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Show UTAH SUPERINTENDEACY. 179 stealing raids. Several times, however, when cattle have been stolen from the settlers, they have pursued him and conflicts have occurred, in which, in all, 10 or 12 whites and probably an eqnal number of Indiaus have been killed. With the exception of Black Hawk's band, all the Indians within the snper-intendency during the past year have been entirely friendly. There have been a few instances of petty thieving, nothing of a more serious character. I have no hesitation in making the statement that no white population of equal numbers in any of the newer States or Territories can show so small an aggregate of crime. EDUCATIOY AXD WEALTX. There are no schools of any kind kept or established among the Indians within this superintendency. In several instances single Indians have been sent to the schools by settlers and afforded opportunities for acquiring an edu-cation, but as yet without satisfactory remits. The wealth of the Indians cousiats principally of ponies, of which some tribes bave considerable numbers. During the Tear I bave endeavored to ascertain the number of ponies among the different bands, and should fix it as follows : In many instances the number is exact ; in others, based on reliable estimates. Eastern Shoshones.. .......................................... 675 Northwestern Shoshones.. ..................................... 140 . Western Shoshones ........................................... 80 Weber Utes ................................................. 70 Goships ..................................................... 50 Pah Vants ................................................... 175 Uinta Utes Yampah Utes .............................................. 1,100 Fish Utes' I - Total number.. ........................................ -2,290 - The value of these ponies, with their rude saddles and accoutrements, would be abont $68,700; being an average value of $30 each. The furs, robes, and skins taken by the different tribes annually are of the value of abont $35,000. OF this amount the Eastern Shoshones and the mixed bands of Bannacks and Shoshones furnish abont $20,000; their buffalo robes being a ~*aluablaer ticle of traffic. No other tribes furnish any buffalo robes. The Indians upon the Uinta reservation take annnally about $7-,000 in valne of buckskins and beaver skins. Nearly all the other tribes of Indiaus take small numbers of buckskins and beaver skins, the value of which in the aggre-gate I place at about 88,000. ' ~ From the above statiatica it will be observed that the Indians are all extremely poor. The income of the most wealthy tribes does not average above $5 for each individual annually. The country occupied by many of the tribes is nearly a desert; a few valleys capable of sqbsisting game or snitable for agricnlture are occupied by settlers, whose presence has caused the game to become extinct. The Indians must be fed by the government, or by the settlers. If this he done, no trouble need he apprehended ; if not done, like their snporiors in civilization, they will steal before they will starve. This leads to pmuit, remimination, and war. AQRICULTURAL STATISTICS. The principal agricultnral operations are in connection with the Uinta agency. Here, however, owing to want of means, bnt little hss been accomplished. The |