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Show 172 Early in May last an annuity payment was made the Utes of the Ouray Agency by the then agent, Mr. Carson. The Indians had been previously notified of the date of payment, and with the assistance of the former enrollment, the interpreter, the police, and the chief men of the tribe, the agent had prepared a new roll, revised and corrected up to that date, showing 1,293 persons. This made the per capita share of each $11.87. After he had finished paying all who presented themselves he found that the shares of 279 Indians, amounting to $3,356.34, had not been called for, and, as usual in such cases, they were retained by him to be returned to the United States Treasury. On learning of this the Indians who were at hand and had already received their shares peremptorily demanded, with arms in their hands, that these uncalled-for shares be divided amongst them, in addition to what they had already received. To this demand the agent at first refused to yield, but as the Indians became insubordinate and threatening, and he believed that his life and the lives of the agent employes were in danger, he consented and paid the entire amount to them, which made an additional per capita payment to those who were on the ground of $3.31. In consequence of the threatening attitude of the Utes at Ouray Agency, as set out in a letter from Mr. Carson, late agent there, under date of April 16, 1886 (transmitted by the Department to Lieutenant-General Sheridan), Maj. Edwarii P. Bush of the Sixth Infantry, in pursuance, of General Sheridan's orders, was detailed to make an investigation of the condition of affairs at the agency. The report of Major" Bush, and a report of the inspection of said agency by Inspector Robert S. Gardner, were received by me, by Department reference, dated the 17th of June, 1886. It appeared from these reports and other correspondence, and from personal interview with Mr. Carson^and Special Agent Parsons, who had just returned from the agency, that the disposition and behavior of the Indians had been such as to cause great uneasiness amongst the employes of the Government residing with them, and fears were entertained that, unless they were restrained by the presence of a powerful |