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Show 52 EEPOET OF THE CONMIBSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. COLORADO. The Indians residing in Colorado Territory are the Tabeqnache band of Utes, at the Los Pinos agency, numbering 3,000,and the Yau~paG, rand River, and Uintah bands of the White River agency, numbering 800. They are native to the section which they now inhabit, and have a res-ervation of 14,784,000 acres in the westeru part of the Territory, set apart for their occupancy by treaty made with them in 1868. The two agencies abovenamed are established on this reservatiou, the Whit.e River agency being in the northern part, on the river of that name, and the other in the southeastern part. This reservation is lnucl~la rger than is necessary for the number of Indians located within its limits, and ass valuable gold and silver mines have been, or are alleged to have been, discovered in the southern part of if;, the discoveries being followed by the inevitable prospecting parties and miners, qongress; by act of April 23, 1872, authorized the Secretary of the Iritenor to enter into negotia-tions with the Utos for the extiugnishment of their right to the south part of it. The proceedings of the commission appointed ynrsnant to the provisibus of this act will be fou11d under the appropriate title in another portion of this report. Notwithst&udiug the present failure of the efforts to this end, itisnot donbted that thereunltwill yet besecured; and iuaslnuoh as trouble between the ntiriers aud Indians utay occur at any time, the sooner the object is effected the better it will be for all coneerued. A few of these Indians, who have declined to remove to and remain rrpou the reservation, st,ill roiLnl in the easteru part of the Territory, fre-quently visiting Denver and its vicinity, and causing some anuojance to the settlers by their presence, but committing no acts of violeuce or extensive depredations. The Indians of Colorado have thus far shoffu but little iilterest in the pursuits of civilized life or in the edueittior~ of their children. A school isin operation at the Northern or Whiteltirer agency, with an attendance of 40 scholars. Steps are also being taken to ope11 oile at the Southern or Los Pinos agency. Under the treaties made with these Indians,, October 7,1863, and axarch 2,1868, they are receiviug linited annuities, &c., (from one to twenty-six iustallments due,) as follows : In goods, clothing, blaukets, &e,, $40,000, aud in sub-sistence $40,000. Provision is also made for furr~isl~inthpe m 1vith.va-rious emp~oj6ss, hops, iron and steel, &c., at an expens; to the Govern ment of $11,040. NEW MEXICO. The tribes residing and roaming within the limits of New Mexico are the Navajoes, the iVIescalero, Gila, and Jicarilla bauds of Apaches, the Muache, Oapote, and Weeminuche bands of Utes, and the Pueblos. NazuJoes.-The Navajoes nownumber9,114,an increaseof 880 over last years' enumeration. Snverintendent Pove considers this increase to be eona, set apart for tLem by treaty of 1868. These IndianQare natives of the section of the country where they are I I O ~lo cated. Prior to 1864 no less than seven treaties had been made with these tribes, which were successi.i~elyb roken on their part, and that, with but one exception, be-fore the Senate could take action on the question of their ratificatiou. In 1864 the Navajoes were made captives by the military, and.taken to |
