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33 Five or six young Sioux girls have been taken into the family of Dr Williamson where they are instructed in their own language & receive the same English education and attention accorded to his children. A teacher has been placed here by government & receives a regular salary but either from want of success in his effort or inertion on his part there was no school at the time of my visit, altho' frequent applications are made to Dr W for admittance to his family,- There are difficulties attending a day school which are obviated in that where the pupils are constantly under the influence of their instructor & his family - Many causes are assigned for the failure of these schools, viz the intrigues of the traders, some of whom consider it their interest to keep the Indians in ignorance