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Show UTAH SUPERMTBNDBNCY. 151 I visit to a portion of their tribe who reside in these mountains ; all of whom they reported friendly to the whites. We subsequently met with a few scattering parties of this mountain tribe, generally called Diggers," hut who also claimed to be Sbosho-nies. They likewise professed friendship and great respect for the whites. Afer we arrived on the Humboldt, althoughthere were many Indians to be seen in small parties, it a-* difficult to get a talk with them. Those, however, who we could pre\-ail upon to meet us seemed remarkably friendly, and were much pleased with the kindness and friendshi shown them by our company. They also claimed to be of the ~hosgonietr ibe. They seemed to be very poor, and unarmed, ex-cept with the how and arrorv. They said they had no wish to he at war with the whites, but that the whites were always at war with them; that they could not hunt or fish on the river but the whites were shmting,them; that the whites \x-<-nuldp ersuade them into their camps, professing great friendship, and, n-ithout any cause or offence on their part, would shoot them down. This conduct on the part of the whites, they said, was sometimes revenged by the Indians ; but if the whites would let them alone, they n-ould be glad, and would not dis-turb them in future. I had heard of several cucumstances corrohorat-ing these charges, and was disposed to place some confidence in their statements. I gave them some presents as an earnest of our kind feel-ings towards them, and advised them to keep off the road-move their lodges into the mountains while the whites were passing, and that the whites would not disturb them. I requested them to talk with all the other Indians and advise them to the Fame cnu~sew, hich they promised me to do; and judging from the fact that no clifficulties have occurred with the emigrant trains, so far as the Indians have been concerned, they n-ere sincere in their Giendship. From the geueml nppearance of poverty n d want among these Indions. I cnnnnt believe that the de~redat~onasn d murders which ha\-e occurred on this route can he atiributed to them. I found the Indians on Carson river 1;lhoring under the same difficul-ties with the Shoshonies. I visited a vi l l :~~noef the Pi-utahtrihe. num- c bering about three hundred and fifty, located some fifteen miles from the river, in the mountains, and had a Ion,; talk with them and their chiefs. I found them very friendly. They also ezpresscd great anxiety to he on friendly terms with the whites. The)- said they had never disturbed the whites or their property until the .r\-hitcs commenced killing them. and robbing them of their horses, kc.; thnt they had submitted for a long time, hut, finding that the whites continued to harass them, they determined to retaliate. They said the!- had killed as many whites as the whites had killed Indians, and t&en as many horses from the whites as the whites bad taken Gom them, and no more. They were now satisfied, and if the whites would let them alone, ihey would let the whites alone, and that their hearts would he glad. At first ihey appeared to suspect our fiiendly intentions; hut when I told them of the fricndly dispos~tion of their Great Father, the Big Captain of the whites, they seemed much pleased. Two of their ch~efsa nd six war-riors accompanied me to my camp. I gave them some provisions and a few presents. I told them they must receive them as a g.lfr from |