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Show headrcen, Catoomp and Shackwitch, to Cross 1,'ou.ntains, r/here t h e se I n d i a n s are claiined to be, to order the Indiana to r e t u r n to the i r R c s e r v a t i o n at once and not to i n t e r f e r e v/ith the v/híteo at -"..A.. I a l s o on Satuirday evening sent a note by an Indian t o Mr. Dole, in Aiargo at Ouray, t e l l i n g hira vihat I liad heard and d i r e c t i n g him t o sane), ovit and a s o e r t a i n Sf any of h i s Indian". are in tlie S t a te oi' Colorado and if so to have them r e t u r n lo ' t h e i r Reaervation at once c, Undsr date of October 17, 1883, Captain Víelton, U. S. Speoial I n d i ' .A Agent, then at Grand J u n c t i o n , Colorad.o, informed me that a p a r t y had r e t u r n o d frorn a hnnt and had soen Colorov, and some of h i s folloviera on Roan Creek. I at once r e f e r r e d the matter to Mr. Dolo aiid d i r e c t e d him to have t h e s e Indiana to r e t n r n to t h e ir R e s e r v a t i o n at once and to n o t i f y me .¡ F he needed any t r o opa to a s s i s t him, On ITovember 7 t h , Mr. Zote r e p o r t a that Bill y and Eli: p o . r t i eó vrhom ha had sent out, had r e t u r n e d and reportecl that Colo-r o w ' s pp.rty vías on the Reaervation and that, Colorow uas very s i c k . There X no need for any t r o u b l o . The Indians vi i 13. r e t u r n PUJO;,- l y i.o t h e i r r e a e r v a t i o n . I v i i l l l e t yon knoví when the Indiana r e t u r n„ Very r e o p e c t f u l l y, W. A SVTANSON, Acting U . S . I n d i a n Agent. |