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Show Uintah and Ouray Agencies, White Rocks,Utah. August 24th.1893. The Hon. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington,D.C. Sir:- In compliance with your letter of instructions of August 9th.1893 and referring to the enclosed letters of Mr.Waugh late in Charge of this Agency,I have the honor to report that Red Moon makes his home and lives there in winter, at head of Willow Creek,on the Uncompahgre reservation, he located, there when his tribe first came from Colorado, and was permitted to believe that the reservation line was south of his place and run on the crest of Book Mountain, and at that time all Whites running cattle between his; location and the line as he understood it,. were warned off, and the Indians given' possession. Red Moon and his following occupied this section unmolested until 1886, when cattle men commenced to work in upon him ,resulting in the present combined effort on the part of the Whites to drive him entirely within what they claim as the true line of survey of the reservation, and of which they know no more than does Red Moon. Red Moon is disposed to resist what appears to him as an encroachment upon his rights, and that is the whole of the ground for complaint against him. Red Moon has a small following,not more than Sixty all told, I hope to get most of them to come in and take farms on the'DuChesne River , and that after this is•accomplished;Red Moon may find sufficient water at his home on Willow Creek to supply his stock in summer, and not feel the necessity of taking it to the country now under dispute, and whicrf is undoubtedly beyond the reservation true line. * This south line of the Uncompahgre teservation has never been properly marked by monuments or otherwise, it cannot be legally and properly established without considerable expense, and there is no pressing necessity for its being done at once. The Whites in this case are certainly the aggressors and if any serious trouble comes it will be from their choice. Mr.Waugh exaggerates Red Moon's importance, I expect some annoyance from this Indian,I also expect he will submit to Agency authority , he is not a subject for Military imprisoment. I do not concur in Mr.Waugh's recommendations, but believe the establishment of thv^)line,as well as others of the reservation, can be safely deferred until a more favorable time arrives. Very respectfully y .rtt._, _£, gy a^L cZ^YZ' Major 9th'Cavalry* Acting U.S.Indian Agent. |
