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Show REPORTS OF AGENTS IN UTAH. There are about 70 acres of land ttncler eoltivation this year by Indians, 65 ofwhioh werenewly hmkeo, as the lands flooded lnst year were abandoned. One hnn(1rlred end ten acres are under fenlte; 870 rods of wire fence have been put np duriug the year. My farmer estimat,es the yield will be: Corn, 100 bnahola; oats, 680 bushels; potlttoes, 650 bushels; and vegetables and marden t n~~o3k,0, 00 ponnds. The Indinns have sup-plied the ageno7 vith oousiderehye of the latter, for which they have reoeived good prices. Thedistribution of seeds is also eommendabln in the Dapartmemcot ; bbt the Ute oaonot be made to nndervtat~d the philosoplty of sevinv seed-"Snisoieut unto the dtsr is the ~ v i l being +:he motto. They are aEing grain-cradles to out grain cnstead of hantl-sickles, and, thor~gha mkwnrd, onnee the ''hmveat moon" to smile. No wheat was sown, owing to not getting seed wheat in time, and the slow advsnoe of theseason. 8TOOK. It is s, hard matter to expldn away any unfavorable oironrnstnuoes or impreasions whioh may arifieconoerniog stook at this agency. I have been visited by two inspeot-om, and neither of them would take the trouble to examine the atook or the range on which they grasod. Reports were made, howaver, snd I am left to infer they ware the reault of hearanj. Therange is extensive, the grnziug lirht aod suatterinp, which necewitatus the dividing of the herd. The better grazing ?a in the northeast part of the reserve, next to the Colorado line, soma 40 miles from the-agency. Mr. Minnis, whom I succeeded, received a herd of stock cattle in 1883, whioh bere very thin and poor when turned over to me: 80 much so, thst there being no water on the range in the winter, they kept traveling between the range and the river, and many of them were drowned breaking through she ice, and mired in the qoiok-sands, too poor and weak toextricate themselves. The exact numbey which were loat in this manner, I have never been able to fully asourtaiu. During the m0ot.h of June I was with my herders hsving the boooh ronndad-up for rebranding and to brand the calves. I branded from this$ herd 100 oalves, and Considered the yield remarkably good for the -iioi.ssitndes the herd had undergone. In July 450 more oowa and heifera and 22 graded bulls were received, which were fnlly up to the requirement8 of the oontracL and in splendid coudition. This stouk was branded and turned upon n range on the went side of Grsen River, about 15 miles north of the aganoy. There are now 1,255 head of stock-cettle on the reservation, and it is n. hnnl matter to find grazing for them, and requires the constant abtendance of xt least two oompe-tent herders. I would recommend no more rtaok-cattle he put ou this reservation, 8% there is not the feed for more, but if possible divide the present atook among the In-dians or such ones as will properly care for tbem. Several of my Indians ow" a few head of cattle, and I would recommend they be not allowed to sell or di~paseo f the cows and heifers, and thus train them in one direction towards ~slf-support. I mpald also recommend the Department offer to purchase steer8 and :beef-cattle of them, in- #tea6 of by uontl.act, as an encouragement to porsne stock-raising. The stallion8 purchased for these Indians two years ago have been of uo service for the purpose intended. The Indians are tnuchopposed to having them rnn with their horses and bnt few ever call tbem into use. The faot is the stallious are noeppre-ciated. STAT18TICS. The census taken prior to June 30 showa au iucreaae of 2 aver 1884. Total onmber of Indians ................................................... 1,252 Nnmber of nlalea ............................................................ 644 Noruher of famales .......................................................... 6w Number of malea over fifteen years ........................................... 270 Number of femdea over fourteen years ....................................... 369 Nnmber between six and sixteen year8 ....................................... 453 Deaths during the year ...................................................... 15 Treats* by the agency physician ............................................ 108 Births ...................................................................... 10 The incantations of the "medicine maon is still adhered to by them in severe sick-ness, and while I do not think they will ever lose faith in their own onres, many apply to the physician for ordinary ills. Otheraare sllspioiot~ao f the physicin~,'~rem-edies, and the chief, Ssppovooaro, nor any of his family have ever applied for medical treatment at the agency. IXPROVEMENTB. Since my Isst report the agency has been moved to the west bank of Green River to the site onoe ooonpied by Fort Thornburgh, prior to the removal of the troop8 to Aahby Fork. The new quarters, though far superior in many way8 to those 5067 IND-12 |
