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Show REPORT OF AGENT IN UTAH. to immediate action in settling upon i&nds allotted to them, and making permanent homes for themselves. The sitniltion does not promise that the work assigned the commissionera will be speedily accomplished. The purpose of civilizetion, supposed to be embodied in the law providingfor thesettlement of theIndiansinpermanent homes, ia the first thing to beeonsidered. This being true, it appears plainly to be the duty of all persons that have the interest of the Government and of the Indiansat heart to entreat Con-eress. if nseeusar.r .. t oreoeal theclausein the allot.ment act whioh providesthat these f n d i h s .h;,ll I,, cotnpvll~~r hl pa? 61.5 prl. sera 1, r lnntls rhep aie t"rea11 ru accept in lletr of lnlldr l,rumloed tu r l t n , III rha trautj 8ripul;triuor ~!udcrw hich rheg Cave ut, tL~.irho.dbnraluC olontJo. Uutil this provl~iuni8 1'r!,?dIml rherewill I h l8 tlr l!llle t: eneourago tboe hope that the act of August 15,1894, will he happily or profitably enfbroed. - 1Tn to a verv recent date, to its shame it must be said. the Christian church has paigi& attau<,on tu its dni? in rbe wnrrcr of souding psprl uliscio!,nrirs to these Inllt;u~s. U>ahuyI .eonnrd, o t thu I'ruteatxut )'.piseop~lChurrho f l!tah and Sevads, during theprsr )car has \ hrre~tih e itgtuey twire,;lnd bas suerrvdcd i l l ra!siny nlnuag lni~p rc,ple iu rlbo k:aet a stillicivnr 6 n m of moncr for the ereeriun ui a ehxpel, whirlt will Lo lorated rl<,iia to the l ~ u ~ umy z l ~lyjurn~rid irtg RCIIJOIT. he w n ~ hJIP UII lllid l~uilding bas l,ern con~utauced, anal wtll irb pusbed rapidlj to coratplcrtou. It il 13ui,ed that tbom IFIIU 11 i \ e eocour;age~l the ondertnkluy oi thia enterprinn\rill !but ~n~glecorr glvrerr it, lmr rlur mesLa will Lo i'wltriburod for yror~ditlgn bunlu fur o wibaioonrv nlld rbr hia ill.\.slcnl hnnn<,rr. Thcre ia nu eluubr Illat n laitbtul. eorr- ~~~ ~~ ~ getio ~hAstiau worker ha; accompiish much toward civilizing and enlightening these Indians. The field is a broad one. Outside of the Mormon estibliahment, there is not n Christian church or dace of public vorshio within a. radius of 100 miles from the agency. All the harassing and vexatious annoyances imaginable surround and interfere with the erransements of the aeeut and llis emdovees made fur the benefit of these Indians. ~10s; to there8ervat;bn lines are loEatid vicious white men and women with no visible means of existence except through gambling, whisky selling, and These people anpply whisky to the Indians, and go so far as to send peddlers within thelines of the reservation by stealth toretail the stuff by the drink. During the past year numerous iustances haveoccurred of white menstealing horses and cattle from the Indians and running themoff the reservation. Theoivil author-ities appear to view these crime8 with indifference. A portion of the good people of the surrounding oountry seem to be awakening to a sense of responsibility in the matter and to a. dread of the evils to society in general that are bound to follow. The oriminals above referred to communicate to the Indians every newspaper arti-cle that is oaionlated to incite their distrust and lead them towrong conclusions with regard to the policy of the Government in dealing with them and wiSh the Indians of other tribes. During the late affair with the Bannacka at Jilcksona Hole these Indians wereworked into much anxiety from the false reports thus circulated "that a, portion of their own people were involved." There was, however, no disposition to move to the assistance of the Uannacks. Nine Sears of observation with these Indians justifies an announcement of the conclusion that whatever hereafter of trouble ia experienced by the authorities of ths Government from them the cause will be traced to acts of greed and wanton iniustice committed a e a i n ~tth em b r white men bent upon their destruction without r k a r d to c( .~nerqt t~~~Sc1<.cst1 t rt>uiolrc an only Ile a r o i d ~ dh g ntsinrsining rho gnr-ribon of Furr IJxtrbrauu fur p r t s ~ r r ~ r i oonf pcare ttrbtll rho lndinrbe or" properly I.,clrotl ixnt,u rheir lnn$li~n svvrrillry and placed in 3 culrdiriurn 1" bcnrlc)~~ 0lf.81110- porting oitirens. In ooneludins this reoort. nermiasion is asked to add testimonv favorinz reserva-t i& bvnrtlirng Ghools i:,r in&un children a~nnt u r ~ r u ~ ~ tmrliubder al olluw~ncesfo r their duppurr. Il~dialtvo i rhls rederration nhu havs children in rh+: ~ehoolrh aso been irnnroveal a* a rule in a nlarkerl decrea bv the iudneucnoi rhn achoul onornrinr rh~ou~h'rllcnh ild. The children uf th& sc&ula are znnrght ~,mctiuilllyu btaida c;f t I~t~s r l~~, u lrnec, iatnat~io ns. Daily cIrt;rila are utnde frwu tit- bogs'rodterforhulf aclay ra nt currlrnc wood or UUUI! rhet tikrln. 'llhev :fir0 eivcn the cnre aod keenlnc of tools, care of ;tabled animals, milk the sohobl cow:, feed the pigs and fdwG The girl8 are in the same manner taught to oook, wash iron, and mend, also to make all their own earments. It has often occurred that &rls havine been oermit-red to rrka past toyheir homed $,TI Sa1urdn)s on6 lltcir p;toers I!avp'rctnr!&d wirh Them an Jlou~inj- rnorniog n~aeifrrriu:: prulo iu Lrirtgi!.g r:iulples <,i brru~l iu~de 109 the .,ll,ld or the trwa. 11, r r v r rlllglr illatauea or rurrars Laving chilglren in school they are me no rest intil&ey are providd with B honaawitb shingle roof md brick 'chimney to live in. The hope of civilizing these Utes centers in the reservation schools. |