Show LETTER FROM WILLIE elwood utah april 12 indians are here at washakie Wash akle bad condition they have lave got no hay some of the horses dying the hay is pretty scarce here and stock starving to death the snow thaw out pretty fast now we IVO get litle bit on cm ground yet but have had pretty long winter this year some indians been down great salt T take ake city attended april conference they all is return home now by tills this time and people think the spring come now there was mr air 11 II seeger and win lowe been up Wash washakie akle yesterday on importance business and land bus ness and also mr air ward and mr evans cashier in garland bank too but on oil some business tiie the ground is going dry pretty fast some of indian land sell out now down on dear bear river valley the boys working on the railroad section now I 1 believe our people like want to go to war yet but may go enlisted some time the spring work is not open yet I 1 some indians down ogden doing business and return yet it is not right one go to war because our chief and warriors buried their weapons away long time ever since the treaties with the united states I 1 was been down deep creek coun ry on special business I 1 got back viere lore on monday last As soon as I 1 get there to deep creek Is enclosed and itemized statement of what the here claim are aue them tor for work during the incumbency of special cial agent mr L D creel but I 1 brought the people together and the mater lias has been gobb gone over thoroughly I 1 mr joe leo lee was formerly an employee here filling tho the place of stockman mr georte george moody of the skull valley luris jurisdiction diction is here also ills report was referred to his superintendent mr miller I 1 want tell the people the condition we was in the government mistreat us try to take land away from us but we and our big chiefs and warriors made a treaty such long time the indians looking tor for help according to treaties stad but we find out the treaties les is not right some way rather tjui our people are help heln by bv the dut but we discouraged now our people all over the united states stages well this Is condition our people the indians in skull valley and deep creek and indian land of af cost chuto are very poor condition now they was looking for or help too now the indians sorry about their condition I 1 am very pleased the government help indians all over united states I 1 hive have been talking to ray my people about the matter WILLIE |