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Show Snake River. where a trader bv th8 name of Chsrlea Perkina snoceeded in decovine away a dro~lpl arty of them b$ tmdin to them whi~kym, using much trouble at" tli" agency for rho first tima aiore I hnru teen in charge. Chief ..lack nar rowl~e ~r aprd with hio life. harine k o sh ot st threo t i~nmbv Peoh. hesdchief of tine tribe, whme apecial a ~ r d c yia Denver. During the rx<."itevnent succeeding tile atlnciof tlla I<xalios ntrn on a l,aod of Arapahnco, at l'ine Grove >lca*loar, and the lndiaus hrviog bpeo midtaken Cur Cler. tltev rcmaioe.1 Derirctlv uaa.iva nud uuier. '~'IIPF were cuiltv of no acta of r$ole.ce 'upon tho eml,ldy6s, aoi bare inninwined a qaidt, onlerrr de-nnennor rheu the excitement along the burder of rbc l'rrritorirr of Culoraclo and Wy-omme r a a t a fercr heat. \Vlten I reached l<awliur. J u l \ . 11. 1>73.I foor~ldt he iteoula of bofh 'l'crritori.,+ excited tu zn ertrwnliu:wy danreb wlrll i~i s~~t e h~no~f 1n( &1 1"G~asl Uto wr v : allti rite vnvicmd coof l jet~~st~ugri cd and irrrcor~rilablr eports rhnr I I : I b~s u pot t"rtl~ Ioy rbn pl.v,r were fi~llye rcllited, wlnirlt u,du, hlr !Ire rime hl,ing, mattera very rrhriv~ln .11, u* hero. L)uuglso~a nd his chieI~L ncw iouthing of the erenrs at I'iuo t:ro\,tr hlcado\vs to 8 cemalurj, I,ut sere told, o!t wlliar an rvg:tnle<i nr tlw rc.ust rtl>;ablt.; tt~rhuritv.t hat thes 11m1 been the suflcrera iu rbu k:llrd ;iud n.onnded iu lilis a : : \ r t fi.r ii least ttto wrrka t l~r y~ oreacrwd0 quiet I I U c~n lt~i~ U I I , C U I ~ O ~n;n tl %\I.*"I !;, with thbly of his ~vnrriors,\ reot to Snake Ilivcr, and .\lr. Jatnca Ilnker, rlw old piuueer of t l~eu ~ountatna,~ S V L l. n i ~ p inion to thew Ih3t it tuu.t III~YbrcUn Arapa- 1 ~ ~a1n9d I I U ~I l te, \vitlnout unoj pmiti\v k ~ ~ ~wl e0d11g ele i3 part, llwy qt~ierlyr rru~.~ted to rhu i\$eocy r o ~ w ~I i' IrI T I ~ ~II~I ~ ~ F ~ ~ O ~ ~ I USIhUwIeS t.h sr tinlu the I'ka Ita\e declared to llln tLcrr urrritud., rt, thn KrI\vli!.s lnen for i~t e r c e t#l i laln~d 8 r i ~ i-l l ~ ' b dttlnkir I I R ! ~ ~ uf i\ml,nhoc~,t hrir mort inruttrsra anettbier, anal wh;u *;the tinw t l q \ v~~r~;ttt;lclied I,y tlta Ihalina tnrn [tl~t.)] wrvr un the rrhll to White River to inm.dcr uud 81.nlp tllu auuawrnnd children sud rrral t1lril.rrork.a~h r Sioux did to the Paw~aocst hms1~1t1nnor. A% the time they were camped at Pine Grove Meadows the larger portion of the Ute women and children were camped new William's Fork, on the reservation, the war-riora away hunting, and they would have falien an easy prey to these murderooa Ampahoes, armed with their Sharp's and Winoheater rises. If these predatory bands of Arapahoes, Sioux, and Cheyennes are to be allowed to make these raids on the friendly Indians, I would suggest that a fort be erected near the northern limit of the resemstion; it ~vould serve to protect the friendly and well-disposed Indians from molestotion, and likewilie cause the Utes to remain within the limits of their reserva-tlon. The aanitmy condition of the Indians has bean very good, in oomparism with last year. Our chief, Sawaohewioket, an Indian doctor, and four others are all that hnve aied that I hnvo any knowledge of; snd in oomparison with laat year the mortality bas been light. They have been bettor anpplied with clothing, and seem to deaire to have th~ngs more in accordance with the usage8 of civilized life. Chief Uneaohief asked to have his sqnaw bndad aceording to our Christian onstom, and he waa so in-tarred, the employ& assisting at tha borial. No aamaiaints or diaturbsncea of a m kind have w o u n d a t a t n ~ti me ilnrinw t h i ~ ~ - pnsr with the one exreption n~&tiuocd above, caused bg ;hisky. I nm xlot aware of o ningla irbntnnre of crime Ilaring heen pcrputmted during rho pa,t gear willlin rllu limlrb nirlke rrsrrvntion. One Inltnneu ut'at~iriclc.. wllich 1 mcntion~d 111 u I former report, having occurred, caused by depression and coiseqnent derangement of 1 I m';"$eduoational luatters I have notbine toreaort. There was some interit mani- 1 I ftsted daring the aioter hg a few yonnfmea;' b ~otwi ng t* tlte fsel of nut havin:: aclunl-htlildtop suit;~l~lao1,1 d the want ur'interrst un the y:wt of rho I~~diirnagct,crall~, I felt 11 Ins clurs to di~conrinuoth o school ior the nresnnr. traitine thnt ahor rro shall I hnru ert~lbd siitublo 1,uildin~gn it rill bu re-op'r!wd, dnd son>;.good nrcornplteltrd through lltn acenry a i a ticl~,ol. Only n huanliopschuui i,f on iudasrrinl clinncrc-r is pr.trtirabl~.i n rlto pnwur nrazu uf lltc darelonmvnr. 1 . I have the lionor to be,\ery respeotfull~, your obedient servant, I 1 I J. S. LITTLEFIELD, United States Indian dgerrt, Fhite Z3ib.w Ute India*& dgeaoy, Colorado T m i t o l g . Hon. I?. P. RXITA. 1 Los Pisos AGESCYC.O L.. ~ept embi r28 , i873. Sm: I have the honor to submit herewith my second annual report of the condition of affairs at this agency. This raport was neoeasarilg dolqyed a few weeke on account of the pending negotia- 17 I A |