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Show A , .u^r-wNonvN 3Hi iv• oaonooadJ . i ' - ' - n ' i li n un - Duohesne, as was done a few pears ago. Red Cap was advised to return to his place and that his remarks would reoeive consideration later, as the Superintendent had matters of greater importance to the people. The telegram was them read. \ The Superintendent then spoke at some length, advising them that, in his opinion there was but one really important matter that the Indians of this jurisdiction should consider, and that this thing was of suoh great importance that it should never be wholly out of their minds, namely, the saving of the water . They were advised that all things which might tend in the slightest dggree to interfere with this matter of saving the water should be driven from their minds and lives. The Superintendent explained that, in his mind, the two greatest evils,- the two evils that did more than all others combined to retard the progress of these Indians, are gambling and drinking. The State Law prohibiting gambling was read and explained by the Superintendent, and he advised them that he proposed to enforce this law and suppress the y gambling at all cost, but that he preferred infinitely that this suppression be accomplished without recourse to the - 2 - |