comes to be argued before and passed upon by the court, and that the Indians will finally be put in possession of all the lands to which they are justly entitled. STOCKBRIDGES AND MUNSEES, WISCONSIN. In my last annual report I discussed the embarrassment experienced by reason of the fact that certain tracts of land which have been allotted to Indians within the Stockbridge and Munsee Reservation are claimed by the State of Wisconsin under the swamp-land act, and under decision of the Assistant Attorney-General for the Interior Department a relinquishment of these lands can be had only through the voluntary act of Wisconsin. There is now pending in Congress a bill (S. 3094) providing for the adjustment of swamp-land grants in the State of Wisconsin, on which this office reported on the 17th of last March. This bill contemplates the relinquishment by that State of all swamp lands within Indian reservations in exchange for other lands to be granted the State in lieu thereof. It is to be hoped that it will become a law at the approaching session of Congress. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, REPORTS OF AGENTS AND OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS IN CHARGE OF AGENCIES. REPORTS OF AGENCIES IN ARIZONA. REPORT OF COLORADO RIVER AGENCY. COLORADO RIVER AGENCY, Parker, Yuma County, Ariz., August 8, 1898. SIR: I have the honor to submit my first annual report for the Colorado River Reservation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, as follows: Location. The reservation is located on the Colorado River, about nine-tenths of the area being on the Arizona side of the river and the remaining tenth in California. The north limits are about 80 miles south of Needles, Cal., and the south limits are about 130 miles north of Yuma, Ariz. The reservation comprises about 240.000 acres, and extends in a narrow strip for 60 miles along the river. Topography and soil.-More than three-fourths of this area is bottom land, with an average elevation of 10 feet above the ordinary water level of the river. The remaining one-fourth is mountain and mesa. Most of the valley land is naturally fertile and could be made very productive by irrigation. With a great river running through it American enterprise will some day solve the problem of getting the water out over this magnificent valley, which without irrigation is worthless. Climate. With an average elevation of less than 300 feet above sea level, and surrounded on every side by a rainless desert, the Colorado River Reservation is one of the hottest places on the globe. From June 1 to October 1 there are usually not a dozen days when the maximum temperature is below 100°, and frequently from 120° to 125 in the shade is recorded. Except on a very few nights, however, the temperature drops sufficiently to make the nights quite pleasant. From October to June the climate is delightful, save for occasional sand storms and rare rains. The average annual rainfall is less than 5 inches, and most of it comes during the months of January and August. Inhabitants. Of the five tribes originally allotted to this reservation only one section of the Mohave tribe have ever been induced to locate permanently upon it. These number 683; of the remaining Mohaves, nearly all live from 80 to 125 miles above the reservation in the vicinity of Needles, Cal., and Fort Mohave, Ariz. These Indians, numbering about 1,300, have always been nominally connected with the agency. Between these two groups of the Mohaves, about 40 miles above the agency, are located the Chimehuevis, a band of about 150. These are a southern branch of the Piutes and are progressive Indians, having wholly adopted civilized dress, including shoes, hats, and style of wearing their hair. They receive no aid from the Government except that they come to the agency for medicine and medical treatment. Census.-The following is a summary of the census recently carefully taken of the Indians living on the reservation: General characteristics.-The Mohaves in general are willing to work at hard manual labor for self-support. In this respect they are said to be superior to any other |