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Show that he would not permit the Mormons to drive them out of the Vallies into the Mountains, where they must starve '-- Some of these Tribes cultivate the soil, raise Indian Corn, etc. About the 9th August Major Holeman Indian Agent arrived at Great Salt Lake City, and the Governor after some consultation with him and myself ordered us to attend the Treaty at Fort Laramie on the 1st of September, with a Delegation of Indians, I sent out Interpreters among them in my District to prevail upon the Chief to attend the Treaty, by the Governor's orders purchased a Carriage etc. to convey them down privately and in disguise, it being this opinion and Instructions that they should be conveyed in that manner to prevent being attacked by Other Tribes-- From only of the different Bands came in Gro-se-Pene, a Chief, Quion-de-ats, son of Sou-ei-ette, Tomey, sent by Walker, Sou-ette sent by Wanship--and Gro-se-Pene's sister-- The Governor thought they could not properly represent the different tribes and ordered me not to make the trip, but to purchase them a suit of cloth, each etc. which I did-- The reasons given me by Sou-ei-ette, Walker and the Other Chiefs why they did not come in and go down, was that they believed it a trap set by the Mormons to kill them, they seem |
