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Show ll , 2 Pd-LiO 65594-17 ?. c a . "W»-, .v.i 1 # o'w... .. "•-•y7:-7.;';;P o y P A , * j^ j ^ ,«.» I . . .-U'P*7 0 A* • .' w ;,A pk\P. ',•:• '• ' OJ ' i > 0 I • * ; ' .•;''','oV '. rO-i-A1:; , .. .' " I p.!r.'>; W i l l i a m ;7Gsh,P ,•' f- 7'" '_ .;." :*'-,\-:!'.'!: '< 7 , n""'' • •, )-y. • •,'•.. , ' ,. . ;. . r . .... , Pert Duchesne, Utah. y.j Friend • I aa in receipt cf ycur letter of July ?> in which ycu refer to mine cf Pine 16 advising you to Salk over the peyote natter .-with ycur Sup er intend an t. I note that you say your Superintendent will not tallt with ycu because ycu eat peycte. In answer yen are advised that I an this day writing ycur Superintendent tc explain fully to you the necessity of Indians obeying tho law which prohibit.! tho uso cf peyote. You wast understand that the SuperirtendeTt is n busy v. an and cannot write letters fcr ovary • Indian whe asks bin. I am glad to hear that ycu do not indulge in gambling, c-ord playing and swearing. If you aro anwious tc dc what is- right T hooo yon will step using peycte end advise the other Indians tc do likewise. Peycte will net shirs Indians live longer but instead will shorten thoir lives. E hope when you write ne again ycu will be able tc say that yen havo taken iry advice and given up the peyote habit. •V-.Pv o,Pw: your friend, t:::fy y/f • 4: (J3igne&EJ2.M8riit 7-HCB-15 •'•3'' Assistant Commissioner. yt . 5 rJ '•;. ... x ' I r \\f[ :t \J \3 3' * 3ii H i-i~. |
