The Musquakies are still much attached to their Iowa home. They are very peaceable, and rarely have any trouble with their white neighbors. In a few instances they have complained to the agent of trespass by some of the whites. The agent states in his annual reports for the years 1879 and 1880, that not a single crime had been committed by any member of the tribe, either among themselves or against the whites.

Efforts have been made to establish schools among them, but they do not regard the proposition with much favor. For several years a gradual progress has been made in this direction, a building having been erected by the government which is partially devoted to school purposes. Many of the young women have made very satisfactory progress, under instruction, in needlework and household industry, and a few of them have learned to read and write. They dislike regular attendance at school, and can be taught only in a general way. "They prefer," says the agent, "to teach each other to read and write in their own language, and considerable progress has been made in their education in this way.'' Many of them are familiar with the use of postal cards and post-office money orders. Some of the younger members have advanced so far as to be able to carry on a written correspondence among themselves, and with Indians in Kansas and Indian Territory. The older people, however, still adhere to their prejudices against the institutions of the white man, and say "Musquakie no like school."

We learn from the report of the agent that in August, 1880, the band numbered 355 people--170 males, and 185 females. There had been, during the preceding year, an