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Show been made for the past twc-years, no further necessity $or government support and bounty would exist among the Uintah Indians. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, P. DODDS, Agent. Hon. F. H. HEAD, b'uperintenaent Indian Afair8. No. 45. UINTAHV ALLEYA GENCY, Utah Territor"v,. Sentember 15. 1869. A Sm: In conformity with the requirements of department reg;lations I have the honor to suhmit my first annual report of the condition o$ Indian affairs within this agency. In view of the very limited period which has intervened since my arrival here, and in consideration of the fmt that I have as yet had nei-ther books nor papers pertaining to the agency turned over to me by my predecessor, it cannot be expected that I shall be enabled to go much into the nsual details embraced in an annual report. There are on the reservation, as near as I am able to ascertain, of all ages and sexes, fifteen hundred Ute Indians. some of them quite indus-trious and intelligent, but aadly in want of education and moral teaching. The present buildings on the agency are neither suitable nor appro-priate. They are four in number, and, with the exception of a small lank office for the agent. are built of 10% chinked with mud. and with-but tloors. The annGty are srori'in the hounr oreoiied hy rile enrploy6s aa a kitchen, and id entirely 11nfit for the purpo.ic.. I ~roold resnectfullv rer~mloeud that some nrodsiou be made for the erection of an agency "building, @ soon as pra6tieahle. The crop of this year has been a good one, and the Indians feel very much encouraged. They begin to understand that their labor on the government farm is for their own benefit, and many of them express their intention 'to go to work next year and raise good crops. My predecessor informs me that the crop of this year will amount to about one thousand bushels of wheat, nine hundred bnshels of corn, one thousand fire hundred bushels of patatoes, four hundred bushels of oats, one hundred bushels of turnips, one hundred bushels of carrots, thirty bushels of beans, and various kinds of garden vegetables. The saw-mill on the reservation, one hundred and seventy miles his-tant, is of no use whatever. It is fast falling into decay, and I would respectfully suggest that an appropriation be made for its removal to this point. The present appropriation and annuity goods furnished this tribe are entire15 inadequate to their wants, and should be largely increased. I would respectfully recommend that the treaty of 1864 be ratified by the Senate, or that a new covenant be entered into with the tribe. Tbe aeencr is some two hundred mlles distant from the nearest white settlcn~eitd, nd for aomr six or eight monrhs in tho Sear is inaccessible. 111 this view, aud in considemtion of the f:ic.t that I bare no pomrr where-with to arevent de~redations. or enforce t.he laws. I would- resneotfullv suggest %hat a company of troops be stationed at this agency. A |
