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Show REPOBTS OF AGENTS m UTAH. 139 These Indisrls now own five eood blooded stallions. of about 1.200 pounds weigh* ~~ ~ eael,. that s i l l l~aveth e t.ft,ct ;i'ilr~prnviu~r llatr sto#:k tmr ~ d ~ r f u l i ~ i nui hexur fbrre or four years; they are better plewd wrtll thik purrhaw tllno by anytlling that has ~.B.P.+.~. IdI- a tr-lc~l f or 111+1xt_1 1) the ~ . o n ~Oi c~torL rr tlaey will I I ~ V HCIIJ xuod Au~ertchtP~O \C6. ~~~ whicb ia aou uf tba b r ~ iru v e a t ~ ~ ~ecvzeer maalr;~ llre mone.7. -lf thrg ars bruoded with the I. D. braunl and their rnlvea branded the aalsle au the Iullia~m cal.twt anll ~ ~ P I I i.If- . w .i l.l. not I,.-) maov wa r * bel<~reth nv w~ o l dh ave a h ~ r dso IBTCI: t h i~tth e 8ale of the steers every yaar"<ould keep them" in blankets and provisions. And if the Ute Indians of thin tribe are ever to become wlf-supporting, it will be by making them rich in the iucraase of stock in spite of themsclvas. But there will have to be some measore adopted to keep them from selling their yann stock, ae there are plenty of wbite me" etanding ~.sadyt o rob them, and if an ln%ian wants money he will sell his shirt if he oan. I161SSIONARY. There has been no missionary work done here exoept by the Mormons, and that naa of a very practioal kind, oaosiating of helping some of the Indians bake out a water ditch for the purpose of irrigating their crops. The Unitarians are very anx-ious to do something for these Indians, but I am obliged to answer all their inquiries with there oan nothing be done here now as there is no place for a missionary to stop. which is much to he regretted, as I know that a good minister would have a good influence over the Indialra as well as the white employ6s. The sanitary oondition of these Indians is remnrkably good. There have only heen five des1.h~ reported during the year There is very lxttle venereal disease among them ~l n dn o new eases as thsr. They receive and 1188 B great deal of medicine from the ageuoy ~hysicieni, n whotn they have great confidenoe. The madiaine men have very Iittli @Ger amdng them now; . THE INDIANS The Indians on this reservation are what me known aa the Tabequaohe band of Utes, aud conalst of 720 males and 640 feolales. The annnal statistical report of the sgencyis herewith inolosed. I n eonalusiou. I will l i ~ sth is is not a roee-colored reuort, hut i t is a true report of &irs at this agency. Very reapeotfuliy, J. F. MINNISS, N.n itp.d ~.V-tat.pai n d6an Ageat. The CoMMlasroN~n ox INDIAN APxAIH8. UINTAA VALLEYA GENCYU, TAH, dugust 14, 1883. SIR: In compliance with Department inatructian, I have the honor to submit the following BR my t i ~ eatr ,nnsl report of this qsnc.7 and the Indians under my oharge. I a8811med chnrgn of this agency on the 2lst of July. Owing to the short time I have been here, my report will be based nxore upon the condition of the agency aud the habits of the'lndiaas thau upon the progmss made during the last year. This reservation oorlviara of atable-land 6,300feet ahovs sea-level,sloping gradaallg toward thesouth, endaontsiuiog over 2,000,000 acres, of whioh over 300,000 is arable. It is vrsll watered by the Du Cheaneandt,heUindeh riverswith thbir nomeroes tribu-taries. I t is one of the mour, healthy and fertile di~t r ict sin this section of oonn-t r y From its nstnral dope, its many rivers, and its fertility, nluch more of the land is available for coltivatiou than the Indians in their present st,at,e of oivilizat'on and slow progreas rsill be able to cultivate for many yeem. The oaT~ona on the outskirts of the ressrvntioo produce plenty of wood and timbar for the oae of the agency and for the Indians,, , The stream* afford oorl fishing and the mountain8 good hnntiug. Its natural fao~ht,iems ake this s wise rooation for an Indian reservation. The agency buildings are sitssted near the upper part of the reserve, commanding s. view of s |