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Show XXXII REPORT OF TEE COMMISSIONER OR INDTAN AFEBIRS. On the 28th of September M%jm Thornburgh wrok the agent as follows : Sm: I 8hali move with my en6ire command to soma eouveuient camp near and1, within strilting diatsncs of your agellcy, r8mhing suoh pint dwingthe 28tfi. I-ahall' thenhalt an& encamp the b p s aha prooeed: Do Gir3 qmcywith my guide' and Bve' soldiem, 88oommunieated'in my latter ofthe W~XinI- t. Then and there i will he ready to have a conferenea witfl yon md'tb Iodisus, so that an underatanding may be d v e d a& and my conrse af action aetenninwl; I have' csrdully considered whether or not it would he advisable to have niy command at a point as diatsnt as that :de~iret%by tlle Indians -bBo mr e in my c m pl a d nigh*, an&: , have resched the conelusion that nmlm rn d m . *%ah nnVtAtlaaMh this' e m m d to the apneg. I sm wl ad: liberty to lease ibat e pdna wbra ilt would not be svailnhla in eltau of trouble Yon are auther~eadt ow Wn me fx the Xndrane tlmt my course of oonduct is entirely dependent on them. O& desire in to avoid tronble, and we haveneb o m fop war; I requek&yon,ie rnylemSr:of.tbe %bh to meet me on theroad before I reached the agencg; Irenew my request that you do so, and further desire that yon bring auoh chiefs ss may wish to accompany you. To this Agent Meeker replied under date of %ptember2!91: p. m.: Dh\nr.W I.eqlai)eof Doleaae in the morning aitb Donglssand:&atl& to meet you; thin* eperceable, &Doogles h t . h e U n i t a d Btatee Bag. IfyowbitPatrouble in, ' g s ~ ~ ~ ~tade~y,,le~tmetkoowh in,we W.fcoMa~ W e hsvcsbmnon gnsrd three nights and shall be to-night, not heoaweattkwwtLm k.dengmj,but beuase. them msg be. Llike yonr le,& pra@amme; i t ; i s b d 0 n . W militapy prinaiples. &t hemate & y y w d ~ p ~ bbbef~o1y9 !'tber888iPf;of' lg&j&! tlmrnb~~rgli7i lctta+ of the 28&, the a@nt telepa~hedth is oace : . . be had to-morrow. Cantain Dod-w.. N ilah Bbv?&v", .i s sit Stemtioan sb.r iU9~w. ith o n l emh h a 4 1u p in&ao storer and kcel, Ir~dinneo u reavrt ation. dales of nnln~wli-tiun and gnna beak for ten days past. Store nesrest sent haek 16,000 munth :mtl 13 gnu'ls. ' W h o n . ~ s p t & ~ ~ e n ctoe ens r oRslswj nvlivin@heraaritho~t~rot op. Have amt for him to confer. !l!iwempk,$6: v%ho' ,~.Lmmofr thedipatchw te.O agt&&Dodge rela-ti. ve+Prr.lS~&u~p %hem ie. of rmsmMm w t o s r $ l p a r E e tAmt the I ~ ~ ~ w 1 \ . & . ~ j ~ ~ r n b m%~ .M%m ma.ta.Brme@~dt. es~ Is . J C k & , ' ~ f i ~ ~ w&i t &h .& ma 6d.@C of &e2&1.~, f&~. TEene&.drrg hsmktJhk ;m&:5is'tenm. en &la. m on.tlie€r&i< b $ w e B ew %iver.@MW-i.! lims'si Ewk, a&.w x. i n&^!^&: by.J ack t h 6 &.hs had jtzabpassed. ers mtsito. the' -,. m&w as: asked for'whati purpmthey hatad come. ! f%ia;see~to~+& & b&n.XaCItl&, first intimation that soldiers 11x13 been sent for, and from a telegram yent by tlk agent to Governor Pitkin, it appears that the agent consid-ered it important that the call for troops should be kept concealecl frou thq Indiana will appear' from the above dispatches, the. Indians: againrisitd Major Thornburgh's oamp on the 27thinstant, with.a.proposition that" heleave his tmop 50 miles distant and come with five men to the agency for consultation. The proposition being; refused, the Indiarw . . |