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Show . For tho CoaAt~ilas: 300 blankets. 1,&0 yards of calioo. . 10 plowa. 200 aoits of clothes. 1.500 ~ a r d aof mualin. 10 sets plow-harness. 200 hats. 1,000 gads of jean. 50 hoes. 200 pair of ahoea. 500 hnn~lkerol~iafs. 20 ~~MIPs. '200 pair of socks. 500 yards of flanneL 20 sl>oveb. Also for each tribe a anBcient amount of gritin and seed for sowing and plzuting the coming gear. Such present provision beingmade for them, itis my hope that very little aid qf this kind will be required in the future. The adoption of the policy abave snggeated will necessitate the sppointnlent of a permanent agent for thrae Indians. Upon his praatical wisdom, honerty, atxi fidelity, the results of this effort in their behalf rill largely depend. If the etfort be judicioorily prosrouted uqder the direction of an agent who ia fnlly in sympat,hy with the Indiana, and who regards their good rather than his own pecuniary wins, I cnuuut bllt feel that it will greatly redound to the credit of the Goeernment,, and to the increasing welfare of these, its wads, who now appeal to it for aid and protection. I n oonclu~ionI beg to say thet these reeommeud&tiousa re submitted the more conti-aently, whatever expenditure their adoption may involve, from the conviction thatthe Government has been very remiss in its usre of the Mission Indiaus hitherto; that their clsinlsand their righte have been already too long disregarde&; tlrattlley deserve. generooa treatment beoau8e of their fidelidy to the Government; staudiug, as some of them have done, as a, dafeose to the settlersof Southern California, against the fiercer. tribes of Arizona, with whom they have atsadily refused to unite for purpasraof plun-der, that they ought not to Butfer in comp&rison with ot,hers of their race, in conse-quence of their more peaceable conduct and disposition ; and finally, that nothing lass r i l l auffioe as a satisfaotory and adequate provision in their belralf. Iu tbe hope that these recommendations will meet with your hearty a.pprovml, and whatever legislation m&y be necessary to enable the Department to osrry them lnto execution may be readily secured, I have the honor to be, very respeotfulfy, yonrubedieut servant, JOHN G. AMES, &cia2 Agent. Hon. E. P. SMITE, Cmnnzilrsioner of Indian Affaire, Washington, D. C. REPORT OF J. W. POWELL AND C f . W. INGALLS. W A ~ ~ G T OD. NC.,, Deoentbe7'18, 1873. Sm: The Special Commission appointed for examining into theooudition of theUtes of Utah ; Pai-Utes of Utsh, Northern Arizona, Southern Nevada, end Southeastern California; t,bB Oa-si Utes of Utah and Nevada; the Northmesteru Shashonees of Idnho anJ Utah ; and the Westero Shoshonees of Nevndn ; end for the purpose of consultin with them concerning the propriety of their removal to reservations, would respectfujy snbmit the following. report: The commission was delayed a number of day8 by snows that blaoksded the railroads ' qver the rnouotaiu., bnt arrived in Salt Lake City early in May. At t,hat time t,here was much excitement in the country, collsequent on the disastmos eon0iot with the Modoos. The commission found thet the feeling8 of the whits people inbabitir~~tgh e territory onder eonsideration were wxonght to a high atate of resentment, whtch frequently found vent in indignities on the Iodixns, while the latter were terrified, and many of them had fled to the rnonntsius for refuge. Immedistelg on our arrival st the oity,delegstions from verians parts of the country met us, represent,ing thet the Iudiaua of their several naighhorhoods ware preparing to commence s. war of artarmio;ltion against the whites; and severxl petitions from the oitizbns of diffcreot pliers, to the nailitaryauthorit,ibs of that department, the governor of Utah, and the Coo~utimioner of Iudian Atfuirs, rapresentino that the people were in immediate peril, and calling for milirary protection, were refzrred to the Comnissiou. Under these circumsta~~oetsh,e Comstiss oners prooaded to investigctd the state of affairs in the Sanpete Valley, C!lrler Valley, Cue36 Valley, and on Deep Creek. |
