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Page 175
... , and , with one or two exceptions , not a single case of drunkenness during the year . This I consider remarkable , when we take into con- sideration the fact that the reservation is surrounded by ranches THE SIOUX . 175.
... , and , with one or two exceptions , not a single case of drunkenness during the year . This I consider remarkable , when we take into con- sideration the fact that the reservation is surrounded by ranches THE SIOUX . 175.
Page 176
... ranches where liquors of all kinds can be obtained . " Is there another village of two thousand inhabitants in the United States of which this can be said ? In this year a commission was sent to treat with some of the wilder bands of ...
... ranches where liquors of all kinds can be obtained . " Is there another village of two thousand inhabitants in the United States of which this can be said ? In this year a commission was sent to treat with some of the wilder bands of ...
Page 383
... ranches , and consummated a most inhuman slaughter . A full account of what they term ' a fight ' you will find in the re- port which their captain , George H. Abbott , forwarded to me on the day of the massacre . " The Indians were ...
... ranches , and consummated a most inhuman slaughter . A full account of what they term ' a fight ' you will find in the re- port which their captain , George H. Abbott , forwarded to me on the day of the massacre . " The Indians were ...
Page 461
... ranches , and to be Whether this be so or not is a point liable to ejectment by law . which it would seem to be wise to test before the courts . It is certain that in the case of all these Mission Indians the rights involved are quite ...
... ranches , and to be Whether this be so or not is a point liable to ejectment by law . which it would seem to be wise to test before the courts . It is certain that in the case of all these Mission Indians the rights involved are quite ...
Page 466
... ranch owners should then be called on to mark off the boundaries of the Indians ' lands according to the California State law covering such cases . ( See Exhibit R. ) Whether the lands thus reverting to the In- dians could properly be ...
... ranch owners should then be called on to mark off the boundaries of the Indians ' lands according to the California State law covering such cases . ( See Exhibit R. ) Whether the lands thus reverting to the In- dians could properly be ...
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