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Show , . , " REPORT OF AGENT IN COLORADO. 127 APPRENTICES. I have hid during the gear six men at work with the carpenter, two with the black-smith, twelve with the herder, fwenty-five in the sav-mill, and two in the harness shop. EDUCATION. During .the year I have had in operation two dnysohools with good average at-tendance and very sntisfactory relults. Miss Robinson sod Miss Watson have made excellent teachers, and have been untiring in their efforts ta mske a suooass of the schools. COKCLUSION. In eonclasion, I will state that tl~e'lndiane all seem to have made goodprogress dur- .ing the year, &d are, es B rule, iud~striousa nd quiet. If their lands could be sl-lotted to them dodng the comiog summer it is my opinion that it would be a good i-d--e-a t.o. i.a..n~rr.e. tn them waxons and horses. and slsa enoueh cattle to each one to give ~~ - the.m a start in raisine st&k. The7 s l r k y have a large-number of hogs, while some , hwe horses and cattle: - Thanking you for the many courtesies shown during the year, I have the honor to re-mau, very respectfully, C. H. YATE8, LTnikd Slates I ~ ~ d t aAnge nt. The COMbIISSIONER OF INDIAN AFEAIR~. REPORT OF AGENT IN COLORADO. REPORT OF SOUTHERN UTk AGENCY. SOETAERN UTE AGENCY, COLOBAW, October 24, 1889. SIR: In oomplianee with instructions received, I have the honor to herewith submit my first aono.1 report on the affairs of Southern Ute and Jiearilla Apache Indians in my charge. Having but recently taken <hargeof these two tribes of Indians, my report can not be as complete as if I had been for a longer time with them. AGRICULTURE A8D CIVILI7ATION. The Stuglhtr,, Ifit Iudiiln~W !.O 1 ~a ~fer1n, y cbrr igopr re lending the original life of a wvnpe, hare mxde yrcrl pm:r..s- rrowarJ ;I rndn.civll!~c.l lllr. Thceort~par~rivc~lyll lall nssirt,nre rher imve rccclv,:d ITI)N IUB GOVI.TIIIII+hOn-I~ h ~ r u ex 0~11f ruit. Tine.? have now under cdtivation about 600 acres of land, and have r a i d :hereon during the last season ahoot 400,000 pounds of oats, wheat, and hsrley, besides a hrge quantity of veg-etables end some corn. They have leanled in amemure theartaf irrigation, and would no doubt, hecome in the near future self-suooortiny bv their Baricultural labor if iur-ther and more extensive assistsoce were them by the Gkrnmeut. In this cli-mate agricnlture is the only employment which can be successfully carried on bp the Indians. The rich lands in their possession should he brought under a systemof irriga-tion bv eanstructioe lame irrizatinn canals and thus utilize the' abundance of water in the s$eams and thespl&did ;oil 2 this reservation. The conduct of these Utes has been exemplary. They have abandoned mangof their former obnoxious habib, as begging, etc. EDUCATION. The schodl eotn1,Iished at tllia ngmey a few year- ago is ur presznt ro:ularly attended hg 12 pllpilq. wild ;tr< very hrirhr and are m*kur,o sari sf actor,^ proqresr under the io-atructton oi a e unoecent and exverienl-ed teacher. ?he children are rers maunrrlvand give ~hsollttely no cause lor i.omplnin1. A new boildior hr durmirury, rclietory, and ynrrters fur c ~ o k s n dn ~atronsliuuldb e ereere.1, rri the prawn1 I~uildingw, hich answered the purpose for a begiuoing, ir too small and ineonvenienr. |