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Show 282 REPORTS OF AGENTS IN WAYHINCTTON. A school should he built at thissgency at once, with hoardingfseilities. They should be no longer neclected. The Indians will send their children to school if a school he provided fbr them at their agency. Their children can not he aceomtnadated at the Uintah school, as that school is now overcrowded. They me not prepared to sena their children to the Grand Junotion,sohool at Colorado, fir the reason that, during the trouhles of 1887, I was officially notified by Congressman Symes. of Coyorado, and Gen-eral Reardon that any Ute Indian crossing the Colorado line wonld he shot on sight. They requested me to so notify the Indians, which I did. . For t h i ~rea son the Indisns Era not willin&! to send their children off the reservation aud into Colorado to the school at Grand Junction. A school at this agency conld he uoder the eonttrol of ML A. M. Graves, the su~erintendeoto f the Uintah school. He could meoaee both of t h .m. T h e distance between them ir but :% miles, and freqoent visits could be made. \ \ ' I IP~th is Ouray sch001 $9b t~ilru lld LUr uunlng O T ~ V PI I I ~ ,1 r(.]ll<licei~qa :nln.lt scadiog children to t:mrtd .Ia,~criun will ~IL. u,errape,attd rl~l.* erh,ul, with tbc Lxstab z r h ~ < ~ l , woold w t 99 ti.vdvr~t o 1115 COIOP.~s~vhIoI~,o ig Feigbtinq.-Heretofore all :*genc.y lreights were delivered to the seencv from the rnilroa*~at Pricr .Srar~o,nh y thr con!iactt,r.. T n ~ ~ g r a r n~ltln .llf r,,~glazrw r & hauled by these Indiana for tile lira[ tine. 111Hc.pl~nhheIrn ~tll lc ririr tclica u i ciubtcao four-h0r.e wnsons rtnrtzd out iur Illat nurno.;e. <!I>(.P 1 1 1 ~ l lt he? hilve I ~ C Y~C~OI V~ "( ,%*(.rllr~.It n~ion* andwill hereafter do all th; frgiehtiur reauirid he;;. Thev have broken their horses. lor tlllr work and are "on. well vqui],&d tJr iurthrr err\ >we.' I ,trt,r.-L'hv Irn ntltle iti~ucd the In<liaui m.8u rllr Uavrrnn,er~t ller~l rare well tnkeb wrr. of. An lltitlltl~ll~islt lnl0~1h i ~ wI . c ~ o t ~ ~ ~dezlrrlln~ 1' 13,: 1 1 : ~ rY CRI. Cattle trespassers havegiven mnch trouble during thayear. ' I dareserved notice upon. them to remove their cattle within a limited time. If the notice is not complied withat the expiration 01 the time I shall move on them. ! Ute c1nims.-There is n growing restlessness over the claims of therie Indians for 1- of home, cattle, sheep. ete., which were taken from them hy the people of Colorado in August, 1887. These chims amounted to over $30,000. They were scot by me to the Indian OEee at the time, and were submitted to Conoresa. The Indians have been very patiently awaiting the action of Conxress. Nothing has been done. At every visit. to the ngene,y they call my attention to this matter. Very respectthlly, T. A. BYRNES, United States Indtan Agmt. The C~MMISSIONEORF INDIAN ABFAIRS. REPORTS OF AGENTS IN WASHINGTON. REPORT OF COLVILLE AGENCY. COLYII.LE INDIAANC IENOYW, ASH., Attgust 15, 1880. SIR: I n complia~aew ith offiee circular dated July i, 1889, I have the honor to suh-mit my first annual reportof theCalville Agnnoy, comprising thespokane, Cmurd' Alhne, andColville Reservations. Hwing taken eharge only on July 12, 1889, and only a few days since ascertaioed that it would he necessary for me to make the report in lien of my predeoe~or. Mr. kiokard D. Gwydir, it has not heen w i h l e for me to collect the information necessary, as I have been unable during the ehort time since taking charge of affairs to visit and inspect all the different tribes under my charge. Hoping that the honorable Commissioner will pardon my inability to make as mmpleta report as I would like, I will endeavor to make my calcolations based upon facts and ohserve.tions. The tribes under my supervision oooupyio the reservations are: the Colvilles, Upper end Lower Spokana, Lakes, Okonagsns, San Pualls, Joseph's band of Nez Percbs, Moses' hand of Colamhiss, Calispels, and Cceur d'AMnes. CONDITION. The crops are not so good on the Cmvr d ' d l l~r ere servation this year, owing to the very dry season, hot willeve%&!we ith their white neighborsin that vicinity. TheIndiaos on , the reservation number 501 men, women, and children. and are in a very prosperous wnditioo. They have a great many horses, oattle, snd hags, and have parchased two fine stallions this season, determining to improve their breed of horses. This tribe is far ahead of any other belonging uoder this agency in civilized pursuits, nearly %I1 hss- |