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Show 164 UTAH SUPERINTENDENCY. hereaft~r. I feel greatly encouraged at the result of the efforts made to induce Indians to labor during the past year. The pecuniaryresults are not great, but the first, step has been taken by the Indians towards a con-dition of self-maint6nance. For the past three years1 have been endea-voring especially to induce the Indians to engage in farming, but with limited success until the present rear. To make them self-supporting by means of manual labor will be awork of time, since the habits, traditions, and ])i~ji~dirorf qro ul~tlesbg:e tlrrnt1on8 must b~ ovrrmme; yet I feel moat Iropefill that rhu work h:ls i~ow been fairly lunugurnted, and with a co~l-tinunncr ut the l i ~ ~ ~adnlt1y fiater~~aplo l ~ c11~c -retoforep nrsi~~bdy the government will move steadily forward to the happiest Ssults. The following table exhibits a statement of the area of laud cultivated, with the amount and value of the crops: ,, I I I I The value of the farin products would have been at least quadrupled but for the ravages of the grasshoppers. Whetlt ........................... Potatoes. ......................... Oats ..........................-.. Cam. ........................... Tomips. ...................................................... ............ Cmots Beets .................. .-.. Hay ............................. Other products Total value. APPROPRIATIONS. The appropriations for the Indian service in this superintendency, jn proportion to the number of Indians therein, are much smaller than ln any other portion of the United States. For the current year the usual appropriations have been largely reduced. This is especially unfor-tunate. since. owiue to the near au~roaoho f the Pacific railroad and the 50 4 6 30 20 .................... 40 .......................................................... ...................................................... inerea.drd dc!!nnntl f*r supplirs en&~clered tltrrehy, thr pricerot'bref and tlonr ban: ~~onsidernbult~l\.~ anvu~l'.I 'l~uf hct th;+tt he Iudiaus wi t h i n this sunerintendencv are ueaceable and fnendlv should induce increased lib- SS 10 20 10 3 4 .............. erility on the $at of the paternal governbent rather than a reduction of the supplies to which they have been accustomed. Starvation leads to stealing, and stealing to war, with its fearful and costly train of evils, retarding the settlement of this country and the development of its agr!- culh~raal nd mineral resources, imperilling the safety and speed of mail and passenger transit across the continent, and deranging the commerce n.f- th e mtire -P~a~ c~i-f -ic~ c-o ast. ~~~~~~~ Very respectfully, your obedient servant, I?. H. HEAD, Nuperintendent. Hon. N. G. TAYLORC, ommi88iow. 1,700 1.000 .................................. 1,000 1,000 GOO GOO 40 tons $5,100 1,000 1,500 500 300 300 . 1,000 850 10,550 |