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Show UTAH SUPERINTENDENCY. 139 No. 51. OFFICES UPERINTENDEINNTD IAAFFNAI RS, Great Salt Lake City, U. T., May 6, 1861. SIR: For answer to your letter dated May 3, 1861, requesting my opinion concerning the disposal of certain worthless animals, &c., at the various reserves of Corn Creek, San Pete, and Spanish Fork, and the destitution of the Indians thereat, I have to say that I am entirely destitute of funds, and am unable to 1 supply any means to s~~hs i sthte m. Of their destitution I am well advised; and if they are not furnished means to live, they must and will commit depre-dations to subsist themselves. If the necessary supplies are not furnished me j very shortly I shall deem it my duty to repair to the seat of our national gov- I ernment, and lay the state of the case, as existing here before the proper de-partment. In the meantime I have to advise that you sell and dispose of all I useless articles first, and resort to every means at your command to feed and I preseme quiet and order among them, until headquarters can be heard frnm. In case I find it necessary to go to Washington I shall place the entire man-agement of the affairs of this snperinte~~donciyn your hands, and shall leave you to operate as best you may during my absence. Do yonr best for all con-f cerned until yon hear from me again, which shall he shortly. With much respect, yonr servant, t BENJAMIN DAVIES, Superintendent, &. A. HUMPHREYESs, q. SPANISHF ORIKN DIRAESNER VATION, Utah TemmtwyJ, uly 2, 1861. SIR : Some of the citizens of this Territory have, within the past fifteen days, ' caused to be surveyed and located, with the avowed intention of settling and cultivating, a part of this Spanish Fork reservation, my notice to desist to the 1 contrary notwithstanding. You will please instruct me as to the proper course to pursue in the premises. Superintendent Davies having left the Territory for the States some days ago, I send by pony express. Please answer by return. Very respectfully, yonr obedient servant, i A. HUMPHREYS, Indian Agent, U. T. 1 WILLIAMP . DOLE,E sq., Commissioner of Indian Affairs. No. 53. TTASHINQTDO.N C,. , September 30, 1861. Srn : I have the h o ~ ~too rs ubmit for vonr consideration this my third annual and final report as Indian agent in ~ dTerr"itor y. I Referring to my second annual report, dated November 12, 1860, (page 169, Report of Oommissioner of Indian Affairs, 1860,) as to the condition of the Indians |