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Show not stop to use argument, but simply state what I know and most assuredly believe to be facts. This Territory is known as a whole to be exceedingly destitute of game, and to be poor in spontaneous edible roots, seeds; and the Lakes and Rivers afford but a limited supply of fish, and the crickets are abundant only for a short season, and in certain localities. The Indians inhabiting this region, like the great majority of their red bretheren, delight in leading a life of indolence, and indulge in theiving at every safe opportunity. Very many of the Stock owners enroute for California, and emigrants to Oregon and California stop and winter in this valley with large numbers of stock. This stock, as it recruits is very tempting to the Indians, who would take it to the extent of their chances, were they not prevented by the fear of the settlements. A great proportion, if not a large majority of the white inhabitants of Utah, are American born citizens, and generally the foreign population naturalizes as fast as the laws will allow, and their (sic) is not a more loyal set of people, or inhavitants within the United States. I need not wary your patience with an extended detail of kindred facts, and temporary soujourners of this Territory, as here already stated more than may be sufficient to make it evident that the appropriations for the Utah Superintendency are althogether too small, unless the Government design to let these Indians starve, so far as it is concerned, or live by plundering, or he sustained by the voluntary contributions of the different settlements. Neither of these causes is permiss-able and I fully and cordially coincide with the judgement of Governor Young that $40,000, is the smallest amount that rights the appropriated for the years ending June 30th, 1854 and 1855; and think a larger sum |