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Show I UTAH. 209 No. 78. UTAH SUPERINTENDENCY. OFFICEO F SUPERINTENDEONFT I NDIAAFNFA IRSW, . T., Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, September 6, 1858. I SIR : In accordance with the regulations and requirements of the 1 Indian department, I have the honor to submit to yon a report of my doings among the Indians of this Territory. I received my commission on the 9th day of September, A. D. 1857, and with the least possible delay thereafter cornmcnced my journey to my superintendency. It was the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior and yourself that I could reach Fort Leavenworth in time to come out under the protection of Colonel Cook's command, but I found on my arrival at the fort that the command had left and were enrozlte twelve days. I did not overtake it until it reached Fort Laramie. My party reached Camp Scott, near Fort Bridger, on the 17th day of November last, after experiencing extremely cold weather in the mountains; and it was only through the klndness of Colonel Cook (to whom I am much indebted) that we were enabled to reach the ;amp of the Utah army. On account of the inclement state of the weather, and the troubled condition of affairs in this Territory, I was compelled to remain during the whole of last winter at Camn Scott, and of course was not very favorably situated to attend to th'e duties of my office. I had a build-ing erected, however, and entered upon my official duties in the best manner possible under the circumstances. The tribes and fragments of tribes with whom I had business rela-tions dnring my forced residence at Camp Scott are as follows, to wit : on the second dcy of December last I was vislted by San-Pitch, a prin-cipal chief of the Utahs, and a few of his men. I will speak more elaborately of this tribe in the progress of this report. They wished to see Agent Hurt, who was then residing at Camp Swtt. I gave them a few presents ; this was my first official act with the Indians. On the 10th of December following, Little Soldier, chief, and Benj. Simons, sub-chief, of band of Sho-sho-nes, with some of their prinoi-pal men, called on me ; several merchants, however, who had recently and for several years resided in Salt Lake C~tya, nd who were well acquainted with this tribe from their proximity to the Mormon settle-ments, regarded their visit with suspicion. It was believed by many that they were spies. I learned, however, that their reason for visiting camp was to ascertain the object and ultimate destination of so many soldiers in the Territory. All this was ex-plained to them, and after receiving some presents they departed for their homes in Weber valley. Ben Simons understands and speaks English sufficiently well to answer for an interpreter. I visited this tribe in April last. They then encamped on Bear river. The terri-tory claimed by them includes Salt lake, Bear river, Weber river and Cache valley. Almost all the arable land belonging to them is occu-pied by white settlers, and, if not in actual cultivation, is held by virtue |