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Show ..eport of Earwood Hall, Supervisor of Indian Schools. Sub J cct - General Inspection Uintah and Ouray Indian Agency. V<A.A AUG i. buj U a ^ '--i- August 10, 1909. Section 1. Alio timer.ts. - The allotments in round numbers amount to 111,500 acres, which is now practically raw sage brush land unimproved, except-probably 8,COO a.cres partially improved and cultivated, 4,000 acres of which are leased to white men. These Indians are quite poor and were it not for rations issued by the government and assistance given many of them "oy an Indian by name of Wash, who is fairly well off, it is difficultb to see how obey would secure sufficient food to subsist. A few work for the agent and ^ upon the irrigation project, probabl}' 40 in all, but the /'rank and file have no visible means of support. had they / good tea.ms many would be able to secure employment on the j irrigating ditches, but their horses are too small and \ wwnorrh"t-hi less. /" :iany of the India.ns do not know where their individ- / ual allottments are, arid in fact there is a. considerable \ number who do not care to know. "et it would seem that \ some means ought to be devised by which assistance r.ay be given these ignorant, uncivilized people. ---«/ *y/ UA-~S- A y *- y Supervisor. |