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Show 170 UTAH BUPERWTENDENCY. mnnity goods, and out of humor by reason of the delay. Another despatch from Fort Bridger informs me that Shoshonees are in large numbere at Bear lake, one hundred and forty miles north, impatient because they are not paid, so that they can go to their winter hunting grounds on Wind river. I also subjoin a copy of a letter handed me the 16th instant, from his ex-oeltency Governor Doty and Brigadier General Conner, late commissioner for negotiating the treaties with those Indians, urging me to make some provision to pay them now, and not wait the arrival of the annuity goods: GREATS ALTL AKECI TY, Utah Territory, September 15, 1864. SIR: The undersigned trust that their long connexion' with the Indian service of this Territory will excuse them in addressing you, who have but recently msumed the duties of y,onr office here, on matters which we consider of .great importance connected with your department. Yon are aware that treaties were made in the year 1863 with the Shoshone: Indians and the mixed hands of that nation, by which they were toj receive a certain sum annually, in such articles of property and presents as the President af the United States should think best for them. Our Indian relations, SO far as maintaining peace along and in the vicinity uf the overland route, and generally throughout this rich mining country, is wucerned, have been and still are so delicate, and the interests i~~volveind the reservation of peace so important, that, in our opinion, the greatest care should k taken on the part of the government in strictly complying with its obligations with these Indians. The time has already passed when they had a right to expect their annuity for this year. They will soon leave for their winter hunting grounds, some four or five hundred miles from this place. Should they not receive their annuity before tlieir departure, dissatisfactbn md disturbance may be the result. It is understood that the presents that the government is forwarding to them cannot arrive here until quite late in the fall, and so late that it will be im-possible to deliver them to the Indians this season., We therefore respectfully but urgently end that yon make some ather provision to fulfil the obligations on behalf of the govera-ment in these treaties at an early day, depart for their huntisg gounds. The peculiar ~ircumstances with which we are surrounded in this country, die fact that we are cnt off from communication with the department at Wash-ington, and the generally disturbed condition of the Indians throughout the whole country, will, in our opinion, justify you in assuming the responsibility. ? - . - Very iespectfully, &&c, - JAMES DUANE DOTY, Governor and late Commissimq. P. EDWARD CONNER, Brigd. Gm. U. S. V., Commanding District Utah. Hon. 0. H. IRISH, Superinteadent Indian Afairs. I have accordingly sent a messenger after Wasbakee, with a present of sorm tobacco, and a letter inviting him, with four other chiefs, to come in and conanlt with me as to what had better he done. I cannot determine until I have seen these Indians, and have SO informed Governor Doty and General Conner. The difficulties of our situation cannot he appreciated by any one not here to ahare them. I have not received a letter from any eastern correspondent dated |