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Show LXXIV REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. new reservation. Nueh of the success attending the removal is dne to thevaluable assistance rendered by military dnthorities, particularly by ' General Grierson who neglected no opportnnity to promote thesuccess of the enterprise. In the interests of economy the Jimrillas and their new reservation have been attached to the Southern Ute agency, as a subagency, nuder the care of the regular agent of the Sontliern Utes, and on the 24th of August last Agent Stoltsteimer relieved the special agent and as-sumed charge of the new reservation as part of his own agency. I trust that these Indians are now permaneutly located. They are contented and happy, and are anxious to have their lands allotted to them in seveltalty, that they may engage in agricultnre snd support themselves. The allotments will be made at an early day, or so soon as the necessary surveys mu becompleted. Comfortable houses will be provided for them as soon as practicable. A phy~ician has been ap-pointed to look after their wants; an industrial school will be estab-lished in the near future ; an experienced farmer, an assistant farmer, and a carpenter and' blacksmith will be furnished them, together with such farming utensils, stock, fence material, etc., as they ma-y require,, at the proper time, and I confidently look for better times for them in the near f~~t n raen,d a marked advance on their.part toward civiliza-tion and self-support.. PUEBLO INDIARS 63 NEW MESIOO. In my annual report for 1885 1 drew especial attention to the anom-alous condition of the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, and sngge8ted that memures be taken by Congress to define their true status, and for the protection of their lands and property, which it is abundantly mani-fest they themselves are not able to protect. Congress, however, failed to take action in the matter, and recently it appears that the Territo-rial authorities of New Mexico are again seeking to trur their lands, notably in the cmes of the.pueblo of Isleta and the pueblo of Cochite, the former of which has been assessed in the sum of $27,520.08, dud the latter in the sum of 86,064.12. These Indians may be said to be practically '' land-poor. " They have large tracts originally held under old Spanish grants, confirmed to them by act of Congress, and even if the taxes be legally assessed they have no money wherewith to pay them. The enforcement, of pay-ment by a sale of their lands would leave t,hem paupers, dependent on the charity of the Government. With your concurrence, the gnestiod of the liability of the Pueblo 'Indians to Territorial taxation has been referred to the Hou. Attorney- Genera1,in order that the United States attorney for the district of New Mexico may investigate t.hu matter and give his opiuiou thereon. It is a snbject of vital importance,t,o these poor and benighted Indians, and I still deem it to be une which eminently clemandx the attenti011 of Congress. . |