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Show On llm.( bird dnv Ibo council assembler! at.- I OCJOCK p I t - - . Agents Thompson nnd Adams, l n i e r , . i e | e . s C r l i s nnd Meyer, nnd the . h e U no 1 I tho nation. The pro. ecdings wore opened ns follows : Commissioner M<: C « » W. You b e n d yesterday about all we h a . lo . , . . It counseled over it. we would like l. o hear wl. al ijnii have l- i say. .... u ^ ^ . * • • • .• » ' . . . it . i _. t : r . . . . . . b . u r t n i , \ f l i t n r » I . » i » . I • i t I said yesterday. * • .'; sl , t t - o n i m i s s i o n ' i p . i . i . ' i u n , imi ii'-. nu j >--•;• • ••'•.? • iinseh- d over it. we would like to hear wl. al tjou have l- i say. ... n- UAV. I have told ihe chiefs of this, und have asked if they have anything <- they have, no., . hey will say nothing: . . Commissioner McCoOH. I wish lo repeat a portion or what I sai'l y e - f r . i a i. n. av not be misunderstood. , l..,, . « 1 U- HAY. 1 havo asked tho chiefs agnin whclhcr they havo talked over wl. nl ? « >, y :'° sIlTi.- WA. NKilK. I think we are all with ono voice. Wo do not wish to sell any !,,. 1 - . ' a v auvlhing inmo. I am speaking a s ' I did y e s t c d a y .. . , , i. • Commissioner MCUONAMI. There, are. a number of chiefs h e r e , e p r c s c r m g t h e . I, r • . nnd we. would like to hear an expression from a few morn ot them. ; . , „ „ „ ,., \ GM \- VK7.. sub- chief of Uncnmpagrc. I am one of the snb-.- h. efs of Iho I. n « - n - j _' 11,0 We. ninucho Ules. 1 am the one to wh on Governor McCook gave a m. f . . _ „ go When be was here it was understood that these were iho a g o . ' % tenl. l ... the line, of our lands passed along here and In Hie Tierra Amarilla. I r ..... ..... i ..-„ ,. r„ „ r,„;, l ihnt if we Fell Ihnt- port." T i l -' 0 mine, a'"- in ' the line, ol our lanUs pusscu along ncre nun ..• * « . « • , u " " . , ' , , ' , ; ,„ „ r ;) l i r l,,,.-! center of on, country, nnd wo arc afraid . bat if we scl that p o I . d ' • » mines will be discovered, and tbo miners will keep spreading mil and want mm . i ^ ^ treaties wc understood this was our agency, and we come here lo gol ' • " [ J-,'"| ' ,„,,.., ,., side, it the duty of the agents to put the . niners off our lands. a > e - I ^ do so. Wo do not want to sell this land. When Governor I- , " ' " ; „ . ,„;.,,. k- n. talked like this. If thn commissioners think they can buy .11. rami. tht> » They cauno'. do it. It is not necessary, and we do not want cattle or she, P our part of 11... reservation. . , r , .,„„ » ,• wn< m oh" hr U- KAV. llo does not understand . wall. He represent* that tho first treat.. Cheek, and that he did not havo anything to do with it. Commissioner GANG. What do you mean by tho first treaty? U- KAY. Tho ono as it now stands. ' . ,- iT1 , romn.., « „. n m i n o -' CommisAumcr MCCOOK. Cha- ve-,, how far are the. m. nes ill n L u r n '- ,,-.. C. IA- VK/.. There is a hot spring at tbo Uncmnpagre. so hoi that " *..,,.,,.; ..,... inert,, over iho mountains, it is a day and n h a l f s j . n r . m y . Hot along tl. o of the mountains . hero aic mines, and the cabins ol miners. . ,, ,„ „,:„..