Meeker

Museum Musings – Letters from History, No. 22

White River Agency, Colorado

February 3, 1879

Sir: The last month has been snowy, and most work was performed with difficulty. Only two male employees are at the agency; the rest, eight, are in Powell Valley. Something is done, when the weather permits, eight, towards increasing dwelling accommodations. The principal work is directed to getting out fencing materials. The line of fence is to be over three miles long, and it will [enclose] about 400…