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Show r- - - - - -- - - 7 * COLOBADO SUPERINTENDENCY. 229 I and thereby depriving the Indians of their natural ad;autages in proenring food. 4 . 1 For full particulars of the Indians of that country, I beg leave to submit a report from John C. Burch, local apent for the Humboldt Indians. I --- -. Very respectfully, yom ouhedieut servant, JACOB T. LOCKEIART. FORTCH URCHILML,a y 10,1862. t SIR: I have just returned from Pyramid lake, where I found matters in a very bad shape. . Old Wuna-muc-a was exasperated at the death bf his brother, Wsk-bee, and old Sow-a-dab-a-bo, Per-her-ba, Pab-a-noma, and Que-dab-8-80- eta, chiefs of the Bannack tribe, with a small band of their warriors, having arrived at the lake from the north, were making great exertions to stimulate his hostility towards the Walker river Pah Utes. I fonnd them friendly dis-. posed towards me, but auxioui to obtainmy consent to their proposed expedition against the Walker river Indians. I represented to them the disastrous consequences of such a coupe, and after promising tbem to investigate the causes of W&-he's death, and that they should have an interview with you on the 24th instant, I succeeded in inducing tbem to keep quiet for thepresent. On my way here I met a. small war party of Walker River Indians, headed by Ran-Joaquin, the chief who killed Wak-bee. They hemi I was taken pris-oner by the Bannacks, and were coming to my rescue. I persuaded them to return to Walker river, and not to provoke hostilities further. I will remain between the contending parties until I hear from you. Any orders you may have for me please direct to this place, and they will receive prompt attention. I have the honor to remain vour obedient servant. WARREN WASSON. His Excellency JAMWE.S , Govm'm and ez oficio uperzntmdmt lndian Affaim, Carsen City, Xeuada Tem'fory. COLORADO SUPERINTENDENCY. No. 48. I COLORADSOU PERINTENDENCY, Denver LXty, Octoher 30, 18G2. SIR : Upon amval at Denver, after assuming the position of superintendent of Indian affairs for Colorado Territory, on the 17th of May last, I informed myself of the condition of the superintendency as best I could without any report from my predecessor. Receiving no books or accounts pertaining thereto, of course I can make no report of these matters pr io~to the date above indi-cated. To g i ~ ae general idea of the wndition of 'lndian d a i r s in Colorado Territory, it will be proper to make a statement of the location of the several tribes, and their relations to the general government. By the treaty of Fort Laramie, September 17, 1851, it was stipulated that the territory bounded as follows belonged to the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians in common, viz : "commencing at the Red Butte or the place where the road |