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Show am satisfied that if any trouble we had existed or should occur with them, that I should be promptly advised of it. If the Elk Mountain difficulty of which I advised you in my report of the 31st of March, which occured in September last, and which results in the breaking up of that settlement, and the death of three men is the one alluded to in there despatching and which from the similarity of these two circumstances. I apprehend is the case. I have to say that the report given by the indians, with the exception of the killing three men, and breaking up the settlement is entirely false, and made I suspect to screen themselves. This place is on the left bank of Grand River; an affluent of the Colorado and in this Territory. The indians who inhabit in that region are the Utahs, or rather a mixture of that tribe with the Navahoes, and Moquis, and with whom they have considerable intercourse; although these last live in the Territory of New Mexico. So far from the settlement being regarded an intrusion upon the Indians who inhabit the Elk Mountain country; it was never made until they had repeatedly solicited to have it, and finally obtained a promise from us to send over some of our people to live with them. The Chief have since apologised, and said that it was some of the young bloods, whom it is always difficult to keep strait who committed the deed. After the catastrophe happened which was during the absence of the Chief, whom the/was never made, until they had repeatedly solicited to have it, and finally obtained a promise from us to send over some of our people to live with them. The Chief have since apologised, and said that it was some of the young bloods, whom it is always difficult to keep strait who committed the deed. |