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Show UTAH. 211 authorities of Gpanish Fork City, and it is really extraordinary to me that they have never raised objections to this reserve prior to this time. It is with extreme regret that I am forced into a controversy with them, imperative duty requiring me to take the course I do. Years ago, at the request of the then superintendent, (B. Young,) Agent Hurt commenced the Indian reservation precisely where indicated-has made improvements from time to time at a cost of from $15,000 to $20,000, and now, for the first time, is required to give an account of his "stewardship" to the inhabitants of Spanish Fork City. I am clearly of the opinion that this claim is unfounded, from the letter of Agent Hurt as well as from my own observation. I shall, therefore, proceed to have the reserve enclosed as soon as possible. Strenuous efforts will he made to induce this tribe (the Utahs) to locate permanently, aa no permanent good can ever he done for them so long as they roam about in their wild state. I visited San-Pete creek farm last month, (August,) which is situ-ated in the west end of San-Pete valley and county. This farm was opened about two years ago, under the directions of Agent Hurt, for s band of the Utahs under Chief Arapeen, a brother of San-Pitch. It is the second farm within the boundaries of this tribe, and is well watered and timbered, and has a sufficiency of good grazing land; for these reasons I consider it a more eligible location for an Indian re-serve than that at Spanish Fork. On this farm there are one hundred and ninety-five acres of land under cultivation, and will produce this gear (1858) about twelve hnn-dred bushels of wheat, besides small quantities of corn and potatoes. From the loose manner in which business had been previously con-ducted on the farm, I appointed a new overseer, who is acquainted with the Indian language. The Indians are to perform a11 the work; with proper care in impart-ing instruction, not only this but all theother Indian farms may in e short time be worked by Indian labor. The experiment of agriculture among the Indians of this Territory has not been as successful as might have been anticipated, when we consider the destitute conditioo of those for whom it has been intro-duced. Indians are proverbially lazy, and only the pinchings of hunger will drive them to work, so much white labor has heretofore been employed to do work for them, and they have not been suBciently taught that their subsistence depends upon their own labor. But not-withstanding the comparative ill success of the agricultural experi-ment, it is the only available means of ameliorating the condition of the Indians in this Territory, as game enough could not be found to subsist them for one year. In my opinion, reservations should be made without delay. Every acre of arable land that can be irrigated will be occupied in a very short time. I will give this snbject my ear-liest attention. I have instructed Agent Dodge to attend to this as soon as possible in Carson valley. A farm was commenced several years ago for a small tribe called the Pah-vants, on Corn creek, in aillard county, under the direction of Agent Hurt. Ranosh, the chief of this tribe, visited me, and ex- |