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Show 390 REPORTS C O N C E ~ CIIND IAXS IN UTAH. Cen~us.-The msus tnken .Tune 30,1900, ahom: Uinta Ute (Uinta Agency): Males over 18 vears ................................... 160 Females over i8 yeirrs. . 134 Maim fi to l8years. ................................ 5: Females 6 to I3 years.. .............................. 17 Nales under 6 wars ......................-..-...... .I9 Females under-6 ................................. -83 White River Ute (Uinta Agency): Males over 18 years .................................. 118 Females over 18 years ................................. 93 Males 6 to18 years.. ................................. 58 Females 6 to 18 years ........... ...,.. ............... 68 Males under 6 y e a r s . ................................ 17 Females d e r tl years ................................ -20 Uncompahgre Ute (Onray Agency): Males over 18 years ................................... 279 Femalea over 18 gears ................................ 291 Males6to18years .................................... 99 Females 6 to 18 years.. ............................... 86 Males under 6 years ................................. 45 Femalea under 6 years ................................ -46 White River Ute (Ouray Agency): Males over 18 years ................................... 8 Females over 18 years ................................. 6 Males 6 to 18 years ..................................... 2 Females 6 to 18 years ................................ 2 Males under 6 years ................................... 0 Females under 6 years ................. .........- 1 Total.. ................................................. 1,699 I wish to call your attention to the fact that considering the number of children of school age on the reservation and the n-br that are in school, the latter seems entir0.y too small, but there must be conslderaole allowance made because these Indians marry very young. Boys from 14 to 16 years, and girls from 12 to 14 years marry, and many who are carried on the rolls as schwl ohildren have heen ma~~riefodr several years. I have the three bands of Ute Indians under my chnrge, viz, Uintn, White River, and Uncompahgre. The two former bands own the Uinta Reservation. These Indians can all be classed as good Indians, with the exception of about thirty or forty of the White River Ute. Farming.-The Indians have made a decided improvement in their farming since I took charge of this agency. A great manymore Indians are farming than there were. I have not been able to lay out any more farms becanse I have no wire to fence the land with, but some Indians have more than they can farm, and I ~ o t them to let their friends farm same of it. A mistake was made when these farms were laid out by giving so muchland to an Indian. At least 160 acres was put in each farm, when 40 acres is all one Indian can take care of. Several of these Indians have 160 acres of alfalfa, and will out 600 tons of hay this year. It gives me considerable trouble to see that they put this hay up, and make them pay the other Indians for their work, while the Indianswho are farmlng from 20 to 40 acres make nearly as much money, and their crops are put up at the proper time and without bothering the agent. These Indians will sell next month to the War Department at Fort Duohesne 900 tons of hay, for which they will m i v e $6,420, and they will still have several thousand tons left. They will raise more oats this year than last and about the m e am ount of wheat, bzt they never raise the latter for sale. I have yked at one time that you use $100,000 of the money that these Indians have on anterest for making and improving the ditches for their farms. E+dinga.-The buildings at Uinta Agency and the Uinta and Onray soh0018 are in fau'ly good oond~t~oand repair. Some of the bulldings at the Ul n h Agwcy need painting badly. All of the buildings at the Onray Subagency except three |