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Show 7 18 REPOBTS OF AGENTS IN DAKOTA. zation wodd be mlioh greater. They hare 1wge bsods of horsea, which nnturally in-crenso very fast; also some sheep and goats, vhioh tlmy herd very closely. The Indian police are not as etboieut as reports ahow them to be at some other ~genaiesb, ut are gradually heeo~nit,go f more service to the agent, by reporting any ~rregulariliesi a their eslnps, and often bringing in horses belonging to citizens. I lime had no occaaion to use them in meking arrests, and would not deem it beat to briug them in contact with the whites shoultl oooaaion- require it. They wear their cnilirr1118a ud this nlaue has a tendency to influence otl~arsto adopt the custoni of rrrnriug bitizens clothing to Bomn extmt,. The Ute id rrhnt nnght bc eall.lle,l a blanket Indian, as not oue of t,llom hnre aban- #loner1 tlie habit of wenring them on all oeoasiuus. TLley are invl?tarateg:,tnblers with cnrda 2nd horse-racing. They line entirely in tents or brush honses, and move from one part of the reservation to another, juvtas thannt io~~t sktehee m. At presext t,heg are camped from 10 to 'LO mile* from the agency. This is ooonsior~atbl y there being but little gr;lss in the immedi~tev icinity of the agency for t l ~ s ih~o.r ser. Dariug the last year tllere have beon four homicides-one in December and three ,luring the ltkouth of July. Upon investigation it was fouod to be Jostifiable in every ewe, md no attempt has beon made to puuish the parties that did the killing. The ngeuoy physician has many calla for lnodical treatment, althougll hot few, if auy, of tl:eut have entirely abondauad their native medioioa-me". Th e mpplie* received siuee Jsnuerg laat, a t the t,irne I t o ~ okh at.ge of t,his axenoy, have bwn of sufficient quantity and tho iqaalify equal to the a~mpleu th'r contract wan awarded 011. . Siuea t:rk'ing charge of this age:l?y, J i n n a r y 1, 1892, I have made two per capita payluonta, ~ r ~ o u ~ ~ttoi z$1l7g,4 95. Iho llrat installm?ut, amonn1,iug t,o 811,419, should have boeu made in 1881, but for sorue reason was nor. There has never been any attempt nude tu ollcu IIO nu agrnov farm, and sitme I 1 hsrn been here I have hsd uo fr~ndsn pplieablo for tlmt purpose ;';nsd th e I~ldiilns have not been settled in severalty, as was agreed uurlar treaty of 1Hd0, 1,etwnen the Ute Indiaus and the United States, and bcfi,n; asking for funcla ibr tlria purpose I deemed i t best t,o wait the action of the Ute Commission, who it is hoped will make 'some provision the present year for their sattlcrneut. No schools have beau established at this agency. Nonc of the Indians speak En-glish. All communio8,tiouri with theru is doileeither in Ute orSpaniah lnugu;&ga; most i of tho tribe understaud the latter. 1 The Denver and Rio Graude Railway operate some 5Ornilea of railrond t,hrough the renervntion, t,he same having been oonatrnctod sndsucceasf~tllyo pe,at.ed tor 12 ulout,ha I without havina beeninterfered with by the Indians. Thiaspeaks well furthnlndians, when we eonsiger that the road has beet, built and operated md the eoarpnug Ira$ 1 made no amicable arrangement with them for the same. The nginoy bnildinga cooxist, of two log bnildinga, which are insufficient for the nc- I comrnudation of the ngeuf and e~oplojBs,a nd unsafe for the prpteotion of supplies. 1 The mlation between 7hiv agency and the n~ilitarye, lno the citizens of Colorado, are of the luovt friendly nature. ' The annnal statistical report of this agonoy is herewith incloard. Very resprctfully, WARBEN PATTEN, . I Utdted States Ittdins dgent. The COJlMISSIOXER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. -- .CBEYEXXER IVERA GENCYD, AKOTA: dugust 31, 1882, Sm: I n eamplisnce with department i~atruotionsI, respeetfillly submit the fol-lowing as my third aud last report of the colldition of uffiuira under my charge at this agonep, being for the gear ending Auwust 31, 1%2. The band8 en~braoed in this reservzion have generally observed their treaty stip-ulations, and have entertained feelings of friendship both toward the government and the whites generally. The folloning table exhibits, in detail, the present strength of the four bauds of the Sioux Nnbion located at this agency: Bands. I Men. / w ~ B~ny~a. ~ . / 1 Girls, Two Kettle Baud, Nn.4. . ..... ................ ...... .............. I91 1 Tot* I........ ..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .............. /-G( |