„. CRAY, it is about eighty or ninety m i l e s from llm- L o s I . no* n ^ n c j • « ' • • , Commissioner M. CUUNALI). Which baud of tbo Utes inhabit tho ban J u a n ton, j , U, - KAY. T... h.. o. \ W\ - „ e cm: i nucb, es. Commissioner MKDUNAI. D. Where are tbcyT .... • - . . i . . :_!.___ I . J U I I I I I I I O . S I U I ' ^ 1 * « * » .*, » « .-*-.. » . . ^ . ... ••- -„ U- ltAY.' Tl. o captain, only, i s here. .* Commissioner LAN,.. Are the mines all south of ** n* ff comparison with our ... » ,.*• 1,. iNTKiifHKTEii. They aro all uouth ol 3dJ . 1 know oy comp. "' commissioner McDoNAt. P. Wo have como out ^ Z ^ ^ X Z ^ Z ^ U ^ I - ' " very serious matter to the Government - nnd to . lift I ^ P 1 " , ™ 3 r ^ ' £ ' . ^ m „ , ,. v ,...- ject . bat has been considered in \ \ ^ h . n g t e n by the , e s , h . I > p ^ J ,„ , r , , m , , \ ,,., r UlKiitnn. nl that has charge of your a f u . r s ; and ul of I he ™ g » « * J ,„„;„.,.., rights. We commissioners understand end reeog...*. 3 « ' « / . r ' f i U . _ l ni ^ . upon Iho ground that tho spo- cbes made hero by I l. o c l. w- f f ^ ^ i n n . n s h . - . f « l:- | „ « t wc do not rccogni/ o tbeso rigbta, W. lh a I. II « • udc^ m » ? « « " | | m, . , 4 . „ „ , . ,„ Indians, we have como he, e lo treat with you. and to buy a P - on ^ _ ^^ ^ |<|( Governor McCook told ym, yesterday, to pay ^ . J ^ ^ ^ S ^ n . U, r the Vun . in- h. • may be. comfortable, with what you will have " « J « J » ° srr, . V , . , | H , 1 think y„-, w.. n< 1 your lives. 1 want to state one or two nioro nnpoita it f J • « * ; » \> ' < ,,,,. |.,,< i hut b o d o i n - yourselves a great benefit by selling Iho- o lands. II,, I r « i ,,,.,,„.... .,,, 1 of l,,;:' ll„ f. cd States at8prc. sc.. « , and tbo P - t Congress „ rn frm n * J ( ^ that they would not do anything in the way of n p j m H j t ^ n ^ w , | V i « P . | , , h , , v wi. h y. m ' d tbey thought it would be dotrm. cula in y » u " l l \ ^ ^ ^ - r U. e good ... H. « I-- Bum, l. avo a new elccuo. i, and may elect a now 1 o> nlo . L M ^ _ ,„ | j | s . . „ f dians and for the interests ol the ua. io... that there. wil J / ^ ,,„ a change, either of. tho President or o. Cougrcss ho^ ^ ^ g ? ' , , u , , n j : u . , s ,.. cu, " d ih-n i n e , impaired. In that case, . hoy may get bad num mm g . . | | w i r | ( . c | . , V f l | „ . Il Indians' ant. uitios and to stop an, plymg . hem an. My, L he 1 ,, ^^ o | | j ..„,., and . nay support themselves without tho n, d ol t o l. nv » m^. ^ . ^ , ,.„„. fears Any i. egot. aliuii or sale mndo to tins cnnimwl ui it.. nf. nn I (.„„„„..,. Any r ss will lm binding, whether there is a change or not ... Iho I n *. du. U J K : ! ! ! ad.:;;„ is„ j, i: u, r. i. « . r„ t y^^ r^^- J. ny, •-. „.,„.„.;„ a sate now will be a perpe. ua l- rni- l. ' » • ' , •„ nr, . . , r . l i , . g te u.. y ,;,,,, voe.'.... I Iron. Ihe lh. vi. rniii. nii „< Iho i m w i i l - Inn. n- i • * [ » - . . ,. y , ^ • m- nnieeinenl llml will . nil ) « « , and will Lo pmpmi. ul. In case nl U » P I JO*. . » ' mnnsE |