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Show REPORTS OF AGENTS IN COLORADO. S o m a . Om AGENCY, COLOR~O, August 18, 1886. Sra: I have tho honor to submit my aocond aooosl report ar ~ n i t e dS t ~ t e aIn dian agent for tho Southeru Ute Indiana, Cuiurndo. showtng mv rranrsettonaur such agent and the condition o i the lncliana at the eloso of tit$, t i~c a l '~e a1UrS G. Dnriug tile year rhero wcre 14 forms cnltivslrd, unrlrr the nnprrvi3ion of the farmer at the ilgeury. There wau n,illirerl al~uur 100,11CO poonds of graiu, cuuki~ring m~dtlyofw llent and oar$, 1,rriliesa largaquantlryof pararl~es~nllvegrrnb!ea. O\riog to tho oolt-arrirnl of thr thrashing-maellins promined then) lor flarilrlling their grain lu lV3, tbe,v acre ohliocd to llzru most of Iltrlr grditt traruped uur witit l!orde.l, goats, nrnd ailecl,. t h v n . 1 ~ea udioe otuch loas artd vruvrntinr tho wsviue ut tlrcir lull eron. Quilr n 1L.r war ul30 aust&ncnl I8.v the q,ru#;tl~lg"1 ' 1Ls':ir grain, Ciuued Iq the hka6,v rdins jnhr brfi)re allti dttring the I h r ~ ~ h i n gT. hey PISI) tk~lecl1 ,)r zulize I( lug* price bv reuion of the full in tho market nncl {ha cnndit~un af rl~o cnin. which was n~ot clean. All uf tbesnransrs had tbu ellbet to lcjssn wry itulel~ iiwir iotercst iu iurrn-in:. Ooo of the ludim~ra iled about j(!O b u ~ h e l". I~' W IIUUI and "ill*. 11" employed x nteanl-rbrn~har. Tbe cxlwosa =Ha w rrruilt, unt uvcau~~ofr the dikraueu, that bat lit-tle was left him after paying sli expens&. ' Muoh difficulty was experienced in getting the Indians to farming this last spring. The heavy snow that fell dnrinr the winter did not go otf until verylate. No ap-propriation had been made for h e breakin of new lend; henoe the Iudians had to rely upon their awn efforts. On account of deep snow8 and scaroity of fwd, their horses wcre very poor, in fact dmost worthless fbr any kind of work. The plows far breaking soil did not arrive until very late in the season; oanseqoeotlg hut littlenew laud was broken. Alt,hongh laboring under these disadvantages, I have sueeeedcdin getting about 260 acres under cultivation the present gear, consisting of wheat and oats and veget,ahles. The orop, although put in late, got a fair atad, bntalarge yield cannot he looked for, owing to the faot that there is agreat drought iu this valley. No rain he8 fallen for ninet,ydayp~a st. The orap of grass must necessarily he short, no doubt to the extent of osusiog suffering to the stack the coming ~ i n t e r , a n d n od oubt heavy losses. STOCK. .In September, 1885. was delivered at this sgenoy 393 head of stock cattle pnrohased by the Government for these Indians: the cattle were of excellent qeality. The In-dians expected that these cattle woold heissued or tt~rnedo ver to them. They were greatly disappointed when t,hey were informed that it. waa tho intention of the GOV- 'ernmant to retain flassession of the stack, under charge of herders. In au interview with Inspector Pearsane, who visited the agency in November last, the Indiana informed him that they would like to exchange these cattle For sheep, giving as s, principal reanon their olaee proximity to the white settlement&, who bad herds of cattle, which would be likely to oonse some t.roohle, while if they had flocks of sheep no trouble on aooonnt ofpastudng need he feared. Ofthe stock cattle now at the agenc.v the number of 148 head died from tho effects of the severs winter of 1885 to 1886. The bslanoe on hand I should reoomrnend to he issued and divided up among the Indians. These oaitlc at.preseot sm of no ad vantage to the Indiana and an expense to the Government, and owing to the shortage in grass this season the outlook fbr taking oar8 of them t,his corning winter is not en-couraging; hesvglossesrnnst nece~8~riIfoyl low. Or I wonld recommend they be ex-changed for sheep, upon some equitable basis to he agreed upon, snddividedup among the Indiane SCHOOL8. The day soh001 established at %his agency in the month of April, 1886, notwith-banding the earnest efforts of theteacher and myself, has not been asprosperousand isnot in as good a condition as I would desire. Muoh diffioulty is enoountered in . neonring the attendanceof the children. first, by reason of the great distance many of them live from the agency. This diffioultg ha* been overcome partially by the estah-lishing near the sohaal a boading camp, under authority from the Department. This hoarding camp is tinder the charge of a cook, and rations are furniched. The con-dooting of a school here meets with most strenuous opposition from the aqnaws, who sunerstitiouslv. believe. or metead to believe. that theirattendance st sohoai at Albu-qierqun S. hlex., r r i J P~IR 820, wa8 the c i t i ~ oof the ( l e i b r ~ to f ~ b 0 0 tO I ~ C - I I~II~~A ntteuc~ed,w hile, as x xnartrr of tact, thera#karo f thi* great loaa uf livra is nttril,utc,l to dincnried condition of the chtltlreu, her .dirar\ iu ila i~:,t8lru. Thole iu attnodnuca at soh001 at this agency are generally bright, aid memaking satisfaotorj. p20gr0S8 in |