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Show INDIAN AFFAIRS. 77 ave that privilege. If the Department wonld furnish an organ I am satisfied this mid « .- made a MUCC> S.: beside.? it would add very much to the interest of the Sun- . iy SCIKMJI and regular .-" il. batli s.. rvi.-. s. I wish to call attention to this question, utt win make a special request in another communication. >"--'" V. VltY VO'IK. The missionary » oil; in behalfof these Indians at the agency for the last fifteen years > aa been . ilmest exclusively d. « U- by agents and employe's; outside of the agency and • r ^ h A ? T H " '$*& « * W•"••!,. « hey have beeu drilled in the Komau Catho- ,..'. Vt 11? ! WW*** fta form of Christianity, and though many of thein . are " . i : ! ! I H ? ' " " ' '•• SHv ineenHed if they are not recognized al good ChrSJ - fetal i « rb, k t , V" T- m, « l, l- tlV1,:, 1' 1>' '"- proving, but a large majority are so ad-esuhs missionary work meets with poor encouragement and very meager X INDIAN INDUSTRY. ^ 3 ™ ! , ! ^ Indians nave, during the past year; worked with commendable Inn J S : V V . ° r , , S \° , h e e^' efiSlvr *""&*> <^' ir ** « « * and barley yielded less tS, n? T. fc., S^ TP* 1?"* ?, Hl ^ o r n l, l d i c a t e C A r e f a l » ttot. tton and cultivation. rfiSL - r "° " T ^ 1 " 1 « rjd l n a k o calculations for the future equal to many " S L i ^ ^ S M J an* m* te* h* iro ™ cloWMi quilt as well as their white eignl. ors. The only thing that is discouraging is their appet ite for strong drink. . . . - SANITARY. There has been during the past twelve mouths no very severe tvpe of sickness Sir o or*\ n7l t tl' V 7 y y,° U> Vr **? t W O Hj!, kd w c r o * 0,1 » S men under the influence of Hot> a fl V" L a ' v S o f ' l? he natiual deaths. " V cry littlXel caatntse* n t• i oTnb 0ilsc nboawv ep abiwd ut o8 tehv ec u mbehd'icHin co- nmoe mn. o re than A CIVILIZATION. ' To an unprejudiced mind but one conclusion can bo reached: the younger Indians '^ ec ful" SwV^ UUC' 1 ? $&*&** » « than the older ones are" WhiL aU a? e K S ° S ? , 1 , a , , i C ' 1 * W ™ r i t.* in general appearance and intelligence with he present generation over the past. All of these Indians have Ion- siitte adonted men, dm*, and are scrupulous in their costume to the extent of' S? ei,^ means In-ivifeed. , utcutsai, d. l> « n> oses, would be recognized as meriting the appellation, I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, . .- C. G. BELKNAP, The COMMISSIONER or INDIAN AFFAIRS. ^ Z- **"*" &** Ag ™ U SOUTHERN UTE AGENCY. COLOUADO, C t n T , ,. ' . September 2, 18S2. SIR In obedience to instructions received from the honorable Commissioner I have it T I? SS^ m y * f aUnAdl rel ' o r t ** a f f a h s at this agenev: * too T K ' S l S S ! '^ located on their reservation in thcWl. west part of Colo- ! 2 1 ^ r S K & I r J ! a T?\ l g b ! noVu t a i u o" s country, suitable onlv for graziu- pur- • oses, it being well watered by ( he I'i « d, a> m<> Los Finos, Florida Animas- La M S tag* « „ d Dolores Eivers. There is uot'to exceed 20,0001£ cs'f » °" SStmL, { Sand ^ 7 ^ ^ * ^ + t h a t W l l d * * « " « ** under « t a n S S S ? M ^ B 3 S S 2 na that at a very great expense. * J oavLUbt eof hole h « A r ^ v . t r U ^ UU Ub. e r a b o u t.° » c thousand, and I think are the purest typ riho S r ? H ! f t h a t "?*" e,? lst?' t b e r e . n o t **- « a mixed blood in the whole ? t t J ? o L . t e I n d i a , a s a r e u° t inclined to agricultural pursuits, as is shown bvuotouo W^^ tZ^/^ T^ ? nni, U^. I u f a c t ^> CsVdono workISSSSZ i; *^ i r l t . b e n e a l b **-* dignity of an Indian to labor. Thevare naturallv in. « ned to pastoral pursuits, to which this reservation is well adamed and FSiiiktf ie and bheep that there is to get them to till the soil the advancement towards clvili- |