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Show his continued economy. Early in the summer of 1^ 52, agent Hoi man in accordance with his letter of Hay 1, with the approbation of - Governor Young, undertook an expedition to the various tribes occupying the region west of the Great Salt Lake, where _ fch. e . emigrant trains traveled by. the hundreds. The object of the expedition was to prevent a recurrence of collisions between emigrants and Indians, and resulted in njj_ moX- « Lmurders or robberies 1 s-~- --• being reported that year. In his report of the year 1852, Brighaa Young submitted an estimate of f27,300 for the needs of the super-intendenoy, and recorded an interview with Utahs and Shoshones - " the first that had occurred of a like nature since the settlements were founded. 1' The meeting took place by means of interpreters and was for the purpose of establishing peace among tire Sho shone a sad Utahs, and trade with the whites. Agent Holman in a separate report told he had suggested a meeting of the Indians- Apparently unwilling to acknowledge Holeman's part in the peaoe meeting, Young wrote that it took place at the instigation of the Shoahones. Both tribes, when asked, deolared in favor of the whites settling. Perhaps House Executive Documents, 32 Cong., 2 Sees., vol. 1 pt. l, Doc. 1, p. 300 ( 6? 3). 2 Ibid., p. 43S. House Executive Documents, 35 Cong. , 1 Sess. , vol. _ I. . t -. - S \ |