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Show Uinta Council, 78» months, they have delivered at the Post from the mine, 100,000 pounds of coal for which the War Department pays f6,80 per ton. This has offered them a chance to get a little ready mone:/ which they will need and are glad to take advantage of. In addition to that, they have been in the habit of selling wood to the schools r. and to the Post, and I have put in a bid to the Post in behalf ©f these Indians, for 1600 cords of wood for next year.. I expect to secure thereby an opportunity for these Indians to furnish this wood at $8.50 per cord; I have also offered in their name, to furnish 500,000 pounds of coal for which I expect them to receive $6.80 par ton. Now, our friend3 in Washington will see that we have industries here, which the Indians handle themselves tinder the supervision of the Agent. It has been said that these Indians would not work' These Indians will work, and work well. They say,"Our new Agent pays us promptly", That is all they want. They must have food for themselves and horses; they are not capitalists, and they cannot work two, four, or six months without pay, as they have been obliged to do. They like the plan of getting weekly payments which I have arranged for them at my own risk,- the money being allowed but not on hand,- More than two hundred have seen working since I took charge,- this in addition to those who have worked en their farms. The law provides that the allotments shall be made on lands which can be watered; that is right. These are good lands for faraingj but their friends in Washington have forgotten that they have taken away the ti mber from them. There is no timber on these lands. I au ppese there will be 1,000 allotments made upon these lands. I judge that on these allotments, there will not be 50 cords of fuel. There are no trees for fence posts, no logs with which to build their houses. All the' coal and timber ar*- on these lands which are to be opened for settlement. Now these Indians here, |