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Show 316 REPORT OF AGENT IN UTAH. Yonrs ~'e~pectftilly, J O ~PN. TTILLI.LMSON E. m, rosrm. l<issionnry of tha Plrsbgteiias oh&ch. U-iitrd ,Yt"t#8 Indim Ayelit. REPOET OF AGENT IN UTAH. REI'OKT OF UINTAR AND OURAY AGENCY. UIXTAHA GENCY,I T111!, SO, 1893. Sm: h, aecorrlance with iustruatians in office letter of June 15 last: I have the honor to herewith subulit to 3-our offioo this my fourth annual report of affairs oon-nected wixh this agency, as :agent of the '' Uintilh and Oumy agelloies consolidated." I tooli olbnrge of thcso agenuea on .Iuly 1, 1890, alld have been bnt a, little inore than three years in charge; yet in this brief time I think I can show as great prog-ress in the eourlitiou of these India.ns, as to their menbal progress and lnateriill !mprovementa ou the raaervation, as can he shown in the Unitod Ytttes Iudian serv-ice. 3 1 ti~m e being cut short one year by Executive order, there are Borne meas-ares of improrement projected, and which I had hoped to complete d ~ ~ r i n gmteyrm , that are not vet finished; yet, I believe I hnva tnugllt these Indians the difference betrreen progress and stagnation, rnld my great gratification is thnt I am aooeeeded |