Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - 1880

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iioos sud fricnda. witb a view, if poseible, to perponde tbem from d~ntroying any pn,pcrt) of t b r d t c r a&r d , a a1 lssrcd tbsr, wi tba~l ra wn* !oter rcnt i~,vt, l r i r u i d warcotn avul l l be canrird iutu rltkrl. I rowo bceano ratistied tbat uag IVBIRws :e j w l l j gn,~indrd; nbcu I called C'hipeln, togelher WIIII all the n.latiorn and frtrtnola,in r c ~ ~ ~ :~lu~d r1 8t uld,c a atnsng and urgent nlq~ral1 0 then#f ~ o s rth e govrrolu+,tlt 1 ~ 5 o r l lu d r s ~ a tfr g no l&i r <,Id cust<ot~#o,I drr!rt,eriotl tbi. care. u18,l all ollwm in Vila l u i ~ l l r a;l hcal erPIJ. i! Htlrl ee i l . n.? puaer l l l ~ rI c#tulii c o n * t r t ~ ~ l ~n l~l ,d~, ~ I I L I I ,I~sr ing lo Ir.;ar tupctu rL.#o~ ; 1 ~ 1 8 p l e ~ivhdo >r ~ t ~ ~ IU.PIVyU their m~nt l stt lr dealre I f III-ir 111" ct.lef. 0 1 1 r ~ ~ . l l l ilot itb I )C<OeI ~ b b~llltl~ U I I O WI II !be( l#iltIoo f rtlv while ltliln in ci~i l i l i l t tnn.a u d t t l ~ ls ioile the ~ O Y ; T I I I I I ~ ! O ~5 ~ 8 sth eir Iirlu irlrnd. a t al l tltt e s r(.ildy and willit8g 10 a8- stst thaw, 11 na.9 drvi~lcclly ol,pc,*,.ct 18, art(lltit~gl ake tba ~la*tr~na.r~rvwn fut$,n hoelr t h r r ~0 8 . l~~t l l l l l i(~.1llrer(~.1l1 11. 0111. After x vtwv ~..ri~)81c0~ ~ ~ ~ i d ~ 0r1'a tlhie t a~olto~irc c anisr "tillkii artlong tbEn,i;;lv*s, they finally o~nocladsd to Acrpt my utvica and"&et imida their old cart.o<u elf dastmo8ioo. In this I oousidnr one important poiut gained wi h tile Utrs towarda their futora welfare aad oiviliziltion. m d partnit ltle bnra to stiltr that Ilad I not baeo fa!niliar with and spaakiug their \angoaye thoroughly and talking witb them direct in this matter, I believe this object would never have been aoow8pllnbed. There being a vacancy in the position of principal chief of the Utes, caused by the deat,h of Oom&y,I deemed i t ivr~vurtallat like t o t h e interests of t h e govarumeot, as well ss the I n d i s ~to~ h~av e t h r mat ter of bin snueeasor decided upon st ss early s d a y as pctssibln, knowine there were savel.al oaodidotvs or s ~ p i r a n t sa nnlny t h e I u d i a r~sfu r the said poeititm, an#[, with a "Tern that, end, I oilllrd the Indians togel her in oonn-cil. 1 ua-d uty iafluenoe oarrfully io behalf of Sappov<,narr, who, a,mewl~xt like Onra~i,l ad ~lb, ,vea l l the o hera seeking t b e poaifioo, was posarssad of good sonod judrmeut, who st,utlird well the iorereatu of bia people, and who iikswiae was 8 firm tliatnd tu rha yoverumeut and the whites. After oounsel~ng soma tittle with the In-diaun upon chta aolJwt, intd r h r r i o g them to the rnetbud by wbiob all the wbitrs in t b r Uuitad Statea selected their Chief Magistrate, they connen~ted to sot like the whire rue,,, aud req!