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Show 184 REPORT ON INDIAN AFFAIRS. In view of their friendly relations and their great destitution, I would recom-mend that an appropriation of $8,000 in goods and $2,000 in money he made annually to supply their wants while they continue friendly. Should the appropriation be made, and the department deem it advisable, they could he placed under the protection of this agency. I strongly recommend that' some provision he made for the erection of an agency building at this agency, as soon as practicable, and trust that its import-ance will he su5cient excusefor urging it upon the attentionof the department. For agency purposes I am now using one of the buildings erected by the military department. I t is in a very bad condition andutterly unfit for the pro-tection of the annuity goods, which I am compelled to retain for more than six months after their arrival. I am, sil; very respectfully, your obedient servant, LUTHER MANN, Ju., United States Indian Agent. Eon. F. H.'HEAD, Suyerinlendent Indian Aj'airs, Salt Lake City, Utah Tenitory. . KO. 45. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDEOMF INDIAAFNFA IRS, Great Salt Lake City, Utah, July 10, 1867. SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of report made by Special Agent Lewis Simmons, on his return from his trip in search of Black Hawk, the hostile Ute chief. By reference thereto you will observe that he was unable to accomplish the end sought for, but I am satisfied from his report and from conversation with him that he did all that could he done, acting in his search upon the best information he could obtain. A peraon unfamiliar with t,he conn-try can scarcely form an idea of the great di5culty of getting reliable informa-tion of the whereabo~lts,a nd of finding (unless the Indians wish it) the roving bands of Indians scattered through the vast mountain region from the Black Hills to the Pacific. This di5culty will doubtless be better and more expau-sively illustrated by the military operations during the present summer in the department of the Platte than has ever before been done in our history. At once, on the return of Nr. Simmons, I advised him of the contents of your communication of the 23d of May last. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, F. H. HEAD, Supm'ntendent. Hon. N. C. 1 $ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , . . Commis8ioner hdian Affair8. No. 45&. GREATS ALTL AKEC ITY,U TAHT ERRITORY, July 9, 1367. SIR : I have the honor to report that on the 20th day of April last, pursuant to instructions contained in your letter of April 19, I left this city for the pur-pose of procnring, if possible, an interview with the hostile chief, Black Hawk, and inducing him to meet you, and refrain from further depredations. At Ooru creek, 160miles south of this place, I had an interview with Hanosh, chief of the Pah Vants, relative to my proposed business. He gave me every assistance in his power, and informed me that from his latest information he believed Elaek Hawk to be encamped on the Oolorado, near the junction of the |