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Show 148 . REPORTS OF AGENTS IN UTAH. listed as scouts about one year ago, and they are expected back here in a, fev days. Tho total number of men, women, and ohiidren, is 108. About 30 of that number are able-bodied men who can make a, living for themselves and families if thay had any-thinw to commence on. As it is, they can get no workto do, and as thereis very little gamz in the vicinity, thay are neoessmilydependant an &e short rations doled out to them by the government. If the ooming winter is a severe one, they will suffer greatly, for there is no molley at my disposal with which I osn purohase them blan-kets. It has been the onstom with tho agent here to supply %hem with blankets st the approach of winter, bu% the small apgropriation this winter mill render such a thing impossible. The Indiana are inrlolent in their habits, but vitb a little assistance and with s, good reservation to live npon they oould soon be greatly improved in this respect, and in my opinion eo~~ltdo, a great extent s t leaat, be made aelf supporting. They are hon-est, or at least as honest as it is usual for ru Inclilian to be. I have never known them to steal, and their word can ususlly be reliedupon. They ere fond of hunting, s;nd it gam? was plentiful they eyvould be glad to provide themselves mith all the meat ther reqmre. As it is now, tbey have to depend upon the fresh beef issued thom by the government. Since my taking charge of this agency, on January 2, 1882, there have been four death8 and two b~rths. As a general thing the Indians appear to be tolerably free from disease. There is no physician here authorized to treat them when sick, and thoy are often neglected mbon they are in need of medical treatment. There are no buildings or any property of any kind here belonging to the United States, and so it is necesawy to rent the bnildings used by the agent as office and stora-room. When assuming charge here I found s clerk employed, hut on April 1. 1862 with approval of the Commissioner of Indian Mairs, I diecharged him, not deem-ing kt necessary to have oneomployed. By the assistance of some of the Indims1 bave succeeded in doing all the work myself. Since assuming charge, I have taken particular pains to break up the liquor traffio with the Iudisns. I found that oertain parties werein the hahit of suppl~ingth e In-dians with intosicatin* liquor regularly. I have made complaint against two of the parties, and their triafis to take place at Graham, Tex., about the first Monday in September. I consider that the praotioe is pretty well broken up. No crimes of the Indians against whites or whites against the Indians have been committed since I have been hare. The whites and Inchnus are on the best of terms, and never have any trouble. There is no aohool here for tho Indims, but there are a nnmber of boys and irls who are of the proper ane and a number would like to attend school if they eoul%do so without leaving theiP&ibetao fm. They are a bright and intelligent tribe, and a few of their number, if well versed in the civilized pursnits and ways, oould do a great good among them. None of them have ever been converted to Christianity, and they have no form of worship so far es I have been able to find out. Very respeotfnlly, your obedient servant, ELIAS CEANDLER, Second &&tenant &teenth Infantvy. Ac t i~gI d a n Agent. 'The COMMIS~IONEORF I~DIL-AYFA AIBB. , ~~ Rn: In ron~ldiauerw ith insrructionr wcuircd from the Hon. Comolisdiunor of In-dinu ,Whir*, I Iraw the la,nur to snll,mir thefollowing ns my first atmuai report: 1ns-suuled charre of thin nrencv June 24 Inst, rolievioe r o o~ re deroasur. \V. R. Be r r ~ . Owing to tl% short time1 hive been in ohirge it wilrba himhasaible for me to make as full and oomplete areport of affairs at this agency from my awn knowledge as I deem desirable. This agency is laaated st the jrrnotiouaf Green and White rivers, near the western line of the reservation, 33 miles southeast of Fort Thornburgh and 160 miles from the nearest railroad or teleeraoh station (Green River City, Wso). l'lln lollinus bslnogi<i tb t1,td 3p.n;. 3ra known ns'tlto 'rni,nqunclle L ~ n dof Utes, awi nutnhrr al~onr1 ,100 pordou9 i n all. They arc u r d ~ ~ lqyu,i dr, and pk3re6111y dii-yoactl, wit11 a ilisl.ollt:cltl to rnurlllt tLrir vgont i n all innrtrrspertaiuing rothrir wcl-fire. |