| OCR Text |
Show Water - 716 Sept. 2, 1882 Patten, Warren, So. Ute Agency Letter to Office of Indian Affairs Submittance of annual report. Reservation land said to be suited for grazing, but unsuitable for agriculture without extensive irrigation. May 23, 1887 Stollsteimer, C. F., Agent, So. Ute Agency Letter to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Agent reports on the allotment of land in severalty on the Southern Ute Reservation as per the Allotment Act of Feb. 8, 1887. Indians raise question of water that will be available to alloted lands. Map of survey done for the reservation cannot be found at agent's office. NA/ RG 75 Sept. 24, 1890 Bartholomew, Charles A., Indian Agent, So. Ute and Jicarilla Agency Report of Agent in Colorado Report of the Secretary of the Interior Bartholomew delivers his annual report on conditions at the So. Ute agency. He comments on agriculture, which is hampered by the lack of irrigation facilities; education, which has been temporarily halted for lack of a building; marriage practices; gambling; increased demand for white men's clothing; and quality of rations, which he suggests be alloted once a month instead of once a week, since the Utes make a holiday of allotment day and refuse to do their work. S. S. # 2841/ p. 22- 25 July 5, 1895 Smith, Thomas P., Asst. Commissioner Letter to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Reports on the Southern Ute Treaty and settlement. Discusses possibility and costs of water supplied to the western reservation and the problem of allotments and water on the eastern section. |
