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Show UTAH SUPERINTENDENCY. 175 Utah, south of San Rafael's river and east of the Wasatch mountains. They are wild and savage. Their country supplies them with game sn5cient for their maintenance, and they are rarely seen in the settlements in this Territory. They are much visitetl by Spanish traders from New Mexico, and, whenever they leave their country for the purposes of trade, nsnally travel in that direc- \ tion. Their conntry is hut little known, and, unless mines of the precious metals should he there discovered, it seems improbable that it will be required for settlement for many years, and that for some years, at least, it will not he necessary for this government to notice or incur expense relative to these Indians. The total number of Indians within this superintendency, therefore, probably somewhat exceeds 25,000. By reference to my last annual report it will be observed that the numbers of the different hands are herein estimated at sometimes less and sometimes more than there stated. This is not owing to their numbers being essentially changed, hut to the fact that during the past yeardI have been enabled to pro-cure more accllrate information than was in my possession at the date of my former report. From information derired from conversation with principal Indiar~s in all parts of the Territory, and with other persons familiar with the facts, I am satisfied that the number of Indians in all the different tribes is gradually decreasing. The Indians themselves speak often of the fearful mor-tality which prevails among their children, nearly one-half of whom ,lie in infaicy, and &arcely one-fkrth of whom lire to-mature years. The mosb common diseases prevalent among them are inherited from their parents, and are of a scrofulons or syphilitic character. The Utnfas.-Sow-i-et, long the principal chief of the Uintas, by reason of mental and bodily infirmity and old age, has abandoned all participation in the government of the tribe. His successor, Tabby, is a man of great intelligence, although not possessing that control over his men which would be desirable. T t e valley of the Uinta river, set apart in 1861 as an Indian reservation, was always olaimed by the tribe as their hunting ground. Jlany of the Timpitnogs, San Pitches, and Goshen Utes, who have since then removed to the reservation, pre- , serve to a certain extent their tribal organization, while recognizing Tabby as chief. The quasi chieftainship of Tabby over these hands has seemingly reduced to a similar standard his control over his own Indians. Some few wild young men of his tribe have several times started on stealing expeditions, despite Tabby's endeavors to the contrary. He does not possess the moral courage, energy and determiuation of Washakee or Hanosh, who seem to possess the most absolute control over their respective tlibes. The Pah Vanls.-These Indians, under the co~~t roof lc hief Hanosh, are prin-cipally living near COIU creek, Fillmore, and Deseret, in central Utah. A con-siderable number are 8130 scattered northwesterly from those points, as far north as the Creat Salt Lake. They show mu el^ aptitude in agricultural labors, and Hanoah, with suitable encouragement, would make an excellent farmer. In May last I hired ploughed for these Indians 25 or 30 acres of land, and fur-oiahed them with seed grain. After the crops were in they performed all the labor in irrigating, kc., and the crop bids fair to he good. Although not yet harvested, I judge they will raise about 500 bushels of wheat and 200 bushels of corn, potatoes, &c. The whole expense of this crop to the government has been about $100, and it will be of at lecst ten times that value towards main-taining the Indians. Hanosh is a thoroughly reliable Indian, and is more pro-gressive, lpss wedded to the usages and traditions of his race, than any Indian I have known. He dresses like a white man, labors industriously about his crops, and endeavors to impress upon his men the idea that by lahorioglike the whites they can, like them, become independent and weslthy. llnring the past summer apprehensions were felt in the settlements near Fillmore that an attack might ,be made npon them by some of Black Hawk'? ho-tile Indians. Hanosh sent |