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Show 156 UTAE SWEBINTENDENCY. The Indians have labored much more dnring the present season than ever before and although the destruction of their crops will, of course, operate to $ismurage them to some extent, yet they appreciate thereason of the failure, and are eager to work upon the land for the comingseason. During the past spring it waa neeessarg to dig a large ditch, for pur-poses of irrigating, nearly a mile long, and in places deep and rocky, yet nearly the whole of this labor was performed by the Indians. They aho aided greatly in planting the wrn, irrigating the crops generally, and several of their number have learned to drive oxen and hold the plough. The prospect of an extensive orchard is especially pleasing to them, as they are excessively fond of h i t . I shall plant a large amount of peach stones the coming season, and in a few years we can have an orchard of thousands of trees almost without expense. The soil and climate at the location of the new farm is well adapted for fruit culture. For the purpose of settling the Indians upon this reservation an appro-priation of $15,,000 for the year ending June 30,1868, was made. This sum is not sufficient for the carrying forward of the business of the agency .in a satisfactory manner, yet small as was that sum it has been reduwd to $5,000 for the current year. I trust that this amount may yet be increased by a supplemental appropriation, and that hereafter, ?ti1 the treaty made several years since be rat%ed, an annual appropnation of at least $20,000 be made. This amount should be expended substantially as follows: For the pay and subsistence of 10 laborers, including blacksmith and mechanic ........................................... $10,000 For the purchase of agricnltural implements, blankets, clothing, and presents for the Indians.. ............................ 5,000 For the purchase of supplies and cattle for the Indians.. ..... 5,000 With the annual appropriation above referred to I feel wn6dent that in a few years the Indians could be made nearly self-sastaming. They shorn great aptitude as herdsmen, and save the few cattle they now have and their increase with scrupulous care. Very respectfully, your obedient servant ~ARDON DODDS, Un4ted States Indian Agent. F. H. HEAD,E sq., Superintendent Indian Afaiv8. No. 30. .. ........ - - 7 ... SIR:1 0 compliance wit11 the regulutions of the Indian depertme~~It , 11>1rthe e honor to submit the followin-g rep.ort r elntivo to the affnirs of this agency. About the &st of September, 1867, the Indians under my charge (the eastern bands of Shoshones) left here for their hunting grounds in the Wind River valley. There had then recently occurred a series of depre-dations by hostile Indians upon prospectors and camps of the newly dis-covered Sweetwater mining country, and threatening6 were bitter against all Indians. As this region was directly in the route of the Shoshones, I deemed it advisable to precede them and allay the ill feeling so far as they were concerned. I did so, aasuring the miners that the best feeling |