| Show movements octha orthe of the superintendent col davis superintendent of indian affairs in utah accompanied by mr rogers commonly known ae as uncle billy mr hickman and others started f for or ruby valley on wednesday last taking 0 some flour presents etc for the indians in that vicinity mr hickman we understand went out as guid gui agana adana cand gand f furnished the superintendent with a six mule team to take out the flour and goods at the moderate sum of per day and expenses paid which will only amount to the sum of for thirty days the probable time that it will take to go out to ruby have a talk with the indians and come back the expenses that will accrue durin during 0 the trip will of course be no llo small smail item including forage provisions and other necessaries and comforts required on such excursions the indians along the mail mall and 9 express route are no doubt in ili a sum suf suffering meril feril al condition and will be bene fitted some little bathis a act c oe 0 the superintendent but one baad laad oE ot flour will not go far towards 7 those bands during the winter if that is the sole object of or the movement which wa wei is not pot the case those indians have been very troublesome duning during the slim siim bummer summer nger and fall and no measures baye been taken by the united states to dispose them peace and unquestionably ih jibe e trip of the tire superintendent at althis this season of the year was undertaken more for the pur purpose P apse of having a talk with the natives than for the distribution of presents if permanent friend friendly lv relations iDris can be established with those gands bands it will be a good thing for the mail and express companies as well weli as for emigrants passing to and from carson ancl ance california by that route and if that is the object of the visit itis to be hoped that the e forts of the colonel will ba b crowned with success it is livery very generally understood that these bands banas are not destitute of 0 chiefs consequently there will be no necessity for making any more nor for promoting either of those of a lower norderto order to a W higher 0 her rank at presen tand no reports of that nature at ure may be e expected on the return of the Superintend superintendent ent eat ald rad his party what the next move more of the colonel will be we have not been advised but would woula suggest the thee propriety of his seeing after the indians in the northern counties particularly in cache where the citizens cit izena have been heavily taxed fyr their support as they they have hava fed and sustained hundreds of those destitute degraded and aud add starving 0 beings every winter shee set sete clements tle tie ments were founded in that valley the banie banle has been done by the citizen citizens 3 of other counties and it is about time some measures were taken by the government or its agents to relieve the community from a burden which has bean borne at an enormous expense for tor a series of years without complaint when it could coull not ke b e ayo ded but now when an active Superintend ot t ag as represented is here with full power howerto to act jn in the premises complaints are h heard pard from various quarters from cache especially and aind those complaints should be investigated vesti gated and it if made with good cause rause chopla be redressed im immediately Inedia tely not only should provisions bo made for feeding the indians in future but put injustice those who have contributed tg ti prevent themi from starving heretofore shou lOft rewarded for those advancements van vanc cements FIRE AT payson paxson 1 night last report says the tann tannery eryN establishment of 1 hancock page of payson utah county W ag by fired |
