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Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington Superintendency, roll 19, 1870 - 1874.(UNPUBLISHED, 1870-08-01) Wilbur, James H.; Merwin, H. D.; Smith, James M.; Henderson, Jas. W.; Dickerson, J. B."The picket fence at the agency, destroyed by fire last year has been renovated as well as the houses occupied by employes, to some extent. Considerable repairs areneeded yet on the latter to make them habitable for the winter."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington Superintendency, roll 19, 1870.(UNPUBLISHED, 1870-08-10) Smith, James M.; Wilbur, James H.; St. Onge, E. H.; Ross, Samuel; Merwin, H. D."In regard to this I would respectfully represent that the Yakama Indians are mostly absence from their homes, they are this time of the year busy fishing at the fisheries contigious to the Reservation, others are in the mountains gathering berries or at such places which afford them their nuturtious roots, in short they are scattered, seeking part of their winter supply of subsistence and will not return to the Reservation in less time than a month from now."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington Superintendency, roll 19, duplicates, part 2.(UNPUBLISHED, 1870-08-31) Merwin, H. D.; Smith, James M.; Wilbur, James H.; Henderson, Jas. W.; Dickerson, J. B."The tribes enumerated are those which are parties to the treaty. The population is based on the number drawing annuity goods to which may be added some two or three hundred Indians scattered outside of the reservation, and which never have come in."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington Superintendency, roll 19, duplicates.(UNPUBLISHED, 1869-08-27) St. Onge, E. H.; Smith, James M.; Wilbur, James H.; Ross, Samuel; Merwin, H. D."I notice that the appropriations for the 'Yakima Nation' for the year ending June 30th, 1870, is as follows: for he employment of one supt. of teaching and two teachers, $3,200 dollars."