The
Indians are only partially self-supporting. Some tribes derive an
income from funds which are the proceeds derived from the sales and
cessions of their lands. The National government holds this money
in trust for them, and, by direct appropriation, supplies the
money, food, and clothing necessary to complete their support. The
appropriation for the Indians in 1912 was $9,854,000. Over
one-fourth of this sum was spent for their education in Indian
schools, numbering about 300, which are under the direct control of
the department.
[Footnote 54: Report of the Secretary of the Interior, 1910. Within
twelve years 89,000 Indians were granted full rights as citizens.]
The Director of the Geological Survey.--The Director of the
Geological Survey collects much valuable information through the
examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and
mineral products of the United States. He has charge, also, of the
survey of the forest reserves.
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