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Show REPORTS OF AGENTS IN UTAH. 309 The Indians of the Uintsh Resemtion have this year doubled the mount of their farming mrea e, and bave shown oonsidgrahle intereat in the work of oultivsting crops. A few fave really good farms and are well established in permanent abiding . plsoes. The promise for crops while not a11 that conld be desired, is, on the whole, guite enoouraging, and it is hped that the reaults in farming obtained by the lndustrions uf the tribe will stimulate others to efforts in this direction another year. Nearly all of tbese Indians are desirous of being provided with houses for shelter, sod are being helped in constructing them ss fast as possible. The Unaompahgres ere the most intellectual Indians I hsve met. They esteem themselveaes the remnant of a once powerful tribe, andview their present condition as resulting, from phyaioal affliotions and other unavoid&hle neoessities, in which they are bound to abide submissively and withont oomplaiut. I t has been found very had work to aronae them from apathy and oonvince them that we are sincere in our effort8 for improving their welfare. This hse been psrtioula,rly illustrated in our experience in starting the school for their obildren, whiah conld not have been sucoessfully accomplished except through the oombined effort uf every employ6 of the agency, which it has received. The sohool is looated 4 miles below Fort Duchesne, on the bank of the Uintah River snd jnst above its oonfluenoe with the waters of the Duohssne. The acoom-moddions are comprised in three two-story brick structures, one designed excln-sively for ,reoitation and school exezoisea, one for dormitory for boya snd apartments for male employ6s, the other a? dormitory for girls, and with rooms for female employds. 04 the ground floor Inthis building me locatedkitchen and dining room, Iapndry, bath, and sitting rooms for the entire sohaol. Plans for a huilding to be used as laundry bave been submitted, wbioh, if approved by the Department and constmetion authorized, will ~ a t l ryeli eve the situation. The work of constructing s residence for school physician, a barn for animds per-taining to the sohools, x storehouse and workshop combined, and a gymnmium for the bays is now going on. These improvements will b e completed by the 15th of September. Plmsare being prepared for a. water eyatem, which will be indispenss hle to safety against fire, as well aa far convenience and the sanitmy welfare of the sohool. As a. result of the efforts made to get tho ahildren intb this 8ohoo1, 48 have been enrolledduringthe schoolyear with an aveiage at*ndanoeof 42 during thelsstmonth of the school year. consideling the apathy exhibited by the men and the deter-mined opposition manifested by the sqnsws oonoerning the schools, this is oonsid-ered as remarkable suacess. The progresa that was made in tesohing these pupils in the schoolmom hse been wonderful. The p a n d a about theeohool buildings have been leveled and provided with irri-gating ditohes; trees and grass have been planted socoessfully and the plsoe has an attrsctivesppearance; 30 acres of laud adjoining theaohool gronnds have been fenaed and anltivated ss B field this year, 8180 4 are8 for garden purposes. The 30-sere lot was seeded with oats and alfalfa. The oats were cut before ripening for nse aa forlder for animals snd to give better chance far the alfslfn, which promises wall, and another year this tialcl, if properly tended will provide all the hay that will be required f*r a8 many snimals as it may be disirable for the solr,ool to keep. The work of feucing and cultivstin the land has been done principally by Industrisl Temher Rube and the boys of t%e school. Teacher Walker has been a hard worker in easiatiug Mr. Rube, ae well 88 in his schoolroom, and well meries this mention. The Unoompabgrna when once they hsve sdapted an idea. .re deter,mioedl.v devoted to its support, and everything looks ss if thesuccessof 0ur.y Indian boarding school hue been seoured. Heretofore the Uncompahgres have done but verylittle in wily of farming; have never been given much encouraging mintmce in this direction. Their agent has -lived st m i t e Rooks, seldom visiting Warn, and outside of issuing them rations, annuity goods, and funds, manifested but little interest in their welfare, and has really been of but little advantage to them. A clerk in charge with limited anthor-ity, even with the best of disposition, oould do but little for them. During the past ear vnrv many of these Indians have looated upon the lanrla that have been provideiwith iirigatiog ditches taken from the Du Chesne an& Uintah rivers and have shown a good disposition to work in establi&,ng thamselves in.pqc-manent locations and shaping places for their homes. Those that have been ussisted in building rough houses provided with windows and doera have in every instanoe shown gratefl~nl ppreoirstion of what has beendone for them. A fewaf theseIndians have been fortnuate in their start, and will do well the present year. TheaeIndians, like the Uintahs, are scattered over a large extent of territory, some living 6a miles from the agency headquarters. All eeem much intsrested in the movementsof those that have been started in farming, and it is believed that they will be easily induced to come in and looste themsnlvns anthe lands that are being gotten ready for them. The weather in thin seotiou was very cold the past winter. For sixty days in suc- |