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Show 152 UTAH SUPERINTEXDENCY. .Iu order to meet the requirements of the occasion, I have had to purchase some $6,369 45 worth .of goods more than the funds in hand would supply, but under the agreement of the parties from whom I purchased that they would buy from the goods sent me on their arrival enough of the samekind and quality at the same price they sold me to make up the amount. ad-vanced. There being $15,000 in goods purchased on the treaty bill, I can make it up out of those, and have some $8,630 55 left to use among' some scat,tering hands in the south who were not in at the Spanish Pork farm. The results of our councils with the Indians hive beeu all that we autici-pated. They now understand the policy of government, and are willing to go to Uintah, and the only trouble we will have in the premises is that they will wish to go hefore we can get ready to take charge of them ; and I hope to secure the assent of all of the Utah Indians to the treaty without making any further payment than are therein provided for. I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 0... -H.. IRTSH. Supwintendat Indian ~&airs. Hon. Wm. P. DOLE, Commissioner Indian A f ~ i r s , Washington, D. C. No. 31. SUPERINTENDEONPC IYN DIAAFNFA IRR, Greal Salt Lake City, U. T., January 5, 1865. SIR : I have the honor to transmit herein a communication from S~ecial Agent Sale, referring to the reported murder of two emigrants by the In-dians, requesting instructions, &c. 1,also enclose a copy of an unofficial lelter, which, however, gives consid-erable information as to Indian matters in the south among Indians who have never before been visitedby an agent of the department. In my opinion, it is highly important that a permanent agency should be established near the head of navieation on the Colorado. either in southern Utah or northern Arizona. I tro; some provision will he made by Congress for this purpose. I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 0. B. IRISH, Superintendent Indian Afiirs. Hon. W. P. DOLE, Commissioner Indian df fai~s ,W ashington, D. C: MEADOWVA LLEYU, . T., December 15, 1864. DEAR SIR: I shall finally dismiss the escort to-morrow morning, and take the afforded opportunity to let you know where I am and what I an1 about. In the matter of dealing with the Iudians, Iflatter myself that I have suc-ceeded very well. I have thought it best to be mild in all cases, and have not, in any instance, made use of any expression to them which could be construed into a threat. When I came to this place the whites were excited, and many of them afraid of Indians. Some stock had beeu stolen only afew days before my arrival, and the Iudians who were 6UDD0sed to have stolen i t fired at by the whites, who pursued them to recoveit'he property. Some Iudians were shot in this valley last summer under circumstances which |
