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Show J. H. Holeman to Comra. Ind. Aff. RG 75 June 28, 1852 Microcopy 234 Reel 897 D Sir In a communication which I addressed you from Salt Lake City in May last, I informed you of my intention to visit this section of the Territory. I left Salt Lake on the 13th of May, with 25 men, who I hired for the purpose, as I then informed you, and hastened to the head waters of the Humbolt, or Mary's River. There were many trains of emigrants with large droves of stock, and other valuable property on the route-and as the Indians had been reported as being very troublesome, I determined to travel with them, and render them such assistance as was in my power, for the security of themselves and their property. They travelled within a few days march of each other and as they only travelled from 18 to 25 miles a day, I was enabled to be with each train, alternately-sometimes in front and sometimes in the rear, as difficulty and circumstances would require-all got through safe, with but little trouble from the Indians. I arrived here on the 18th inst. It is my painful duty to report to you, that from all the information I can get, from Whites and Indians, the great, almost the sole cause of all the difficulties-the destruction of life and property on this route, is owing to the bad conduct of the whites, who were the first to commence it-and in many instances the whites are the sole depredators and they manage to have it charged to the Indians. I have been informed by respectable and reliable authority, that many of the whites who travel this road, have been in the habit of persuading the Indians into their |