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Show REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 21 te.rmiued not to ratify the treaty in qnestion, it is earnestly hoped thi~t Congress will be liberal in making appropriations for the service in t,he ten it or^, so that there may be speedily effected the concentration of the various Utah bands in Uintah Valley at this designated place, mith such help as may enable them to engage in nsef? pursuits as their necessities may require. Tl?? whole number of Indian? in the Territory a is estimated by the late supenntendent, L. F. Head, at nlneteen thousand, and by the present incumbent of the office, Colonel J. E. Tourtellotte, Unitd States Army, twelve thousand eight hundred, classifying them as follorrs : Western Shoshones, one thousand, living in the eastern part of Nerada, who cultivate small patches of land, and have a good supply of cattle and ponies. Northwesbern Shoshones, twelve hundred, possess-ing ponies but not cattle, who would till the soil if assisted by the gov-ernment. Goship Shoshones, eight hundred, the poorest of all, trusting chiefly to thepinon nut for subsistance. These three bands or tribes re-gard Washakie, of the Eastern Shoshones, as their head chief. No land has been designated as a home for them, as in the case of the Utah bands, but they should have one and brought together. Weber Utes, three hundred, who obtain a living by hunting, fishing, ,and begging about Salt Lake City. Pimpanoag, five hundred, of a similar charaoter of the Weber Utes, andlive near the same city. Sam =tches, three hull-dred, part of whom have removed to the Uintah Reservation. Pa11 Vents, twelve hundred, who cultivate some land. Uintah Utes, fifteen hundred, on the reservation referred, and said to be the best Indims in the Territory. YampaUtes,PahEdes,PahUtes, ElkMountain Utes,and Sbeberetches. about six thousand, are migratory and warlike. No troubles, save thnsv o<:i petty character, Li~vr ocurreil during the paat year be: tween the 111diansa nd tvl~itesi r ~11 1iu o~tperiutc~~dc.nePy.r ogress npon the IJilifiih rrserv+tion id IIIOS~ aatistftetory. The Indians, seeing its advantages, are collecting tbere, and those formerly most warlike are now disposed to labor. Late Superintendent Head is of the opinion that an appropriation of $10,000 per annum, to be expended for cattle agricultural implements, and other beneficial objects, for five years would result in getting all the Utes upon tho reserve. Farming operations in other parts have been to a small extent carried on sucoessfully by some of the Pah Vents, and others, their leading men setting a good example of industry; no schools have ever been established for any of the tribes. The improvements recommended by the supenntendent and agent are the removal of a saw-mill. distant one hundwd and seventy mile,s from the a g e ~ l ~sn: ~d ,u selrsx, to a inore c o ~ ~ r e ~ ~piorii~i t~a tn.d the CI J I I J ~ I .LI ~ - tion ot':+rond from Salt Lake Ciry to the resvrv:~riul~tw, o hundred miles, a i~eressitsil l w.ol~aequcncorf the wuy uo\v tra\.eled being i~upns.jnble - ~~ for six months in th&year. There has been no decided improvement in the condition of Indian affairs in this Territory, and it may not be expected until the roring tribes are brought under the restraints and beneficial infiuences of that system which is believed to be the best and only one that can be effectual in leading them to change their mode of life. Leaving out the Pueblo or Village Indians, as the name signifies, none of them max be said to be permanently established in homes, followiug peace full^ mrd success-fully some useful pursuit. The estimated number of Indialis in this Territory is nineteen thousand. There are two reservations, that for the Navajoes provided by the treaty concluded with them in 1868, located |