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Show UTAH SUPERINTENDENCY. 143 western bands of Shoshonoes and the mixed bands of Bannacks and Sho-shonees, the Goshi.ps ,. the Cum-umbahs, theutahs. Utes, Pah Vants, Pi Edes. ,and Pah Utes. THE SHOSHONEES. The e~taternb and8 of Sl~nshoneesa 11d mixed bands of nnooncks and Sho-shourcs numl,er up\\.orda of ILlrr thoujal,d s~als. 'CRese bandy &re orrdcr the eo~~r rofl I{-nnh-1-kce, the fin+!st appearill:: Indian I have evrraeett. Br is justly regarded as a firm itiend of t l ~ ego verltnlent and the whitrs, 811lds tend-ily refusvs to l~o l c~ol n~mu~~i ratwioitnh bad India~ls. Ur 4ffereti his scrvic:es wit11 Ilia warrit,rs to finht nnaiost the llostile Indians nu the lai ins. as I in-formed yon by letter of"the ith ultimo. The treaty negotiated by Governor Doty, at Fort Bridger, on the ad day of July, 1863, was with the eastern bands of the Shoshonee Indians. The treaty negotiated at. Soda Springs on the fourteenth day of October, of the same year, was with the mixed bands of the Bannacks and Shnsho-nee*. in which it was arreed that thelatter bands should share in the annuitv proGided for by the FGl Bridger treaty with the eastern bands. These 1;- dians have not, since the making of the treaties referred to, received their preseuts as promptly as they expected them, owing to the burning of some of the goods on the plains, and the lateness of the season when the halance were received for last year, it being after most of the Indians had gone on their wiatcr hunt. This year, all but t!~e old men and some of the women and children have gone on the hunt without their presents, for fear they would suffer the same di~appointment as last year, tile goods not having come to hand yet, and there being no prospect of their arrival until the snow falls in the mountains. These bands range throogh the northeastern por-tion of Utah Territory and that portion of southern Idaho lying along and soutb of Snake river. They generally inhabit the Wind River couutry and the headwaters of the North Platte and Missouri Rivers. Their principal subsistence is the buffalo, wtlich they hunt during the fall, winter and spring, on which they subsint during that time, and return in the summer to Fort Bridger and Great Salt Lake City to trade their robes, furs, &c., for such articles as thev desire and can obtain in tbe market. The onl"v o,~o rtio~r I of tlaeir cuuutry ~n l t e df or agricu1tur;rI purposes is \\'ind Kiver ra.ley, in wl~ic!.t ~lte -v a r t ~I c~i r u uthsa t -K uverolntwt alr.,~llls et aside a r e~e r v a t i~fmor them. These Indians do not properly belong to tbis superintendency, their country being north and northeast of Utah, principally in Idaho Territory and Wyoming, (now attached to Dakota.) With their agency located in Wind River valley, as they desire it should be, they would remain away from the white settlements, the mail and telegraph liws. They have re-peatedly asked that this should be done. The reports of Agent Mann of last year, concurred in by the soperintendent, recommended a compliance with their wishes. THE NORTHWESTERN SHOSHONEES. There are three hands of Indians known as the northwestern handsof the Shoshunees, commanded by three chiefs, Pocatello, Black Beard, and San Pitch, not under the control of Wash-a-kee; they are very pour, and number about fifteen hundred; they range through the Bear River lake, Cache and Nalade valleys, and Goose Creek mouutainn, Idaho Territory, and should be under charge of %he superintendent of Indian affairs for that Territory. They come intoBoxElder and the northern settlements, witlain tbis Territory, for the purpose of living off the people, but their country is almost entirely outside of our limits. |