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Show UTAH. The tribes residing wholly or in part within the limits of Utah are the Northwestern, Westcrn, and Goship bands of Shoshones; the U'eber, Pampa, Elk Mo~ultain,a nd Uintah bands of Utes; the Timpa nagos, the Sa.nPitcbes, the Pah-Vents, the Pied?#, and She.be-rccllers, all, with the exception of the Shoshones, spealring the Ute language, and btting native to the count,ry inhabited by them. Nortlh~cestPrm. Westera. rind GosWir~ iYho8itones.-These three bands of S h o s b ~ ~ ilIcu~m.b el.iui: tugt.lller PIIT IT 3,000, h:tw 1re:ltic.s nia~l~w?i th the C;ovt.r11ulr111 in 1n1;3. So rcscrvntin113 were providt.11 to be set ilpi~rt for 111~111h v the rerolls UP 5:1i1l trv:lties. rlic i1111v ~~ror isiotiull. rllcir hcue-fit I~riitct1 ;c agrer~ucnto r1 tllr 1,;irr of tllc' 1.11rt;11 St;ctes tofc~rlcisht l~cru wit11 nrriclru, to LI Iiinitr(1 rsti*nta nd for :I Iiniiwd terlii. s ~ ~ i t : ~thu l1r1 1eir wants as hu~iters or herdsru.en. Having no reservations, but little can he done for their advancement. They live in Nortl~wcsternU tah and Northe'stern Nevada, aod are genemlly inclined to be industrious, many of them gaining e livelihood by vorking for the whit.e settlers, while others oultivake small t1,aots of land on their own accouut. Under the treaties referred to, the sum of $5,000 is appropriated annually for the Northwestern bands. $5.00U for the Western bands. and $1.000 for the Goship bands. ~h e ' s eit ems are to be appropriated'for elevcnyea.rs from the present time. The money is expended for the benefit of the Indians, in accordance with the terms of Gl~o tre,aties. The Webcr Utes, numbering a,bout 300, live in the vicinity of Salt Lake City, and subsist by hunting, fishing and begging. The Timpa na.gos, numbering abont, 500, live south of Salt Lake City, and lire by hnntin.c . aud lishinc. The Sau Pitches. numberins abont 300. live. with - , , t l ~ et, sc,:ptio~o~is G;~ne~ I I O11 ;cve~ U I I Cti , the l:i11ra111 F':~llc~,v rvsv~v>~tion, i l l rbr ~ . U I I I I 1~i1I 1~1 1rh:i n0 eilst 01 the Titapnlrngus. nnd snl~ristb y 111int. I I f i ~ TiI:? 1'~1:-\-e111sI I I I I I I i~il~lu~ll t 1.L, 'UU., :IIIII (1i:(:111.1v" t ile tei:r~toryh 011rli' of' t11c (;osI~ips, 1!1111iv:1te< uinIl p;~tvl~otf~ s~ I , O I I I I I~~, I I I 1 i 1 1 i 1 i I l I I I I I ~ I ~ I t i ~ T.IIP T-a~ilpa( :t?s, I'ietl~s,P i - t . I I I I I I I I ~t I I . I S l ~ e . b r l rI s I tl:r rasrcsrll nnd ing, aid ' at times by depredating in h small way upon the Nhite sct-tlers. They are warlike alid migrato~yin their bab~tsc, arrying on a petty \~arfarro'pre.tty mncll all the time rrith the southern Indians. These bands of Utes have no treaties with the United Sta,tes; they re-ceive no annuities, and but -ce.rx little assistance fkom the Government. The Uinta.11 Utes, numbering 800, are now residing upon a reserva-tion of 2,039,040 acres in Uinta,h Valley, in the northeastern corner of the Territory, set apart for the occupancy of the Indians in Utah by Executive order of Octiiber 3,1861, and by act of Congress of May 5, 18G4. This reservation co~npriseso me of the best farmingland in Utah, and is of sufficient extent to maintain all the Indians in the Terri-tory. Borne of the Indians located here show a disposition to engage in agriculture, though most of them still prefer the chase toolabor. No steps have yet been taken to open a school on the reservation. The Uintah Utes have no treat.y with the United States, but an appropria-tion averaging about $10,000 has been annually made for their civiliza-tion and improvement aince 1863. In respect to the Indians of Utab it may be said that the time mill soon come when they must, in the interest, of pea,ce and set-tlement, be constrained to go upon the Uintah reservation, or such |