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Show UTAH SUPERINTENDENCY. 153 rendered the act only a little better than murder, and the Indians were sore and seeking revenge. White people in their excitement were imprudent in their counsels, and ready for rash acts, the Indians afraid, and it was not easy to get any con-siderable number of them together that I might tslk to them ; I finally got I about t h ~ r t yto gether a t this pIace, and had a talk with them. They seemed aati86ed:and agreed to meet me again on the 13th of this month here. 1 then went to Clover valley, thirty miles south from here, where I met witb about thirty more Indians, and had atalk with them. They alsoappearedfriendly and satisfied, and agreed to meet me on the 13th; and I went on to St. George and Santa Clara, where I met about twenty-five more Indians, and had a talk with them. The head chief, or at least a very influential chief, called Tutzegubbets, lire6 at Santa Clara, and was present. This chief at oucefell into my plans, and promised his co.operation ; he ~romi sedto send a runner to the Muddy Indians aud Pah-Reneg-Utes, and try to bring them in to see me on the 13th. .I had an interview with President Snow, to whom I stated the object of my visit to the Indians, and unfolded so much of my plans as I deemed proper, and he gave me assurance of his hearty approval, and aletter recom-mending his brethrec to codperate with me, and not by any rash acts to throw obstacles in my way, saying it was an enterprise in which they were all directly interested, &c. From St. George I sent you a hasty note, which I doubt not you have re-ceived. My journey across to the Santa Clara and returning was unpleasant by reason of bad stormy weather. When I got back to this place I began my preparations for the 13th. I received the services of Andrew R. Gibbons as interpreter, and sent a request to Ira Hatch to be present. The 13th came, hut was stormy, and no Indians came until late in the day, and then only a few, but they brought word that others were on the way. I concluded to wait, and did wait until the next day, whep fiftyfive Indians reported for rations. I killed two small steers, and commenced to feed as hungry a set of mortals as it was ever my fortune to meet. While waiting for others during the fad, I again, with the assistance of Hatch and Gibbons, sent runners to the wild tribes, as they are called,inviting them to come. Some have cnme, and I hope to see more of them. Two who are here sent Tutze-guhhets to ask me if I was angry with them for stealing, &c., and whether I would firget what they had already done if they would not do so any more. I replied that I was not angry, and would forget the past if they behaved well in future. They then had a long conference among themselves, whioh lasted the greater part of last night. I could hear hut not under-stand their talk. The interpreter said it was the chiefs (there were four present) harangn-ing and urging them to he friendly with the whites, and quit stealing, kc. Well, the sum total is that this morning the chiefs came to me with a very cordial greeting and said they were my friends, and that all the Indians were my friends, and would go with me to any place I wanted to go, and take care of me and do as I wanted them to do ; rand giving me a high-sounding Indian name, signifying, the interpreter says, " theIndian's friend," and winding up with a very solemn dance. I now consider, and both Hatch and Gibbons agree with me in opinion, that the Indians will hereafter be quiet and go to work if they are kindly treated, (with a few exceptions, of course,) and that I can witb comparative safety gp where I wish and return. |