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Show r «*MrW«<-a«i.*, ' l l .e I'.IM : in • l . lv [lie . lie llie SVw ' i.'y • ' IS j i J i 1 i s i 7 J J S J i INVESTIGATION OF INDIAN FRAUDS. :JI;T ••in In by , .1 ll.e ., ,,,, nf their Owns WITH burned ami much loss of lil'o I properly occasioned. It „,',n|,l M-Vlll, however. Ilia I, ill addition In I lie villagers, litem were others, ill l |m| ' | j m o I,woo, i|i«peised, whom) 1'ediie.linii In I * 11 <• I > I < >-- HUH ilelerinlneil upon Mini inadu Ihu xub. i,,-in| a ileeree by Charles V of Spain, in lb II',, in order r.hiclly, as deelared, In llu-ir l.-ing inslt neled in the Catholic I'ailli. Under llie Spanish government school* were ,.t.ibli.-lieil al llie. villages, the Christian religion was introduced and impre>sed upon ill. penple, and the. riglils of property thoroughly protected, liy all these, means a I, .'Ii deglec of civilization was secured, which was maintained until after llie eslah- ;...I,in,-ill nl' Mexican independence, when, from want of government care and support ,;., iy t'i,Unwed, and llie Pueblos metis hly deteriorated, down In the time when ih,'. .mill,nil.V of the. United Stairs was extended over that, country ; still they arc a re- ,ii.likable people, noted tor their sobriety, industry, and docility. They'have few u.nils, and lire, simple in I'lieir habits and moral in I heir lives. They are, indeed ., .mi Iy In be considered hiditins hi the sense traditionally attached.Io that, word, and, |,nl for I heir resilience upon reservations patented to lliese bands in conlinnalion of aiieieiil Spunisli giants, and their continued tribal organization, might be regarded as ,i part of the ordinary pnpitl.iit.iou of tint country. Thorn are now nineteen vi tinges of llu-e Indians in New Mexico. Each village has a distinet and organized government, with its governor and other officers, all of whom are elected annually by the people' ,.\eepl the c«ei'i/»i', a sort of high priest, Who holds his oliieo during life. Though nominally Catholics in religion, it is thought that their veal beliefs avis those of Ihcirun- ,-, »inys in I he days of Montezuma. A much-vexed question a fleeting the pence, and prosperity of this people remains to be settled, and, it is hop,-,!, will be determined without unnecessary delay, namely, whether they are eili/.eiis of the. United Stales, ,,r r„. ilia i is. In whom I he law of LSIl, respecting trade and intercourse \\ i I Ii Indian t lilies, is applicable. Chief Justice Slough, of the United Stales lirst judicial district of tlie Territory of New Mexico, decided, in lrTiT, that their status was that, of citizens. This decision will be found contained in Document No. o'J, accompanying tbu annual report of this OUicc for ll?(i7, page 217. , i | ir The tribes residing wholly or in part, within the limits of Utah are, the Northwestern, Western, upd Coship bauds of Shoshones ; the Weber, Yampa, Elk Mountain, and Uinlah bunda of Lites; the, Timpauagos, the San Fitches, the Fah-Vents, the L'iedes, and She'-be-reehois, all, with the exception of the Shoshoiies, speaking the Uto language, and being native to the country inhabited by them. A'uW/iHvwfcTM, ll'extcrn, nmi <!o*hij) HIIOHIIOIICK.-These three bands of Shoshones, numbering together about li.tXIO, Juivo treaties mado witli tho Government in lSliii. No reservations were provided to be set a pa it for them by the terms of said treaties, I ho only provision for their benelit being the agieement. on the port of the United States to furnish them with articles, to a limited extent ami for a limited term, suitablo to their wants as hunters or herdsmen. Having no reservations, but little can be. done for their advancement. They live in Northwestern Utah and Northeastern Nevada, and are generally inclined to be iudnst rious, many of llient gaining a livelihood by working for tho white settlers, while others cultivate small tracts of land on their own account. Under the treaties referred to. the sum of $3,(100 is appropriated annually for the Northwestern bands, $5,000 for tho Western bands, and £1,000 for the Goslup bands. These items are to be appropriated for eleven years from the present time. The money i&expended for the benefit of the Indians, in accordance with the terms of tho treaties. The Weber Utes, numbering about, IWU, live in the vicinity of Salt Lake City, and subsist by bunting, fishing and begging. Tho Tnnpanagos, numbering about 000, live south of Salt Uuko City, and live by bunting and fishing. The San Fitches, numbering about. 300, live, with tho exception of some who have gone to the. Uintah Valley reservation, in the country south and east, of the Timpauagos, and subsist by hunting, and fishing. The Fuh-Ycius number about 1,200, and occupy the territory south uf the Goships, cultivate small patches of ground, but live principally by hunting and fishing. Tho Yampa Utes, Fiedes, 1'i-Utes, Elk Mountain Utes, and She-bc-lechi- rs live in the eastern and southern parts of the Territory. They number, as nearly as can be estimated, !i,'JU0 ; do not cultivate the soil, but subsist, by bunting and Ii,si dug, and at times by depredating ill a small way upon the, while be tilers. They are ^warlike and migratory in their habits, carrying on a petty warfare pretty much all the time with the soul hern Indians. These bands of Utes have no treaties with tho United States ; they receive no annuities, and but very little assistance from the Government. Tho Uintah Utes, numbering ?00, ate, now residing upon a reservation of 2,0:111,010 acres in Uintah Valley, in the northeastern corner of the Territory, set apart foi the occupancy of the Indians in Utah by Executive order of October 3. lsGl, and by act of Congress of May o, 1S04. This reservation comprises some of the best fanning laud in Utah, and is of sullicien± extent to maintain all the Indians iu the Territory. Some ^•..'.?.s.vr*-^';vJ"1Tj.ifTi//r<'>"<-'"'v"' ' a m .mi a aajaaa -«*«^~ |