teachers and 1 female, 70 Indian scholars, (38 male and 32 female,) and 2 male and 6 female half-breeds. Thirty-one male and 25 female Indians and 2 male and 6 female half-breeds (64 in all) form the average attendance. Three male and 2 female Indians and 5 male and 8 female halfbreeds read and write English understandingly, while 6 male and 1 female Indians and 1 male and 2 female half-breeds work in the first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salaries, $2,080. Control, Hicksite Friends.

The Otoe Indians have 1 boarding school, with 2 female teachers and 25 (16 male and 9 female) Indian scholars. Eight males and 4 females are boarding scholars. Seven males and 2 females read and write English understandingly, and 3 males work in the first four rules in arithmetic. Allowance for salaries, $900; cost of other einployés, $1,200; total cost of employés, $2,100. Control, Hicksite Friends.

The Pawnee Indians have 1 boarding school, with 61 Indian pupils (44 males and 17 females) and 8 half-breeds, (4 of each sex.) The boarding scholars are 43 male and 16 female Indians and 4 male and 3 female half-breeds; 43 male and 14 female Indians and 3 male and 3 female half-breeds read and write English understandingly. Cost of school for four months, $849. Control, Hicksite Friends.

The Pawnees have also 2 day schools, with 2 female teachers and 113 pupils, (62 male and 47 female Indians and 3 male and 1 female half-breeds.) Average attendance, 112, (62 male and 46 female Indians and 3 male and 1 female half-breeds.) Eight male Indians and 1 female and 1 male half-breeds work in the first four rules of arithmetic. Allowance for salaries, $800. Control, Hicksite Friends.

The Santee Sioux have 4 boarding schools, with 4 male teachers and as many female, 74 registered Indian pupils, (38 males and 36 females,) and 13 half-breed girls. The boarding pupils are 57 Indians (23 males, 34 females) and 12 half-breeds; 28 of the Indians and 6 of the half-breeds read and write English, while 45 of the former and 7 of the latter work in the first four rules of arithmetic. Three of these schools are wholly supported by the Congregationalists and Protestant Episcopalians, under whose charge they are. The remaining one, which is under the care of the Hicksite Friends, has a Government allowance of $800 for 1 male teacher and of $2,750 for other employés; in all, $3,550.

The Santees have also 2 day schools, with 3 male teachers, 31 Indian scholars, (18 male, 13 female,) and 3 half-breeds, (2 male, 1 female.) Fifteen of the Indians read and write English and 17 of them work in the first four rules of arithmetic. There is no Government allowance, the schools being entirely supported by the Protestant Episcopal church, under whose care they are.

The Winnebago Indians have 1 boarding school, with 2 teachers, (1 male and 1 female,) and 56 Indian scholars, (28 male and 28 female.) Eighteen males and 15 females are boarding scholars. Twenty-two males and 12 females read and write English understandingly, while 24 males and 9 females work in the first four rules in arithmetic. Government allowance for salaries of 1 male teacher, $700, and 1 female, $500. Cost of other employés, $1,950. Total cost of employés, $3,150. Control, Hicksite Friends. The Winnebagoes have had 3 day schools, with 3 female teachers, 53 Indian children, (46 male and 7 female,) and 4 male and 3 female half-breeds. The average attendance was 35 male and 4 female Indians and 4 male and 2 female half-breeds. Twenty-two male and 4 female Indians and 2 male and 2 female half-breeds read and wrote English understandingly, while 27 male and 4 female Indians worked in the first four rules in arithmetic. Allowance for salaries, $1,800. Control, Hicksite Friends.

NEW MEXICO.

The Mescalero Indians have had 1 day school, with 1 male teacher and 65 Indian chil. dren, (32 male and 33 female.) Average attendance, 25: 12 males and 13 femalesGovernment allowance for salary of 1 male teacher, $800. Control, Presbyterian. The Navajo Indians had 1 day school, with 1 female teacher, 18 Indian scholars, (11 male and 7 female,) and 3 male and 1 female half-breed. Average attendance, 17: 9 male and 4 female Indians and 3 male and 1 female half-breeds. Three male and 2 female Indians and 1 male half-breed read and write English understandingly; while 1 male and 1 female Indian and 1 male half-breed work in the four first rules in arithmetic. Allowance for salaries, $1,000. Control, Presbyterian.

The Pueblo Indians had 7 day schools, with 6 male teachers and 1 female, and 249 Indian scholars, (184 male and 65 female.) Eighty-two males and 54 females were in average attendance. Twenty-two males and 5 females read and write English understandingly, and 17 males were in the first four rules in arithmetic. Government allowance for salaries of 6 male teachers, $3,000, and 1 female, $360. Control, Presbyterian.

The Southern Apache Indians had 1 day school, with 1 female teacher, 8 Indian scholars, (3 male and 5 female,) whose average attendance was 1 male and 5 females.