Dept. of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, Washington, July 17, 1879 Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of an extract from the monthly report of the United States Agent Meeker for the month of June last, relating to depredations committed by bands of Ute Indians in Middle[Read More…]
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MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 66
Dept. of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs Washinton, D.C. July 15, 1879 Sir: In reply to your letter of the 30th ultimo, asking for authority to employ some of the Indians under your charge to haul flour from the old agency to the new location, as they have learned[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 65
White River Agency, Colorado. July 15, 1879 Sir: Your telegraph message of 7th instant was received on 11th, lying over two days at Rawlins, directing me to cause the depredating Utes to vacate Middle and North Parks. But I had reported to you previously, and had sent, about 5th instant,[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 64
White River Agency, Colorado. June 12, 1879 Sir: As the three wagons you have purchased by my request for Indians will I understand, soon be here, I ask your authority to retain them for agency use and give the Indians instead those we are using. First being 3½ inch, they[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 63
White River Agency, Colorado. July 11, 1879 Sir: Jack a principal Ute chief, wishes to inform you that Rainbow (Sarap) died 8th instant, after a long illness. Rainbow was a chief of such influence that formerly he visited Washington among the Ute delegation, and he received a silver medal from[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 61
Department of the Interior Office of Indian Affairs July 9, 1879 F. W. PITKIN, Denver, Colo.: The War Department has been requested to send troops, to bring the Utes back to their reservation. E. A. HAYT. Commissioner White River Agency, Colorado. July 10, 1879 Sir: Please send 200 sheets of[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 61
White River Agency, Colorado July 7, 1879 Sir: As the only weighing scales we have for weighing supplies will weigh nothing than half a pound, and as the new method of issue demands weight less than half a pound, I would ask you to send scales suited for the requirements.[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS:Letters from history, No. 60
White River Agency, Colorado July 7, 1879 Sir: In reply to yours June 27 (A., Colorado, M., 1282), in which you say my expense account of E.E. Clark, in getting a blacksmith, October, 1878, is disallowed because no exigency is shown, and because it is believed a smith could have[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 59
White River Agency, Colorado July 7, 1879 Sir: As I have on hand well towards 700 sacks of flour, I would ask the authority to increase the amount weekly issued. The reasons are, first, the present amount looks, and is small; second, the ration list calls for 50 pounds flour[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 57
Editor’s Note: For those following these previously unpublished letters between Nathan Meeker and officials in Washington, D.C., it’s worth pointing out that the letters below were written just a few months before the uprising of the White River Utes and Meeker’s death. White River Agency, Colorado July 7, 1879 Sir:[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 57
Editor’s Note: For those following these previously unpublished letters between Nathan Meeker and officials in Washington, D.C., it’s worth pointing out that the letters below were written just a few months before the uprising of the White River Utes and Meeker’s death. White River Agency, Colorado July 2, 1879 Sir:[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 56
White River Agency, Colorado June 30, 1879 Sir: The mail is now coming here three times a week, and the contractor wishes to get his horses shod at our shop. There is no other shop nearer than seventy-five miles, if so near, and, as we have a good smith and[Read More…]
