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Show 172 UTAH SUPERINTENDENCY. No. 62. FORBTB IDOERA GENCYU, TAHT ERKITORY, October 5, 1864. SIR: I n compliance with the regulations of the Indian department, I barn the honor to submit the following report relative to the &airs of this agemy for the past year. I take pleasure in hearing testimony to the uniform good conduct of the eastern hands of the Shoshonee Indians towards the w h h dtizens living in, as well as all emigrants travelling through, this country dnring the past year. All with whom I have conversed have expressed a very strong desire to fulfil their treaty obligations, and report to me any depredation8 committed by any of the tribe with great vigilance. About the first of June a party of Loo-coo-rekah or Sheep-Eater Indians stole and brought into cam^ nineteen head of horses belonging to a party of miners at Beaver Head, Mon-tana Territory. Waahakee, the chief, informed them that a treaty had been made with the whites. They surrendered the horses to him, and he sent them to Fort Bridger and turned them over to the military authority of the post. A large number of the tribe visited this agency and were very anxious to receiw their presents before leaving for their hunting-grounds, (the valley of Wind river.) I was unable, however, to give them any information at what tinm they would amve. They were induced to leave the agency without them, nuder the promise that, should the goods arrive, I would retain them and d i a t i bute them in the spring, which appeared to satisfy them. In order that such .an occurrence may not again arise, I would recommend that in the future d supplies designed for this agency should be forwarded as early as practicable, that they might reach their destination by the first of August each year. Y would thus give the agent time to collect the Indians, who from necessity am scattered over a very large extent of country, distribute their presents, a d aend them to their hunting-grounds early, thereby enabling them to collect their food for the winter. I have beeu unable, for the want of proper facilities, im take an enumeration of the Indians nuder my charge during the present year; from all the information that I have been able to obtain, however, I bekh there are about fifteen huubed souls. The hunting-grounds of the Shoshonee Indians being in a section of madly where the whites, during the last year, have been in search of gold, their gabre ia becoming exceedingly scarce, much of it having been killed and a great deal d i t driven from the country; hence it will be absolutely necessary in thefutma to feed them during the winter months. In view, then, of the scattered condi tion of the Indians, and their almost extreme destitution, I would ixcommed that some suitable measures be taken to locate them upon a reservation whem they might he protected by the government until they could he taught to taka m e of themselves. I would respectfully urge that an appropriation he mads by Congress for that purpose. I am hap y to be able to state that the iuim ductiou of whiskey has beeu much less %uring the past year than formerly; enough, however, still finds its way into the nation to cause considerable troubla The Indiana find no difficulty in procuring wbut they desire. I t is generally Ataiued in the settlements. My attention has been called to a case thst . : occurred lately in the vicinity of Cache valley, where, to obtain a buffalo-rob*. one of the citizens of that locality sold to an Iudiau whiskey, whichcausedbim to become intoxicated, causing some trouble, and finally in the shooting of t b Indian, mortally wounding him. He is at this agency in a very critical condition. I would most respectfully urge upon the department the necessity of erecting rm agency building. I am at present entirely dependent upon the military d o r i t y of this post for shelter. I have been destitute of an office a kgga |