which will probably pass through or near their range, may make it expedient to concentrate them. At present they are largely under the infuence of Catholic missionaries of the Coeur d'Alône Mission

The tribes residing in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada are divided as follows: in Colorado, about 3800 New Mexico, 19,000; Utah, 10,000; Arizona, 25,000; and Nevada, 13,000

The Tndians residing in Colorado Territory are the Tabequache band of Utes, at the Ios Pinos Agency, numbering 8000, and the Yampa, Grand River, and Uintalı bands of the White River Agen cy, numbering 800. They are native to the scetion which they 1ow inhabit, and have a reservation of 14,784,000 acres in the ern part of the Territory, sct apar treaty made with them in 1868. The two agencies above named are established on this reservation, the Wlhite River Agency being in the northern part, on the river of thıat nume, and the otlher in the soutlh-castcrn part. This reservation is much larger than is necessary for the number of Indinns loeated within its limits; and, as raluable gold and silver mines have been, or are alleged to have been, discovered in the southern part of it, the discoveries being followed by the inevitable prospecting parties nnd miners, Congress, by Act of April 23d, 1872, authorized the Secretary of the Interior to enter into negotiations with the Utes for the extin guishment of their right to the south part of it.

A few of these Indians, who have declined to remove to and re main upon the reservation, still roan in the castern part of the Territory, freqnently visiting Denver and its vicinity, and causing some annoyance to the settlers by their presence, but committing no acts of yiolence or oxtensive depredations. The Indians of Colorado have thus far shown but little interest iu the pursuits of civilized life or in the education of thcir children. A school is in operation at the Northern or White River Agency, with an attendance of forty scholars. Steps are also being taken to open one at the southern or Los Pinos Agency for their occupancy by

The tribes residing and roaming within the limits of New Mexico are the Navajoes; the Mescalero, Gila, and Jicarilla bands of