Show extending aid and comfort to the hostile Indian indians 3 through 0 h the politeness of gen stambaugh t we have been favored with the perusal of a letter written by a gentleman well veil known in this country for probity and veracity dated at deep creeke cree kC SL mail Line July received by monday evenings evening 3 express in which there are some grave and serious charges made against a certain government herdsman in rush valle yat whose camp as alleged t hostile indians that have been engaged in the depredations committed on that route between this city and carson have been harbored and encouraged by r ceiling ce iving food clothing ammunition and such aid and comfort as they needed to carry on their warfare with the whites along the mail line which they have been prosecuting for months with much success the writer says that the indians badere have recently c stolen and killed between thirty and I 1 forty head of stock at tat teat place that major E egan ean 0 an had bad been out after them with a party in 0 order to find and chastise them for their temerity but had bad returned without seeing one of the hostile red men and that two hyo friendly indians had told him that the maur auders had bad gone to the aforesaid camp where it was presumed they would obtain a fresh supply of ammunition and provisions to enable them to I 1 renew and carry on hostilities lie ile concludes by saying vre we haye have enough to doto contend with the savages themselves without havin haying having t white men furnish them the means to kill our men as well aa as our stocky stock and suggests 0 that the attention of colonel Smi that bat hat present commanding in the department of utah should oe called to the subject that the evil might be stopped it the facts are as represented measures I 1 should bs be taken immediately to brin brid bring t the offenders to justice and if persons in the employ of the united states are aiding the 1 indians in that way they should be made to I 1 I 1 feel the weight of that power so much money has been expended ostensibly to support I 1 gen stambaugh as acting superintendent I 1 of indian affairs in this territory will un I 1 take measures to ascertain ascer taia laia I 1 j abely whether those grave allegations 0 are i true or false |