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(DEc...."la IB accordance with universal custom. it is deemed proper tJ inTite your attention .tQ lbose,subjects touching lhe · ' ~eneral welfare which are likely tv demand your considt'rl\tioD, and to sUtj"!;cst such . 811 seem to be required by the w;tnt~ and intere5ts of the peorle; . A rCl"ision of tbe laws of the Territory wodd'Dc desirable-, and 'lfould ~eem to be required in view of the prescnt inadeq.uate and .' ·defective system; but as thc e~:p e nOi! of recodification would nec ~!!. sarily bc gT(>at, .and the, urgency <>f the mattp.r, does Dot render it indispens~bly necessary,! ea=ot; recommend that it be undtrlaken - at tho ' pre!;enl time; ' 'fhe dawn,of a ne\\I era is., already opeuing upon ' j be Territory: and tae shifGng scenes roTotmd· us· as well as tbe DO'rcl requirements which new pursuits nnd' v.aried entr rpri e , to ~bicu thi s, as. ;t Il othcr young commuDities is in cident, wili rentler l'lc ccss:\fY, at an eurly day, a no th er compilation, as th e)' "'ill require otncr :t ~ d p erh aps di ffe rent lalYS [rom tbose n olY on tbe statute -. booJ;.;. . F orming as it d ocs the Great Bastn nnd the centre of our exten- - :iYe mir. r r ~. l re gion, th is Territory bids f:.lir to riy,al hor neig h bors on tbe cas t, we st, :ma north in guld Rnd silr er mi.!l es , while In her buds or Laser met als she will un ques tioD;lLly surpass ei ther. The evidcnces o[ lli is ;tre ab undant aild e ach da'\' aoc umulat e, anu I con g-raLubte J: ou on the faell th a l our c::.:!e llded·anu Y3ricu resources , of mineral. wCf.hh nrc aL out to be de"elopeJ-inuccu are al ready Leing de'l'dop;;,I-and cannol but re su-!l in a large inc rea se of oar r popul a tion. ' T hese ' interesting facts de \ o!l'c UpOI! y ou, as th e guarc1 iuus . of the p.ublic re nee and 'Y e!f:u c, new and. r esponsIble duli es. ' , 'Ilic mani fo ld' interestg nf A6ri culture- lb c enduri!16 ba5i" of re r-t;: luneot prosp'·ri ty-sl!oulrl, RS 1 haY(! no doubt they \\ill, rec .:irc ., y om' special utten; ion nnd be rostc red by cYe ry means \\itilin your power . In this T erri lory , ferti le as it is in all the pro ducts of the . fa rID , and abt:nda.ct as MC'onr h aITests 'beneatll the j n JtJ s tr o u~ h a:ld uf tLe h D s b nod m ~,n , the 60 il, in tbe main, is only 5!1sccpt ible of culti,.. ati on 'l;'he!1 :7alucd by ou'r monn ta in str C:l rn s, or oy means of a rii5ciol water cou rses. , Oll r pc ople are thus JIPccss ar ily cr)tl ti neu to a \'C ry limited :H<Y.1 of producin,; la D~ . .b:.rc ry acre th a L is C:lj'.lble of oein,; mad e productin should, th e re- fore, be pn:scne J to the ., people :lnu WAde 10 :'T"lrl it s hOll n.teous produ cts to the wi! lil1 6" I':Jn <l -, oi toil, ~timlll~,l d , :l>; it lln'l ll e~ t i lln:1 Ll y \\ il l be , by lbe new c0nd i· .. 'lien s anJ tbe brig l t pros jlecls of th e ncar fu tu re nolY ope nin g- upon , th e pe0pl.:: . 'J he 'e 5 u ~gu,t i o n , re made in "iew, o[ the Hcnts daily tran s pi ri n~ around 11 • lind prd ilO inary to ca lling your all enl ion.to ilie alli ~ b F Ik nnu f-: :l npe te In d ian r c:se rr a tiOIl9. 