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Show UTAH SUPERINTENDENCP. 177 UlNTA RESERVATIONS. Since the 1st of October last the sency at this point has been under the immediate care of Agent D. W. Hhodes, whose annual report is herewith trans-mitted. This reservation ia something over SO miles square, although it contains but a very small area of land suitable for cultivation. A much greater propor-tion is suited for the raieing of stock. The northern and eastern boundaries of the reservation are elevated from S,000 to 10,000 feet above the sea level, whence the surface descends gradually to the Green river. Climate among the rnoun-taius is simply a question of altitude. In the more elevated portions of the reservations frosts occur nearly every night during the year. In the lower portions corn, peaches and grapes could be cultivated to advantage. The farm which has been opened for the Indians was located at a point which experience has demonstrated is too much elevated for the successful culture of corn and other ocreals which should form a portion of the crops. Wheat, turnips and potatoes can be grown to advantage. It will, doubtless, be beat to open another farm the comingseason at a point some 16 miles down the valley, where the season is nearly two mol~thslo nger than at the present location. It has been contemplated by the acts of Congress relative to the subject to locate all the Utah tribes upou this reservation. Funds have not been provided, however, to carry forward this project with rapidity. The.rese~~atioisn a cces-sible only by crossing high ranges of mountains which cannot be traversed except during three or four months of each year ; even then the roads are rough and difficult. The nearest settlemeut is 100 miles from the agency buildings. l'he Indiios arc poor, and game id nor suffieirntly abundant to &old more thin aemall proportion of their food. I t will not heecnsomical to remore the Indiana to the rerelvatiou until ngricultoral operations are suflicicntlyadvaneed to insure their principal supply of-food from t6e cmps grown upon t6e reservation; were they removed prior to that time their' supplies of food must be transported to them at an average expense of about five cents per pound, which would nearly double the cost of their suooort. No aoorooriation was made for the ouroose .A .. ' ~~ . of locating tho Indians upon the reservntio~d~u ring the year eudiog June 30. 1967, and the erprnsen ot' the ageqcy l~a r eth us been thrown upon the fund for incidental expenses, which firod, eveu wirhour dueh burden, was iosufficieut for the requirrments of rl~e service. For tllc current year an appropriation of S15,OOU was made, which will ennble condidr.rallr progreds to be mado towards preparing the reservation for a home for the IndiaGe. - A treaty was made in 1865 by Superintendent Irish with nearly all the bands of Utah Indians, pursuant to instructions from the Indian bureau, contemplating their removal to the reservation at an early day. To carry out the provisions of this treaty would require a specific appropriation of about @20,000, and an annual appro~~riatioonf $42,600. I t was also provided that the government should sell four Indian reservations, containing in all 291,480 acres, for the benefit of the Indians, and that if such lauds did not reach an average price' of 629 cents per acre, should appropriate money sufficient to make up the deficiency. This would ultimately require an appropriation of at least 8150,000, a8 the greater portions of the land are, and ever will be, utterly worthless In view of the number of Indiana who will he dected by the treaty, its prwisions do not seem unnecessarily liberal. The treaty has never been con-firmed, nor has any action ,been had regarding it. Although it has been repeat-edly explained to the Indians that the treaty was not binding uutil ratified by the Senate, they do not seem to comprehend the matter, and are much dissatis-fied that it is not in effective operation. I t is certaioly desirable that a treaty be made with the Utah Indians by which their title to the lands within the Territory be extinguished and they he permanently located upon a suitable 1 A 12 |