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Show 206 INDIANS IN UTAH. was induced to come. He said he was afraid to see me; that his con-duct had been so different from what he had promised me, he feared I would be mad with him. He still expressed a great desire to he friendly with the whites, hut said the whites would not be friendly wit11 him; that the whites had killed his son and his men, and taken their horses and guns, without any cause; that it had made his heart sick-had made his men mad, and he could not restrain them; they were cle-termined to be revenged on the whites. Having learned the cause of these troubles from an emigrant who witnessed the attack and robbery of the Indians by the California traders, I explained to him the differ-ence between those traders and the emigrant+that the emigrants had no acquaintance with them; that the emigrants were much opposed to such outrages on the Indians ; that their great father did not allow his white children to harm the Indians, &c., &c. When he became ac-quainted with the true situation of the emigrants, and the difference be-tween them and these traders, he seemed to regret the course he had 1 taken, but said his heart was sick at the murder of his son, and he-lieving the whites all to blame, he had sought revenge upon the first that passed; but now, that he understood who had lii~lledt hem, he was better satisfied, and that all further troubles should cease. I distributed to his band all the presents I had; sent some to the rel-atives of those who had been killed; all of which received, appa-rently, with much good feeling and entire satisfaction. They promised that no further difficulties should occur on their part. I then proceeded on my journey-met Pant-wa-arante with several of his band, and gave them the presents I had reserved for them. He was much pleased; and I left the Humholdt with the strongest assurances on the part of the Indians of their friendly feelings towards the emigrants. And I feel confident that if the emigrants who have to pass the road this sea- 1 son (and they are few) will treat the Indians with any degree of kind-ness, there will he no further difficulties. When1 arrived in Thousand Spring valley I found but few of Too-ke-mah's band. He and the most of his band had left for the neighborhood of Fort Hall, where there is more game, and where they intend to winter. With these In-dians I have had considerable intercourse. By giving them a few pre-sents, and always feeding them when they came to my camp, I have gained over them an influence and friendship which seem to inspire them with confidence in me, and great respect and friendship for the government. I feel assured of their amicable and fiendly disposition at present. I have given you, sir, as minutely as time and circumstances will admit, an account of my expedition; and given you as nearly as I' could the substance and language of the Indians on all the most im-portant matters. In my last annual report I gave it as my opinion that it was very important to the peace and safety of travel oa this route that govern-ment should establish a post on these rivers ; without which, I firmly believe, there will be: no safety to emigration. The road is lined with trading posts from California to within 150 miles of this city, princi-pally by men from California; they sfation themselves at every point where good food is to be found. Their stock in trade consists princi- |