ble. Their ranging-grounds are in the central, northern, and east ern parts of the Territory. Most of them have long been hostile to the Government, cominitting numerous robberies and murders. Farnest efforts hare been inade during the past year to settle them on reservations, three of whicl, viz., Camp Apache, Camp Grant, and Camp Verde, were set apart for their occupancy by Executive order dated November 9th, 1871 These efforts, however, have not resulted very successfully; the Indians occasionally coming upon the reservations in large mumbers, but leaving without per- mission, and, indccd, defiantly, whenever so disposed, oftentimes renewing their depredations hefore their supplies of government rations are exbausted. Many of the bands of tlhis tribe (if it can be called a tribe; babits, physical structure, and language all pointing to a great diversity in origin among the several bands) are seemingly incorrigible, and will hardly be brought to cease their depredations and massacres except by the application military force.

The tribes residing in Nevada are Pah-Utes, Piutes, Washoes Shoslhones, and Bannocks, and are native to the districts inlhabit- ed by the respectively.

Pah-Utes These Indians, numbering about G000, inhabit the western part of the State. Two reservations have been set apart for them-one known as the Walker River, the other as thc Pyra mid Lake Reservation, containing each 320,000 acres These In- dians are quiet, and friendly to the whites-are very poor, and live ciely upon fish, game, seeds, and nuts, with such assistance as the Government from timne to time renders them. They show considerable disposition to labor; and those on the reservations, especially the Walker Itiver Iteservation, are cultivating small patches of ground. The Pyramid Lake Reservation affords, in addition, excellent fishing, and the surrounding settlements a ready market for the cateh over and above what the Indians re quire for their own consumption. No schools have bccn estab lished for these Indians. They have no treaty relations with the Goyernment, and receive o annnities

Piutea.The Piutes, numbering probably 2500, inliabit the south-eastern part of the State They have no reservation set apart for them; nor have they any treaty with the United States, They roam about at will, are very destitute, and obtain a living principally by pilfering from the whitcs, aithough a few of them are engaged in a smali way in farming. But rery little can be