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Show DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, y^y*™1**** ^ f?ECE.vtb '"% UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE, * fc\]Q Qi lonv^' 7uintah fc'Oiiray Agency, I File-J-jsiA7_ ;X WhlteroeKs, vUtah. \ 7 3 0 9P ! ' ".". August 21, 1907. N ~- .7AS Commissioner Indian Affairs, y, ..'• 'X7|.| ..77x7' . 'Xi X" f ashing ten /.'-DISC* • A a' %'f, ':"• iX Sir: | V^ > / *' Replying to your communication of the f»th inst., ^<, ^C "Land 65739, 1907," relative to the nmnagement and leasing cf lands belonging to certain Indians especially mentioned in your letter in addition tc the two Indians previously reported by this office as being capable of handling their lands, I have tc inform you that I an still of the opinion that there • . X A are n^s. other Indians at the present time'capable of conduct- ;:-. A ing their own affairs." • "'Xj To be specific, each and every one cf the Indians - * l7 . mentioned in your letter is addicted to the use of intoxicants. very frequently getting under the influence of liquor to such an extent that they are fit subjects for every irresponsible : • A >""-' i perBon in the community to fleece out of anything they;may have. ; ZZf _ y'//\ ... :?V- :,-.«•.'.:. •' '-'••• It is true that the Indians mentioned are fairly AY" 'a~ . •s-i \ •,••'-' J'Xv --.- •'•• •••'; •' ' - : '.' XY • •:• intelligent, all speaking English more or :less readily,'..but it is my firm opinion that in case they were authorisedto manage their lands they would have their affairs so utterly mixed up in a short period of tine that it would be almost impossible to untangle the snarl. None of these Indians have ever applied to receive the benefits of any regulation or law which has been enacted |
