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Show kF' V ' ,7-""- yy o ..-.:'. -.'.*•* r; /•• -'" g> Education - Law s. Order 4394-1912A -• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, °. k. Scott L.'Fesler, 773and the Fnlte 7 River Utes.3 .•w#7 . ,A-/, i , g-i^'g YA" • UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE, UINTAH AND OURAY AGENCY, ' Ry Whiterocks, Utah, March 23, 1912 '^r •y ix*' : if - . r /.• •' .;>'W.g M .... t 3oThe Commissioner of Indian Affaire, •yy. "WW •fl, :*•§£>.Sir:, A Washington, D. C. o* '*w . . ..-.,. ;__. ' • UfviJ^ykd 73^f/W>'J; or- $03X1 NO. is? C-J I am transmitting herewith a letter by myself to Scott L. Fe3ler, Lease Clerk, and his reply, dated March 18 and 20, 1912, * ' " * • • ." 'respectively. These letters are self-explanatory in part only. oo,... ' '.'.-• As part explanation reference is here made to my letter to the Office dated January 9, 1912, transmitting the requeat^af the IJhite River Utes for permission to vi3it Washington, and the re- • '•'['-. *-.- •-.-.• -• - '"•>•'• ..... ............. 7;.ply of the Office dated Feb. 23, 1912. g, " / ' • w; 1:.' . '''''. o' -Y-^ V'/ It is further explained that Red Cap was the leader of the *y\Jk . "' , o ;i ..band that deserted in May 1906 and went to South Dakota, and that -^T""- ' •' ' * ;'*> a '' ..he now tries to arrogate to himself the leadership of the tribe, 7/ . partlculary the contingent who went with him, and the malcontents ,w . 3 .ynow at this place. •-.-.', 7.3-W3 ; RR' ttt'R+ttF'k^i&L-o-% 7. ; ' :' fl ' "'-'• y;:y: In his talk to ae Maroh 16, 1912, he was somewhat arrogant, demanding the Agency remain at this place instead of being removed . to Fort Duchesne, as recently** directed by the Department. He had assembled a goodly portion of the tribe to hear hl3 talk, and he was supported by a fev. lesser leaders of the malcontents, but the Uintah3 and such as have not allied themselves with Red Cap and ' V 3 ' K.; - his following maintained silence. I am of the opinion he numbers £. •in his following only a minor portion of the entire tribe, but C- 1,11 |