To E. A. HAYT,
Commissioner,
Washington, D.C.:
Would say to yours 23rd September, if soldiers arrest Indians and go away, I must go with them. Soldiers must stay. Large bodies of Indians leaving for the north to hunt. They insisted I should give out blankets now. I refused. Trade in guns and ammunition of Bear and Snake Rivers is brisk. Company D, Ninth Cavalry, at Steamboat Springs, waiting instructions which came today from General Hatch, and are forwarded today by employees.
N.C. Meeker, Agent.
White River Agency, Colorado.