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Show 150 UTAH SUPEB~TENDENCY. until the receipt of the goods, which would probably he in September next, for the reason that there would hetoo little time left between their arrival and the time when the Indians should go to their winter hunting grounds. To attend properly to the distribution of goods, and preparing for winter, and the negotiations with the different bands of Indians in Utah, it was best to employ the summer, when I had more leisure, and when it was more con- * . venient.to the Indians, in the special duty assigned me by your letter of in-structions of the 28th of March last. I therefore called the several bauds of the Utah Indians to meet me at the Spanish Fork Indian farm on the 6th of June last. I invited the federal ' officers and tbe military commandant of the sub-district, and Ex-Governor Brigbam Young, to accompany me, to render such information and assistance as they could. All of the federal andmilitary officers declined goipg, because Brigbam Young was invited, except the governor, the United States marshal, , the collector and assessor. Secretary Reed was absent at the time and oonld not be consulted. Governor Doty acted cordially with me in making the preliminary arrange-ments, but was taken suddenly ill in the evening before I started for the ln-dian farm. His death occurred some ten days thereafter, and I may here say that I am indebted to-the late Governor Dotyfor the support he gave me in the discharge of my official duties. Be took great interest in the India11 ser-vice, and I feel that I have in that respect met with an irreparable loss. I submitted to him a draft of the treaty, which was afterwards accepted by the Indians; and his last assurance to me was, that he approved of my policy in every respect, and advised me not to he discouraged by the opposition manifested by the other officers of the government, who deolared, that rather than associate with Brigham Young on such an occasion, they would have the negotiation fail; that they would rather the Indians, than the Mormon~, would have the land. Brigham Yonng accepted my invitation, a copy of which I herewith en-close, that it may be seen to what extent I committed the interest of gov-ernment to his hands; his name appears on the treaty as a witness ouly, and he acted only in advising tho Indians to make the treaty, as will fully appear from an examination of his remarks made during the proceedings of the council, a copy of which I have the honor to enclose. The fact exists, however much some might prefer it should be otherwise, that he has pursued so kind and oonciliatory a policy withthe Indians, that it has given him great iufluence over them. It was my duty and policy, under your instructions, to make use of his influence for the accomplishment of the purposes of government. I sent Interpreter Huntington to the place where the lndiaua were being collected, to talk with them as they came in, to explain to them the objeots the government had in view in calling them together, and to prepare their minds for a favorable consideration of the provisions of the treaty when I should arrive. He spent some days in mingling with them for this purpose. I met the Indians, accordingto appointment, on the 6th of June, and on the 7th submitted tbe draft of a treaty which was signed on the8th. The following is a synopsis of its provisions : SEC. 1. The Indians relinquish their right of possession to all of the lands within Utah Territory oocupied by them. SEC. 2. With the exception of the Uintah valley, which is to he reserved for their exclusive use and occupation, the President may place upon said reeervation other bands of friendly Indians of Utah Territory.. SEC3. . The said tribes agree to remnve upon said reservat~onw ithin one year after ratification of the treaty. Meanwhile' they will he allowed to re-side upon anypnoccupied lauds. |
