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Show REPORTS OF AGENT8 IN COLORADO. PThe farmline onerstions dorine the vesr. aIthoo@h not eounline our anliuioatiaos. have been very f~i,--~&bspsu s good sl eight io b~axpne<d when'it ie r ~ a m s ~ h ~ 3 r a d ' tsrlor w~o~rko-iug in s ratttpamti~elyn ew fielJ-very little havino been doon i n this line bciow. Tlreehiaf Punrre ofd.~snoointmeut In7 in the diaeults of ohminior asuffieinot auonlv of wstor. The heavy hreaks'fn the irrigating-ditch could bnly be rep&ed little by l&li when labor-for that purpoae could be spared, and as a consequence it was not until late in the season that the ditch wes i n s ooedttion to conduet water to the farm. Buffieient progress has, how-ever, been made tads~nonstrateto s certainty that almost any vegetable end all small grains csn be suoeessfully cultivated in tbis section of the country; and I venture to add that, without soy very great expense to the Governmsut,auEoient cereals could he annually pro-duced to support the whole Ute nation. Deairiog to point out to the Indians in a prscticsl manner what might be done in farming if they would only labor, I entered into a verbal agreement with e first-class fsrmer to clear, fenoe. and cultivate s lot of sbout fifteen acres, stipulating that upon the maturing of the crop one-third of it should be delivered at the agency free of cost to the Governmeut. A portion of this lot was exceedingly hard to 'sub-due, but about ten aores of it bid fair to yield w fine s. crop of potatass aa can be found in Colorado. The Government share of these potatoes,it is estimated, will amount to as mooh ss s thoussod bushels, and in this country, where trsusportation is so very diEcult, they will be enoesdlngly valuabla for issue to Indians snd far future planting. A cellsr 50 by I5 feet han been constructed for storillg the potatoes. Ouray, the head chief, has also interested. himself in farming, and has made very com-mendable progress. He has raised shoot four aores of potatoes, quite s rsspectsble field of wheat, some corn, and e variety of vegetables. His experience of this year will, I am oonfi-dent, enable him to do much better in future; and his example msy,it is hoped,have the effect of stimulating other members of the tribe to similar exertions. No opportunity bss been lost in adviain8 sod assisting him in carryin* out this, to him, novel endeavor. The seed wm furnished from the rsgency, md such airicultoral implements as wen3 required loaned to him. Some few Indians. who would not oo an7 terms hbor for the went. did not the rights of others. Meanwhile, pending their departure, the Han. H. M. Teller interceded in behalf of the sausttera. and out of tbis Brew the order of the Ron. Seeretacv of the Interior extendine the for &novat mulil ttr'30th of October, 167. I umy hate state that I ilooertly briieve that every urau who settled in the I'ark rse fully aware tbilt ho wsu nu Indiau land, and while I du uur fur one moo~entd oubt hut that the inreuriuus #of Mr. Teller were s1rictl~l ~on-orablo, still I sm sure he woald never have taken the stepr ha did had he been than;ugl#ly familiar with all tho eireuooxaauwa of the care. The order of tho Secretary obviarel the nee.-x&itv for tho oreience of rrmw. end ~ r e o d i n e l sL lo~tenaot( !auGu rat.~roaI with his command to hishroper station. 'The Utes were t i & s ~ ~ hdli~ss atisfied with the shape the mstter had assumed, and have remeined 80 ever since; but still they have in no wny mo. l s k d the squatters. The extension of the time is fast drawing to a close, and whether the order of the Seore-tars will be obeyed or disregarded remains to be seen; for my part, I think the latter will |