US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Yakima Indian Agency, annual reports - Transcript (Duplicate-part 8).

Abstract

"When I took possession the Indians were very much dissatisfied with the doings of the former agent. They had been employed to work and vouchers to the amount of thousands of dollars had been issued to them, with the assurance that soon money would be received and payment would be made. He had paid a large portion of said vouchers with annuity goods at extravagant prices. He had directly and indirectly influenced them to sell their vouchers at prices differing from twenty to fifty cents on the dollar."