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Show UTAH. pressed a desire that some good white man might be placed upon the farm to direct them, assuring me that the Indians would do all the work. His request was not as Indians' generally are, for paint, heads, &c., hut for agricultural implements. I employed a Mr. Boyce to take charge of this farm, at fifty dollars per month. No other white labor will be employed. Eighty acres of wheat were raised upon this farm this year. I will visit it in January and define a reservation. I have visited a small tribe called the Go-aha-utes, who live about forty miles west of this city. They are, without exception, the most miserable looking set of human beings I ever beheld. I gave them some clothing and provisions. They have heretofore subsisted princi-pally on snakes, lizards, roots, &c. I made considerableeffort topro-cure a small quantity of land for them, but could not find any with water sufficieut to irrigate it. I will give this matter my attention as soon as possible after my return from the Humboldt. I have heretofore spoken of a large tribe of Indians known as the Snakes. They claim a large tract of country lying in the eastern part of this Territory, but are scarcely ever found upon their own land. They generally inhabit the Wind river country, in Oregon snd Ne-braska Territories, and they sometimes range as far east as Fort Lara-mie, in thelatter Territory. Their principal subsistence is the buffalo, and it is fbr the purpose of hunting them that they range so far east of their own country. This tribe numbers about twelve hundred souls, all under one principal chief, Wash-a-kee. He has perfect command over them, and is one of the finest lookine and most intellectual In- G. dians I ever saw. He prides himself that neither he, nor any of his trihe, have ever moleeted a white, although the great overland route from the States to California passes immediately through their country. It seems somewhat strange that this tribe has never received any attention whatever from any of the officials of this Territory. This I learned, not only from the Indians, but from other persons who have been among them for several years, and especially from Major Bridger, one of the earliest pioneers of this country. The only 1or tion of the country of this tribe suited for agricultural purposes is t e valley of Henry's Fork, about forty miles south of Fort Bridger and opening out into Green River valley. This Wash-a- kee wished to reserve, and is very anxious Ishonld open a farm for them. For this purpose I sent Agent Craig to Green River county; hut I fear the matter will have to be postponed for this winter for want , of a suitable person to take charge of the farm. For several years an enmity has existed between the Utahs and the Snakes. My attention was directed to this soon after entering upon my official duties. I alluded to the fend during my first interview with the Utahs, in December last, but their war-chief, White-eye, did not seem disposed to talk about it, and it was not until April last that they signified their willingness to make peace with the Snakes. On the 3d day of May I received intormation that the Snake tribe of In-dians were encamped on Green river. Reports were in circulation that they had come to make war upon the Utahs, who were encamped in the vicinity of Camp Scott. Immediately upon hearing the report, |