Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - 1886

Excerpts concerning Utah from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs submits a report regarding the "Peace Policy" and its effectiveness, irrigation projects and land cultivation, allotment distribution, tribal government, criminal court cases, and employment in Indian agencies. The report is accompanied by a letter from the Indian school superintendent and tables outlining demographic data, livestock raising, crop production, religious affiliation, crime, allotment distribution, etc. Uintah Ouray Agent William A. McKewen describes the condition of buildings and other property on the reservation, a perceived lack of "civilization", threatened outbreaks of violence at Fort Duchesne, and the outcome of agricultural pursuits