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Show I DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Request of Indians UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE vt-j « ';F^l *P ,to go to Washington. ,,«••>..• • •. ;...>'., , ..-7 .Uintah and Ouray Agenoy_, '• •• yft".- -'• ,- 73".:jjWhiterocks ,. Uath." - ' . . . " ; * ' . , . ' - , . .- • -A. -. ..•• - mt#. •o.A i '• •-'WAwoi''3Wo7 ; January 9,' 1912.7 :. yy '-A'A y'-'-'y ^FFyiywiw. fgySkiitfi •ThevCommlssioner" of" Indian. Affairs y7' • _(,• -/;.;-. '^3i7*v.'V3^ftf-?S-;i^:/'':'': ;'A yyFF^'tyFy -I t\Fi$0$%-ty.r. '••. / 7 a ".-^•VRR 7'A'Y' •.3y';7.Y;.0':,733AWashingtoh3;'.D-.,''C.,,3 7 '. / "'wttf'R .... .-' "-• v'w"^' 737:' -'' ,7'Y3-'0JW A.'.,- '7 - ••-"'• fR^ R\ yyyyfyRR-Ry'-R C-y f-, ": RyRfyM,- 'itryyyfly: flyyyfllflflyyyy: fl yy yy•• •' y y -*f A • I have the honor.to;transmit herewith a request of a portion /of the Ute Indians of this reservation for permission to go to Washington for a conference.. This request is in the form of a stenographic report of a council held by me to hear this request, and it is very largely self-explanatory. It''is .'explained that;, this request is made by the White River.',' band, and joined in by a few of the Uncompahgres, but the Uintahs and the other portion of the Uncompahgres declined to .loin, in the •request. • I: feel it is only the minor portion of the entire population who belong to this--contingent, though if it were felt by them that such a request would be seriously considered it is probable the proposition-would, orove so popular as to carry a majority of'' .-•tr. •',.:,. . ..: •.•."•••.•,-,:•:.'.. •-•"."• •-.'•'•'.- , •'". ' i A',- '•• '••F^' ,' 3'« "'-f F'f'Y • tf' •••• R.-'''ti V*." *<*'/_,."• '"" ' '• t.'-ty vro'- Y"3>'.'c- '• ) \':h'- •••yfii '. </ . -,•'-• Yi \-o. •• >••' '.,>'•*•>*?• ', .F«y ' __• A _,.•• «< YtheO'tribe.Y;/:;i'33"'A' RFtl^FFt-Fy't t^'Ry vf3 . ••'••• F 7A;'7-?3o3-7'07r3w tf'.t The > contingent making, this re que at'; is. made up, at least the /' y-- '•:'•'' •• '.-•• ...../'A.- ..'» YY.'' '3'.' A RR-i.'. -i leaders,Aof/the band which'deserted the1 reservation, in May 1906 /and went to ; South DakotaW After remaining; there for two; or three 7 years they were, brought'back! here by Captain Johnson, of the; Army.' This band'has never become1 reconciled to/the changing conditions,'." and insist that the allotments given; them are .not .-theirs and''that' JAN 17 191i JAl1 i(' 1J1" |