containing 2,088,000 acres, was set apart for them by treaty of 1808

But little advancement in civilization lhas been made by these Indians, owing to their indisposition to labor for a living, and to the incessant incursions into their country of the Sioux and the Northern Arapahoes and Cheyennes, with which tribes they have for many years been at war, The losses sustained from these in- cursions, and the dread which they inspire, tend to make the Sho- shones unsettled and nuwilling to remain continuously on the res- ervation. They therefore spend most of the ycar in roaming and hunting, when they should be at work tilling the soil and improv ing their lands. There is one school at the agency, Ihaving an at- tendance of ten scholars, in charge of an Episcopal missionary ns teacher.

The Indian tribes in Idaho are the Nez Percés, the Boisé and Bruneau Shoshoncs, and Bannocks, the Cccur d'Alenes, and Spo kanes, with several other small bands, numbering in the aggregate ahout 5800 souls. *

Shoshones and Bannocks.-These Indians, numbering 1037-the former 516 and the latter 521-oecupy a reservation in the south- eastern part of the Territory, near Fort Hall, formerly a nmilitary post. This reservation was sct apart by treaty of 1868 and Execu tive ordcr of July 30th, 1869, and contains 1,568,000 acres, The Shoshoucs on this rescrvation bave no treaty with the Government. Both bands are generally quiet and peaceable, and cause but little trouble; are not disposed to engage in agriculture, and, with some assistance from the Government, depend upon hunting and fishing for subsistenco. There is no school in opcration on the reservation

Caur d'Alênes, etc.-Tue Ccur d'Alênes, Spokanes, Kootenays, and Pend d'Oreilles, numbering about 2000, have no treaty with the United States, but have a rescryation of 256,000 acres sct apart for their occupancy by Exccutive order of June 14th, 1867, lying thirty or forty miles north of the Nez Perccs Reservation They are peaccablo, have no annuities, receive no aseistance from the Government, and are wholly self-sustaining. These Indians Iaye never bcen collected upon a reservation, nor brought under the immediate supervision of an agent, So long as their country shall remain unoccnpied, and not in demand for settlement by thhe whites, it will scarcely be desirable to make a change in their lo- cation; but the construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad,