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Show 1 -6- as our allotments. Let sore one else talk now." William Wash "When we used to talk about this reservation a long time ago, way back in Washington we leased some land. That is-past now. Now we have a "new President again, And we-do.- - not know what he is going to do, thi3 President, The; olctfco'•• •'••' President, let us lease, now he is out. How the- way,ft Is-*- .;• about this land, it is different than before we were allotted.,. All these Indians understand what you told them to do,_and now we have talked about it. Now we have some horses, and we know-about how to take care of them now and make use of them on this land. fhe Indian has always held it, they do rurt want It to lease it at all. As we have horses, cattle, and stock there is no place for Murdock to lease, as all the Indians on the grazing land clear up to Lake Pork have stock and we do not want it leased at all.. I have the right to depend ono that country, I have some cattle of my own." y. i '•*.- Supervisor Martin. -•WAti' "*'--• 7 "I am glad to hear what Wash has said because he hasoY.-Y-more stock than any other Indian on the reservation and -knows more about the live stock industry here and I am' glad he has expressed his judgment." . |