practice prevailed then, as at the present time, of printing full aunual reports for the different tribes, it would be possible to know much which is now forever locked up in the traditions and the memories of the Tndians thenselvcs. after the making of this last qaoted treaty, there is little of- fieial mention of the Delawares by name, beyond the mention in the fiscal reperts of thc sums For ten years paid to them as annuities and for education. In 1833 the commissioner says, "The agent for the Delawares and Shawnees states that he was shown cloth that was spun and wove, and shirts and other clothing made by the Iudixn girls,"

In 1838 the Delawares are reported sand five hundred acres of land in grain and vegetables, and raising a great many hogs, cattle, and horscs brave, enterprising people," and "at pcace with all neighboring Indians." as cultivating one thou "They are a

Parties of then frequently make cxcursions into the Roeky Mountains after bearer, and return with a rich reward, some- times as much as one thousand dollars to an individual; but their money is soon spent, chiefly for ardent spirits. The agent says: "The only hinderance uow in the way of the Delawares, Shawnees, and Kickapoos is ardent spirits These whiskey traffickers, who seem void of all conscience, rob and murder many of these Indians; I say rob-they will get them drunk, and then take their horses, guns, or blankets off their backs, regardless of how quick they may freeze to death; I say they murderif not directly, indirectly, they furnish the weapon-they make them drnnk, and, when drunk, they kill their fellow-beings. Some freeze to death when drunk; several drunken Indians have been drowned in the Missouri River this season, aiming to cross when drunk."

In 1844 the chiefs of the Delawares met together, and pre- a remarkable docunent, which was forwarded to the pared Secretary of War. In this paper they requested that al the