| Show bound for washington 1 col coi cola A humphreys indian agent for the southern agency of utah territory informs us that on friday next by the mail coach he leaves this city en ell route for washington for the purpose of attending to some personal and public business which doubtless could not be transacted out of the corporate limits of the capital whatever other matters may engage his attention while there we trust and believe that the interest his agency and the welfare of the indigent and destitute savage tribes his bis constituents will not be overlooked the col reports the indians in his district as perfectly quiet and favorably disposed to the arts of peace the crops on the indian farm at spanish fork are considered the best this season that have ever been raised some four thousand bushels of wheat part of which is already thrashed probably one thousand bushels of 0 potatoe potatoes v said to be very fine and a large quantity of other vegetables constitute the crop the farm during duringer 0 1 mr humphreys absence will be left in charge of mr jesse resse bishop some time since appointed farm agent agents 0 by dr forney we are informed also that the indians from two hundred to one thousand of whom are constant attendants at the farm are but poorly clothed clo cio bcd they have however an abundance of or vegetable provisions but litile little or no beef theae these imperative wants can only be supplied by the material aid hitherto so pars pats parsimoniously bously furnished to this part of the vineyard to the lack of which in connection with the pseudo disbursement system brae practiced by some of the government agents riia may be charged the existing serious difficulties with the western tribes which do not seem to have been in the least ameliorated by the presence of the armed uniformed and rationed government go shutes 11 ORDERED TO RET return trim it is reported that col cooke commanding the department of utah jias lias ordered the return of the detachment of dragoons under major howe howes stationed near fort hall hafl we presume the colonel colone I 1 thinks that the troops are not required in that vicinity |
