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The number of scholars the past year, is not far 

 from 50. 



I have been among these Indians now nearly eight 

 years. I can see that there has been an advance, 

 both in their moral and physical condition. 



It is within the memory of many now living 

 among them, when drunkenness was almost uni- 

 versal ; now, comparatively, few are intemperate. A 

 majority of the chiefs, are decidedly temperance 

 men, and exert a salutary influence. They have a 

 temperance society, and hold frequent meetings. 

 They utterly forbid the traffic in intoxicating drinks 

 on their own soil. 



The marriage relation is being better understood 

 by them, and more appreciated. More of the young 

 men and women enter into the marriage relation, in 

 the regular christian way, than a few years ago. 

 Four couple have been regularly married the past 

 year. Number of deaths, 8 ; an unusual number 

 since I have been among them. 



There is besides the church, above referred to, a 

 Baptist church, organized a few years since, the par- 

 ticulars of which, I am unable to give. For any in- 

 formation you may wish respecting it, I would refer 

 you to James Cusick, their minister. 



On the whole, there is much to encourage the 

 philanthropist and the christian in labors for the 

 good and well being of the Indians here, although 

 we meet with many obstacles and difficulties in tho 

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They are becoming more and more industrious in 



