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Show REPORTS CONCEREINO TNDIAN8 IN UTAH. 345 The condition of these patient8 when rereired into the asylum very rlearly indicates that there is no pro{mrplave for their rareand treatment at the rwrvations, sgenrien, or schools, as the case may be. Labor wrformed by the ~atienta.-Several of the oatients VeIform light manual labor, which ia'in part a freatnient far their mental trGuhle, alio for the Gnrpoae of giving then) propiexerciwa~i~tolt e.-.)vltlh ru~nnltrlynn d rlranly hahite. They miat, malri proper suprvi~ioni,n ~cruhhinga nd vlmning their quarters, welding gar~lensc, rv. h r h m monnda-Rodncts. e1r.-Tllcr? are nrarlv IIIU acres iuvludnl in the asrlnm e r o u h d s ~w~ell l fenced, aid divided into cultivited fields, meadow, pasture; and ibnn-. 1 "urlivient quantity of nearly all vanetier of vegeubln pru,l~cr<irp ruduced . iur t1.e nuppls uf the gntivtrt~w itkt rltuir very nrreesary i~rlicleso f fuu~l. 1mcor-ov~am nnts.-Thrrc llur heen o,narn~cttd and v0111nIew8cl lurine the vear one ~~ ~- ~ ~ ~~ ~ - ~ - - - ~ w&n and tool shed. a ooultrv house. a swine house. fi;e storm houses at entrances L~ ~~ ~ with thoseof his own m,e nd, as the a~ylumis exclusively forIndiana, this fact will provemuch moresatisfactory and much better results will be obtained than by placing this class of unfortunates in the different State and other institutions for treatment. Very reapectfully, Osc~n 8. G~smnn, &perinfandent and &pedal Disbursing Agent, Indian Insane Asylum, Canton, S. Dak. The COM~~I~~OIOF INNEDRI AANTF AIES. REPORTS CONCERNING INDIANS IN UTAH. REPORT OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT IN CHARGE OF SHIYWITS. INDIASCNH OOLS,O UTHENU TAU, Panguilch, Utah, July 1, 1904. Sm: I have the honor to submit the annual report of the Shivwite (Shebits) and other bands of Indians, including the SouthernUtah School, for the fiscal yeas 1804. The Shivwits lndians have made very gratifying progress under the care and with the assistance of the excellent people who live on the farms as missionary and field matron. Increased interest in the construction, furniahing, and care of their houses, and also in the moral and religious welfare of the entire community and their neigh-bors; improved moral sense whereby the are quick to discern and eager to.correct any lapses or misdemeanors; awakened &'and hope under iutelli ntdireehon and teaching, which enables them to work to better advantage and 8ereforw produce more from their little farms and gardens, are some of the advantages already theirs, with more to fallow in the future, certainly. The church was organized in the spring with 28 to 30 membe'm, most of whom are reported as doing well, and the entire moral atmosphere is undergoing a change for the better. Besides the Shivwits, Moapa, and Kaibab Indians in cha e of special disbnming agents, there are a number of independent hands in aou'Kt ;e rn Nevada and Ub h whose children aught to be in this school. The superintendent hss long planned to vis~eta ch bapd in the interest of the school, hut delayed for lack of room for more pu ils Thevisits will probably be delayed another year, as we shall be more than f u f ~ t thho se brought in voluntarily by their parent& There is one band, however, which for various reasons ought to bevisited this fall. The San Juan Pahutes are a band of perhapa 100, living on the outskirts of the Navaho Reservation in the western San Juan reglon. They were formerly at the head of Pahute Canyon, but as that was included in the Navaho country and was needed by those Indians, they drove off the poor Pahntes, who were thus left without a country. They have, however, from mingling with,the Navaho, a knowledge of weaving and of sheep, which, if they have achance, w?ll give them support, as they arequiet and industr~aus ople. My attent~on was d~rected to their condition by a trader who has had deaEgs with them and the Navaho, and whose sympathies were awakened by their valiant struggle for self-support in the face of the greatest difficulties. I had the honor personallv to present the case of these Indians to the honorable the Commissioner of Indian Affairs last summer by whom I wsa instructed, if pos-sible, to go over and Look out theireonditions, obdinmg metes and bounds of a proper |