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Show On September 30, 18117, I receipted to my prqdecessor, Mr. W. I. Davis, for all public property perbining k, this school a t that time in his keeping; and on the day succeed-ing, October 1, 1887, I entered upon my duties as superintendent. On that date there were present here 26 pupils (23 males and 3 females), of whom 19 belonged to the Piute tribe, 6 (8 males and3 females) to the White River band of Utw, and 1 to the Sonthem Ute band. Four of these pupils were between twenty-five and thirty years, 8 hetween twelltp and twenty-tive years, 10 between sixteen aud twenty years, 3 between thirteen and sixteen pem, and 1 six yeasofage. Aglanceat thepefigures will show that there were at least I2 of these pupils who should not be here, for with habits formed it mold not rsasouably bc hoped that much, if any, improvement could be effected in them. Of these 12 one had been for years a. policeman upon his reservation, and from his habit of exercising authority there he took to obeying authority here with s, very bad grace, besides exercising an evil influence over others of leas force, and who were accnstomed . to yield him obedience as policemm on their reservation. The employ& numbered .5, viz, 1 clerk and physician, 1 matron, 1 seamstress, 1 laun-dress, and I cook. An iovestiyatioo by General Armstrong, U. S. Indian InspeetQr,wan in progress, arising out of charges and coontar charges preferred by former employ6s, and the demornliziog effeet of the dissensions and hickwings which culminated in these charges was reflected in the pupils' sullen, disobedient, and iusubordiuetedemesnor and behavior. Even the presenoe of the inspector was without the effect i t gener~llyp ro-ducw, as for gross sod persistent disobedienceof his orders he had one pupil returned to his home in Nevada. I am not aware of what exnerienoe has taueht other superintend-ents] but mine has clearly shown me that it is ndt the Indian pu<illls who are not amen-able to discipline and necessary rules, but the smploy6s, and I have found it far mare di5cult to preserve peace and harmony hetween them than in controlling pupils even as old as those I have in charge. ALtaehed to the school is s, iarm of 160 acres of as miserable adobe land, strongly im-pregnated with alkali, as can be found in this valley; and why it was selectdd as asitafor aaohool of this kind is begoad the ken of all, except probably theringof land specnlatars who adroitly msnipulated the scheme. Moreover, it is hinted at by the oldest settlers, or at least some of them, that the pre-emption law, ao far as this hrm is concerned, snd like man others in this vslley, was never wmplied with, and, affidavits taths contrary notwithsLodiog, that no legal residence was maintained upon this land as the law pro-vides and requires, and that the Dartice who deeded this land to the Government muld scarcely be in i~noranceo f these facts. At any rate,whetber thisland rightfully belongs to the Governmentor whether it yet be open to pre-emptian under the law, its soil is of the mostioferi<tr kind, andit willonly bebgyesrsof iotelligent preparation, by energetic irrimtion. that auv reasonable hones ean he entertained of its producina sufficient to ~ ~ ~. ~~~~ . ~~ rieht for the same. If this be &th& ~&ernment bas'akin been outwitted, for last airing tlleditrhvowpnovnutifird mr that uulil thvapac6sm6~1t~fwua1t er i u r n ~ r l ~ e d ~ i ~ r i n y gear* lillti-'97 were p a ~ol u W ~ ~ CwoI& llrIIH . furnt~hedU B. O n I'(.t,ruary 2:<.I !&?, tlw v r.r-v .d ~m" unon nltich the ditch romnanr'r n u~j r lw as rrreiscd. I ru~ntrnnt~iedtpwd t h ~~7 Tour office. askine advice io the Dre&iaei. In that wmmunieatibn oeborred the follow- I i.,. W ~ I ,I+ *dily, , c ~tll~xt a~ t ~I u~~ id~nyt l l a ~ Ian,~ll~tm~ oll~t~ f rIh l mr altev I#p, rl,:vous arnl ,armr~rn~#a, fn d lul r to tlkr b<.no,L, fur, n.tlll a lalrpssn..,n of cur orsal nlrrruly ill llnc ~ r u . t # t.lda d a eerfntnh. ..1 111.. rrmui,ndsr lr.io>ur orn % u ~ l l ~iulttc #.ex! two wc*,k*, ohc tnollre rou!sin..d t tw jnrlo~c~rll ~ I ~ ~lln~at lw*~ ~~ ~c Il w b~rd~r!I,l cd IU-LhIrJ l sIr c ~ < #or lc elull (11~le.1-1 1 amear. d.,. I I B C ~1. 1 carried IUI . . rmcct. 11.e tlmr. Iab.rr.n#.d mau~invl xpendr.l byotr thlalartu slurttrg the 11-t )car wlll hnvr la-. prs*tmvsllg tl>rovn awry. The ditch company did put its threat into execution, and not a drop of water for farm-ineournoseswasreeeived bvnseitherfromtbe 'Lha~e~saho~eor the e~r tbbeneuantthil" thy iutier part 0 1 Apnl, wheo, in, reply to my lrtter ut Fehruar,~ 23, 1 was direct6.d to put tcxmH;lnd pop& ro wurk npun the wmy~ny'qdirch and in that mdnrber px). tllrnr-rears. with re~nlrth at such tree3 nr I had set ant i n therarlr anrtnzd~rd.t he blae draw and ied ton with whloh we h o ~ e dto clothe our bare grounddc~mek t . and the f inaoro~ ahlclt we had z rirht tu exyeel pmvr.1 alnlosr a toml Utlure. WLen I ;mom4 charge Ihvre uere no in,provr,rnenta rsvr or' the crudat kind made opoo tue school ground%, and when rdin fell the pwntlsca rurroundtng the hoilding Ibe-calnr n wilderneu of mud Into whi<!Io~n e s n k ankle deep. The uurigl~tlyw ire? fanre eomr!lao In every ranch it,.tbir laralily inrlosed the inrlu aud gruu!md.i, through which thwe w:m a passage in lrunt 01 the htildio:: a% x luesna of egress snd ingn.ss. 0 1 1 October :<t he *crvice~u f an industrial teurlter awrl carocnrrr were cncneed. Two pupils were migoed as apprentices to the latter, while the'former began il&ing, eto. Aprinoipal and teacher (Mr. and Mrs. Mooney) reported forduty on October 6, snd school- |