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Show 40 the chief cause of disorder and distress in the Territory. iRather, the worst of all classes of disturbers were a set pf traders oalled " Freemen," a mixture of all nations, settled around and among the Indians, soma married to there, fho attacked the emigrants through the Indians. They would get the Indians to drlva off the stock of the emigrants, and then force the latter to buy baoJe their goods from the 1 " Freeoan," at an exorbitant pries. Agent Holeaan deolared the " whits" Indians were much BOre dangerous than the " red," and because of these marauders, not beoauss of Indians, troopB were needed to proteot the eoigrant trail through 3 Carson Valley. With outlaws it was impossible to treat; for thea troops wers needed, but with these Indians showing friendliness and good will, the government was repeatedly urged by the agents to form treaties. The Mormons and United States ffostlls. Beside the Indian hostility to the Mormons, and occasional attaoke on emigrants, beside the dangerous and degrading influence of the'Freemen, 8 there existed a mutual distrust between the J Rouse Executive Documents, 33 Cong., 1 Sees., Pt. 3, Doc. 2, p. 444 ( 636). Ibid., p. 153 ( 956). * * vf |