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Show Uinta Council, 62. everyone to see that they do right. Washington said,- "Ho one can take may part of this land I will not allow it." Washington said,- "We will put these Indians on this land and they will be the same as one big tribe." I am not saying this for nothing. Jfow you did not know about this treaty so I am telling you that now, I know this because I heard Washington tell it. Now this land was put hese for the Indians, not for everyone; it was put here for us. That's the reason we want to keep it. We keep it for these young people growing up. We all say we do not want to have tha reservation opened, and we do not think you are doing right. We do not want this land cut up in small pieces. (Shakes hands with Inspector) Yunbut3: This land here belongs to me. That's the reason I aa going to hold it. I am not going to give it to yon. Yo u r talk is only one way, and our talk is anothejfc way, and my talk is right good. Inspector McLaughlin: I have so far, heard mostly from the White River Indians. I would like to hear from the Uintahs vrhat they have to say. Grant. (Uinta) I want to talk and will talk now. I have a mind of my own. I think that Congress should have sent a man out here before this law was paased, to talk with the Indians and have an understanding with them. Thenwe would have got along easier. I do not know anything about this allotment business and I 3it back here and listen to the two sides, I do not know which way to go. It hurts me a whole lot. They pull me one way and the other, and I don't know which way to stay. I work on my farm and raise crops. Now, when they coma here cutting the land into little pieces it looks as though thay would do mo up. That's the reason I do not like it. What are my horses going to do when I have only a little |