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Show DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, I/A: 5. Mr. Jan. F. Gardner, U. S. Indian Agent, Our ay A gen cy , Utah. l r : This Department is in r e c e i p t of advice from t h e Governor of Colorado to the e f f e c t f i a t Ute Indians are roaming through the countrybetwoen t h e i r r e s e r v a t i o n s in Utah and the Old A'hite Piver Agenc-y in Colorado. That man.-' of them s] end nearly all t h e i r tim-at '".he old 'Z'".'U cyto '''.he ;'rea'' annoyance of the c i t i z e n s of Garfiolc Cou.nty ; t h a t they keep t h e i r flocks and herds upon "".he grazing landn, of the dittos and quarrel with t h e i r h e r d e r s ; that they k i l l e d one Mexican herder and tliroatened the l i v e s of o t h e r s. Such a s t a t e of a f f a i r s must not be allowed to "ontinue. X.o p r a c t i c e of the Indians of r e t u r n i n g ' o '• lie i r ol n r 'sorya - t.i-.u to huni should, be stopped at once, .as it may result ir i a 1 s - '!'.urbnncos which would prove d i s a s t r o u s to the i n t e r e s t ? ; oY both the Indiana, and the s e t t l e r s. Those matte-;; should be explained to the I n d i a n s ; they should |