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Show 206 UTAH SUPERINTENDENCY. T1ie.Utahs are divided into six bands, of Gllich Sowyett, White Eye,Tabby, Anthrow, Jo, and Kibe are their chiefs. Kibe's (or mountain) band is the only one that makes their permanent residence at this reservation, who are the remains of the two once powerful bands of Warker and Pee-tee-neete, and ex-pect to be supported by 'the general government; who least appreciate their presents; who never ask in a courteous and becoming manner, but demand all kinds of food and clothing used by:the whites. A refusal brings'threats and insulting language. I have endeavored to deliver the goods to the well-dis-posed, and teach them that government sent the goods to the good Indians, not to the vicious; that threats would not produce food nor clothing; which, I am happy to say, has changed the conduct of many of them. As a whole, I think they are the most depraved, superstitious, addicted to all manner of crime, un-der the least restraint, of any of the Indians within this agency, in consequence, in a great measure, of being associated with some white desperadoes who infest this country add furnish them whiskey. They number 275 souls-78 Indians, 74 squaws, and 123 children. They claim this reserve as their grounds and home, which is situated upon the Spanish fork stream and Utah lake. Al-though federal jurisdiction i8 denied by many oitizens, I would respectfully suggest the propriety of still holding the reservation for the convenienceof the superintendency to herd stock, &c., and for the use and benefit of these Indians. It is also the concentrating point for all the different hands of Utahs once or twice a year. Some may he induced to work, hut food and clothing, without work, has been their former usage, which bas made them indolent, lazy, and run them into all manner of vices. Little improvement with the older onces can hardly be expected. Immediate steps should he taken to remove trespassers npon this reservation, who have built houses and taken up a permanent residence, or surveyed out farms thereon, which is a great outrage upon the Indian department and agent. Were the farm and house put in repair, and a new dam built, the old one being entirely gone, with white labor enough simply to keep it so, assist and teach the Indians, I have no doubt it would he self-sustaining. The income of, renting lands to citizens for cultivation, mowing, herding stock, kc., whatever the Indians did not require, wonld produce all that would be required for these Indians. But a conntant trespassing, making new surveys, st+g out new f m s from this reservation, with impunity, would infer that it was only a ques-tion of time when all the im~rovementsm ieht he surveyed and the federal offi-rrrn i,r permirted to stay R; tlw will uf tLe t~enpa35e;. The ncni clam, wl~~,n hnilr, to rnrn the anwr iirro tla. ract for irrigaiiun, shuuld be Luilr up tlw srwom, above rhe old uue about 1.50 rod?, s.lnirll n.ould hr brvond the boundaries of thc reservation. Therefore, I would recommend a small h i t i o n ' to be made to the reservation, not for the value or want of it for cultivation, wbich is of no value whatever for that purpose, but to save any after trouble of the right to flow, or the fee simple to the land on which the dam will be built. I enclose a diagram of the reserve, and the piece I wonld recommend to be added to it. Sowyett's hand, whose hunting grounds are at Uintah valley, numbers 210 souls-58 Indians, 56 squaws, and 96 children. Too much praise cannot be said of them. Their influence to suppress the evil. conduct of the vicious is immense, and never wanting. Always thankful for the smallest faror from their agent, free from bad habits, and worthy of all confidence, they should not be neglected by the general government. Anthrow and Tabby bands inhabit, most of the year, at Uintah valley also, and sustain themselves mostly by hunting and fishing. They number about 300 souls, who seem to be peaceable and well disposed, and some of them could he induced to settle and labor. White Eye hand, whose hunting grounds are npon Green river, makes a visit |