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Show COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 205 Indian and an emigrant that the big chief at Washington" (mean-ing the President) h a w . + Athe tU&b -In&ans a large amount of presents, and that they had come to receive their portion. He ex-pressed considerable f~ilrprisea nd regret when I told him that he had been misinformed, and that no presents had ;qrrived, and that he must not believe any more reports of a similar kind, until he received the intelligence from some of the authorized agents of the govern-ment of the United States ; then he might depend that the informa-tion was correct. He replied, that the old chief Sawriet had been told much by the emigrants to California, which he afterwards found to be incorrect, and he hardly knew who to place dependence in. He informed me that in so many sleeps (about three weeks) the old chief himself would visit me and have a talk ; that he was so very old (about seventy-five) and tired riding, that he would have to rest himself before he could see me. After our council had ended, the deputation took a view ofthe city of Provo, whioh they said had "grown sovery big" since they left, two years ago, that they hardly knew that it was the same place. After viewing the city they returned to the city of Palmyra, (formerly Spanish Fork,) where the old chief was encamped. This band, numbering seventy lodges, are the most harmless and friendly of any of the Utah Indians. About the beginning of the Indian war of 1853, this band would not take part against the whites, and quietly left the scene of action, and have not since returned until the present. About the eighth of this month I was visited by the old chief in per-son, who was very friendly, together with Roo-ea-gwosh, (or Horse Tail,) Tshare-puegin, (or White-eye,) who made about the same statements as the others. The old chief expressed the same disap-pointment and regret, saying that he had rode a great distance to re-ceive his presents, but said he had been misinformed and that he would not complain. He asked me if I would not give him some pre-sents, and his band something to eat. I replied that I had none at present, but would visit him at his camp on the following Tuesday, which was then removed to Springville city, and would comply with his request. I arrived at Springville on Monday, but, much to my surprise, he and his band had left for Winta Valley. I followed and overtook him and band at Spanish Forks, and when interrogated as to why he did not remain and receive his presents, he told me that some of his young men and squaws had taken some corn from the citi-zens of Springville, because they were very hungry, and sooner than cause any difficulty he preferred to go without the presents. Accord-ing to promise I presented him with a rifle, (he had none,) some am-munition, flour, beef, &c., (see vouchers Nos. 4 and 6,) with which he was highly pleased, saying that he did not expect to return again for one or two years, unless the "big chief at Washington should send the presents." I then left him well satisfied and in the best of spirits. In regard to the different bands of Indians located at Palmyra, Sprjngville, and Provo, many of them express a desire to engage in agricultural pursuits, were any facilities afforded them by government for so doing ; and I would strongly recommend that the agent in this section of the Territory be instructed to select suitable places for the location of farms, and that practical farmers be employed to conduct the same. Pe-teet-weet, the chief of the band at Palmyra, has made |