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Show ! #5'. '•; and every Indian that talked said there were not as many present then as there were Nov. 16. You know that not an Indian talked against the lease, and when you put it to a vote all present stood up, and voted for the lease except two. When you ware talking to the Indians in council June 4th, you ware at that time asking the Indians about the legality of the council of Nov. 16, and I must say that I dont thiri-k you acted fair in that investigation, my reason for saying SQ is. this: You tried to make every Indian say what per-e«7it they got, these Indians dont know anything about per cent. I told them Nov 16, that they got Spar cert but I knew they did not know anything about it, BO I took a ft?0 gold piece and told them that every time the white man got that much of any kind of metal from their ground they gave the Indians Si.00. I wanted to refresh their memory on this subject , and you refused to let me do it. Again en the number of acres they were leasing they dont know what 640 acres is, but I explained to them on Nov. 16th, that it was the same as four farms, and it was with some diificulty that I could get you to permit me to refresh their memory on that subject. Your proceedings in this council reminded me vary much of a Grand Jury or a trial in court where tha defendant was not permitted to introduce any testimony, or have any thing to say. v / .,- ~\ y~ i / /7^zy^x • • S? A ~y -> ;• y-y • f I X . .. s - -- / < s nc? do I H.P.Myton U.3 /.ndian Agent of the Uinta and Oun *y ASfl* " ' /x •. ia~ ,.- T"c»n .rev. •-•:*•-*-- -r n._^* - - -._-_. .-. -a - +-'., d H I tiie bast solemly swear that the above and foregoing are tr. ue , t0 of my knowledge and belief. f/^Y " '7-A'- J sworn and subscribed to before me this 7»day of Jt '^e l902a (J op |