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Show 230 REPORT OF AGENT IN UTAH. deciclcd action. Eithrr one of rnu things will haw to bo done-the Indiansvill have to umvr bxk wirltio the rc.servatianar their rigllt to rem;,in wherethoysre mnsr bc e s t u b l~s l~so~edle srlg and ~>l . t i uthl~nr no on0 will bc able to deny ir. BUILnINQ.5 AND IMPROVEMENTS. Dnring the ye&= ten frame houses, 16 by 24, were aonatruoted, at a aast of $1,940.60 (built under oontraot), and were issued to a like number of deseririnc Indians. farmers on the DII C'IICRIIUI <iver. Af th.. t t m ~vid lbt n i t l ~ oh (~~tw*il~rec c l t $ ~bdy t&ir own: ern. :4lld IIII' 0 t h t~wo~ w ill Ln t o ~ . s rn nuter. As anon 31 praeliral,le ibcy will bn finla~abe#nli t11 rhittrl* mutk,io rhe ~,laraoCt ho or+acur ansnt~sLctur\I.m srdcd and battened ones, and Gill thenbe aeoufe and comfo;tahle dwellings. A good slaughter house and two sub-oorrds were also oonstructed during the year, by imegular labor, at a socost of $731.10. Dnrino the year there were 170 cases treated by the agency physician. The nnm-herof bgthsrsnortedwas34: number of deaths. 19. 1 do not believe t,hnnn fiornraa ara ~ ~~~~ ~ ~. ... . nbaulutelv ror;eet, aa the lridiana are bnt littie inciiocd to ~ i v ien furcuution in auch 033tH. ' l ' l l i ~ sxeory i n lornted in lntitutlu .IUO,lon,nitude1 111°, a t an alt~rudeu f .(.ZOO fret. TI80 nir in clear end yllre uritrly every 4la.y i t , the ycsr. nod very co~dtntirrtn l l c~l tban d ln!l:cuity. Thu mosr aeriuuu colupl:&i~mitur vhutcr unr pnrnmouis, w n ~ o d I,? poor slleltvr nnd etupid disregard 01' tlw l a a sof loralth, nnd inflatum~tiatto f th* c?es,cxn\r~lI t \ r i l r l ~ r l ~ u l ~ i ta~n:a~,kned i n 111eir\ rirkenur. All disraaes in rllr su~o~mr r months are of a light form. They are nearly rlyll free tkm venereal disease, except in a ~anstitlltiooalf orm. After a residence of four years among the Indians the agency hysieisn is nuable to See any appreciable progress towsrds the abandonment of tfeir medicine men. There are from twenty to thirt.g of them, all men of influence, and including the most dangerous desperadoes in the tribe. I hnve yet to aro an Indin11 who i , r n f r s~or~r h as any reli~iotlab clief,or any idcu, of rha Crenror and tho groat truahd of Chrintinnit~. The o~i~.ionrrriacns d religious 80- e i~f i eoef tile l?a.;r 11:trcv udly ueglacte<l tl1ese (.'t~~a,orrlnuo r know of thisvery fc.rtilc field for their lnbnra. However. in the rnrlr aorloa the Arnerirno U~-n~i r;~rinuA wx,s,,irn- ~ ~ tion of Boston, B13*.i.,8e01 out <he Rev. >lr:~;ntl,> Unirnri;h~i~!t ioi,trr, ;rr,d sift,, to laajli u w r the rirld uud ace nhnr cot~lclb v clone. The :entlcnvan hurl Lcen tlw n*renr fur the Iudians tau gears bnck,wlreu their rtsirvntion wae in Colorado, mas wrl?nc-qnaioted with their lending moo, ;tnd uaturnlly thnughr hu cvnld do :L great dual of good among then,. Hownver, lie anan mncluilod tinat thuy were m i,lfoleraM,v atupid and snllen, and en little inclined to cive him rrnn 3 rrsorctfi~lh ~.ovinc.tl~shtn took his departure after a stay of three wzoks, without accomplishing a o ~ t i h g GOVERNMENT. One great need of the tribe is a systemof law and order ~omethingesyeut nknown among them. They generally understand, and so it real$ is, that there is no law to punish them for offenses against one anothor and this exemption from punishment for their misdeeds has a very demoralizing induenoe. Strong and ener~etiom easures should be adopted in foture dealing8 with the tribe. They should be made &at to understand their own insignificaneo sod the power of the Government. The five years they have been lonated on thiisreservation havenot improved their grurrsl condition, and tho starting point in their career toward8 oiv-ilization nud independence has yet to be reaohed. I believe in the future their wants and wishes, likes and dislikes, should receive hub little consideration, for all their inclinations wQl be found in direct opposition to civilizing influences. Rather should it be determined what they need most, what is best for them ; then go ahead and do that, regardless of the obstacles that may be met with. The incloaed statistics are compiled from the best infurmation at hand. If not psr-feotly correct, they are so nearly so as to answer the p-urp.oses for which they are de-sired. Respectfi~llys ubmitted. WM. A. McKEWEN, Clerk in Charge. Mr. EUGENE E. WHITE, Speoiol Auent in Charge Uintfh and &<ray Agmy, U t ~ h . |