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gaged in farming, and raise considerable wlheat, also potatoes and other vegetables. Mauy are employed by the farmers in their vicinity while otliers still are idle aud shiftless, spending their time wanderiug from place to place. One school is in opera tion on the Puyallup Reservation, with an attendance of eleyen scholars

D'Wamish and others.The D'Wamish and other allicd tribes mumber 3600, and have five rescrvations, containing in all 41,716 acres, set apart by treaty made witl tliemu in 1855, and located at as many points on Puget Sound. Many of these Indians, particu- larly those residing on the Lummi Reservation, are industrious farmers, raising all the produee neeessary for their support, aud owning a large number of cattle, horses, hogs, etc.; while others are either cmployed by the neighboring wlite faruners or engaged in lumbering on their own account. They are generally Christian- ized, most of them members of the Catholic Church. Ono school, with fifty-seven scholars, is in operation on he Tulalip Rescrva tion, where al} the Goverument buildings are located. This school has had a renarkable degree of success, as reported by the agent and by disinterested visitors.

Makahs. These Indians number 004, and lnve a reservation of 12,800 acres, set apart by treaty made with them in 1855, and lo- cated at tlhe extreme north-west corner of the Territory. They nre a bold, lardy race, not inclined to till the soil for a support, t depending principally upon fishing aud the takiug of fur-seal for their livelihood. One sehool is in operation amoug then, witlı an attendance of sixtecu scholarsg

SKlallams.-These Indians, numbering 910, have a resctration of 4000 acres, set apart by treaty made with them in 1855, and located on wbat is known as "ITood's Canal." Some of them are engaged, in a small way, in farming; and others are employed in logging for the neighboring saw-mills. Their condition genera ly is suc that their advancement in civilization must neccssarily xe slow, A school has been established on the reservation, and is aliended by twenty-two scholars.

Qui-nai-elts, Qui-leh-utes, ITohs, and Quits-These Indians num ber 520, and have a reservation of 25,000 acres, in the extreme castern part of the Territory, and almost wholly isolated from wite settlements, set apart under a treaty made with them July 1st, 1855. But one of the four tribes mentioned, the Qui-nai-clts, live upon the reservation: the others reside at different points along the coast, northwardi tirom the reservation. These declare

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