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Show WALLACE CALDER COUNTY ATTORNEY. UINTAH COUNTY VERNAL UTAH January 24, 1914 fey 1 - ' i_r' -r <HU'\-t. I KINDLY RETURN TO i SENATOR SiViOO Senator Reed Smoot, Washington, D. C. rv- . , • •: ui- ...'• ••» Dear Senator Smoot:' "*'"" - 7 ' • «>-.'*•: -,'' .'-_V",'-1w.' YyY-'Y'y-. pn re Confederated Uts Indians. '••'•'< 0 *.'•} *••. f/ •••' ./••) A:'.••• • .»• A-'-*- .t\3f.. .*• ^.-.. •• .'•.'.-. . •-,".» A . . •,>".*• *"• / A',,- -7 I have been asked by the-county commissioners of. Uintah County to write you relative, to a matter of" considerable importance in this part of the state. It. . " - . - ; • • ; . • • " • . ' • ' • " • ••:.-•• • ' . • :. is desired that you take the matter up with our congress ;. 3i©nal delegation, and see if immediate relief cannot V ' : 'fly. be had through ths Intsrior Dspartnsnt. You will find enclosed a petition signed by. • 132-Indians who authorized•their names te bs olaced ^ ' .• thereon, the actual writing having b-^en done by one of ths •umber,a full blood Uts. A3 to individual grievances against the acting agent whethsr rsal or 3uppo3ed, we ars not concerned. That ia not our buai_as33. Personally we have found nothing wrong with Mr. Martin a3 a man. Ths matter in which Uintah County ia concerned i3 the report that many, of the.Indiana havs not bssn provided with'sufficient.provisions and aro in a starving • ~^ .3 & V I • •*. o. A •-•• . - 1 , , - . ;,!tf. ' 0.30:' condition. Thres of their number; cams aa a dslsgation, to the County Coramiaaionera with the enclosed petition urging that something be done immediately to relisve thair suffering. It ha3 bean-a long cold wintsr here, and they say that their rations for ths month only lasts them for. two w*sk3. Ths agsnt on ths other hand 3aya that they are •: 11 ' "' 3 737- |