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Show iO 2 • /; -~7 • Copparield, John Duncan, Ti m Johnson, Charbenaau, TTaah, Fred Mart, and others well known to me. The name of Dick TJash (son of Wash) ia on the petition, but not in hia on handwriting. While among the Utes I made several proposals to them A' in way of'changes, some I. felt they could not help but approve, ' so manifeatly advantageous were they. But in every ca3S, so far 3-3 as I recall, they declined at first, but later accepted them with. a goodly majority. But Red Cap and his following, with a goodly portion of the Uncompahgres at Ouray, are consistent obstructionist, openly declaring the government owes them a living and that they will oppose all proposals which mean changing the old wa*/3 . Many of them refuse to sign any paper relative to their allotments, claiming they have never accepted lands in severalty or consented to the sals of the 3urplu3 lands, and to sign any thing would ba thus accepting. They will fight every inch of progress, and as noted above would do 30 with force if they could 3ee any thing but self-extermination. It takes courage for a man to do what Supervisor Martin is doing, and every encouragement given such men as Red Cap adds to the danger. That the proposal to disburse tha per capita shara3 through the banking system instead of direct, aa heretofore, would ba resisted just 30 far as possible by -such men a3 Red Cap is only to bs expected. Then the time comaa to initiate the plan ha will go just as far in his opposition aa ha feels it safa to do. If ha win3-onca he will bs mors obstinate afterward, but Defeat onca does not destroy his purpose, but doss detract from hia following. |