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ridges most of the way. Fine springs come out at intervals all along & nearer to the agency larger ones that join and make a large creek. Most of the way the bottom of the valley is park like & beautifully spread between the trees, but nearer the agency it becomes marshy in places or is covered with fields of grain or weeds. 

Oat fields are scattered along nearly to the head of the valley & lower down are fields of wheat & corn. The indian houses in the upper part of the valley are not occupied at present. Several of these empty little log houses with windows only in the gables were seen & usually some empty teepees near by. Lower down the indians were living mainly in the teepees outside of the houses. 

The agency is quite a town with store & P.O. & numerous large buildings for schools, barns & various purposes.