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Show elnle'( hut I lone, received from Messra. Otcru, Sollnr KV: ( JO. lulls of In. line f « u t';<- » s » •*. IViill tho nnlice Ihnt tbny were shipped from Kit Knrson on tl. o 31st ultimo, nnd . bit I rnrpM expect Ihcin In arrive hoin in a month fioni it. at date. " T h e r e are fume two ihnusand Indians here, in camp. All Irih^ s nrn rrii'p** -• ' '•- » '. it ( be Wciuiin. ches. nnd lhfi> ii could not bo reached, ihniigli I sent xpi- cbil « -" « i : •- •>• I " mirlh as White K'. vcr. I have enough provisions here and on ( he road to snlis. y « i.' « , - .. of all. so . hut, in. Ibis regard, no difficulty will bo occasioned. " Expecting . be arrival of the linno. uhlc commission hern lo- umrrow, " I Imvo tho honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant. " OHAWLKK AI » AM « . ^ " Unifol tfttttf Mian . ic'ht. # " H o n . F . M. McC. nriK, " Governor." Five days nnd four nights were spent in reaching tho dcslinn. ion, which o r n u r r d r. ii M n. day, August yO. The commission found • asse. iiibled there nearly filter. i lnindi « " l >. f 0> r people of the Ulo Nation, including men, women, nnd children, all patiently n- « : i: , i,. p '.'* arrival. There, were, also present United Stales Indian Agent J . It. Thomps.- n, < I I ' . - n - r, nnd A pen I Charles Adams, of- the Dos Finos agency; Colonel Frier, of the Eighth t" n\- i! » r, from Fagnsn S p r i n g s ; W. F. M. Amy, ngen. for the Fueblo Indians or New Mcxi-". n* i I who had been sent up by Supei inli- ndeiil l'ope, of New Mexico, lo assist in brinc'i'L' m •' * jUaimcho Indian*; Mr. J'fmll'cr, of Tierr. i Anmiilln, ns « - islimt to Colonel Frier, i<:. I • - i_ t • f: • • ir_ the Cnpnle Indinns to Iho agency; and Moses . Slovens, representing Indian Ar" ' * A ' ' ' ' - strong, of Gimarion. Agent Liltlefield. of While Hivor, was not present, and had no np- r-.; sentiitivc. The Indians represented emb. nced the. Tal^ qimclic, Denver, ( or Middle I'- IIV ) Mnniichc, Cnpnle, . Jicariil. i Apache, and Unc. oii. pagroU. es. The Wcmin. u he h.- ui I "> « repo. ted to bo absent, in Utah. The Mnuacho and iho Ciipote. hai. ds live in llie Ter> il » ry - t New Mexico, nnd have never been upon their reservation to stay. The Wcmiiuu!>*• l . \ " I inhabit Ihr San J. ii. n country lying between tho southern. boundary of tho rescrvntmti sml 3D° of north latitude. On the day subsequent to . lie arrival of the commission at tho ngency, the wnrrb r- " f tins various bands, arrayed in all the paraphernalia of war, callpd upon tl. o comiiiis- ioiier « nl < Ur> ngency, and were presented to i h cm byU- rny, the head chief of the Ulo Nation. Affenwii. l in' exhibition of the war- dnuce ceremonies was given on t he plains near tho agcury hi.:. « h » ' jr. I t was subsom. cntly agreed between tho commissioners and the lending. chiefs that i!.- pf-lim. nary council should be railed on the following day, YVclnesdny, As agreed upon, the commission met iu council with tho various chiefs and people > » f ihs Ulo Nation, on Wednesday, August 2d P r e s e n t : Commissioners . John D. Lang, of Maine, Edward M. McCook. of Colorah.. AII. I John McDonald, of Missomi. On motion of Mr. McDonald, Mr. U. M. Curtis, of Denver, wns chosen I V int< rprr!-\ and Mr. Ferdinand Meyer, of L a Conlella, inlcrprctcr of the Spanish b. i. gmige for the C M - mission. . . U- rnv, the head chief of the Ute Na'ion, wns . hen informed Ihnt Ibo cnimm « « ionrr « w.- m piepaied < o meet himself and the chiefs and people of the vnrious tribes, nnd they a- oeml.!- - I » t the conucil- hoitre in t he following order: . Ttiljrqntiehr. ddtgniwn.- M- rny. head chief of tho Ules. Sa- po- wn- nere. Ouero, 5 h v « ..- » •". Ah- ri- pools. Chn- vcz, Colorado. Wn- nn- sup, To- sah, S h i n a u c , and Ga wn- won- ui . 1- ui. Jhnvtr delegation.- Fi- nh, J o h n , Wan- zeta, Un- go- pH- setz, Jsa- vvo- n nlch- i- witch- i- v..., h H, llnn- kn, To- cpii- nnt, nnd Ya- nin- uah. . Maiinc. hc delegation.- Cu- ra- cau- tc, An- ha- tosh, Kaw- c- a- cln', Man- chick, Juan Aul- ms, and Juan. , C" potr. ({. Icnrilion.- Sa- bo- ta, To- pi- ant, Cbn- vez, T a p o o - c h c , and W ashing. on. tlltiit Itivcr di legation- Fah- ant. Jicarilla Apache delegation.- Guoro- nuirab. Tliochairnnui of . ho commission instructed Interpreter Curtis to inquire if the IndiauiA were ready to proceed. IsXTPiiMiKTKR. Are tho Indlnus all ready lo listen to the - U- it- AV. Yes, sir. Commissioner Edward M. McCook thereupon addressed thn chief ns follows, In* wnr- li being interpreted lo t l - r ay in Spanish, aDd by tho ln'lcr to his people in tin I ' t o: Commissioner M'CooK. U- ray, ( bo llireo commissioners. Mr. L i n g , of Maine, M-. McDonald, of MiHsouii, nnd myself, represent the Government of ihe United Kim.-, in ' 1"-* council. They ( Iho commissioners) hnvo selected mo n* their chairman Jo speak (••' < h nnd to . ell you dm objects for which I his com mission has come here. We believe il • '• « " have nothing lo ask except llmt which will bo for the good nf thn individual Indian nod ••• r tho whole tribe. I wish first lo explain, so that you may nil uiwlerst.. iul tlm » « •'"•' « • » » >'. » l l « Government passed the law forming this commission. The nulho. ilies of lli.> l . n i l - i y . ' f Colonulo found that imrno of iho nl. llo men of Colorado and Now Mexico hnd Rimu upon lan |