Office of Indian Affairs, Washington,
July 23, 1879
To N.C. Meeker, Rawlins:
I will obtain the machinery and have it shipped to your agency. You must take a decided stand with your Indians, to prevent future depredations.
E.A. HAYT
Commissioner of
Indian Affairs
White River Agency, Colorado
August 11, 1879
Sir: Yours July 14 (Colo. M. 1285. ‘79) received. The engine is about 20-horse power, the boiler 10 feet long, 3 feet diameter, and has 35 flues. The gauge formerly asked was made in Chicago by Chicago Steam Gauge company, is 7 inches in diameter, and made to indicate a pressure of 200 pounds to the square inch. I hope the gauge may be supplied with certainty.
Respectfully,
N.C. Meeker Indian Agent
HON. E.A. HAYT
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington D.C.