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Show FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. 199 ing the matter before the proper department. My intention was to visit Washington to see in person the Secretary of the Interior, in behalf of the Utes ; I had sufficient evidence to show cause for complaint. Advis-ing and persuading the Indians to leave the agency was entirely my own work ; I was satisfied that nothing would be done unless some move was made worth noticing. I had, as before stated, visited the people in Sanpete county and got their consent for the Indians to come in. The Indians were now on the road and would soon be located in Thistle Valley, where they had agreed to stop. I was to meet them there as soon as they were in, get things in shape and then, if necessary, go to Washington. About the time the Indians got in Secretary Delano arrived in Salt Lake City, passing through on a visit. Seeing his name among the hotel arrivals, I called to see him and made my business known. He treated me with much respect, making many inquiries about Indians and Indian agents in general, admitting that the government had more trouble with them than any other officers in the service, and asked me what I thought was the reason of this. I said the wages were too small ; that no man could support himself, especially in an expensive place such as agents generally had to occupy, on the pit-tance the government allowed them. This often forced them into dishonest speculations. Mr. Delano admitted that my explanations looked reasonable. After listening to what I had to say for the Indians, he said if I could bring him such testimonials from some of the govern-ment officials as would warrant him in noticing me as an honorable man he would listen to and cause action to be taken on my report. I told him about my conversation with Governor Woods and his seeming interest in the welfare of the Indians. Mr. Delano sent for Governor |