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Show 7. was to give them (meaning the royalty)-: that the representatives told the Indians but they could not understand their waning.. He says, also, that the lease was not read to the Indians; that the Indians did not take a vote on tha same but just signed the paper. Wanrodes, on page 5, says that Copperfield told him that the mining company agreed to give them ten per cent, and says that while he was not present at that council, Copperfield cold him that Timms and Henderson said that if they did not lease the lands outsiders would take it,any way, or words to that effect. On page 7 of the report, Big Tom says he did not know how much the Indians were to get as a royalty. On page 9, Tim Johnson says ho did not know how much they were to got and that ne does not know what was in the paper (lease), and, in reply to a question, said if others came in the same way as Timms and Henderson, they would not make any lea.se,- thls one was enough. He did not know how much land was leased (until Agent Myton explained) - says not a very big piece -- two acres -- little more. On page 10, Nephi Lehi says they were to get ten per cent, and they voted by holding up their hands; also says he signed the lease because he thought the reservation would be thrown open otherwise. It will be noticed that Wanrodes in .peaking was the first to mention ten per cent as the amount of royalty the, were to |