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Show a f t e r these Indiana who arc l i v j a ^ cut there, Tbey are very far frem the Indian a^ cnt ^ ho is nominal. ly la charge of them, and a sub- a^ ent would cakes i t possible for this e& all number of Piutoe to res l i e vtbero they and their ancestors ~< ere born. There in aaid to be s t i l l a con- sidorablo amount of money at the agency at Ute L'cur. tain, BOKO hundred miles or no to the eaot. X am t o l a that there is reach sore thbn sufficient regain- Jug of the tnrec or four hundred thousand dollars ^ hich was there a couple years a^ o to give theae Indians a s t a r t in sheep, * fcich *? ould enable them, under tbe care of a good sub- a.^ ent tmd GchoclEs& stor, to have encouragement and protection and a home of their ovm* X believe t h i s tfoulc tend to aolve the troubles that have been brought on by the old offender Po:; cy and several baa Indians, I ajca not claiming that these Piute Indians have not ccsr times b& en in the wrong, but X feel exire that a good deal cf the trouble has cone froir* the Government's not " keeping e n t i r e faith * iitb them, They were promised land aanv years a. go and it bae never been given to thes, ana X fesl that the Indian Department baa neglected then: badly, and that they have not had a homo in accordance with the s t i p u l a t i o n s of the t r e a t y jsa& o about 18& C, X fcish vary aae- h, indeed, that t h i s * ron- 3 flight no^ be epoodlly righted, X'iUitiabxtrt rUii-' L- U jLI « ^ l/ hio Or i-- - ^ t* JC- AlvU, iiiO other important petition « hich - I present ia to earnestly ash for the retention of Hr. ibebbara with the Ucrtbern Pueblo Indiana of KC- K- Uexico. X have Just tezn informed that he Iiau been tranoferred to Colorado River, and X earnestly aek that this oracr be rescinded, so aa to leave Mr, Hubbard « here he has be^ n for ec^ o tiir^ e and tfherc he has the entire confidence of the Indiana, X cya further informed that the request to remove Mr, Hubbard has been made by enemies of the Indiana, without any warrant. The friends of tbe Pueblo Indians view tbis rsove ae a policy inimical to their intereata. With high regards, X oxn Yours sincerely, |
