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Show of the settlements, more especially South. There should be an agency established in the Uinta Valley, or thereabouts, as the Indians of that region are frequently brought into collision with different tribes, by seeking trade with the mountain men, inhabiting in the vicinity of Green River. It is impossible to establish such Agencies, in a manner to accomplish much good without some means to commence with. In order to have anything successful, there should be means CM to build a Fort, some carols, furnish fanning utensils, teams, some oxen & Corn, & wagons; as also some provision and clothing. If an arrangement of this kind could be made, it would soon induce more or less families of whites to settle there also . which would soon prove beneficial in rendering assistance to the Sub- Agent, who could have charge, and be greatly instrumental in exercising a beneficial influence among the natives. This location would contain the Uinta Utahs, the Elk Mountain Utahs, Yampa Utahs, and would be convenient to the main tribe of the Shoshones, who inhabit farther north, but sometimes frequent in that region. Not having personally examined as yet for a location, for a farm, for the Shoshones, I cannot speak with as much certainty, as I shall be able to after my return from my contemplated visit in August; but I expect to find a suitable place for their farming operations near Green River, in the direction of Fort Supply, at which place, grain was raised last year, and a tolerable fair prospect of raising some this. |
