that they never agreed to sell their country, and that they neyer knowingly signed any treaty disposing of their right to it. The bottom land on the reservation is heavily timbered, and a great Acal of labor is required o clear it; but, when eleared, it pro- duces good crops. Many of the Indinns, though in the main fish-caters (the Qui-nai-elt River furnishing them with salmon in great abundance), are cultivating small patches, aud raise suffi eient vegetables for their own use. One school is in operation on the reservation, with an attendance of fiftcen scliolars.

Yakamas.-The Yakamas number 8000, and have a reservation in the southern part of the Territory, containing 783,360 acres, set apart for them by treaty of June 9th, 1855. These Indians belong to numerous bands, confederatcd under the title of Yakamas, Many of them, under the able management of their prescnt agent, hare become noticeably advanced in civilization, and are good farmers or skilled mechanics. The manual-labor school at the Yakama Agency has been a complete success, and of incaleulable benefit in imparting to the children a pructical knowledge of farning and of the different mechanical arts. Their principal wealth is in horses, of which they own 12,000. The fact that the reservation for these Indians is located cast of the Cascade Moun tains, away fron all contact with the whites, has doubtless tend- ed, in a grent measure, to make this what it is-the model ageney on the Pacific slope: though to this result the encrgy and devo tion of Agent Wilbur have greatiy contributed. Churches have been built on the reservation, which are well attended, the services being conducted by native preachers. There are at present two schools, witl an attendance of forty-four echolars.

Chehalis and others, Remnants of Tribes, and Parties to no Treaty with the Governmant These Iudians number abont 600, and have n reservation of 4322 acres in the eastern part of the territory, set apart for them by Exccutive order of July 8th, 1804. A consider- able portion of the land in this rescrvation is excellent for agri cultural purposes; amd quite extensive erops are being raised by the Indinns of the Chehalis tribe. None of the other tribes for whom the reservation was intended reside upon it, declining to do so for the reason that they do not recoguize it as their own, and fear to prejudice their claims to other lands by so doing.

All these Indians have horses und cattle in abundance.. They are industrious; and, being good field-hands, those of them who do not farm on thcir own account find ready employment from the surrounding farmers, their ecrvices always commanding the