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Show (059) J. H. Holeman to RG 75 Brigham Young Microcopy 234 Sept. 30, 1853 Reel 897 Great Salt Lake City, Sept 30, 1853 Sir, In accordance with the regulations of the Indian department" I submit for your consideration, the following report. I (ah^e the honor to transmit the same, through you to the department. Since my last annual report you are already advised of my official proceedings up to July. By instructions from your excellency dated June 30. I left this city on the 6th day of July, on an expedition to visit the Indians on the Humboldt and Carson Rivers. In the course of my journey I-.met with various small • parties of Indians, principally of the Shoshoni tribe until I arrived at 1000 Spring Valley, where I met with the chief of a band of the Shoshoni tribe .tribe, by the name of Too-ke-moh, (the Rabbit) numbering about 600. I had previously met a party of his band on Goose creek, who informed me that the village was in the mountains, some distance from the road. I employed one of the party to proceed to the village and invite their chief and his band to meet me in 1000 Spring Valley, he; Too-ke-moh,and a portion of his band met me accordingly. After a talk, having found him friendly disposed to the whites, and ha having promised a continuance of his friendship, I gave him some presents to be distributed among his tribe, as he might think proper, leaving to him the selection, as I had not presents |
