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158 UTAH SUPERINTENDENCY. OREIT SUT Lwt~C ITY, UTAET ERRITORY, Noveinber 25, 1864. SIR: On the 18th of this month the northweetern bands of Shoshonees were met by Oolonel Irish and myself by invitation, at Eox Elder, in this Territory, and their treaty as amended was submitted to them, and their as. sent was given to the proposed amendment of the Senate by adding article 5 to the treaty, and their agreement, duly executed according to yonr in-structions, isherewith transmitted. One of the principal men who signed the treaty, and whose namedoes not appear to this agreement, died dnring the past year; and another was absenton a hunt, as was reported. There were, however, between four and five huudwd of tbese bands present, who gave their assent freely to the Senate's amendment, &nd joyfully par-ticipated in the annuity provided by the treaty. It is believed the only in-dividualsi'n these bands who were absent on tbis occasion were those of fivelodges, to one of which it is supposed the absent chief belonged, on the Goose Creek mountains, who refused last year to unite witb tbese in their treaty. With these lodges it is hoped that the superintendent may be instructed to opnrl negotiations during the winter or spring, as they are on the north-ern California road, and near the newly travelled road to Boise from tbis city. The treaty with the Shoshonee-Goship bands, as ratified by tlie Senate, was snbmitted to those bands at Tnilla valley on the 24th instant, and their assent was given to the Senate's amendment, by au agreement, adding arti-cle 8 to the treaty, which was dnly executed by the chiefs and principal men, according to your instructions, and is herewith transmitted. Barry-nup, whosigned the treaty, had died last winter, and Dick Moni, one of their principal and best young men, now signed in his stead as a chief. Coldnel Irish, a s the superintendent of Indian a f f~i r sin this Territory, joined by my invitation in the councils and negotiations, and the funds for holding interc(>ursew ith these bands being in his hands, none having been re-ceived by me for this special service, he has paid all of theexpense inourred. The northeastern bands of Shosbonees who were treated with at Fort Br i ~ l ~ earn,d the mixed bands of Biinnncks and Shoshor~ecst rcatcd wit11 a t S s p r i~~yhsa,d lcft for their buf f~lhuu nt near the Wind River mouutaina, in tlr,: tvrritorv at rxhed to Xebrilsl;>
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