Show difficulties and grievances epitomized RUBY VALLEY 7 C as S L M X line april 16 1861 S EDITOR DESERET NEWS DEAR bear SIR so much enuch has been said about indians and probable indian difficulties 0 of f late that I 1 have no doubt the subject has b become e wearisome to yourself and readers I 1 fear what I 1 can say will have but little effect yet pardon my referring to it however uninteresting inte I 1 S ti ng to others to us who are in the midst of it indian tribes and exposed every hour to their malice and assaults it is a very important As stated by mr nir egan in in a former communication there certainly is danger 0 of an outbreak of the natives along this line it if it does not take place it will only be owing to their fear I 1 am satisfied that if they were sure of success they would commence immediately sho cub the chief at abis place told af M E mccandless that the indians in this vicinity as well as along the line had bad been talking of rising and lacle cleaning ning out all the stations sho cub told them they were children could not see far ahead and that if they killed the men now on the road and burned the stations others would come and build again s stronger ile he will do all he can to prevent trouble troubie but he be cannot control them all ail mr leir wm lym rogers the indian agent at this place says say 6 col coi 01 davies promised to come out ag again lin this spring with provisions clothing and presents of various kinds that the indians have been flocking in from all directions awaiting his arrival and that he be rogers has given and given to them until the they have eat him out of house and home and left him nearly as destitute as they are that the he government has never paid him anything and that he has had t to fur furnish ish provisions for and them out of his own pocket the same may be said of deep creek and all along the road from simpson springs to this place the natives flock around ever every new comer they are acquainted with and asi abi ask when is davies coming now I 1 do not write rite this tb is to find fault with any one nor yet to encourage the thi present system of oe promse promise and present making for tor I 1 do not believe it is calculated to give security to life and property amongst them nor yet am I 1 so foolish as to suppose that in a world like this where men are plenty the lives of a few obscure emp employees I 1 oye e s will be considered of sufficient importance to rouse the proper authorities to prompt action it would be an easy way of paying oty off the line if a good number should be killed but I 1 would appeal to the pockets of contractors that powerful spring of human action that Archim deam lever leyer ever which will all but bat overturn a world do they want a double dose of last summers losses in stock extra ands hands 1 pay etc or does government if there is any wish communication with the west cut cui clr cin A little expense trouble and prompt action will prevent what it will cost a great deal to cure I 1 suppose the superintendent of mian indian affairs will say as he did on another occasion make lake an official statement to in me e and I 1 will take cognizance of it but it is not my province to do that well it if men lose their lives on this road themselves and friends will have the consola tion of 0 knowing that they have fallen in the glorious ell eli orious cause of helping to enrich men already rolling rollins in luxury and and wealth eaith who care neither for their bodies nor souls their comfort nor happiness nor anything else except all the service they can get out of them it is an unpardonable sin in these days to speak the truth especially if that truth is on behalf of the poor against the rich but I 1 shall for once risk the consequences of speaking in I 1 on the weak side pardon my departing departs ng from the subject but we have been like the indians fed on promises so long that like them we are beaconing be coning tired of them may I 1 be pardoned the presumption of asking why we vve many of us should live and toil out here in midst of ii anger er privation and want to fatten rich speculators and get nothing for it I 1 suppose you will answer the only re reason ason is because we are a pack of fools very true but there is a limit to endurance when geo chorpenning failed there was plenty of his property on this end of the line to have paid all his employees since then jones russell I 1 c co have had bad the use of it stock stations I 1 etc tc and the men to whom they legitimately belonged belonge 1 have seen them pas paa to and fro worn out in the service 0 of mn rn n givlio had no claim on them and themselves thel selves receiving nothing for the use of thir their own property mule after mule has been stolen by indians while they were carrying J R cos coys X P mal af 11 ox after ox killed and eat to support t men working for them and yet not one of chorpennin aa employ i 3 has received one ont on dollar for tor or from fr rn th ami 0 ria somebody has re rei rel i the benefit of t the he stock stations etc who is it not dot us certainly the contractors who received the pay from government lime was ivas iva is 3 a badly abused man I 1 the conr coni ct s tal tain n from arm him without alt wit liou hout any a ny j is i r a at i but eid I 1 cap car capoot ct conceive coric COtic eive elve by bv v h t i tf bf at ai tb br r cul cwi pu i akalis alalia ahelf ut of the proceeds of the labor of his hb employees without paying them we ve have been promised 1 t elme eime im after aftel that they would pay us but it seems seen s to ine lne n th tnt t they tiley put it oil to gt got g t all tb b y can 0 f 1 a 9 ai i 1 tilen tien lave us ua to 0 o L lp ih s I 1 tibeau id joae joac x L oc ci wil wll i lay ay kor or tae and property used and destroyed now that their contract does not extend here bere neither will bu arfi ld ir i L cah van i a i get the UP of n I 1 h or orf f i 9 r 0 i I 1 f again alain sent put on the road Suppo supposing the indians s break out as seems not at supposing all unlikely sint elv and steal bi stock who is to lose it ft of course neither jones russell nor butter butth 1 field could afford to and so the poor employees must shoulder it I 1 if justice were done the contract wadid ae e given to those who have made the road carried calr the mall mail throy abow snow and storm and lived or starved on mule meat and dogs to do it but we dont ask this all we ask is that they should take the road stations and pro pert peat perty fd a and d pay us for our labor thiefs this is ju stand would oti oil be b profitable p rohit able abie to both parties will win they do it respectfully W H shearman |