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Show agencies to have absent Indians returned to their respective reserva-tions. The Shoshone and Uintah and Ooray agents replied that none of their Indians were absent, and that no trouble was feared. August 2,1895, Agent Teter reported by telegram as follows: I have returned from Jaeksona Hole. Everything quiet there. I will recommend that you request the Department of Justice to investigate killing of peaceable Indians by lawless settlers in Uinta County, Wyo., with a view to the proseoution of the guilty parties. On the following day he further telegraphed: A11 Indians absent from reservation have retorned. Had big eouneil. Requested me to teleg-rap.h y. o u their hearts felt g-o od. Had not hsrmod s, white man, and would sttart haying, leaving their grievances to the justice of the white man To the latter message this office replied August 7 as follows: Your telegrani August 3 received. Exceedingly gratifying to me and to all friends of the Indians everywhere 6hat they have returned peaceably to their reservetion and gone to work,hsving committed no aota of viilenee againat the persons or property of the whites, which will certainly be to their lasting credit. Tell them so, and that office will do all in its power to have faithful investigation of the kill-ing of the Indians and ta 600 that justice is done. Am looking for full report from you giving details of the whole affair. I now quote in full the ofticia1 reports that have reached this office giving details of the trouble, as follows: Report, dated July 20, 1895, from Oapt. R. H. Wilson, U. 8. A., acting Indian agent, Shoshone Agency, Wyo.: In regard to the recent distnrhanoes near Marysvale, Wyo., resulting from Indians killing game out of season, I have the honor to report that the Indian polioe sent to that bpoint to bring haok absentee8 have returned without having been able to effect anything of importance. They report that two af my Indians have been found guilty of the oEense in question, fined $75 each and costs, and in default of payment of their fines have been taken to Evanston to serve out sentences, of what doration I am not informed. Their horses and equipment8 were seized to satisfy costa. No other Indians are now absent from this reservation without authority, and I do not antioipate any fi~rthetrr ouble in this respeot. The scene of the disturbance is so remote and inae-oesaihle that it iadiffionlt to obtsjn reliablereports in regard to it, hut I am inclined to believe that the whole matter has been greatly exaggerated. I have been trying to instruct my Indians in the provisions of the game laws, of whioh they have been entirely ignorant. Theyhave hitherto considerod that the provisions of theirtreaty give them the right to hunt on unoeeupied lands whenever they pleme. I shall, however, in future try to make them comply with the law in regard to killing game in Wyoming, without regard to their treaty, as I conaider that this eonrse will he leas likely to cause a recurrence of similar trouble. Report, dated July 20,1895, addressed to Adjutant-General,U. S. A., from Capt. J. T. Van Orsdale, U. S. A., late acting Indian agent, Fort Hall Agency, Idaho: I hsve the honor to make the following report bearing upon the aooonat (news-paper) of the arrest and killing of Indians in Jaeksons Hole country, Wyoming, by citizens of said Bhta: In the treaty made with the Bannocks and Shoshone8 at Fort Bridger in 1867 or 5069 I A-5 |