'Ib is ... • ~ . . .. -... • - J ' . ~ uated m-the ~ntTil 'Or the' fertIle ' .'Vaney' of tllat _~H"'U>JIU<"" ~Y an ,indUStrious n'gricultllraj'populatio~,: is €mhracmg D(;t m'Ore: tban five hundred Rcres, It · idle for scnral years' past, and there is little rr oba- , u..:r vgain ,being r equired' for Indian purpose9. Tbc [,:tole o~ JlroduclDg go0 crops Rud , in jus ti ct' to the peo-nr1' L. ,,..... Y and wllhng to reduce lttoprofil <lb lc cultiv a ti on, sh ould . a: nn,Indian res e r\'3t~ on, to wbicb it is not ado p ted and it I' endently not rqulred. Th E> 3pau is h Fork re s(' rvatit tbe.! soutl:'.ern end of Lake Utah, cont:l ins abo u t fi ft een tl!on - '::' . ':: acres,oi.lrmd, of f:ood quality, "a!l~ al l sus ceptible of irr i ~ >lti o n . ""':~ , .. qmt year, Since, il slD all portlOil 01 thts TCSe ry a li on \\'as clt!li r :1.t r ,1 as r.n Indian farm; but lh e: amount ot prod uce rea lized, ", :!s ill no D ::- z;<unner a~ all commensurate witb the cost to the Go\' c: ~nmen t , F r ~~S _ :~ _ (~ c Jl~ t t~ree years no work h as bee n performed on tb is rc s€ TY :J. ij > ilClll, and It ba.! return ed t{) a state of n ature ; tbe f:! rD1 h ouse i, in I.' . TCry bad rcpalr; the fences all gone, ahd the land o\,(' r rr rown ", ith ~ -~, veees a.nd bushes.; i~deed, it is to· day ~im ply a tr aeL of ~<l k ('d , wil(1 r-; land, wab few of Its Improvem ents yeL r ema ining, and these, at Lest (; but monuments of de cay ;lod ruin, DO less th cn of the mi s t a \; e ~ [' p~!Jcy, n:b lc~ se eks to ameli?rate the c.ondition of the red man, by !;': p,aclOg Illm 10 uear proxlm l[ )' to a thi ckly porulat cd ',1 hite set tle- ~ . rne~L .. On tbc .o th r r hand, i~ has been a fruitful ,our ce of irr ita tiLn L ane dlssatl fac tlOn to the IoJ I~ n s, who a r c conti nu all ', led to (x- [:. pect.Lendi ts WlllCh they nev er re cc iYC; aliU llie f:lct" tha t, while b 1 ?ldln.g out hopes destined ne"er to be realiz ed , it dr 2. ws tbe I n-f d.i a~s IOto (Lhe m?~t ut nsely popu lated setlielllc: nls, to the grl :it an. ~ ~O) ",?c e o. ?u r Cit izens, wh om th ey burth cll \ 1 itb :\ be av y anJ coo- ~ E D.ll il l ;:"', 1 ~ not tbe Icast :lm o n~ (he nils Jll qly comp!"i!l03d (I f. ~ , \ cn ,1lO .tili the re ~e TYat l () n be Il (!aln dc "oted to ] , ,j ' " rr... - rboses' vnl' y :'. ~ : Urt I I po r t'i on o r ,I t wo'u ld be cu lliYa tccl , s l,ihl l l;kt:nl \'ti:nu,.r,- ! ~h ~ t ¥r:"k; p:l r l unt lJlrd nnd r u n n in ~ to 1',;:'-~tc. It is est im:lt~J t Lt:, money n cce~s :lTll y ex pc ndc:d ;\nnu all y ill main to:n ;nrr tlle reserv at ' ' 1d .' n , , t' doub I~!., ' IO U ,. p u ~cha sc ~or the ln dlans. in the Dl:1 Ikc t. !It Ircs t r f Ic tl.e fju antlty Cl, prO\' I&lon< that would be obtained (rom Lhe 1 t~:.:nT '\.Ire r an l'Xpc r: l'nce or tIl 0 years in the I ndi~.n sc ni re in f. th~O G~;' nto ry, I am sa ti s [itu th;t t thi s T(>sc rY ::lt ion is :t detl im( nt t ') , . ,('rlIme nt, to tb e Ill dl::l ll S, and to the people . Tb e wiL hh olJ . InrghOI ~ u cb :! :l' amount of lanu from in l.L,lli"t! IIL culti ya ti on in " I" ~ . 0 t e g re ' t . , ' f ,'" , " w rr - as un WIse aa sa .IC L( llI ls. ltlonI ' 0 , popIu hli on that \Y a re Su re to n: ce irc ' 't , I r ' IS Impo ItI C, I' len it iJ con sid er ed tb at Our !Jco I ! :~ti ar l r emo\'('(! fr om other .Eo urces 0 f su p~l y, a rc com pelle d to ;:~,: • TI: J ou theIr own exertions nud. lhe ltm iteu :l illOunt of I\ra u l~ h D ~ |