Senator ASHURST. Mr. Burr W. Porter was supposed to be here this evening to testify. It seems he is not immediately at hand, although I understand he has come about 100 miles to testify. Under the circumstances I will ask permission that he be permitted to file any statement he wishes.

Senator FRAZIER. That permission was extended this morning.
Senator ASHURST. Thank you.

Senator FRAZIER. I want to again compliment these Indian boys who are working here in Winslow, either in railroad shops or at private shops, on your ability to get a job and to keep it. There are a great many people out of employment nowadays and a job is a mighty good thing to have at the present time. We assure you we are proud of you boys who have demonstrated you can get a job and take your places among other people and are able to hold up your own end of the work. We also appreciate the interest that the Santa Fe Railroad and other men here are taking in you Indian boys. We thank you for your attendance here and your extreme interest in this hearing.

(At 10.15 o'clock p. m. the committee adjourned.)

The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at Flagstaff, Ariz., Hon. Lynn J. Frazier (chairman) presiding.

Present: Senators Frazier (chairman), Wheeler, and Thomas. Also present: Senator Ashurst, ex officio member of the subcommittee; Hon. J. Henry Scattergood, Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs; Mr. A. A. Grorud, special assistant to the subcommittee; Mr. Nelson A. Mason, clerk; and F. S. Milberg, official reporter.

Senator ASHURST. I submit for the record, a letter from Dr. Harold S. Colton, director of the Northern Arizona Society of Science and Art, Museum of Northern Ariz., Flagstaff, concerning the location of an Indian school at Flagstaff.

Senator FRAZIER. Without objection it will be admitted for the record.

(The letter referred to above follows:)

Hon. LYNN J. FRAZIER,

MUSEUM OF NORTHERN ARIZONA, NORTHERN ARIZONA SOCIETY OF SCIENCE AND ART, Flagstaff, Ariz., March 20, 1931.

Washington, D. C.

MY DEAR SENATOR FRAZIER: I wish to invite the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to stop off at Flagstaff and inspect the site for an Indian school which the Bureau of Indian Affairs is considering. This site is ideal, well drained, and of ample size.

Flagstaff is, as you know, an ideal spot for an Indian school: (1) Two roads from the reservation lead to Flagstaff; (2) the climate the year round, in the pines, can not be improved upon; (3) the water is the best in northern Arizona, as evidenced by the fact that it is shipped in tank cars to the Grand Canyon, Winslow, and other places; (4) the Arizona State Teachers College, at Flagstaff, will make it possible for the Indian school teachers to have educational contacts and opportunities for improvement. Teachers of better grade can be kept longer in an ideal environment.

The Museum of Northern Arizona is deeply interested in Indian affairs and is working on many Indian problems, including the improvement of Indian art.

In such an environment an Indian school would be unique.
I am, very truly,

HAROLD S. COLTON, Director.

Senator ASHURST. I also offer for the record a statement prepared by the Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce through its president and its secretary.

Senator FRAZIER. Without objection the same will be placed in the record.

(The statement referred to above is as follows:)

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Flagstaff, Ariz., April 26, 1931.

To the Members of the Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: GENTLEMEN: The following statement has been prepared by the Chamber of Commerce of Flagstaff, Ariz., for the purpose of presenting as briefly and concisely as possible the advantages which Flagstaff has to offer the Indian Bureau for a proposed school for Indian children.

Unquestionably, the educational environment of Flagstaff will be of outstanding benefit in holding teachers, in view of the fact that the Arizona State Teachers College, an A 1 accredited college, is located here. Flagstaff maintains a high school and a system of grammar schools of high standard. As a general rule the teachers find Flagstaff very attractive and want to live here. An interest has always been taken in the Indian by Flagstaff citizens, through which the Indian children should enjoy a very certain feeling of friendship and friendly assistance.

