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Show « 2~ If guilty, they all havo suffered, and if not guilty, they should bo freed from the awful suspense that hangs over them. Yours respectfully, Howard M » Patterson, Presbyterian missionary among the Indians. U, S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Forest Service, La Sal National Forest, Utah. Cottonwood Ranger Station . November 14, 1913. To whom it may concern: ko one has any right to trespass on the allotment allotted to Eancos Jim, although he be an Indian, any more than any other allotment, for as I have learned from the supervisor, H. A. Bergh, that the Forest Sefcvice had set aside the allotment for the said Eancos Jim and his Jittle band of Indians, and all trespassers v/ ill be dealt with according to law* In the last two weeks there have been several complaints of Bluff cattlemen driving their1 Cattle upon the Martcos Jim allotment. It must cease, their practice of trespassing, or they may find themselves invloved in a trespass suit in the Federal courts. Very respectfully, Carl Stockbridge, Assistant Forest Ranger. July 28, 1914. To whom it may concern:- This note will introduce you to Kancos Jim who says he has lived in this country for years, that his father and mother and some of his children have died on this ranch and that he can not leave here. In view of the fact that to a great many of us to be moved from the land of our childhood would perhaps mean much to us, it has been the policy of the Forest Service in the past to allow him to live in peace with his few people on the land of his fathers. In the future as in the past they will be allowed to remain as before, and all users of the Forest are requested to treat them as they would like to be treated if they were in his place. Respectfully, J. W. Humphrey, Forest Supervisor. |