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Show -2- the Uncompahgres and is considered by .all who know him "a good Indian"0 He possesses a good deal of sense and more than ordi- \^J nary intelligence. This band, in 1887, were driven by settlers \ and the Colorado militia from their home in Colorado where they v*_ had been encouraged to locate, and suffered much injustice with si great loss of stock &c.,for which they were led to believe by * their Agent and the officer commanding troops here at the time, that they would, in some way, be remunerated by the Government. They are still awaiting the realization of their hopes in this matter and often ask, "will V/ashington do something for us pretty V v, to \S y soon"? I was in command here, knew all about the affair and ear-v 3 > \nestly hoped, as I do now, that in some way they would be assisted ( by the Government in restoration to the prosperity they enjoyed before the calamity referred to overtook them. I believe full and proper representation of this matter was at the time made to the authorities in Washington, and I cannot see how their claims can justly be ignored. The Agency of the Uintah Reservation is remote from rail,and for some reason there is sometimes tardiness in the receipt of supplies provided for these Indians which is the cause of discomfort and unrest among them, and has forced them at times to seek food by hunting game off their reservation limits. At such times they complain of the hardships of restrictions imposed upon them with regard to hunting, and naturally go for subsistence regard- |