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Show Uinta Council, 18. as if fenced around with iron and we do not want to break it now. It is heavy and we do not want it taken up. We do not want to give any of it away. We have an Agent here. They said to our Agent: "You go there and watch for the Indians." He is the Indianfs new Agent. I am not much of a talker, I have seen yon before, and I know you, Shatkwitci^ (^ite River Ute) TJie Indians dowtLike the opening of this reservation,- not only I, but all the rest here. We do not understand anything about this selling of our land. Here is our own reservation line over here. H»re is water running from both ranges of mountains here. That belongs to the Indians. The Indians here are holding it back because they like it. I do not like this making ditches over the reservation... How are our horses going to range? We do not know anything about selling this land. 2hat is the reason I like it and I am holding it tight. I do not want any of it cut off. The Indians here like it. We need all that country down there for our horses to graze in, and the horses come to the streams for water. That is the reason I like this land. I do not want to sell it. George Washington, (Uinta) I am going to talk now.. I do not talk very much in council. Whenever we council, I do not talk. I just sit and listen.. All the rest of the Iildians here have talked in council. The one who always did our talking is not here,- old Chief Tabby. Tabby told m$,- "Whenever White Men come here to talk about opening the reservation, do not listen." That is the rea3on I talk now. I am all alone, I have no relations. All I |