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Show 210 REPORTS COBCERBTNG INDIANS IN COLORADO. year ending Uevemher ::l, 10C.5, the scl8ool farm arid g>irdan netteJ, after deduct. ing cost of mnitaf!~illink snlnlr :#nd estimated msr of L)upil labor there,m, St;R:(.70. Dllrinc the rflreseur tisml TrRC fhe (Ini1.v I111d hren 1,erhour rile most sueies8ful branch of opiratious at the school, both from an educational and a financial standpoint. Milking on an average 10 cows, we have secured 6,124 gallons of milk, from which have been manufactured 1,6161 pounds of butter. Besides this, we have increased the herd 7 in number and have taken therefrom 2,134 pounds net of beef, valued at $234.74, thus making the gross proceeds from the herd $1,238.94, besides the value of the increase. We have also secured 1,978 wunds net of pork and 100 pounds of lard, valued at $232.58. It may be added that to secure these results less than $100 worth of purchased feed has been fed to this stock, the balance having been raised on the school farm. The Methodist Missionary Society maintains a mission and a missionary on the reservation, and while results obtained therefrom are not nartieularls marked, yet they are a beneficial factor in the locality Improvements on the reserration have been quite extensive. A few new homes have been erected. Several miles of fence have been built and several miles of roads built and reoaired. At the school a lame amo ~ ~ notf ennn.nl ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~ "- -- - - - ~ - - ~ ~ - repairing, such as building dew fences, painting building\, setting out trees and shrubbery, has been done, and a new school buildinc is in course of erection. When this is completed our school plapt will be in very good condition. During the past year the relinquished portion of the reservation, for which the Government virtually agreed that the Indians should receive $50.000 net in 1890, has been thrown open to settlement and they will derive therefrom, if the provisions of the act of 1890 with reference to payment for surveys be com-plied with, nothing, representing a loss to them, including interest aud principal to date. of over $100.000. BORAGE J. JOITNSON, . Superintendent and Special Disbt~rsing Agent. REPORTS CONCERNING INDIANS IN COLORADO. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF FORT LBIWIS SCHOOL [Unallotted Southern Utes.] 1 B n e e ~ ,C OLO., J U I ~3 0, 1906. I took charge of the school April 1, and found the school in excellent condi-tion, with a force of employees of the highest order. Many of the buildings are old aud need repairing or replacing. with the appropriation for the presentyear it seems probable that these improvements -will be made soon. From the present indications it seems that there willbe no trouble in filling the school to the li~llito f its capacitS-. I see no reason why this school should not be one of the best in the Service. The condition of the unallotted Southern Utes under the superintendent of this school is altogether unsatisfactory. They have good land but no water. Neither have they sheep or cattle for graning. With nothing to occupy their time they are necessarily restless and discontented As the agency is 65 miles away, I have made but few visits there, and consequently am not prepared to say what could or ehould be done for these Indians. JOHNS. SPEAB,S uperintendent. REPORT OF SUPERINT33NDENT OF GRAND JUNCTION SCHOOL. GBAND JUNCTION, CbI.O., AUgll8t 7,.1906. The Grand Junction Indian school is located 2 miles east of the city of Grand Junction, Colo., a city of 7,000. A farm is connected with the school, consisting of 178 acres, mostly seeded to alfalfa, whim plant s o w s thriftily. Other cereals are raised, hut alfalfa is the principal crop, about 160 tons of hay being harvested each year. The present season has been a good one for the farm. Good crops of wheat, oats, garden truck, corn, and melons have been raised in addition to the hay men-iioned above. The school has been well supplied with vegetables; but little |
