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Show REPORT OF AGENT IN UTAH. The want of s traderat this sgency has bean severely felt for the two or three years last past, and I bellere has been s. source of muoh loss abd inconvenience to the In-dians and employ68, as well as an annoyance to the *gent. The exceeding amsUneas of the proRts arising from the trade, the etringant re~olnt ianno f the department, a n d the difficulty of finding a soitable person whocoald cornmand auffio~enmt eans toosrry it an, have heretofore rendered a l l my efforts to secure one abortive, but within the last few veeks s gentleman every way worthy, and it is believed able to till the place, has made a plioatian, aud been recommended to the department for the position. I trnst hi. app?icioation will bB approved, and so far as may be possible the restrictions be re-moved so far a8 this agency is concerned, and especially ae to the sale of guns And smmumtion. No fear or danger existsin t h ~ase ctlon making this restriction neeesmry, and I am clear in thinking that it would be for the best interests of oar Indians, as thsy have to depend on hunting for much of their subsistence. APPRESTICEB AND POLICE. 80 far we hlrve been onable to indooe any of our Indians to beaome sppreotioes. Tbe deeire of the department and the import&nce of the subjeat h a frequently hen n r p d upon the bsnd and individual members af it, but bitherto vithont socws. The head men recognize the advantages and importance of it, but say, whiah I know is the fact, thst they have no power to compel the young wen to aoeept thesepomtions. Tho only power that can be brought to bear is moral suaaion, and no motile withinoor reach is sufloient to overcome their natural dislike of coofioement. We h s w no~t, filllv. reali-zed ou~r hao~es an to the efficienov of our oolioe ssrvios. ~~ ~ ~ . ~~- -~ ~ ~ . ~ ~~ Aa iaaiot iobatcd atilao litn', of tbair 1:r~t~ p p o i n 6mc ~wfe. i i(;l Out B ~ C U rIh~ea ervicas of the beat men, but honl ltapcd rhilt those wed d serum \vuuld prose earisfactorj. Iu this. how.~rr. we have brun ilisan~,oinrcd. One of the belt rebizued. the mam rearon brir;l: a n o t of couti~lenrui n a n ~ ' i ! l a l ~ ~ l ittog w ork l~nnuos iuu~wl si tit the captain. The latter at. \\,<rea t length rno~],cile~tlo diavniso fur ineficiroey and diaobed;euue of ordara. We hnvor i~~ebnee !, uclabla tu fill elth6r nlacesatlrfecturilvor to nuke ue the increased number allotted tu our agency. Thare'neema to ha some prejndirn aiaisst e police tbrcn, beaceit ia di~ficultt o induce persona to seanmu s position which is esl-eulated to prejodieo otber members uf the trihe againat then,, Some of oor best men sssipo their de s~r at o farm a s the reason for nan.accr tsnce, whic:l~w e cannot bnnt xp-prove, aa the most ind!natrioua con make mare thnu t\b tialsrx p:~i#lf or police avrvicc. Jr haa orrumed'tu me thnr it woold be well to n,dttre tlxe itamher and double the MI-ery, orgrant thorn jerotirfiao to carry urn their fitrnm in addttion 1%o) r I!) cnlmect i~n a l t h the police svn.xre. Sotritlt*r;rodtr~l:t he obnt~rlea!,l o effort \v,ll be eltart-d or motisa urnitled t o a ~ r t l r otl w a8lul>tio1o~i tite plallb of the d ~ p a r fm~ nbtu,t h ar to 3111- . - prenticcs and the polioeservioa. DIllVISG STOCK OK TO AXD TEROUGE TEE IIESERVATION. During the lsat and the preaeot year this reserve has become a thoroughfare for drlvine stock ftom the ~ o u t han d southwestern o s r t of the Territorv. and even from ~ e v ~ d ;t,u tilo great injury of the intcrosis thr r eh. Over ten thoosaxa head, il i s eari-matcd, have p:tr%od lllrungh it from \Vast ro Eart duriug tlto prewot eensno,tbua min-ing our prnziug awl in wauy p l ~ v oou~r water privilege% lrlon; our uulg thoroughfare for over on^ huodrsd milw, and thamh,v n a e r r ~ i t a t i ~th~e~ a; x puusc of carryiog forago for animals along the whulo rollte. Some ~l l lalhi brnd b&vob ed" lucated on th<,r c,rerre fur most of tho raaron.c~utrsrv to tho urdorda!id rrsruinmof rho went. I bsvcr cnllrd the attentmu of r1.c dipartmerit to the matter md rooeivid iiustrue;ionsinrha promiace, which will be filly carried unt .w trauon an pmoticeble. It haa ocet~rradt o rile frow tlw dificnlry, and nl~uoar iurpruaibilirg, of pwleetiug the distant part of rbe noor\t., and the inronvrnieora aud hardrlbip rcanltiop M, wsuy of theeitizer~eo f thel'errirorg from abeolnte pruhibitlun of rmo ~ i tt,b nt i t wuold be well ro mot or loa*a rllo wearern part w sowe pereon ~rpe rno~lwd,h 03bloterenr it would be to prukct it, the procerdd i n n r ~ u g to tb,: bbnotit of our Indnna. 1 have undoratuud soole aach plan bas I.een ndoptod a t orller agencies, sod it, mS opinion coold Ile adupled here, n ith lhe ua,lsaut of rho In-dians. nnll to their advax~ta.'~,a nd SJYC ~UI ~ LfrUicLlio o frnl~~l l l l ~ iplarlti~t% . TLISm at-ter is kespectfully submitted for theconsideration of thedepartment,- DISCOORAGEXENTB TO MDlbKS. ' Refnniop to this matter a8 pnsentrd in my last, I rsonot bnt regret tlkst one of the greatoat atlll rernsios, viz, the uocrrtnio tenure lsy wltirh the Indinnn bold t b i r lands. It 10 knonc to thelll a8 ncli a3 la all others in this l'erriturj that tbore 13 9 pernisteet |
