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Show 1 •j :v-o 3 cannot occupy or cultivate with advantage to themselves, and to this end we recommend the immediate appointment of a special agent qualified as examiner in heir-ship cases, to determine the heirs of deceased allottees. Until the water rights of the Indians have been reasonably assured, the Superintendent should not be compelled to divert his energy. The entire time of the Superintendent should be given to encouraging the Indian to locate upon his allotment, and for that reason we deem it inadvisable at this time to go farther with the undertaking of the up-breeding of the wild horses on the Reservation, as required by Circular ~~ hyp . The corraling of these wild ponies naturally appeals tc the sporting instincts of the Indian, and to that extent will take time that could be more profitably employed in the cultivation of his lands. The stallions that have been purchased can be used for breeding to the mares of the Indians, to much greater advantage, we believe, than by turning them loose on the range where, in our opinion, they would have about as much show as a Fifth Avenue dude on a sand lot among a number of street urchins. «... |
