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Show 336 REPORT OF THE UTE CO~IBSION. Colorado. There ~houldbe a t the sgoncy adwalling-house for the agent, a physician's house and office, and houses for the farmer, carpenter, and blacksmith, a oarpenter and blacksmith shop, a stom-house and barn. All these should be permanent, well-oanstrl~ oted buildings. Near the a,genoy.there should beabuilclingerectedfor ahosrd-ing sobool. Also %grist and saw mill, with a shingle-mnohineattaohed, and anengiue of sutfioient power to propel the same. I assume that all these buildings and the machinery of the grist and saw mill, snd the engine, will cast not less than $Y3,000. In the way of agricultural implements, tvaggons, &c., I would suggest that three molrino-machines, three hay-mkea, one reaper, seven lows, and seven h&mows, one thrash&-rnaohiue, and power to propel the same, an% ten Bain (mountain) wagons be purchased. I do not apprehend there will be any need for the thrashing-machill6 neat season, yet I thinkit well that it be on hand. The gross cost of the artiolesmen-t. iooed in this group I estimate at sbont $1,800. To bring the land into cultivation s, maiin irrigating ditoh will be required in the valley of every etream on which lsnd is to be assigned to the Indians in severalty. To oonatruct this main ditchet onoe through esoh entire valley would not, I think, be prudent,, since, under the most favorable e~roumstanoesi,t will be some time before tho larger portion of these Utea reach the point where they willrequire water to irrigate the land. This 11.0 ard aa a matter of detail to be confided to those who will be in-trusted with the wo% of domesticating the Indians. I would suggest that a sumnot exceeding $10,000 be set apart to Oommencs the construction of the main ditches. 1w ould suggest that 100 gentle milk-cows andseven bullsb~purohasedfb r clistribo-tion among snoh of the Indians ns are ready to receive and t%ke oare of tb~nc. These wollld probably cost about $3,000. Io order to be prepared to supply material for their constrootion, should any of the Indians desire houses before theaaw-mill is ready to cut lumber, I wouldsuggest that 25,000 feet of lumber be purchased for that purpose. This may coat$1,000. I have not oonfidenos in the estimates vhioh I have made, since I have not that knowledge of the value of material and labor in Sonthern Colorado, that is necessary to arrive at wcerteinty. Respeotfnlly submitted. GEO. W. MANYPENNY, ma Concl~ienonw. |
