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Show REPOET OF AGENT IN COLORADO. 133 and the area covered embraces (within the reserve) all the bottom lands along the Pine, Pie~hlraL, a Plata, and Florida ri\.t?r:, the good lxudl along. the Sau Jnau-and gawjorisers and on Cat (.l.(.ek, tcmgotl~cr\ \.lljl IRI'KP Ilodies of mrsn lands. 1\11 n-.l l-n h ~-e ..n -r.r. nr. -r..-a..-,i ~m~ c n l l ~ ~ c a itn~ o~r~de, ar rttr,e.x clude humesteailrrd wheu residue ~ ~~~,~ is thrown onen. and all are susoeutible to irrigation at moderate emense. there ~~~ ~ being nu a' ;~ndancs, oi \v:iter h,r all time rd cimo nitil the pussiblo dxception of tho La Platlr aud Fluride. t l ~ ufo rmrr, 1lnn.errr. brinr: st:lerted by Indiaus who rl+vn;e Inr,m tima to hori~es~. c~.tr,r ie. an.1 allern than to u~er-i~-ul ture. ~ -tion.-The worlr of cons&&a dit'ohes to irrigate allotted lands must enli~htened. 1mprovementa.-As evidence of the willingness of the Mosche and Capote Utes t o work. will sav that less than SGOO have been ex~endeda t this aeenov i n build-in; ~.<mda~.- nt.p's,a nd \ v i~I~~l i n g~i t c h~.asd-d. iiulh r~th e farmer nA;l hi; nqointnnt hi,?.. h r l l~ew~lh en they eo~ll,!---nndf ar r l l i i sun1 \rc lh:lr.er l l i miles of new fencn nnrl n .-I;. in r,l;we a\v?itine wire. \re ha\.u u l ~ o ~?i tl nllrs of craded road nnd 3 ~~~~ ~ ~ Z l e i nartlY&, and all the-manual labor was performed by Otep. Job Coouer. a11 IlrJiitn <.sidingon r l~olr or111l inr of tlw rc*er\.u. count r~~c ircl ~hrlw ed lu;In;u.;n 12 by 1 I, stable, a.a,~on* bed :irnd hnrness ~.ooirra, nd fenced three sides of li(l ncrr.9 riirllont nnv nqsisranca r.rLrr r lun hi* n,ife: he zlio ha I ~ r n ~nl :l~ t ~ .ohfe w~ h ear. The rrdcwed activitv is doe allnost abolilu.lv to tho pride of ownership con-ferred hg nllotrucut; they now feel that the iaud'is theirs am1 the). nr. no I.,n:cr to be suhjerted to the assnulfs of Con~reia or m3nipnlutiuxr of land pirates, kq Chief Chsrlry pots it, "a!l time holne now." .%liotme:lt. pnnencr. and a knowl-edgeof wh;$t to do, how to clo it, andtho ~i*entinlat o do it with. will hoed indus-trv nulnr>o whrtt ero sremlrrrl\. the must worthleiii of tho nation's wanla. h:verv 1;dian should be allotted, aiid every agent who is without a praotiml l&osedie of agr~cnltnrei,r rigation, and c m o f stock and machinery, i f in sn arid country, should be discharged. |
