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A. 
Page. 
Abiquiu agency, New Mexico, annual report of Agent Russell--------------..
 326 
Adair, W. P., a Cherckee, visits Osage agency and demoralizes the Indians
......  276 
Addresses of agents --------------------------------------------------------.
 173. 
Agencies assigned to religious bodies.........................................172
consolidation of, recommended.............--........................    15
inspected during the year, number of.....-..........................    15
location of---  -------------------------------------------------173 
Central Superintendency, absence of Indians from, during late hostilities-
 264 
Agency buildings and repairs at Crow Creek agency, Dakota...................239
at Devil's Lake agency, Dakota, number of.................239 
new, at Fort Berthold, Dakota, situation of.................. 242 
Standing Rock agency, Dakota, condition of....-........-...... 244 
Agency for Utes in New Mexico, desirability of new.-------------------------328
ground broken for new Crow.........................................    3O2
location unfavorable for rapid progress in civiilzation....................
 248 
new, established for Lower Bruls---------------------------------. 92 
old Flathead, abandoned, and farm given to Arlee and his people........ -304
property, dilapidated condition of, at Flathead agency............._....
306 
repairs and improvements at White River, Colorado.................... -235
at Los Pifos, California......................................233 
Agent at Puyallup agency, death of.  -.......---------4.................
    84 
one has failed to forward his report.....................................
1 
Agents, Indian, to be nominated by the religious bodies of the country, by
order of 
the President----------------------------------- ...................   19
post-office address of--------                                        173
Agreement of Sioux to relinquish hunting rights in Nebraska.----------"-.179
Agriculture. (See farming.) 
Alaska, Indian tribes in.      .         ...-------------------------------------------------.
202 
Alderson, W. W., agent, annual report of Fort Peck agency, Montana ..........
 308 
Alsea agency, Oregon, annual report of Agent Litchfield------------------------
 344 
Alseas, condition of. .     .     .    .     .     .    ..-------------------------------------------------.56,345
statistics in regard to, and classification of..........................114,128,
175 
American Missionary Association, agencies assigned to..........................172
Annuities, absentee Pottawatomies not enrolled for............................291
and rations distributed to Gros Ventres .............................63 
for fiscal year ending June 30, 1876................................158-165
manner of issuing to Indians at San Carlos agency..................220 
none  given  to  Absentee  Shawnees................. ............... 284
plan of issuing to Shoshoues and Bannacks .........................375 
suffering of Lemhi Valley Indians for want of, &c--------------------311
suggestion of Agent Irwin in regard to issue of ......................  375
Annuity goods, arrival of, at Los Pii-tos agency, California.....................233
for Cheyennes and Arapahoes, delay in transportation of..........-27( 
none received by Utes and Apaches of Abiquiu agency, New 
Mexico..         ...----------------------------------------------- 327 
money, results of plan of using, for encouragement of labor-............
-319 
Apaches, remarks in regard to- -  -    -  -     -   -   -   -    -  -   
-   -  41 
at Cheyenne and Arapahoe agency, number and peaceable condition of.  43,269
Chiricahua, number and condition of..................................209
Essaqueta,  condition  of.-.... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... ...  272
Jicayilla, character and habits of--------------------------------327, 328
Mescalero, condition of----------------------     -  .............-34, 329
most of them settled on their reservations-----------------------------.42
number of agencies reduced to six----.................................  41
number of, at San Carlos agency, Arizona----------------------------.215
on Kiowa aud Comanche reservation, Indian Territory, friendly and peace-
able-----------------------.....--------------------------... 43, 374 
peaceable  and  friendly....--......-..... -.... ........... ...........
 269