Show X missionary letter EDI olt JoU liNAl As people at a h mo me seldom biear anything from ibe indian T irit iriti nry ory 1 a few if lily iber vatious dur during ija 0 the lint limer dould nut bo be uninteresting to 10 the readers alera re of tur THE ajl u i IAL I 1 ho he of if the im very of ing praises ii y and hlll hill and dait daito o cov covertly ertl witti with dene forests fori ats the foil 14 0 generally rocky hut but erv cry fertile fenile ill binne place part artic le in ill the lh river are arc arid and duding tte the rat rai y are swollen im ii icilin ilin traveling on foot it in j all tile the si Bin iiller ones are aio dry the princ principal trees are 41 aik oik ik 01 ol of which iverc aher several var barties ties als hickory blackjack elm sycamore cedar and 11 d piny little it II ii i i not nol leuch of a fruit country rhe wim wild fruits ura are black berr grapes grape and nuts nute such arp are hickory liick ury walnuts etc the bild ild fruit is is geric rally destroyed bv worms or drouth very little tami fruit is culli rated this ik i bl buaiz lue lu e a people do not own the landshut land hut but move frow place to placa and cultivate under lemes leases A nii ma may inay take taka a lease and tie lie entitled to all the profits the only requirements made of him being bein to improve the land ile he can rent a portion of it to others for clarina cla or otherwise improving n many aclei or giving a a thare share of their crous crops if the land is alre already acly improved improve a cotton and corn are the staple crops wheat and are raisel in the north where there is none open country irish and sweet called the ibe dawe dadea 5 commission and s ant nt it liere here to settle the a all nho can call give artto evidence evid enco if if their blood will 6 an titled 10 lo the land is now being survell vl voil by the U 8 government su nu vey ors whan dpn tho the caliz enship qu s tion lion bas hii born been decided the land A fill ill be divided divid iid among the citizens cit izene awl aid each will reci ive hh allotment of 4 land with a title thereto th ahia j cs done the territory will be broan organized and apply for statehood the indi indians ans are loth to part I 1 with their customs but bul lack of sufficient wisdom in the enactment of aa lawi by them has brought about the present complication making it for thern to be made an int gral part of the nation on a footing fooling with the whites whiles the proposed propos rd changes will no doubt be b in mann main ways as there seem to bo be little or r tie no order or regularity about anything a rond run evera way IV ay and much moch resemble rei emble our own canyon roads except in not being so steep every week brings reports of the basest deeds of theft and murder again there is a great reat lack of enterprise among among the people there are only a very few towns worth the name houses houes are generally rude looking log cabins frequently w without aloir fio ir or windows children en of white i and claimants have no ad vantages in the way of education but grow up in in iga ignorance orance and poverty the indian however holever have moil gool schools of their own the sale 1 of liquor is id prohibited but there seems to be no rei tion whatever upon the use if 4 tobacco b men women and d children use uee it in gome furm form it is not an jin uncommon common sight sivila ou on a winter evening to pee fee a whole family before the fireplace cli chewing ewing smoking or dipping snuff and aelter dexter oliv splitting into the alamp whatever elss else may be said of the people it can not be said that they are not hospitable think it a favor for you to partake with them of their hospitality some however wilt will allow prejudice to prevent them from froin entertaining a humble servant of god travel till ling without purse or scrip cut but we tire are malin friends Irien fis every day clay tho the binl L r I 1 ia ur I 1 abers and the ex re we gaill is ia 0 of f inestine able c befit to 0 o us if f 11 1 I M I 1 T oct Oc tl 21 1896 p cane and tobacco flourish littlehat Litt little lehay hay is ever put up is followed to some extent in the north but every man mail must have his ilerd herd of swipe and thousands of hogs 6 roam in the woods tho the raccoon and opossum are the principal wild animals snakes the largest and tho the most venomous veno moue and nearly all poisonous insects abound the climate is not the most healthful disease is is prevalent especially chills and fever in summer it is almost unbearably hot and in winter very changeable though on the whole very mild the indian territory is a government reservation for Ird indians ians there are five civilized tribes vu viz cherokees chickasaws Chicka creeks and seminole seminoles Semi noles pole therease there Ther eare are alsi als a few wild tribes each tribe lias has a government of its own oarn consisting cistin 0 of a chief a council and a few subordinate s lab ordinate officers the population is divided into four classes citi ci liens ens full blood adopted citizens by marriage r negroes and claimants the latter have come to t the be territory for the purpose of proving their rights as all who can prove that they have any indian blood in their veins are arc entitled to a portion of the land the five nations are now trying to rule these out and as a result an interesting controversy is now going on between the claimants and the indian governments con giess has appointed a commission |