Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-06
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which INmulNtl Iu AthAAhNH hhsh
Usfe higbly satis'aetoty 10 W per.
soaally and contributed materially TO
m. ACCOMPLISHMENT o. the object u
our visit. The colonel regretted very
much thst Ills inuitpositiOn prevented
MIN from personally showing us over
M. agency. lie therefore arranged 10
have us taken there III his own con'
ysyance. Our drive took u through
Inc Indian IHfms and II was gTatliy'
Ing 10 $50 the great progtsss that has
bee made TO induoe the indians 10
give up their rowing. predatory hsblts,
and become tillsrs VI tbs coll. Thou.
pands OF acres OF land have been cleared
and at. now being cultivated by these
Indians, who but lew yOafe ago,
csn.idtfsd II n disgrace 10 work anu
VITO deridod and seorn,d the few that
.ould be Induced, by presents and
oihrr fAvors, ~ make a beginning b.
this dir. cliou. Too much praise eau.
not be bestowed upon Col Rsndlou
and his assistants ior tue admirable
tact aud judgment displayed In over.
coming tue inhvisnt ptsiuulcu OF these
savsg,d toward any nud ala forms Of
olvinzstiuD,
Arriving nj the agency, We found
that tho colonel hal alTshuy iuiofmtd,
by telephone. Mi. Muse, tue geutlt.
manly CLERK Ia charge, Oi our coming.
We we're immediately made welcome.
Toe following letter VI Introduction,
watch thu colonel had given ", was
presented anu reR1i
Fort DUcmEsSE. UAh,
Ue,. 10, 1895.
My Dear Musti
Mt. Rrss and Mf. Fsuon come to
the agency, inlfoduosu uy HE exec.
ltncy the Glvefnar VI Utan. I wish
you 10 shUw them tho school anu
ngsncy, with all It's pertaini1gs. Have
MIR. MaymAn snow them his depart.
ment, sIu 1 dcsiie him ~ take them
OUT 10 the new ditch anu tell then,
even thing he Knows OF tho character
Of the coun ~, west Of tue Ducnesne,
and 10 answeT all questions aboui
other poruon, oithe Reservation giving
them tho most reliable information
possible. THIS parry VIII fompiu nj
the ng.ncy over nighi.
Very RESPECTFULLY,
jams n. RAsDDErT,
Llsu,. ,Oh U. 8. A.
Acting indiaI Agent
Soon afler~nr =, wsyman, the
head fATmut, WHO h - charge VI all the
inltr Jvements mauo MS appearance
and invited u 20 take drys with
him along toe uew cansl, wlioh 10 la
COURSE VI consultation. We found IN
Mr. WymAn, an earnest and oOueelcu.
tioua worker. The c,usl, We went 10
inspect, u taken N IN tho Uintah
river aud civofs llfsr portion Of tno
high bench land, lying between the
uIutah anu Dlcnrsue flvefs. IL ison
tue lower pau VI this bench tnAt tue
Indian iaTmf, above usHuTlued are
situated. Iro Iilch IA question IL
nov Abou, nine miles long and when
1nish q, viii probably DO twenty
mice long. AZ pIe,eut 10 III not n
very Large canal auu can supply only
. small portion VI the lands whioh II
coysrs. TIE ibteutiou n 10 enlarge II
~ necessity uquifes.
The following DAY, Mf. Muse Invited
us 10 Inspect inc school u tne agency
anu suen bulldogs ~ arc connected
with u. They Afe brick ana frame
structures, well built, with plenty OF
Light, ifeah ait and tcfupuluus oleAnli-
ness. TheIo ATE ht Present about eighty
pupils, OF all ages ana bJth sexes. Two
lady teachers conduct the elementary
English branches. There aTs besides
y geniloinan teacher, Tor manual train.
Ing, and tue principal. Tue school
sometimea counts ~ fnany a. QUO hun.
dfeI Anf MY pupils. which 10 perhaps
one-thifd OF the children VI school age
on tho reservation. Conneotsl WIN
the school are n humber OF other build
Tugs Tor the convenience Of teachers
aud pupils, all kept In the best possible
condition.
The question Of the possible openin
Of the Reservation was fully discussed
with Colonel RAndlett, ~ o. was gu
that point tbAl We based our presence
on the reserve and asked tO DO permit.
ted 10 gather the inlormation desired
by tho State board OF land commits.
hiouets. Colonel RAnulett talked Very
freely on this matter an desirud ~ 10
DO distinctly understood that, although
his tympAtuies migb; DO WIN his own
faee Ia geneiAl hnd Ia the poor home
seeker In particular, siili, as the &C.
knDwiecgsd "5oldieF Father" u tue
lndlaus (this Ia the htlo by which he
l. known among lhem), he felt II his
boundsn duty 10 p-oItcl their Rights
against any ana all interlopers anu
iniruders vino might seek TO steal laad
or nines from The nations wards un.
GET his charge. He hal talked serious.
ly aud enrnssIlyi TO all the principal
and ithuentiAl mon among the
uintshs, and had a1viAsd them
TO cell the western hat Of their
reservation, retaining tne eastern
half, which contains mosi Of the yalu'
able farming lands In tho reservation,
much more than tuilicisnt % give
each aud every Indisn, who dvslres 4,
good home. lie farther stated tina,
ho believed the major portion u the
indians were favorable 10 this ptopo-
alton and that the commission, ny.
pointed 10 renew the negotiations fof
Tue opening OF the reservation, expect.
el 10 arrived by the end OF Ociouef,
would IND the Indians more traotAblo
than Their fcdtcess0rs had done. This
nme View IN taken by most VI the
white government employee OF the
reservation anu Ais5 by several OLD
Mofmon friends OF the Indisne, who
are able To talk 10 them In their ow n
language anu have thus been ahle 10
sound their views. The only difficulty
lhst We conceive viii be tue "oOHsid
efallop." THE Indianssnd some OF their
would DO iriends have exaggerated