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Show REPORTS OF AGENTS IN COLORADO. 011s 6oe streams flowing through it from north to sonth the water from which, if -. utilized, would reclaim over half of the very rich land by irrigation. Since my last annual report there have been no depredations committed by the Indians. They hwe lived peaceably smong themselves and have hsdno trouble with chesomonndingsettlements. lhavenatieedquiteaohangeinthegeoeraIdisposltionof these Indians to desist from wrong and violent ?cb, also to comply Fare willingly with such instrootions as are from time to time grven them. This I thlnk ia greatly doe to the free, and by me, u~~r e~t r a inmoidng liog with the better element of white settlers, principally farmere eurrounding the reservation. If the Indians are to be civiliesd they must have a ahance to see almost daily how the white man lives, and I give them all reqnired opportuuity. During tho month of November, 18813, the honbrsble Cbmmissiouer of Indian Af-fairs, Mr. J. D. C. Atkius, visited thisagenoy and had a coumltation with theseIndiaus. His visit and the talk hegave them seemed tohsvea most salutaryeffect. Being the first time that the head of the Indian department had aver visited this tribe, it gave them to believe th?c they wore being more fully recognized by tho Great Father at Washiontan, and sluoo all of tho pmmison made by the Commissioner to them have been fu&lled they express awillingnoes to act in aooordancs with theman~valuable suggestions made to them. PdlRMINQ. 1,aat; winter beioe verv onen. we had an early asorinn, which enabled the Indians ~ already farming ~ o - ~ n;hte ir c;ul,s in early, &la6t o lnGk u p sowe ae\v lsnd and do aume fuocinc.. Thoem~lnooth e-cfaruar, fourtee!~il l nll, coustatr~tgoaf boltt 2511 acrea, look f.l~onr ieltinz and nn cnrlv I$nr\.eat is rsneured, with a ZODyJi eld of ceruala ant1 ~ " .. . vexeta hles. on iarronnt of tbe judieiwts :.nd liberal :nsietanre given tho Indians by the Dapart-melnt fiw the purpose of inducing them to go to fnming, I wna enabled to eouatroet 10 utllrs o f irrigatin:; ditrl~erin thovalley oEPioo rivrr. Along the line of tltia ditch tho Ir,dinu* clmred OW nbonr 4u0 ncn? at' rirh sngoburh land, makipg 20 farma of nbout 20 ;tcrea r;rvh. TOcir horses belug poor and unused to work in harness they could nor break tho ~ronnd I1~;tdth e gruocld brnkun for thorn by contract work aoP itiruirl.c.d the seed kr plxl;rieg, ;,fret' mhirll tho lndinns l,%vo talcan chargo of tlre~r rropd and are doinn tho l,dst rbry cnn with tlloir 1:mired k!lo?vlcdge of n~~icolture. On nceour8l of the ,lruugbr of thir summer, euurinningovar rhreonlontl~st,l lorrops of rhew 1 8 8 : ~ fitr~u*e oulcl i,olr bo kbvt ~ron.lnxb .7 C O I L ~ ! ~ ~ I iOrrDig~n rlnn, which in now ". ~ ~ 1 11;n.u aner1ic:ient farmer, l u~rti> ia overw~rkrdo n Arcoont of tlla uunlbsrof farms to look aftor, and Miug ecattrrrd over nuell a large nreaof eountrg.r.anllutgire that incrrurtiuvl nrrnnllr ueuerrnrv ru tbouurnmnd Iudian hmera; and to rhobcst inter-est of %be aervioo fhave to recommend that an assistant farmer be permanently em-ployed. \*ith the ewerienee of last vear end this vear, I am satisfied that new, extensive wants of those who will desire to go to-farming. Without water for the lana nothing oan be raised in this clinlate. STOCK. Tlm *took cattle, which by order of the Del,rrmrt>t were to bodeliveradtodcnew-iu,, Indinn* are ntill nlnnirlg in pasture on rba ivsurvnrion uod aroin goodcundition. ~u"diatr:l,n;ioxlo f thert~a mung the Indiann baa yut beon mpda,,becuube moat of the ludinna to ahom the cattle weru to l ~ o~ i v o ua re busy at rarnnng. As boon ss the crops O N g ilthertld the di~rriburiouw ill be lualle. Doring the 1 s t year thero baa beell a flay school eouduc;ndat theagency farahoot eleven tuunths. I t hasnot b a n i ~ pa r osperoueu~d esired. rhateachur employed was efficient ancl zealous in her walk. .\aamtsncn \\-a. given by losaelf, as wall an all the elnplorBs of the agency, to induce the Indians to s&d their ehildren to school: hut, as stated in my formor report,, a stxenuous opposition.o?mesffom the sqnawa I have to suggest that the only plan by w h i ~ bm e &u*intammg oi a school a t thle agency |