~aatad to aelact Ghairohiaf hy votinq. I then oailatl each Indian by nlmte, wbe, ill his taro, stclod ill> &ud voted, when, after gniog tbrr,ngh the entire liat, rhe vot , i t~rge suice<li t, the el-oliou of S~ppovc,sarea a priuoipnl chief alroost unnni!uooalg. With this a&!maotioo rcnd the seleotian tbag had made t,f s. prircipal chief they were all well siltiafied, aud express-d their determination to abide the cbief'a oounsel in the furnra, an tllny bad Oanly'a in the paat. As H. people t,ha Ute Iodisna cart, by strict, friendly, sod just dealing, be advanced to t,hel. drglsa of oivilieatlun so nittab desirecl by thn g-svarumrot and its conatituenta. Althongl, Iha tnak way be somewbat alow and trdions, ir is a9 onrtnin as they asimt, provided they receive proper atteutinn. Thls is sng oalrdid obiuion sftar avsry oareft~l obavrviltiou for the shurt time I have been amoog them and have had charge of their affeira. Oua great drawback t o t h e Indimn, I wish respectf!rlly to state, baa been the fre-qua& obnngm in their agent, which they have uot fbusfar aod oannot earreotly uuder-stand. Tbbv f t ransut lv wme in contact with ~~uor looinlawdb ita man. who are ever rewly t o r l r n r , a1;~fa ;u~;.a,ng rltcwn aual tnnkc rbtw; cliaat;ubvorr<l, n u ~ lw ito aln. ;~vnta ke ovca.~on to ahat ultl t . ~ ~ r v ~ t y pi#ci~.r;lw iu #Ivrv,o~< i!.g tho )axvnt as 8 tlat-f t#c~d l l . Ti lts (ttttu ~ ~ o o t s rIIoI tllv n81tld< ,I t l ~ al n t l i h ~R ~~ u-p~t . iunnl >i c lk~c elm lnm 4 lro~me#7 ~le!'lat#b~urgi gltlly rlw 9e~oli110er$8,I 1c~! v~lz al~<b8~. Re l ~ . r ~ i t1-1g, t he #tta!ter 01 t lw I ~VR I\Y~i t ldl lle YIRl v~aliatc~*h. ivll I # u n ~ l e r ~ tid~ t ~ d aIn*,u!~ ~ ~ n ~ :a~nd~ "1l \~sl~t ie#.t~bh el h,at ,#6,rxbleq # v v~a1I1 uireal S t ~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ha~v-o m i ~ ing t1.t. rqno>t. i i ~c l ~a t d eh x w bet." iurattr~n,: i u 1 1 ir~ z eal ;$TM~It t , ~ rtros w s r d n t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t ~ tiltel, and llav* sco 1,ntit n l l ~an d nl~lyto l.toogt.d ~undcr lbr nl< *t trsirlg eiretuunrsncra. I rerpectft~ll)r t>+!ert ;,,MnwIge 111;1tt haprov~r iunan ud aL11gallune co,#tai!,ed t l tvni !~o n r l ~(,I rrr $81 thl ~ I I I . C C # ! # # II o~ w~ ~~~r d d1 hr;re 111111.&03h ~ e a r r l ~ di nto ~ l l ~ne.itlll ullt ally unoGoesssrg del". 1 8 1 ooncltasio~,1, d esire t o rtats t h a t I have used every effort in my power, and have talked with rha chiefs, bradmen, and others of t,he Ute Indians evwy day, more or n., a". w-i th- n. view t,o itnnlreus unuo thei r minds t,he rnlnt,iun t h c r hold towards t h e 807- ~~ ~~ ~ -~~~ -~ ~ c ~ - ~ errlntent nod tba pvernment to tbem, and I am s..&fird that sioce taking c h a r s of this agency my eEurts fur their advsnoehent have been sncoessful. Tba auous l a t a r i~t i c arle port of this ageooy ia herewith inclosed. Very respectfully, yonr obedient servant, The COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN APPAIRS.