During this year $40,000 and 500,000 pounds of clothing, bedding and the like were used.

England contributed 50,000 pounds of goods and $8,000.

In 1879, the refugees took up 20,000 acres of land and brought 3,000 under cultivation.

The Relief Association at first furnished them with supplies, teams and seed, which they profitably used in the production of large crops.

Desiring to establish homes, they built 300 cabins and saved $30,000 the first year.