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Show ' REPORT OF AGENT IN COLORADO. I woctldearneetly rewn~mend that rations be issued moothly instead ofwerkly. aa at preaeot. Issue day ia mnsidered a holiday. On that day all Indian labor ia ao~pendcd, as the majority 01' the Indians assemhle s t the sgeocy, bot fow king in h ~ s t eto return home hetore evening. 'Tbi* holiday ucrorrio? hot once a moollz woold crow a very appreriahlc saving of time. Dorinp warm weather the Indiana dig their brel. io which eonditiuu it will keep fbr P. long time; thus nts losr to them will aerrnr, as orber mtione a~~m-- n ot nerishahle. ~ ~ The &&tiif the heefis nod dnrine most of the rear. hat in the winter season it is necessarily iiferior under tde preaent s i ~ t emof fall deliv;ry, as the agency herd ia mm-pelled tn yraee on the range in the ricibity doriuy tlte enthe year, and the opporlhnity for wlectiuu of fat cattle io winter from the nganey herd is limited. In nry opinion a s s~t emut monthlv deliserim of beef rattle would result in a cnnsidenhlesavinn, ad the Gree herds of th"e owners offer a much better chance for selection, eswcialiy in the ainter.sezxna 1 lorther reoommend in the intereat of emnomy that the two agenaies of which I have charge, Soothern Ute and Jiearille Apache, he oonsolidsted for reasons to be fully set forth in a special report. Sugxeetloos from yaor otseecaneerning improvements iomsnner of slaughtering beef cattle were some time ago received sod heartlly concurred in. Plans snd estimates for improved corrals and neeemry buildings will be prepared and lorwarded st an early date. The Jicsrilla Apache Indiane, located with their reservation in northern New Mexico, joining the eonthirn boundary of the State of Colondo, have madegond progreasduring the last gear. The liheral sopplp of ree~lrf urnished themdnrinptheepriog hapennhld these Indiana to out in maov nntchm of rrouod 111 cata. ulrsat, sod Dotataea. alxa zar-den trock. ~ h e b o t l w kst -tge hevionior of the seesoh fo; a boontffhl mob wad Gem Battering, hot soon the dry aenthcr made ita appraranre and mntlnued uoid one-hair of the srowiog tlel~law ere entirely drinl ap, and only those p s t r . h ~th at had enough natorsl damone& brouebt the croor to ~uaturitva nd vieldetl s hsrvost. 1)iscourwioe i t h i s is the'1ndisos wiil trvagatn'snd houstor"bettar~ueeessnext year. They dep'iorg grontlp the thct that they cab nit irrlgate ihrir land tritllout aolna p;ovision beink* ~ ; ~ a d e tor them hy the (:o\wromeot in the war of reservoir8 in which the snow watcr tould be lo red io the earlv soril~na nd mad? ~railahleF or irrirratiun aheu~r eunired. I recool-mend that this iiodrtanT matter receive the attention-of the ~eosrtnkot. Thev hsve hwl shotlt 8UOarr& in cereal*. l l l l l lure* iu p0tataeR. 40 acres is &ro, nod msoy sardeu patches planted with tornipr, beets, uniona, sq.quilah, nleluos, peas, and beans, ete. The Jienrilla twk wide in eh,wine the fr~ritno f his efforts. md lamrot4 when there eNom were only unriiall~sn ceeasfo1,hot did oat desosir. ~bourkdltlo oe6fhay have beencut, n~aulyiu rtheir nwn we, muehoiit withscythe*. thp mowing marhines t'uraialtd then, b e i ~ ~n!ot dufirient snd often out 01' repair. I ea~nestlvT ~ ( I ) L U ~ IaP n~w~ r e lihral auuolr of ntowinrr znachinr*. Thev have erected &iL s Lutiher'of hew houies, made addi'tiGnal fenciogmrrals, etc. - Their universal wish to have these lands allotted to them in 8evermlty-a wish often expremed-is also heing complied with, thus assuring them that they will he secure in the future in the possession of these lands, and this a-snrance will he a mighty stimn-lant for them to now feooe in their land% more substaintially than heretofore, occupying their houses permanently and extending their agricultural enterprises. Thetr remarks, so freqnently made when they were urged to make more substantial and better im-provements, that "ik was no use; they would again be moved; the Xexicans said so," will be silenced, and for the above reasons principally I look, next season, for still greater progress, end it is s source of grest gratification to both the Indians and myself that my reeommendatlons in the matter of allotments have been fully concurred in by the Department. Bonafule 8etllers.-The so-called bona fide settlera on this reservation are a sonrce of contintt~aln noyance to the Indians and this agency. They not only occopy the hest lands, hut also attempt to diminish the anthority and influence of the ageat. Their madeof living, methodsof agricolture, habits, customs, and educstion are in d l h t mnfliet with an advanced state of civilization, but all hope of their removal awms to hsve been abandoned. This should Wave been done at the beginning of the allotment; which is progressing rapidly and favorably under the direct supervision of Special Agent John K. Xankin, detailed for that pnrpwe. &xilary.-Doring lastwinter inEuenzaragedamougtheIndians, hnt f&tnnstely with bot littie istal effect. The general condition of their health is aq goad w amoog s n ~ @aes of people. Tbb nqmher of the Indians is slightly increasing. |