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Show 3 Father has no means to gratify their expectations? or furnish them as usual at our own expence, (sic) as previous to the Establishment of the Agency for Utah Territory? It is most advisable that some means should be forwarded immediately for this purpose, as well as establishing agancies, building mills, and preparing for opening schools, making arrangements for fencing, in their midst. It may be the usual practice to first incur these expenditures then have them allowed, and draw for the pay; this course of procedure would do in those cases where the (distance) is not so great or where the means of communication is greater, and may eventually answer here, when the practice shall have been so established; but it is of the utmost importance for the successful persuasion of his entourage that money should be furnished by the Department; seventy five thousand dollars would be little enough to establish the requisite number of Agencies, and defray the incidental expenses for the first year. Now, when a general in the Territory, is a propitious moment to establish a permanent solitary influence over them; and induce them to forsake their predatory warfare and follow more peaceful avodations. There is, however, one exception to be made as to peaceful nations. The Indians of Mary's River are exceedingly troublesome to emigrants and travellers, having killed quite a number of white men the last season. It is desirable that an Agency supported by a Settlement should be established at this point; some of the Citizens of this City and region are about causing a Company to go and settle there, and organize a new country which they propose to |