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Show REPORT OF THE CO~lKISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 23 GiZa Apaches comprise two bands, the Mimbres and lfogollen, num-bering sixtken hundred. and wander over a wide extent of countrr, the iirst ;amed being charged with many offenses and crimes, the-other equally as warlike and vicious, not being quite as guilty of as many misdeeds because of their more remote habitation from settlements. A reserration was selected in the western part of the Territory several sears aeo for these Indians, but nothing was ever done torrards estah-xishine- them there. and it is now recommended bv the w~eriutendent tlr;rt i.'hat was il~whdedt hen ~hooldh e a~eom~~lizilaedd, ,t h116d ispose(l of, riel1 r~~ioeraanl d :lgricnltllral tracts e l l be oprll for aettlen~ent,a nd, aa an iocinier~tf ire], to this end. the Indiana should be enlle(1 in :~udf ed. Pueb7u indians; living in nineteen villages, ,number about seven thousand souls, and are eminently a self-support~ngp eople, having re-ceived but very little assistance from the government, the sum of $10,000 having been appropriated in 1857 to purchase agricilltural im- ~ ~~ plements for them. Bince the decision of Justice Slough, deciding that they hold the re-lation of citizens to the government, these very friendly and deserving people have been ill at ease; imposed upon and continually annoyed, they have not been permitted to pursue undisturbed their way of llfe according to ancient manners and customs, under their o m governors a,nd laws, but this, as aeebrand, must be thrown in their midst to make trouble. The case has been carried, it is believed, by the district at-torney to the Supreme Court of the United States, and there awaits judgment. They are not prepared for citizenship, andit would be many years before they could be brought to abandon their usages and cus-toms, so long their. heritage. They sbould receive protection of their rights, aud against the encroachments of Mexicans and citizens, who seem to think that for their offenses no proceedings can be taken, the law of June 30, 1834, regulating trade and intercourse with Indians being inapplicable iu the case by reason of the decision in question. 1 recommend that appropriations be made for supplying them with agricultural implements and tools of the mechanic, and that schools be established for their benefit. DOLORADO. By the treaty with the Tabequache, Pampa, Grand River, and Uintah bands of Utes Indians, in Colorado, the Maquache, Capote, and Wemi-nuche Utes, in New Mexico, wncluded March 2, 1868, there is set apart for them and other friendly tribes or individuals, as from time to time they may be willing to admit thereon, with the consent of the United States, a large reservation in the western part of the Territory, csti. mated to contain 15,120,01)0 acres, upon which shall be established two agencies, one on White R~veri,n the extreme north part for the Oolo-rado bands, excepting the Tabequache, and the other on the Ria de lo8 Pinos, for the New Mexico bands and the Tahequaches. This reserva-tion is a part of the great cafion or ravine of the Colorado River, across or through which it is not likely tshere can or will be opened any great thoroughfare, making it a very desirable one for the Indians, as being safe from the encroachments of an advancing tide of white populat~on. Here, if it be deemed advisable, may be gathered all the hands of the same nationality, whether in Colorado, New Mexico, or Ne~ada,itb eiug ample for all, with resources sufficient for their mair~tenancea ud comfort, The bulldings provided for by the treaty have been built both in the upper and lower agencies ; the cows and sheep agreedto be furn~sheda, nd |