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Show UTAH SUPERINTENDENCY. 151 THE EASTERN SHOSHONES. This band hrts been, since 1861, under the immediate care of Agent Luther Mmn. Chief Washakee retains the same upright and manly char-acter he hasever sustained from the first settlement of Utah. His wn-trol over his Indians is more absohlte than t l~aot f auy other chief within the a~~perintendenryan, d sur l~i r~tlneneei s uniformt1.v exv~risedw iw1.v ant1 tjr the best interests of the Ind~an. In the till1 and well-eousi(1ered report of Agent Maun, which is herewith transmitted a detailed acoonnt is given of the ooufcrenoe between General Augur, oi the Indian p e w commission, and the eastern Shoshones and Bannocks, with its suweaa-fal results. The setting apart of a portion of the Wind River valley as a reservation for the eastern Shoshones is calculated to uernetuate the g o d tiheling now existing I IC~WWItIh ew and the wl1ites,-8i1k:e t l~i sh w long been nu o1,jec.r of their most ardrut desire. WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN SHOSHONES. No especial effort has yet been made to engage the northweatern Shoshones in agricultural pnrsuits. They are very anxious to have cattle given to them, from which to raise stoclr ; and during the pas6 summer I presented to some of their most reliable chiefs meen cows, which they promised to keep as breeding animals. I visited them again a few days since, 5nd found thit they had as yet eaten none of the cows. They promised fa~thfullyt hat these cows and their increase should be kept until they had a large herd of cattle of their own. The western Shoshones during the past year have shown a most commendable zeal .in their farming operations. At Deep creek and at Ruby valley are the two principal bands of the tribe, numbering about 600 each. Shortlv after mv lest annual re~or tw. hen I visited the tribe. I ertve to them &mt* \vorfln# oxen and p16ugl;n,a~~idn the spring fm~<kh&tlh em svmn srrd grain. With very slight aid fro111 n white man at each plm, to m~wionnllsin strurt t l rm i l l the manner of their rultivarion. thev have put in about forty acre,s of land, the crops upon which are Lxcei-lent, and will greatly aid in their support during the coming winter. Their success has greatly encouraged them, wd they are eager to engage still more extensively in farming the coming year. OTHER TRIBES. No change of especial note has taken place in the condition or circum. stances of the other tribes since my last annnal report. UINTAH RESERVATION. Agent D. W. Rhodes, formerly in charge at this reservation, resigned on the 1st day of October last, since which time the agency has been in charge of Mr. Pardon Dodds. In his report, herewith transmitted, Agent Dodds givesa summary of the agricultural operations at the agency during the past year. The crops were almost an entire failure, owing to the ravages of the grasshoppers, as detailedinMr. Doads's report. The act of Congress approved May 5,1864, contemplated the sale of all the Indian reservations in Utah Territory, and the location of the Indians upon the Uintah reservation. This reservation isof Large extent, nearly 80 miles square, aboundingingoodgrazing land and stream well supplied with fish, and sufficient agricultural lands for all praatical pur-poses. The valley of the Dintah is separated f?om the settled portions of this Territory by the Uitah and Wasatcb ranges of mountains,,which are so elevated that they are impassable by loaded teamafor m e or ten 1 |
