protestations of the Nebraska eitizens, settled on reservations on the Niobrara River, in Northern Nebraska. It soon became evident that this place was undesirable for a reservation, both on aecount of its previous occupancy by the whites aud scarci ty of timber

In the fall they removed again to the mouth of Bazile Creek Temporary buildings were the winters of 1866 and 1867 again erected, and here they spent In February they were chccr ed by the invitation sent their chiefs and headmen to visit TWashington. They went, feeling snre that they sheuld get home for themsclves and people. "All they got was a prom ise that a commission should be sent out to visit them the Breckenridge, noxt year." They were told, however, to move to on the west bank of the Missouri, plant crops there, and were promised that, if they liked the place, they should have it "secured to them as a permanent home." Accordingly, the "agency buildings" were once more removed, and two hundred acres of land were planted. Before the crops werc harvested the com- mission arrived, and urged the Indians to move farther up the Missouri. The Indians being averse to this, however, they were allowed to remain, and told that if they would cultivate the soil like white men-lake lands in severalty-the Government would assist them. The Indians gladly consented to this, and signed a treaty to that effect. But in 1868 their agent writes: That treaty is not yet ratified, and, instead of assistance to open farms, their appropriation has been eut down one half. After paying for supplies purchased on credit last year, it is entirely insufficient for clothing and subsistence, and leaves nothing for opening farms, procuring cattle," etc. These Indians, only five years previous, had been living on good farms, and had $125,000 worth of stock, implements, etc. No wonder their agent writes: "Leave them without a home a few years longer, and yon offer strong inducements for them to become idle and worthless."