I have spent nearly three weeks going over the Reservation since school closed, visiting from farm to farm, encouraging the Indians to make larger improvements; and I have been very greatly gratified to notice so many already clearing up new lands. I have only found three or four families who will not clear up some new ground this spring. Some will clear as much as three or four acres. Many are chopping and logging heavy timber without any team to help them. I think there will be 300 acres of new land cleared this spring. I expect to distribute (only to those who clear at least one acre) 1,000 bushels of potatoes, besides corn, oats, wheat, and vegetable seeds, for many of them have not yet learned to provide beforehand. There are, however, quite a number who not only have enough for their own seed, but some to sell. Could the boarding-school be kept up regularly for a few years, we should have great hopes for the future of this tribe, but there seems to be a strange lack of interest in this matter on the part of the authorities at Washington. We are now anxiously waiting for instructions to re-open this school. Meanwhile, the day-school is in operation, with an attendance of twenty-two scholars. * * * * * An Indian Wants a Cow. Dr G L Mahon Dr Sir i thought i would write a few lines to you to asking you that you dint not answered me when i was asking you while you was here about the Cow i want you to give me one if you Can i thing i would use the Cow very much if you would give me one i could get Some Butter from her and i could make good living on Butter with Potatoes if you Send me one Send who have a young Calf in her thats the one i like to have her and you will let me know it By G Wheeler and another thing about Potatoes Zack Brown told me he hasent got enough Potatoes Seeds for in a spring and ive got Plenty potatoes in Net Lake and if you want any i could Sell it to you Some that is for Zack Brown wants it Now i send my Best Regards to you from ADAWWAN-NE QUA BENANS VERMILLION LAKE. * * * * * THE CHINESE. * * * * * “CALIFORNIA CHINESE MISSION.” Auxiliary to the American Missionary Association. PRESIDENT: Rev. J. K. McLean. D. D. VICE-PRESIDENTS: Rev. A. L. Stone, D. D., Thomas C. Wedderspoon, Esq., Rev. T. K. Noble, Hon. F. F. Low, Rev. I. E. Dwinell, D. D., Hon. Samuel Cross, Rev. S. H. Willey, D. D., Edward P. Flint, Esq., Rev. J. W. Hough, D. D., Jacob S. Taber, Esq. DIRECTORS: Rev. George Moor, D. D., Hon. E. D. Sawyer, Rev. W. E. Ijams, James M. Haven, Esq., Rev. Joseph Rowell, E. P. Sanford, Esq., H. W. Severance, Esq. SECRETARY: Rev. W. C. Pond. TREASURER: E. Palache, Esq. * * * * * Fung Affoo’s Bible Class—Visalia and Petaluma. REV. W. C. POND, SAN FRANCISCO.