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Show MM?.. Jhy the first treaty made iiy l;h.o Great Fod-hor v/o v/«.r«. to have our game forever on our /uniting grounds. We want to hunt now we like it. The game Warder.3 told, us that tho Color-ados belonged to th.e white people and not to the Indians. This they said was Washington talk. Wo want to find out whether tho Great Father told then to keep as off that portion and to have tho 'dote people hunt themselves. COLTHIIIG. TIM JOTOIOOH. How ./e WH.it oo know about our clothing; whether th groat Father will give it for our own use. '-OV* A FIITF . . 'J .J \ j. 1. About Agent Barge coming over there to make a treaty wit;. us for part of our land for the bXcompahgra Indians - wo do not war. to soil any l;r.d to the white men, but the iXcompahgros .'.re tin. /ax os brothers, ana xo aro willing to let them havo some of it, ana v/o want to xaov/ when the Groat Father is going to Say for it. Mr,Barge promised us that wo would be paid for it at once when •the Uncoi.-pX.gros got tho land. They have hod it a lon; time now ana have never paid for it yet, and v/o want to know whon wo aro going to .301 our money. Wo aloe 'want to .now when we are going to i:e -aid for what is ...o.cwn as tho "Strip" botwoor. th*. Unc 001pah.gr e and Uintah Ror.ervationn. There is a Gilsonito hiino 00 it and tho Groat Father promised us that wo should have X.O P"-" aero for it, and we , ,/-,t ".0 know •.'.""••ion './•.: are :_oing to /nit tha* ixo:<-x |