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Show II .1} -9- Ephraim Panowitz, and Torooroose, and we do not want to be bothered. We want that for ourselves and for our own // use. We do not like it leased, it belongs to the Indians. '.Mien we leased that last it made trouble because some of the Indian cattle and some white people's cattle got mixed up.:. and it looks bad to me. William Y/a3h, John Starr, John-. • ' Duncan,. Bob Ridley, air/ays some person like one of these - out near Para Creek, have lots of cattle and horses. I herd my cattle out in the Y/hiterocks Canon and the white man got all the use of it when v/e leased before and could not spare it for us. We want to use this land for ourselves. V/e know how now. We did not know before." Supervisor Martin. "I am nighty glad to hear a speech fron a nan who knows-where each man runs his stock, and why he cannot spare the land, and why they cannot spare the land, and v.here the Indians use the land. The Indian Office does not rant to lease a place where the Indian stock runs, but these men who have been-..-.,.. talking to 7/ashington have told them that there is a great-scope of country here that is going to waste and should be leased. I want the Indian Office to know where the tr&lisya are and where the Indians' cattle graze,also their sheep. John Duncan. "What you told the people was all right. They keep talking about this sheep leasing business. Quite a while - |