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Show 5- 1142 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES INDIAN FIELD SERVICE San "" Juan Indian School, Shiprock, IJow Mexico, January 25,• 1925." Commissioner of Indian A f f a i r s, Y/ ashington, D. C. S i r : Shere is enclosed herewith a letter from Mr. Herbert Redhsaw, Parmer in charge of the Aneth District of this' reservation, with reference to a visit he has made, to some Indians off the reservation, which visit was nade with ' Superintendent MciCean, of the Consolidated Ute Indian Agency.- I had a conversation with Mr. McLean before he made this trip and advised him that farmer Redshav/ could go withhim and locate the Ute Indians- belonging to " the Ute Mountain Reservation, as Mr. Redshaw was familiar'*, vith their location and personally familiar with the so- called*'. renegade Utes, that is,- those who feve refused to go onto the Ute Mountain Reservation.%,- Shese Indians are the ones kr. ov. n - as the PoIe, Posy and Slim Jim group. Mr.: McXean had an'.- ice a?" that it would be Well to make non- reservation- allotments- Xor these Utes and, let them remain In that country. ." Ati^ ar-ently he has construed it as being up to the Utes to : r^ ke the decision as to how many Savages should be "' allowed td reamin. ...... ' 2n> se ' Ravajos, : about- six " families, have liie^ tSii^ . the - reservation: and in this " vicinity all their" lir e's .' 1! hey have gotten along very well with the people in^ xhat country/- She old settlers In that . vicinity" are all^ Mo^- mons and. havelalways dealt - fairly- and honestly with- Jthe Indians.' - She second and'third gene^ r'at'iohs"^ of" Mormons ' now coming oh are'not all. of. the Same calibre- as their fore fathers were and are ' not* treating the " Indians with as^ much consideration as was. formerly the case. yyRecently, one of these young men'tbbk a number " of ponies belonging to an Indian and put them in his,: pasture. . f'^ he . Indian appealed to Parmer Redshaw" and'it was necessafv to" make- a trip to that country to secure the release of the horses^ |
