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Show present was also asked the same question. Replied that it was good for them to have us settle upon their lands and he wanted a house close beside ours. I then asked the Shoshones how they would like to have us settle upon their land at Green River they replied that the land at Green River did not belong to them, but that they lived and inhabited in the vicinity of the Wind River chain of mountains, and the Sweetwater (or Sugarwater as they called it) but that if we would make a settlement on Green River, they would be glad to come and trade with us. I expressed them my good feelings for their kindness in always being friendly to the whites and for the safety in which all of the emigrants had ever been able to pass through their country, and hoped they would always continue the same. If any of the whites should steal anything from them, it should be returned if I could find it and if any of their tribe should steal anything from the whites, they must do the same. The Shoshones were expecting that Wachor and the Utes would give them some horses according to their usual custom for a certain number of Shoshones which they had killed in their last conflict which occurred something over a year ago. Ten seemed to be about the number which had been killed and the same same number of horses were required. But finally agreed upon nine head. Walker now led off in quite a lengthy speech in which he waid that he had done wrong and was sorry for it. His friends had been killed on the Shoshones land and he had supposed that they had done it, but now he was satisfied that it was not them, that Brigham told them not to go, but he would not hear him he had been sorry ever since and so forth had no horses now, but was going to trade with Moquis next winter and bring the horses to Green River when he |