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Show 154 INDIAN DEPREDATIONS fluence against the treaty. President Young then talked to them. He recalled his council and advise to them in the past, and assured them he was still their friend, and advised them to sign the treaty and ac-cept the provisions guaranteed in it for their bene-fit. The effect of his advice manifested itself in a few moments, most of the chiefs being strongly in-clined to act upon it at the time, but Tabby counsel-ed waiting a little to calm their minds, so that they might act without any excitement of feeling. The Pow- wow was consequently adjourned till the next morning. MEETING WITH THE INDIANS. Wednesday morning a little before ten the Pres-ident and Company drove down to the farm, where under a temporary bowery the Indians were to meet Commissioner Irish, to have the treaty talked over. There were present, besides Col. Irish, representing the United States Government, President Young, Elders John Taylor, W. Woodruff, Geo. A. Emith, F. D. Richards, Bishop Hunter, Mayor Smoot, Col's J. C. Little, R. T. Burton and D. J. Ross, Capt. Win-der, Marshal Gibbs and a number of other gentle-men from G. S. L. City, Bp. Harrington from Ameri-can Fork, Bp. Miller and Col. Pace from Provo, Bp. A. Johnson from Springville, Br. G. W. Wilkins pre-siding in Sp. Fork, Bp. Fairbanks from Payson, Bishop A. Moffat and Col. W. S. Snow from Manti, with a considerable number of citizens from neigh-boring settlements ; on the part of the Indians, Sau-e- ett, Kanosh, Tabby, To- quo- ne, Sanpitch, and ele-ven other chiefs of lesser note, with a large crowd of Indians. |