THE GEORGE CATLlN INDIAN GALLERY. 



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UNITED STATES INDIAN POLICE. 



By the act of May 27, 1878, an Indian police force was organized for 

 duty on the various reservations. Their duties were denned u to be 

 employed in maintaining order and prohibiting illegal traffic in liquor 

 on the several Indian reservations." 



This force is composed of Indians, generally heads of families. In 

 1884 the force consisted of seven hundred and eighty -nine officers and 

 privates at forty-eight out of the sixty different agencies ; June 30, 

 1886, there were 701. They are uniformed and are most efficient. Con- 

 gress at the session of 1884-'85 was so much impressed with the effi- 

 ciency of this force that they increased the pay of the privates from 

 $5 per month to $8, and the officers from $8 to $10 per month. The 

 total cost of this service is about $89,000 per year. 



The annual reports of the several Indian agents to the Commissioner, 

 and printed in his annual report, will show the progress of this tried 

 and approved force, whose multifarious duties are pres cribed by regu- 

 lation, and are of the most trying and laborious character. 



INDIAN TRAINING SCHOOLS. 



The United States has eight training schools for Indians, viz, Carlisle, 

 Pa., Forest Grove, Oreg., Genoa, Nebr., Chilocco, Ind. Ter., Lawrence, 

 Kans., Fort Stevenson, Dakota, and Fort Tuma, Arizona. 



Pupils. 



Fort Stevenson, Dakota 71 



Carlisle, Pa 604 



Forest Grove, Oreg 200 



Hampton, Va 120 



Genoa, Nebr 216 



Chilocco, Ind. Ter 204 



Lawrence, Kans , 434 



Fort Yuma, Arizona - 67 



The Indians in these schools are brought from various tribes, youths 

 of both sexes, and taught the various trades and household industries, 

 as well as receiving an English education. It is believed that many of 

 these will become teachers amongst their own people. The expense of 

 this is paid by the nation. 



Boarding or day schools are found in most of the agencies. 



Full reports of educational efforts and results at the various agencies 

 will be found in the annual report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. 



The status of school work among Indians, exclusive of the five civilized tribes, can 

 best be shown by the following comparative statement : 



Items. 



1883. 



1884. Increase. 



Training schools, Carlisle, Forest Grove, &c 



Pupils in training schools 



Boarding schools on or near reservations 



Pupils in such schools 



Children placed in various schools through the country 



Day schools 



Total number of day pupils , 



Total number of boarding pupils 



3 



610 



79 



4,407 



122 



117 



5,102 



5,139 



1,195 

 83 



4,935 

 579 

 128 



5,022 



6,709 



3 



585 

 1 



528 

 457 



1,570 



