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Office of Indian Affairs
San Francisco, Cal
January 3rd 1865.

Sir

In submitting this quarterly report for the fourth
quarter 1864 I design to mention briefly a few of the
more important occurences in my Superintendency since
my annual report of Sept 1st and state the general
condition of affairs at the present time.

At the Smith River Reservation, in the Northern
portion of the State, affairs have been generally prosperous.
The crops have been harvested and yielded abundantly
Of wheat, potatoes, peas of there is an ample
supply to subsist the Indians. The quantity of salmon
caught at the fishery has not been so large as was
anticipated, the season having proved an unfavorable
one, but enough have been taken to satisfy the demand
during the season and a small quantity has been
smoked for winter use. So far as food is
concerned the Indians are remarkably well prepared for
winter. A potion of them have good houses while
the remainder have been provided with temporary
shelter to protect them against the severity of the
storms it not seeming advisable to expend a large
sum of money in building new houses for all in
view of the possibility of its soon being abandoned as a reservation.

The greatest inconvenience the Indians have been
subjected to has been a lack of clothing occasioned by