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Show arm the settlers sod send traopa h m L euvonwortl~,K aos a~t,o t h l~oc t i l i t~m entioned The whole thing ass a fame, and it cxplvcled u* soon aa troops arnvcd; a few Utea (ten lodges) nere fonnd on the C'urlrnrnn, nor uoaugh to mxke war opoo o eingle mncbo. Still the nbjcec lookrd for hy tila covnplsinnt~trw n. attained; thesoldirra plfonled themamarbut for their spare pro via in^^: each mnn llnd a nice breech-ldiog rune. a d irnmieration for another aessun 8:rs krnt %war from thia section of Colorado. whim the resi&na settlers want to keep as lsrge'an ar& of public lauds as wssible & a range for their herds. - So ended the great Cncharas War; bat it &ha the lason that aslong as =hiskey in sold in that neiehborhood to the Indians, ao long will these Indians ro there. The only way to s ropfotore eon~plicationso f this kind i s to give the ageiit power to ro-move such Indians as go buffalbhuuting doring winter to the reservation, as soon as they returu in the spring. The bepsrtmeot has previanslp been noti6ed that one of the murderers of Agent Miller has been killed by the Utes themselves and i t is desired by them that hia part-ner in the crime may be punished by the authorities in like manner. The Indians have certainly proved in this instance that woiidenos may bs placed in their word, snd that they will not allow the acts of individuals to bring the name of the tribe in dt<mptlto. Of 11.0 Rawlior nll'air, in which ierocll i.res Tern reporlad murdered in cold blood, hy rowclira hnql outlawe, whn frrqucnt tho linu uf the Urnion l'ucinc Kailaay, it is ou- I ~ ~ .CPS*WYi n this ranort to .s,~oitk,: la no Urrr nere killed after all. Tbe conllurt ofrllo Indinua,Nhcn ovar,i~bud.vs ui>pnscdt he outrage t o l t ~ v ehe cu cortnnirtrd upor) [barn, and wlten even tho wa*tnnl ucuspdpera for unee droonnced tile arc, rviis most eornmcnda-bIn, as in solemn rollncil 1h.v npudi:tted a n j idra 018 tbeir port of retaliation, and loft tho punishment of thlSsn wen to rlw (iurarowtwt. All these rctv tend to ahow so in-rrearing friendship on t i ~ ~p::lr t o t r h a I'ter for their a h i l c ueighhors, nrtdsn increasing desire lo comt,ls with rllo wirlco o i t he Cluve rn~l e~~It .\v ixh I could 8neuli l~knwiin of tbeir desire tb be civilized and become self-supporting by bhor. My ;ffoforta in thia regard have been persistent, and tending to encourage beginners; still the progress is alom, and i t will tako eevoral yesm before their old prejudices can be eradicated. The ~ c h o o le stablished a t this we n e y a year ago a s an experiment, upon a r e ry in-firm basis. has been ouits suoosssfnl. Durine the earlv summer months.. when t~h-e 1odi:ana Ldd their cumis i~iclt,aaplarimityto t l ~ s ~ t ~ a&reapt , i ult.rest wa r manifvstnrl, nod .,+r nlrty a* t\r+.nr?c. hildren ;attenllrd tho d;ly-rclcool $11o !.e ti!na, wl.ile nl,oIzt fony 6(.i1111.113 w ~ me ~ ~ r o l l ~'I'~llul .s nlull-nor ankwarLn.r ar rbr. anrner i$,rced me t o ordcr . .. . been miaed Lg 11 . i vw inrdiana l ~ v i n gtl ~uru.'antls ew 1:,1 berides tl~u&'~cho f;nriad l a ~ t gear ~ U V Rbe en indoerd to r ~ t t l ntl "\rn; rrlll, Lllc al,llndanro of game olfi:r* sl.ch great attrnrtian tu tho nlaiorit.7 of t>eoda that nrrercirr onlv will ilrivo tl>uu to ba tillem of the soil. They i l l underatand that they willbe ol;liged to do so at no very distant day, and they become more and more eoeuatomed to this idea, and for this very resson they positivelp refused to sell their farming and grasa lands a t the late council. Of the stock-herd belongng to the Indians in common I om report very favorsbly. A Year a m I received from mv nredeoessor 440 h-e~ad of oattle a n d 69 calves. ahowine ~ ~~ ~~~ nh"ut 25'joer repst. incrc.nsc; ti;a'inrrenao for tlte past id sortwwhst rnO;b~th~n~dij e r r cent., 113 1 llasn 233 rulvt~rin 3 ibcnl ut :105 cow*. l'ha herd, na rouo1t.d on Augnst Ilte Srh, eonriata ofR u5 cow?. I'X, bulla. atasra. and two-vcsr 01th. fn v a s l inm a ~ 2:dV> raives-x rots1 of 741 b ~ s d ' a g ~ i n a5t0 9 a ?.ear i l~n. i would &eoz&nd"that ntixr. r ~ , r i l t~h~isf h nrd hog,I~at~edi,n a ~ c 3b mnnuer tlmt s l l bulls, stnpR,and s r r t r r over n y n r old bziksoed to tllo udurns m lreu of loucf, aud thu moner ssr-rd to tlnrzn iu this man-lrvr i,n expended in pltrchnsiog c u w ~fu r rhvu ; also, tha t tho money itow on lrand t o in~rcllasua brep be l i k ew~wr spenderl for c o w , 3s uxper ie~cef ~ ) ~ ( . hmeo~ t lwt itenc-c: ltfln will do much 18elt+.rh ere t h ~ r la l~cro. I hall a~ivmiapda. s:tuthnrired. for ire- IOO" :L~f~o r ahccp; I b+, biala rer,:irrd, hotvb<e'er, wnru above tbo &gslnr rmrkei-prir;, sn 1 rej~crcda ll, and \roul~ln ow roc~omoler~do,r i n d ~ r a k dsb u\.e, t h 3 ~on ly C U W B ~ U ~ ~ D O ~ bnlla hn pnrc,hased for t l ~ e Is~~~ i i x n s . I ;*nl rkry rnneh iliri.a!*poirtted irt uol raeciviog tho soooitg-gods for tlm Indians up to BJU:. Cold svarht r i r t iy, ia thin rcgiou, be expected 31 zoy tllue, nod opoo the nd-rertt of the Rrrt runa. tlrt. 1udinr.a will go west wrci!#,ur wnitiog any longer. Tlnu mn-jnrity have nmm, xnal rln. redt r i l l fol l~w3, 5 11189 I I R V ~ Bd ru?n of ROO!^. and an, Y C P ~ nnriolra to l.unt tbn deer, altirh is nuw in ita prima, and very plentiful iu rho valle)s lrc-t of hrre. 1 ll:ivu 1.) let tlcn, go without thrir blnnket*, shirrs or teuta, rind clolli t i c Wolnen'a d r u r n ~ r ;I t k r great au&vioy will nrczqsariiy t;,llow. Thny will r ~ k toh o gudds ].err qwi u g but will LIU\WT fa*ut that OLICC mure the G o ~ e r ame nIt~a s f a i l 4 tr, |