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Show fore the Indiana in council, to enable them to state just what they knew concerning the Murdock family, and give their reasons for not desiring them to baecraa members of the Uintah 'cribs. In a letter dated May 24 th, last, ho ran or ted the ret. nit of his action in discussing the matter with the Indians, as follows: "I called tha Indians together in council for tha purpose of considering the proposition of placing Betsy, Alma, Edward and Franklin Murdock on the Uintah roll. I explained all the papers in the case to than., and told them all about it. After I had fully explained tha matter to them and told them they must not simply say W9 dont want them, but they must say why they objected, Y/anrodas, one of the 2u.ad__.en of the Uintah Indians, was tha first man to talk. Ha started by saying ha knew tha Chief, Walker, well, whom these people claim sold thair mother to thair father; ha said he did not believe Y/alkar ever sold any children, but if he did it was a P.X-ute child, as he knows he would not soil a Uta child; ha caye ho was young at the time and knows this woman was not a Ute woman.; he says that every one called her Murdock's Pi-ute wifa; he says thesa Murdocks dont act like Indians. Thay wont coma horn and live on the reservation like ether Indians. And ho thinks they want to get on the roll so that they can bring stock on that belongs to their half-brothers. David Copperfiold, another uintah Ute Indian, talked. He said the same asV/anrodas; ha said he knew tha mother of thase Murdocks when she was a little girl, and that neither she nor any of har folks claimed that sha was a Ute Indian, and that she looked like a Pi-ute Indian; he says that Murdock, the husband and father, was a Bishop of the Mormon church, and that he was often tat his house. Provo John, Bob P.idlay, Martin Van, and other Indians talked, but as thay all said the same thing I dont think it necessary to repeat their words. The Indians present without a single exception objacted to these people being placed on their roll. I have never seen any of tha Indians but one, (Alma); there is no question but what ha is part Indian. Ha has worked for me on tha roservation; he is bright and acts as a perfect gentleman. I dont know anything about the rost of the family, but I balieve they have all been well educated and are good citizens; bub without more proof I think it would be- wrong to put them on the roil without the consent of the Indians," After carefully considering all the cvidonce in tho case, you express tha opinion that tho applicants have failed to safcisfae- |