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Show UTAH SUPERINTENDENCY. 155- their services. I could not employ men who furnished their own horses and rigging for less than $35 per month; while those to whom I furnished horses were allowed but Fb2.5. In order to save expenses, when I arrived at Carson valley Idischarged several of my men. keep-ing only a sufficient number for herding, taking care of horses, camp, kc., as the horses required some recruiting before I could commence my return-trip. I have disposed of a fex of these horses, as will he seen by my return of property. The expense of recruiting would have been as great as, if not greater than the loss sustained by the sale. Many of them were very much reduced and worn out by the fatigues of the trip, having to subsist upon _mass alone-ntl that often very scarce. The item for presents was applied to ttil- best advantage, by distrib-uting them only to the chi& and men of influence in the tribes. It had a very good effect, as it was unusual for them to receive such evi-dence of friendship from the whites I have thought froper to submi:. to yonr.consideration the pro Er iety of an expedition rom this city, w~thth e vle\t- ot establishing a etter and a shorter road to California, taking a more southern route than the one now travelled. From informr~tionI r t~vi redfr om General Estill, of California, who had made a p:utinl sun-ey of this route for some one hundred and seventy-five miles from this eig-, and also from Gen-eral Morehead, who had reviewed a route from Califmia to the head-waters of Walker's river, in this Territo?, lea\-ing a space between the two surveys, of unexplored count? estimated at about two hundred miles. I am induced to believe tli;it ;I hctter roadcould be made,,giving every facility of grass and water, and at the same time shortening the distance some two or three hundrrd miles. The above-named gentlemen will use their influence in California to facilitate the survey. Should the drplrtrnent deem it important to order this erp-dition, I will with pleasure attend it. There are many Indins through this country which it miqht he important to visit, and by a proper and timely interchange of friendships n route may be es-tablished, which cannot fail to be of lasting +tit to this Territory, as well ab great convenience to all fufure emgration to and from Cali-fornia. I herewith enclose you an account of the expenses incurred in the expedition to Carson valley, together with an account of the property on hand, which you will please transmit to the department. I have made use of every economy with regard to every description of ex-pense, and hope the result of the expedition, its benefits, and its ex-penditures, may meet the a probation of the department Of one thing I feel certain-the expeckon could not have been taken at a better time, could not have been more successful in its results, and could not have cost the government less. I have the Lonor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. H. HOLEJIAN, Indian Agar, iXah Territory. His Excellency BRIGHAYMO UN~, Supmntadat Indian Aj'airs, Utah Temhy. |