Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-09-30 | Page 7 | Indians Not Hungry

INDIANS NOT HUNGRY. Navajos, According; to Agent, Have Plenty to Eat. Washington, Sept, 27. Indian Agent Haxlett of the Tort Defiance agency, Arizona, has made a rerort to Commissioner Com-missioner of Indian Affairs Jones denv-Ing denv-Ing tho reports that C00O Navajo In-dluns In-dluns In San Juan county ore starving. starv-ing. He savs ho wants to hire 100 Indians, nt il 10 per das, to work on ii lolhoad, but eannot get one. from which he Infers that none of them can ho vers hungry He nnd other emplnsees tmde a personal Inspection nf the northern half of the reserva. Hon, neur tho bordei line jif Arlxona, New Mexico and Utah, and found the NnVJiJot had good fields of corn melons, mel-ons, pumpkins, and other food, nnd were Inppy und contented, with plenty to eat. lie recommends the employment employ-ment of farnurs to ditch 100 to too act 08. which would permit, within Hires oi four sears, thetpladng of from 10 0DO to 20 000 aires of land under cui-tlvJtlon.