Show OUR correspondence THE INDIANS IN UTAH countr COUNTY G S L CITY july 23 1855 EDITOR OF inc titz despret NEWS dear brothen brother hearing some gomb reports that the in utah county were disposed to be disorderly indian agent thought best to send to examine into the matter I 1 let left tbs abs city on thursday july bulyis Jul jui a and n d arrived 1 in Spring springville ville at pm on the nest next morning 13 tintie tin tic tie one ot of the head ones of that band ar a visit lie he was very cold and end indifferent at first flut but 1 11 1 1 after my talking to him sometime he got sot I 1 U up P tio said he felt better I 1 I 1 told toll him that I 1 wanted to see all of the band and tick with them and that I 1 had a letter from the agen uror klor roni iori them the message was circulated circulate dy anda andi wal was C ed el by about 60 50 among whom were tabby tab byton by ton om hsi bli 1 gasi gati san gan pitch and other principal bead mell merl afler alter smoking the ppe of peate peace peate peace I 1 spoke lah em 1 abbet i three quarters of an hour upon the odthe whites living g on their land and ot of thel their becoming P the head men replied that they wanted th tl awo t to life llroy here and live in peace for it was bad to gjul blood apon the vie ground j they said th eliat it they knew very well weli chato that some rome pt of their unruly ruly boys would stop up their ears so that they conid could not hear hears and they bellei believed ed tha that t some of they tirey A itis als ais also aiso 0 stopped flopped thet their rears ears i after talking with them three and a halt balt hoty boty nour q I 1 save ve them some tobacco they said that before I 1 t lne ume int wj faey ey i had bad lost the good spirit but after haring haning barins ibe ne wk aft key dey they r said that thit their ears were now open and they thin went dway away feeling first rate 11 1 1 saturday attended meeting at provo city aqqad ang had bad some conversation with his excellency the in i relation to the indians ne he requested ate e to chomg the next nest day to the meeting and bring ati sli aho ahe 40 ln in me e sunday lath I 1 called upon all the ibe indians at spring ville to go with me to see the big bill oapl capi caplan C ap l tarp an at provo PJ OVO they readily consented and about 50 of them rodd rod roq in double mes met file by ader of one of the chiefs at the bowery the indians were wera all ail ll leatto so that they could cold hear bear all that was said after a y e from uis nis excellency Excel lenry the governor veri ver ven to both the whlter whiter and the indians I 1 was vlas the stand together agether og ether with the chief to addris the congregation ton om busah spoke a e short tuen and I 1 intel prated I 1 also made a brief statement of what the tit got goe arnor had bad said they ihry ibey y said that th belr h bets s eit leit elt good bood and went away wen satisfied monday I 1 lert left springville Spring sprit grille stile ville in comp anyn ath ith br james jamis obanion Ob anton anlon to v visit sit the Indian sat summit S creek ipek il I 1 found tua bua buta few fey there the rest had bad gone inta nto the mountains after service service berries ber ries ritS the few there bere were taking care of the crops their kram gram gra pra n has been blared tiled by tie grasshoppers I 1 gave them some bome shirts and tobacco wl ith pleased them very much 1 I 1 returned to Peteet neet nept and found collected I 1 at the bowery for meeting mee tine I 1 spoke keio kelo 0 o congregation cin and told them the course that the r wished tw tb people to take with the indians and X hunu ed on to Spring vIlley where we arrived at seven p in i tuesday irth started for this city 1 dover dovey nl tt at br Ster sterrett in pleasant grove I 1 wednesday wed edday arrived in ta this city at half balf past palt flur fiur p m yours tours in the gospel gospels L S WOOD ta U S indian interpreter LOS VEGAS july lo 10 1853 1855 EDITOR editon or OF THE DESERET NEWS dear diar sin sir we weams arria d here june loth laih all safe and welli after a journey of 33 35 days with ox teams from G S L J city we can truly say that hat the blessing diersing of the lord has ha attended attended us both on the journey and since nce nee our arrival at this place we have had no loss or accident ace dent in any way since we left home hotie and can verily v r iv thal that the prom ass assof of the lord unto his ser ants have ben b n fulfilled with us ug for his angels have gone before and anid round about us the brethren have been engaged in inputting putting in grain erain of different kinds which looks well a lid iid d bids fair for a reasonable crop the weather la Is extremely hott hots U which prevents us from labonna v n ceten ively v y at present pre sent sint the stock Is dong dona do ng w I 1 n wa IA ethlan an up i our 0 ir loc A ton tun on Is directly on the california a num rum and abort a rt 25 mil mii s from ir m the colorado river which in this region runs through a mountainous barren country shortly after we arrived here heres we assembled all the tiu chiefs and made an ate are in rit nt tr at with w th ahm m for fur permission to make a sett si lem tiem lil ill 11 on th thi r lami i iri s we agn cd ld to treat theta tin in w il 1 and an i v w rt r tia t absi rv the same conduct towards us and wlm wll all while white nurl nuil ramt ramm was to be preserved with all emigrants enns traveling through country arivell as well weil as with v ith the settlers bt rs if trav tray tnt vIers phrot gb this country c w 1 1 1 use the indians WELL will titre will w 11 be no trouble tr uble ubie with theta but ir if they tiley are r ml mistreated they are ready and able tu taki revenge n on hp cst opportunity tuey recount many cf 7 unprovoked i oled murder i committed by white men mety who have hive traveled trav edl edt 1 this road roady but they are now willing to bury all and to aued more try the conduct ot of white men roen i the brethren hearken diligently to counsel counse pil bil and all goes on well I 1 remain as e ever v 1 ayou your bro brother labe i r in christ WM irm B |