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Show by reference to voucher No. 6 and they left the field forthwith and peace was restored. After this many of the Indians came to my office daily begging for flour. I distributed a few presents to the Chiefs of flour, shirts, and tobacco (see Voucher No. 6) with which they were well pleased. The chiefs complained to me that they could not catch their usual supply of fish in consequence of some of the citizens using skins and nets to their disadvantage. I immediately issued notices to the companies then fishing in Utah Lake and Provo river to cease their operations during the stay of the Indians, which was immediately complied with. The Indians then attempted to take the fish in their usual way, that of trapping, shooting with bow and arrow & but in consequence of the high stage of the water in the river which always occur at this season of the year, they were enabled to catch but very few. At the instance of some of the Chiefs, I requested one of the fish companies to fish for them, which request the Company immediately complied with and after a few days successful fishing they loaded the pack horses of the Indians with a large quantity of fish. The Utah Lake and Provo River at this season of the year abounds in fish known as Mountain trout and it is for this purpose of fishing that so large a number of the Utah tribe of Indians resort hither every spring. At the commencement the Indians manifested a very bad feeling towards the settlers and I have no doubt had not some measures of a pacific nature been taken that we would have had a |