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Show 202 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT IN UTAH. small friendly bands in the neighborhood of our weak settlements, whenever any slightly unusual circumstance occurs, to forestall evils that may arise from misunderstandings. Unavoidable circumstances have thrown a large portion of this ex penditure upon the superintendency, instead of the agency and sub-agency. With the exception of Indian Walker and his band, the Indians within our borders profess friendship, so far as I am acquainted; hut the Panoans, near Fillmore city, have stolen mnch wheat from the fields, and are suspected of having shot a guard on his post the 13th instant. I have not heard of any depredations being committed on the persons or property of emigrants passing on the Humboldt or Mary's river route, which is a gratif"y in.g, indication of a more friendl"y feeling on their past - than heretogre. Soon after the commencement of the present Indian difficulties, I issued a revocation of all licenses to trade with Iudiarls in this Temitorv, and have granted none since. I deemed this the most prudent cou& - to pursue until peace is restored ; as otherwise it would be very difIi-cult, if not impossible, to prevent trading guns, powder, and lead, to our enemies. So far as I am informed, the employes in this superintendency am uniformly diligent, faithful, and economical in the disclrarge of their several duties. As the duties and business of this office are constantly increasing, it would accommodate us very mnch if you would forward a reasonable number of blanks by the first return mail, if consistent with usages of the department, or give instructions to have them printed here. Major E. A. Redell, of Warsaw, Indian agent fbr Utah, rice Major Holeman, rernored, arrivedinthis city on the 15th of August ultimo, and 1 reported himself ready for duty on the same day, but could not relieve Major Holeman, according to the strict letter of instructions from you, dated the 6th of last June, as Major Holeman was absent on a trip tn Carson valley and did not return until last evening. Owing to this cir-cumstance I instructed Major Bedell to enter immediately upon the dw ties of his office, and divided this territory into two districts, the eastern and western, for the better conduct of the business of this supeiinten-dency, assigning the region east ofthe north and south territorial ward to agent E. A Bedell, and the region west of said ward to sub-agent 8. B. Rose. I have cl~osenth e above-named ward as the best line of division for the present, &viding the country into nexly equal pacts, being a line already determined and easily recognised. The item of wheat furnished the Indians, and charged in some of tha bills, may require explanation. It arises from the fact that fine flour dirt agrees with many of them, and they prefer to take the wheat, and let the squaws grind it after their fashion, which makes it more healthy for them. I do not consider my duty fulfilled in this report without briefly a& luding to the small annual amount appropriated by Congress for th support of this superintendency. It does not appear to me even s u p posabl~ that Congress is entirely ignorant of the number and scattered cond~bono f our settlements, nor of the fact that considerable numbers |