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Show Uintah,. Agency, Utah. Dec, 24-1891. Mr, A, C,Hatch, Heber, City, Utah. Sir, It is charged by Gov, Routt: of Col, through official information, that the Uintah, & i Ouray, Indians, in their annual hunt in Col,have been killing Does & fawns indiscriminately, for their hides only, leaving the carcasses, to go to loss on the ground. & so annoying citizens, that it has bben very difficult at times ,for him to restrin the people from taking matters into their own hands* And has so reported to the Ind, Dept" lam instructed to fullp investigate the matter xxxx /ind to invite all persons professing to have knowledge of the missconduct of the Inds" to submit to mpYheir tnstimo?iy, in full legal form. As a person interested in the stock business in the locality where these depredations are said to have been done: I wish to ask youto sta^e on oath, if you will, l,st, Doyou own a stock ranch near the north east corner of the uncompapgre, Reservation;, inColorado? 2-nd, Did or did you not suffer material damage to your stock interests, by the Ute Inds" in their annual hunt this year? if so to what extent? 3"rd- Did you ever protest, against their hunting on your Ranch, territory? 4"th- Do you know of the Inds, killing Deer, and taking their hides only, leaving the commonly usedfiportions laying on the ground? . , |
