Illicit  trading  has  been  confined  principally  to  parties  who  make  their  headquarters
on  the  Missoun  River.  There  is  a  bad  set  of  men  there,  who  ostensibly  are  there  to
conduct  wood-yards,  but  who  are  really  a  set  of  men  (with  honorable  exceptions)  wh»
are  ready  to  trade  whisky  or  steal  a  horse,  as  occasion  offers.  These  men  are  well
known,  but  for  some  reason  they  manage  to  carry  on  their  business  with  but  little
interference  by  officers  of  the  law.  It  is  a  well-known  fact  that  where  one  horse  is
stolen  by  an  Indian,  ten  are  stolen  by  whites.
INDIAN  POLICE.
Indian  police  are  moderately  successful,  but  would  be  more  so  if  led  by  a  good,  re-
liable white  man.  However,  I  manage  to  get  considerable  assistance  from  them  in
the  way  of  keeping  order  in  the  camp,  and  in  some  cases  intimidating  whisky  traders.
SCHOOL.
A  day  school  has  been  in  operation,  and  with  moderate  success,  but  really  a  board-
ing school  is  the  need  of  the  hour.  At  this  time  with  a  day  school  it  is  impossible  to
keep  scholars  at  their  studies  steadily  and  long  enough  to  insure  satisfactory  results.
The  work  of  educating  Indians  is  slow  at  the  best,  therefore  the  best  means  attain-
able should  be  employed  to  accomplish  desired  results.
