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Show 60 Che Indians grew impatient. The whites lost five head of cattle and a horse during the delay in settlement. But when paid for their loss, the Indians withdrew peaceably, returning to the agent's office only to beg for flour and plead for fishing grounds. Again the government was warned that Indian depredations could not but continue, owing to the destitute condition of the Indians. Farms Established. Agent Armstrong further recorded that Indians near Palmyra, Springville and Provo desired to. " engage in agricultural pursuits, were any facilities afforded then: by the government for so doing ... Pe- teet- weet, the chief of the band of Palmyra has made a selection of a very large tract of land for a pasture ( about one thousand acres) a very large portion of which is very excellent farming land." Proving the eagerness and friendliness, the Utah chiefs, Sanpitch and Tabba helped the agent to restore to their white owners, two horses that had been stolen by Indians. Agent Armstrong told of meeting the ancient Utah Chief Sawriet who had been absent from the |