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Show REPORTS OF AGEKTS IF OREGOK. Provision also wan made and instructions issued relative to the appointment sod pay of twospprentioes to eaoh mechanic. Thia as was the matter of police, is new and it is difficult to put i t in operation. Ae ther i ia, with us, no oompell~ngp ower, it'ia diffi-cult to Bod and indnce to serve those whoare mast suitable for the positions. Still the matter is before the Indians, end we hope to be able ere long to have this desirable measure adopted. DISCOURACrEhlENTS AND DIPPICUZTIES. First, to tho Itndiaos: Ooo great sourceof diacoora,emct~t and nnearioess is the cou-btihnl approhenaion that some mdieal change, eitllerqn rheir locat~ooo r in the adn~in-iatratiuu uf tltelr affair?,, will taka place, aod t b u ~iu terfrre with nll Ilteir llldostrial pnrstura. Thoj are afraid Illat this reinrvntioo will ha thn,wu upan tu white artllara, they be realoved In wmo other place,aud tllua loae all them labor. Tbeg have lor two rears benrd trilreeralrd reubrta on this 8ubiect. 11e11ce tll8ir ~ l l ~ ~ s ii~8 Ue 8O 8u~ r ranno or munatural. fiy own opiiion is that any &ch' change would work great injjoy a& injustice to these Indians, yet I know that many in this Territory would do anything to bring it about. Should such change be made without fuU and ample provision and oompeosation, I should bluah for the honor and good faith of my beloved oonntry, which would tho8 blight thestruggling hopesand prospeots of its weakaod dependent wards. Within a short time, by direction of the department, they have been called on to decide upon the matter of the transfer of the Indian Bureao to the War Department. After a8 full and unbiased presentation of the matter to them as possible, and a full consideration of it amoog themselves, they, with great unanimity and some feeling on the subject, expressed their deoided preference for the oontinu&noe of the present policy and relations with the Interior Department. They have no partionlm dislike to sol-diers. but orefer to have them at a. dirrtaoce. and fear that any ohanes would interfere witlb tltc:i;&nuiog ularntiour am1 IN, souaway caoao rruubl;. Sceu!>d,t o tlbe :,gent : I113\.$!:lt ~"rion~dtimea:o. clasrored TI, giverbedepartment and othora Julllr :id*ullat~id eu of 111" di8wur3~enl e~atn3d tli.13dl.l)l)ttiz~n~t ~dcrw hicll \re labor in the satiifactory aod successful coiduot of the affairs of thl's agenoy, hot I fear have oolr osrtiallv auoceeded. Aoart from theinadeauaov of snbsisteuoe hereinbefore oclrtlallfailoded {o, and the want'of more teams, wa&ns,"harness, and fannine im~le- ?mots, making it almost impossible so to distribLte those we have as to give &tidac-tioo and aeoure the best results in industrial noursuits. the situation of this seenor. about 205 miles frcm Salt 1,uka City, ottr hula of &tpl,lir+ .ir,d post.ol?ire, s : r l ~ a-wad h:$d ar an). tincx, al#o#o#t~ C ~ I eI oU~~l p ~ r i ~nollotl ~fd, r aaver;#l mmrlba of l l ~ ~p sa r blocked I,$ snow. and iur srvetal xtlonl :~tl~#nrrabflrvo m 11;ult w-tcrd. tbud nmderinr the rcreurlon of an$ aupylice, cxrt>!,t for tl~;eu ur four ruu&~s of the ,par, imI~rurr~cnblaen, d tlm reception and t r~~~s r#! i ao)iiowla~i l ant1 thd trstm~etiono f ~ I I R ~ U Crs~pd. n :ive, PICCRPI-ous, n t ~ d ~ ~ u s a l i ~ f ~ ~ I ~ r ~ , ~ ~ ~ d ~to~ m~ ubv~b ean~xli,i tnr ugotdh udouaeu~ntl )la~lj~orr a nd ~~xpor!rre-lllt his alncl luush m ~ r dfh xt rnt~hrb s spc.ci8n.l proqnnr ditticaltit.~a ud dir-eutrraremouls iueidunr t , th. altuati,n, rr',icL nome b ~ Or : ~ Rw ho ha8 to u~aetr bemmn I t i . I, ofcourae,caonot tell. hut I dunlnt if anv agency in theaorricshua luore i1i6onveniencas incident to it8 management, and yet f cGno6 hnt ooogrrtnlate myself upon the goad conduct end industrial progress of my Iudisnq notwithstanding all, and at least partial, success in the conduct of this agency. The want of a trading-post might also be mentioned ass source of inconvenience and loss to the Indians, and annoyance to the agent, as it oeoessitstes the absenoe of the Indians from the reservation, to dispose of their products, and procure necessary snp-plies. I t also affords some of them sn opportonity for proonring and bringing in iotox-icating liquor, which they do not fail to embrace. This has become a growing evil, hot we hope by the aid of onr police to break it np end even procure the arrest and conviction of those who aell it to them. Government farming is done only so far as is neeess%ry to raise sohsistence and forage for government animsls. I fully adopt the view expressed io a department circular, that s number of even rode Indian farms is better evidence of suoeeasful management than a tine lilodel government farm. I&PROVEIEXCS. By the labors of employes and asaistanceof Indiana, we have made several necessary renaiirs and imoravemeots s t the ae..e ncv. and have built several Indians' housea. for , . which rhara isb rowing daairn. In cunvlninn, l nntli#li ssl~errf.lllgre fer [ I ) theenncl~~dinregm ark3 in my last annnal rcnort 8s tu mr vtews on rlln tmrler iht.reil& C O I I ~ R I U C I I . 'nespectfiillf submitted by- J. J. CRITCHLOW, Unitrd Slntoa Indian dgmt. The C o n ~ r s s r o sO~F ~Is.D rns Ar nms . |