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Show who inhabit the Northern part of this District, North from the Great Salt Lake towards the Weber Country, West of the Tooele, and East of the Shoshone in Snake National. South are the Tim-pan-a-gos who inhabit the Utah Valley, they are more commonly called the Timpany or Lake Utes, and are divided into small bands each having a Chief-Stick-in-the-head- Peteetweet and others are known as Chiefs-- The next are the San-Petes who are South of the last named tribes roving through the Juab and San-Pete Vallies. and thence South to the Sevier River, South of them are the Parvans, which nation extends to a Tribe called the Piedes-- The next and last known Tribe composing my District is a roving Band who roam through the whole of the Other Nations, and are confined to no particular part of the Territory. They are called Cho-Ver-ets, and known as Walker's Band-- All the different tribes in this Territory show much defference to Walker, connected with him or his 3and are Arra- Pines, Grove-Pines, Tab-ba and some others. These Bands frequently rove high up on the Sevier River in search of Game, but are generally found in the neighbourhood of San-Pete and Utah Vallies. I held several councils or "talk" with some of the different Chiefs and Braves and explained to them that their Great Father at Washington desired to do for them and what he expected of them, they expressedinuch pleasure and satisfaction |