The natural setting of Flagstaff and vicinity allows it to offer unsurpassed scenic beauty, and the proposed site presented to the Indian Service is contingent to an area still abounding in wild life and game, thereby tending to promote a happiness and contentment among the Indians as it does to our own children. The pupils at a school so located can conveniently be visited by their parents because of the proximity to the reservation; telephonic communications are ideal with all parts of the reservation. Highway and railway transportation are excellent, as a solid pavement connects the proposed site with Flagstaff and the Sante Fe is close at hand and easily accessible. Direct roads radiate to all parts of the Indian reservation, roads that are open the year around. Flagstaff is the base of supplies for the western Navajo Agency to the north, and the Leupp Agency is 35 miles distant. The reservation may be reached in 1 hour's time from this point. Such a plant could be served almost as adequately and speedily as Flagstaff itself, and there would be no obstacle to a very efficient all-year service.

Flagstaff water, of which a chemical analysis is included below. is piped through concrete pipes from enormous living springs at the top of the San Francisco Mountains to two large reservoirs north of the city, impounding 100,000,000 gallons and is easily the purest, sweetest, and most excellent water in the great Southwest; pure enough, in fact, as to be used for battery service in Flagstaff instead of the usual distilled water.

At many points on the reservation the elevation corresponds with that of Flagstaff. The resulting similarity in year around climatic conditions should be an important factor in the health of the children.

At a meeting of the county school board last year it was agreed that the absorption of Indian students into our public schools would be acceptable. Flagstaff has located temporary headquarters for such move and is ready and most willing to cooperate with the Indian Department in every respect.

Summed up, Flagstaff offers an attractive climate, an unexcelled natural environment, the most excellent water on the plateau, easily accessible fuel, power, and transportation, and a sincere determination to cooperate with the Government in any degree in order to have a school plant established here. The following analysis of Flagstaff water is expressed in parts per million : Chlorine.

Iron

Nitrates_

Alkalinities.

Total hardness

Volatile solids...
Total solids

B. coli not present.

No gas produced.

Eight bactera per cubic centimeter.

0.050

009

000

22.16

12.08

14.00

78.00

LOCATION FOR PROPOSED INDIAN SCHOOL AT FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ.

Location. Five miles east of business district; 640 acres, more or less, in section 5, township 21 west, range 8 east, on United States Forest Service land; on highway 66, adjoining junction of highways 66 and 89; both highways leading to Indian reservation. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad station 14 miles south.

Characteristics of land.---Cinder-sand formation. Almost level, with very gradual slope. Would not be muddy. Excellent building area. RepresentaWell sheltered from

tive growth of western yellow pine over entire area. prevailing southwest wind by Mount Elden.

Communication.-Both Indian Service and Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph telephone lines border this tract on the east.

Drainage.-Excellent natural drainage into cinder and sand formation, with gradual slope to Turkey Tanks and thence into the Little Colorado River.

Sewage.-Sewage would undoubtedly drain from septic tank system into cinder formation. Apparently an ideal condition exists.

Highways.-United States Highway 66 leads to Leupp and other reservation points. United States Highway 89 leads to Tuba City and points north. Both highways border tract on the east making same easily accessible to Flagstaff or the reservations.

Transportation.-Transportation by truck to Cliffs Station 14 miles south on main line Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. Municipal airport 21⁄2 miles east of tract. Solid pavement to Flagstaff.

Water.-Elden pipe line (3-inch) three-fourths mile south connected with Flagstaff municipal supply. Another supply possible by connecting to municipal flow line in Schulz Pass, about 5 miles distant. This would require a storagetank system.

Power. There is ample power for all purposes and the Flagstaff Electric Light Co. will construct line to site.

Railway siding.-Splendid location for siding. Roadbed from Cliffs Station to this site already exists, and it is necessary only to lay track. A long siding exists at Cliffs Station on the Santa Fe should it not be desirable to construct spur to site.

Respectfully submitted.

FLAGSTAFF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.