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Show 460 REPORT 01' THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIR8. seem to oonrlnce to the object we had in view. The Tetaos were jealous of them becau.nse of thdr being agency Indims, and suspicious thatthny visited Fort Peck only to aeonre i portion of the presents and annuities to he distributed. Of Red Dog v e cannot spesk in too high terms. He esemed ta know just what was necessary to be doue and how to do it. He recognized the disaffection of the Grand River Uukpapas, and, even tl~oughth eir demeanor toward him was far from frieudly, he possesssd the ready tact to mollify them, and exerted the most wholmon1e influence in reconciling all differences. He hw the hearty thanks of the oommission for his presence aud efforts, and w e regret that it was not iu our power to give him some s~lhvtantisle vi-dome of our appreciation of his conduct. Dr. Daniels, Uuited States ageut s t the Red Cloud agency, was also of the greatest service to us on account of his familisrity with the several tribes of the Dacotah Nation, and with their lauguage. His inter-preter, Jovepll Bisnet, we found of great service, and entirely reliable. We made our entire tour of more than six thollaalld miles, much of it in ths region frequented by what had been considered hostile Indiana, without any military proteo-tiou or escort whatever. To say that we were entirely anmolested by Indians is t,he strougest evidence we can give of their friendly disposition toward the whitcs. We brought with 1,s to Washinbrton beaidss the aeent. A. J. Si~mnouso. f the Milk , ~ ~m - ~-..-." , -.--.. Of the Y O I I U ~ brama and warriors: Many Horns, Red Lodge, Goad Hawk, Bisck H..,p...r n, Bull Rushes, Man that brandishes his war-olub walkiug, Yalluw Eagle, Lust &led- " .,."W. At, the Grand River aEencv, upon the invitation of the chairman of our commission. -. ,A". - .. -. . , Assiatar~t Sewetwy of tlw 1ntet.i~. N. J. TURNEY. J. W. WH.4M. Report of Hon. B. R. Cowen, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, of his obseruations as one of the oon~n$issionersa bove n~entioned. DEPARTMEKOTw THE INTRRIOR, Washington City, D. C., Ootohw 1, 1873. Sm: I have the honor to submit the following report of observations nnade during my journey as n. member of the special commission appointed by the Secretary of the Interior to visit the hostile Sioux of Montane. At Salt Lake Ciby, which point we reached on the 30th of Juue, I found eonsiilerable exoitanlent from the threatening aspect of Iudian affairs in Utah. On the 2d of Jnly s conference wae held at the office of Dr. Dodge, special agent far certain Iurlinns in that Territory. There were pre-sent a t the ooafe~.enoeG overnor Wood. Chief J u~t i o eM cKean. and .Justice Hr*wlov. territorial officers; General Morrow, of 'the Army, commandant at Camp Douglas) Agent DO~lgcH, on. N. J. Turner, of the Indian eornmiesion. John 8. Delano, ohief clcok of t,he Interior Department, and myself. The Indian tmnbles in Utah were fully ean-vassed, and the question of how to deal with them oarsfully considered. Therowere at that time in Utab two bands of the Utesvbelonging to the reservatiou at White River, i i Colorado, and at Uintah, in Utnh. They wore not then oomruitting dopreda-tiona, but their presence in Utall olf from t,heir ressrmtious was asoureeof great alarm to fhe Indians and to tho people of tho Territory, and oalonlated to lead to trouble. I instructed Dr. Dodge to go at once to these Indians, alld assist them to reach t,heir reservation. If they were uot willling to go, then the military power would be in-voked t,o aid in their removal. It was also suggested that s, company of troops should he stationed at Uintah for some weeks or uloutha, to protect the agent and preserve t,he peace of the neigl~borhood. The other bands it, the Twritory were the Shivurettes, whose llnnts are in Grass Valley; These Indians are partially hostile, and oocasionally commit depredations on the vhite settlers in their neighborhood. They had com-mitted murd8rl.s in the spring just past, and stole11 many horses. Their presmce was s. |