Quapanos.These Indians number at the present time about 240. They are native to the country, and occupy a reservation of 104,000 acres in the extreme north-cast corner of the territory. They do not appear to have advanced much within the past few years In common with other tribes in that section, they suffered greatly by the late war, and were rendered very destitute. Their proximity to the border towns of Kansas, and the facilities there by afforded for obtaining whiskey, have tended to retard their progress; but there has recently been manifested a streng desire for improvement; and with the funds derived from the sale of a part of their lands, and with the proposed opening of a school aong them, better things are hoped for in the future.

Ottawas. The Ottawas of Blanchard's Fork and Roche de Boeuf number, at the present time, 150. They were originally located in Western Ohio and Southern Michigan, and were re moved, in accordance witlı the terms of the treaty concluded with them in 1831, to a rescrvation within the present limits of Kansas. Ur.der the treaty of 1807 they obtained a rescrvation of 24,000 acres, lying immediatcly north of the western portion of the Shawnee Reservation. They have paid considernble attention to education, are wel advanced in civilization, and many of them are industrious and prosperous farmers. They have one school attended by fifty-two scholars. The rclation of this small band to the Government is somewhat anomalous, inasmuch as, ngreeably to provisions contained in the treaties of 1862 and 1867, they have become citizens of the United States, and yet reside in the Indian country, possess a reservation there, and maintain a purely tribal organization. They removed from Franklin Co., Kansas, in 1870

Poorias, etc. The Pcorias, Kaskaskias, Weas, and Piankeshaws, who were confederated in 1854, and at that time had a total pop- nlation of 259, now number 160. They occupy a reservation of 72,000 acres, adjoining the Quapaw Reservation on the sonth and west, Under treaties made with these tribes in 1832, they re- moved to a tract within the present limits of Kansas, where they remained until after the treaty of 1867 was coneluded with them, in which treaty provision was made wherchy they obtained their present reservation. Theso Indians are genorally intelligent, well advanced in civilization, aud, to judge from the statistical reports of their agent, are very snccessful in their agricultural operations, raising erops amplc for their own support, With the Peorins are about forty Miamis from Kansas. They have one school in oper ation, with an attendance of twenty-nine scholars