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and remunerative wages and I am gratified to be able to state that close observation on my part has resulted in the conviction that every colored man in my field of operations who is inclined to labor is taking advantage of the opportunities offered them and is doing as well if not better than the laboring class of whites are here.

The policy [[?persisted]] in by me of having their difficulties adjudicated in my office has had an excellent effect and has in no little degree contributed to the [[?promotion]] of more kindly feeling between the races.

Intemperance does not prevail to any great extent among this class. in fact since my assignment to duty at this Post I have seen but two colored persons under the influence of