Show peace me hid indians ians HEAD QUARTS OF THE PACIFIC SAN FRANCISCO iov OV 9 63 03 t j COLONEL I 1 have tile the honor to herewith a copy bf a communication addressed to it my licad head by brigadier general P PE E connor commanding the district t of utah dated october 27 1863 the pleasant intelligence that tre treaties treatis atio of peace have finally been concluded with all the different bands of indians within that district hoping 0 that this happy state of affairs in the district of utah brought about by the distinguished 0 dished bravery and good conduct of tile the california column may continue without interruption I 1 have the honor to bo be your most obedient servant G WRIGHT WEIGHT brig gen U S A chomg COL E A D TOWNSEND A az A G head of the at Aimy my A Wash ATash 1 DC D C HEAD DISTRICT OF 1 UTAH GRAT SALT LAKE CITY october 27 1863 COLONEL I 1 have the honor to inform tho the department commander that I 1 have just returned horn flom camp connor idalio idaho Teni tory where in connection with governor doty acting 0 superintendent of indian Afra affairs irs a final treaty of aca peace c was concluded with the last remaining 0 band of the shoshone indians and that on tile the 12 th another was made in thoele tooele valley by tile the deputy superintendent and an officer of my staff acting for G governor Gov ovel einor nor doty and myself with some two hun died band fifty of tho the goshute koshute tribe lately 1 hostile dav ith tile y conclusion oft bf aliese s I 1 if leavo ave the honor to report the settlement of the terms of peace avith all the indians within this military district ficklin the snake river on oil the north to the lower settlements of utah and from tho the R beccy mountains on the cast to R alecso 0 ebo kiver on oil the west it a region heretofore constantly infested by loving bands of savages and desolated by their conid lion id barbarities on oil passing emigrants for a long series of ye ysais ais for the fust time in the history of the country it may now bo be truly announced that the great emigrant roads through the territory may be safely ti tia versed by single persons without clail danger za wor to life or or fear of molestation by indians india ns in my recent trip to the noi th I 1 met single persons traveling to and from the Ba bannack linack and boise mines through a region of country never before traversed except in strong 0 of froni from fifteen to twenty five well armed and in constant danger 0 of massaccie mass acie I 1 have the pleasure to report that through 0 tile abla bravery bi avery activity y and willingly ly endured hardships of the california column under my command tho the indian country within this distinct is s freed aiom hostile esi and travel through it by pei sons emigrants in minors ineys or is perfectly safe and exempt from the iho dangers bip besetting them on avely hand i i n that tins this happy state of affairs will avill col continue I 1 have every reason to I 1 believe as the indians one and all with wih whom I 1 have come in contact al q avi dently seriously inclined to peace in the and after th the severe p experiences of last hist ivi winter uter spang aplin and sur ninor iner will hesitate ere clicy again provoke f I 1 have the lionor honor to idrain ichim very r rc your obedient servant riwa ft ip EDW bonnott CON NOTt brig brie gon gen chomg district lifur col cotar tt 0 DRUM A A G V U b 6 A san francisco Fian cisco cco is california |