Department of the Interior,
Office of Indian Affairs,
Washington, February 10, 1879.
Sir: By office letter of January 24 last (R) you were advised of the remittance of certain funds for the current expenses of your agency during the present quarter, and your attention was invited to another letter of that date relative to the applicability of funds for constructing an irrigating ditch.
I now have to advise you that the letter last referred to was not sent, for the reason that it was finally decided that the removal fund could not be used in paying expenses connected with the construction of the ditch referred to; and that, therefore, the $1.606 L, of the removal fund named in the tabular statement accompanying said office letter of January 24, was not remitted, but that a like amount from the civilization fund was included In the remittance referred to. You will therefore please account for the sum above named under the title last designated, and change the tabular statement to correspond therewith, and you will also dispose of said sum as directed in remittance letter of January 24 before referred to.
Very respectfully,
E. A. HAYT,
Commissioner.
N.C. MEEKER,
United States Indian Agent, White River Agency, Colorado.
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Department of the Interior.
Office of Indian Affairs,
Washington, February 12, 1879.
Sir: I am in receipt of your letters of December 9 and of the 6th and 13th ultimo, respectively, having reference to Indians of your agency who leave the reservation to supply themselves with ammunition and for other purposes, and, in reply to your recommendation that measures be taken to empower the agent to supply them with the same in limited quantities or appoint a trader to do it, have to state that it is not the policy of the office to encourage the Indians to engage in these hunting expeditions, but to use all legitimate means to induce them to abandon the hunt and engage in agricultural pursuits for a living. There is no evidence in your communications referred to that they are driven to the necessity of hunting for game to supply their wants, and stringent measures should be adopted to prevent them from going beyond the limits of the reservation for any purpose except as provided in the circular letter of December 23d, ultimo.
Very respectfully,
E. A. HAYT,
Commissioner.
N.C. MEEKER, Esq.,
United States Agent, White River Agency, Colorado, via Rawlings, Wyo.
