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Show INDIAN DEPBEDATIONS 151 duty to perform than to protect the overland Mail Eoute. Steps were accordingly taken to muster a few companies of cavalry in the southern counties. TREATY BY COL. 0. H. IRISH AT SPANISH FORK RESERVATION. And Superintendent Irish promptly proceeded to conclude a treaty with such of the Indian Chiefs as appeared friendly. The personal influence of President Young con-tributed materially to his success in this direction; and at a meeting held at the Spanish Fork reserva-tion farm on the 8th of June, at which speeches were made by Colonel Irish, President Young and others of the whites, and by Kanosh, Sowiette, Sanpitch and Tabby in behalf of the Indians, the treaty was ac-cepted and the Chiefs announced their willingness to sign it. Next day another meeting was held, more speeches were made and fifteen chiefs attached their signatures to the treaty ; Sanpitch, a brother of Wal-ker and Arropeen, of earlier notoriety, alone refus-ing to sign. He relented, however, a few days later, probably being urged thereto by the generous pre-sents distributed among his associates. By the terms of this treaty the Indians promised to move to [ Tintah Valley within one year from the ratification of the agreement, giving up their title to the lands they were then occupying. They were re-quired to be peaceful and not go to war with other tribes except in self- defense nor to steal from nor molest the whites. They were to assist in cultivat-ing the reservation lands and to send their children to the schools established for their benefit. On its |
