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Show -2- entirely upon the small ration issued to them, and should any othera of their relatives come here it would reduce the ration proportionately, and result in greater privations for those now here, and much disappointment to persons arriving here who would be without i subsistence other than living upon those who have nothing to spare from their own small allowance. \ I feel quite confident that after being here a year and experiencing the rigors of a severe Dakota winter that many of the Absentees will return to their reservation next spring, such being now talked of by some of them, and your Indians now on the reser-vat ion should pay no attention to the\erroneous statements written to them by their friends here, who would wish to have them become discontented and unsettled as they who\are now absent were, and are ye t. \ There are 370 of these Absentee Utes, of whom, as they are classed here, about 50 are Uintah, 145 Uncompahgre and 175 White River, which would indicate that all three bands were to some ox-tent disaffeoted, as certain members of each of the bands joined in the stampede of last year. I enclose herewith copy of a letter of equal date herewith, which I have written to Tim Johnson. I should be pleased to hear from you at any time, and letters will always reach me if addressed to me at Washington, D.C., c/o Interior Department. With kind regards, Yours very sincerely, U. S. Indian Inspector. |
