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THE GEORGE CATLIN INDIAN GALLEEY. 



Of the above, one hundred and thirty boarding pupils and eight hundred and ninety- 

 two day pupils are in New York. The day pupils attend the twenty-nine public 

 schools which the State of New York provides for her Indian population, at a cost of 

 about $669,974.21. — Page xix, Eeport Commissioner Indian Affairs, 1884. 



Hon. John B. Eiley, Indian School Superintendent, in his Eeport for 

 1886, November 1, gives the following general summary: 



At the G overnment boarding schools an average attendance of 80 and 

 at the contract boarding schools an average attendance of 22 day pupils 

 were reported who were educated without additional expense to the Gov- 

 ernment. 



The cost given is only the amount expended by the Government, and 

 does not include the amounts contributed by charitable individuals and 

 religious organizations. 



ANNUAL EEPORT OF THE OFPICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 



An annual report is made by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to 

 the Secretary of the Interior each year, ending with the fiscal year June 

 30. This report is transmitted to- Congress, and its recommendations 

 reviewed to the President by the Secretary of the Interior. It is a vol- 

 ume usually of from four hundred and fifty to five hundred pages, and 

 contains a r6sum6 of each and every feature of the Indian service during 

 the year. The agents' reports are printed in full, and many statistical 

 tables are given. 



The following tables are taken from the Commissioner's annual 

 reports : 



POPULATION, SOUKCES OF SUBSISTENCE^ ETC., 1884. 



Indians in the United states, exclusive of those in Alaska 264,369 



Five civilized tribes in Indian Territory : 



Indians who wear citizens' dress 64,000 



Indians who can speak English enoughfor ordinary conversation 45,800 



Families engaged in agriculture 13,600 



PamUies engaged in civilized pursuits 1, 017 



Male Indians who undertake manual labor in civilized pursuits 9, 500 



Houses occupied by Indians 14,250 



Church buildings 178 



Missionaries ,., 93 



