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Show 156 . UTAH SUPERINTERDENCY. agency nearer than four or five hundred miles to which they can be attached; and in my judgment the best interest of the Indians, the white settlers, and the government will be most advanced by the course above indicated, and on account of the peculiar contiguonff locations of the country, and for mail facilities, the agent to be under the control of the Utah superintendency. I have the houor to be, sir, very respectfully, your obediebt servant, THOS. C. W. SA.LE, Special Indian Agent. Hon. 0. H. IRISH, Sup'L Indian Affairs, &eat Sall Lake City, U. T. SUPERINTENDENOFC YIN DIAAFNFA IRS, Great Salt Lake City, U. T.,.May 16,1865. SIR:I have t l ~ eho nor tu transrnir l~erewitla~ c ommunication from Slx:cial Agent Sole, referring to some didcoveries reccntly Inadz in R I ~ I I I ~ ~ WCI t,n~h; ~ a11t1s olltheildtern Ncvada. which nlav be of irltereat to the deuar tmr~~atn.t 1 are likely to introduce a'mining population into a portion o'f the co"ntry heretofore occupied only by Indians. The facts set forth furnish an additional argument in support of the re-commendation of Agent Sale, transmitted by me on the 15th instant* I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 0. H. IRISH, SuperinLendent Indian Afairs. Eon. W. P. DOLE, Commisswner of lndian Affai~s, Washington, D. 0. MEADOVWA LLEYM, ay 4, 1865. SIR : Important silver mines having recently been discovered in the south-eastern part of Nevada, or southwestern Utah, I deem it not improper to cornmuuicate to you such information as I have been able to collect relative to the locality and value of the discovery, as it is probable that it will be the means of introdocing a large emigration into a portion of the country that has heen heretofore wholly occnpied by the Indians. The mines are situated in the foot-hills 0f.a range of monntains, which bound the Pahranagat valley o n the west, and are about one hundred miles west-~(tnthwestf rom this place, and one hundred miles from the navigable waters of the Colorado river. The valley lies between two ridges of rnuun-tains, which run nearly parallel, and is, from mountain to monnrain, about from ten to fifteen miles wide, and from thirty-five to forty miles long. It lies in about latitude 37O 30' north, and longitude 38' west from Washington. The conrueis from northwest to southeast. It is well watered and the soil fertile. In the valley is a chain of small lakes, five in number. The water is clear and pure and abounds with fish. This chain of lakes extends from end to end of the valley. The mountains, especially those on the west of the valley, are high and rugged, are well timbered, and Indian guides informed me that springs of water arc found among the rocks. There are seven large springs in the valley, which afford ample water-power for machinery, and a plentiful sup-ply of water for irrigating purposes. The water of these springs is most beautiful, clear and pure. The climate is mild. A very old Indian told me that he had lived there all his life, but had never seen snow .in the valley until the past winter, and then the ground was only just covered, and it disappeared the next day. The mines, as already stated, are in the west range of mountains, and are |