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Show ^__. -_ Montrose, Colorado yytW'y.Ui/y August 23th, 1929 yy Rtcaivto > \ I . <M ii i a ir^a -£r) y\ ST 'AT PTn^. > SEP 1 7 m$* *) 3 SEP 1 7 1£29 gajfii i*fice, WAIU yy y >y, TO IK3MX OTTHW -> Secretary of the Interior of United Starters" Washington, D. C .;, ... ( . Dear Sir; " ', fff-fl' ?7 t ' - • •' '1 McCook of the Ute Uncompahgre Reser- Jim McCook, Pawinnee, committee and Chief John F. vation and McQuin, Francisco Cesspooch, interpreter, from the Uncompahgre Utes desire to communicate with you concerning the treaty made with Chief Ouray In 1879 or thereabouts, which was later supplemented, by an agreement- that if the Ute tribe would move to the new reservation in Utah that they would receive compensation for all the lands vacated ink the Uncompahgre reservation or Colorado. Later, Chief McCook made a . trip to Washington and was accorded, an interview >withi'the Secretary of the Interior at that time where made to at -once make a_joayment to his present time no payment'has been made•to his-tribe for the lands vacated. . . Ran arrangement was- mac j people-> but up to the • :"-' This committee has journeyed from their agency in Utah, to Montrose, their former.agency being located on the Uncompahgre reservation twelve miles south of Montrose and Chief Ouray's farm, two and one-half miles south of Montrose. This farm was permitted at one time to\pe homesteaded and was. occuppied by the owner under patent for a number of years and later the owner was dispossessed b y reason of the fact that this was Ute property belonging to .'••Chief Ouray. The land was sold at public sale but there turns were-never accounted for'to Chief McCook's people. • t.", - A;'The. committees' visit to this- section, is based, on the fact that this was Chief Ouray's home, that all of the treaties up to the time - of. their removal to Utah were_ma.de. at the Uncompahgre agency;- that Chipeta, the wife of Ouray, is now buried near Montrose and on., the old homestead of'Chief Ouray. That the committee felt that they could better talk to the government-from this point. They have : been visited in the past by representatives of the department at'Washington and that all of these meetings and talks have failed to bring about the result,that they desire. They feel now as they have in the past-that the promises made to them have not been fulfilled. That this particular branch | tribe of Utah are poor and need assistance. They, therefore, \ pray the department to sendjome one with authority to go - into detail with their committee,""hearing their greivances I and if possible adjust the claims that the;/ feel they are \ entitled to for the payment of money which has been promised'' J to them from time to time and which has never been received. Our people met in council last week and sent this committee to reques t tsoo mMeo ntrose to again visit their old home and. for them. Ths one to write this communication to you committee states the great number of their people have died off and that their tribe is diminishing and if they are ever to receive the full measure of the agreements formerly made with them that it should be accom at this time so that those still living of the older membe of the tribe may derive some benefit from it. Chief McCoo is very much in earnest, and sincerely trusts that this •-< : r- .AA AA tc ff. r?: 4 • yy plished rs k |