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Show FOll INOTAX SCHOOL. Indian Agent With Party of Citizens Examines Exam-ines Land in Washington Field. A party consisting of Chas. H. Dickson, Dick-son, of the U. S.-Indian Department: James Andrus and Erastus B. Snow, the president and secretary respectively respec-tively of the Washington Field Canal Co., Mayor Thos. P. Cottam, David H. Morris, and the editor of this paper visited the Washington Field Tuesday for the purpose of looking over likely-pieces likely-pieces of ground for the location of an Indian school, for which an appropriation appropria-tion of $25,000 has been made by the Government. Mr. Dickson was shown several pieces of excellent laud of the size required which could be bought for from $50 to $.0 per acre, with per- petual water right from the Washington Washing-ton Field Canal. This land is some of the best to be found in the West, as the beautiful and abundant crops testify to. Four 'heavy crops of lucern are harvested every year. One piece of land, the property of E. B. Snow has a heavy crop of nearly ripe wheat upon it that stands between five aud six feet high and after this is harvested two heavy crops of lucern will be harvested from the same ground this year. This has been done on the same piece of around for three years past, and probably prob-ably on other ground in the W. F. also. Some grain is ripe and will be harvested harvest-ed this week. The second crop of lucern lu-cern is in blossom and some ready to cut. The State Experiment Farm was visited and the work accomplished there was a revelation, the four avenues leading to the superintendent's residence resid-ence have been beautifully graded and graveled, and the fruit trees planted on either side are growing nicely with a few exceptions; the Supts. house is nearing completion and is a very neat and pretty building; the grape cuttings are growing nicely; fencing looks nice; and the ground is settled and leveled until it does one good to behold it, and reflects great credit upon the foreman, Mr. Geo F. Jarvis. Mr. Dickson was favorably impressed with what he saw and expressed surprise sur-prise at the wonderfully rich crops. One thing that especially took his eye p A a1,nrr is the system ot raising urcwuuu the canal and ditch banks; every three years the cotton-wood trees which are planted close together and grow very rapidly are cut down for fuel, and furnish excellent firewood, being superior su-perior to cedar for this purpose; suf-jncient suf-jncient being grown by most of the farmers for all household purposes. These trees form beautiful avenues along the roads between the blocks into which the land is divided. Besides the sites in the Washington Field, Mr. Dickson has visited Middle-ton, Middle-ton, midway between St. George and Washington, and is favorably impressed impress-ed with that locality for the school; but the price of land here will probably go against it, as it is held very high. Another site on the Magodsi, a tributary tribu-tary of the Santa Clara a few miles above Gunlock, has also been examined by Mr. Dickson; but it is unlikely that the school will go there as it is away trom civniiiiuiuu, im ment of the school there would defeat the best intentions of the Government in behalf of the Indians. Mr. Dickson spoke very highly of the conditon of the Indians here, and said he was told by the Supt. of the Colorado Indian school that the most intelligent and best-behaved Indians ever in that school were from this section. This speaks volumes for the people here, who ever since settling this part of the State have worked with the Indians for their advancement; and this work has continued very ably during dur-ing the past two or three years by Miss Laura B. Work, the Indian agent. |