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road with a view of receiving such presents.
When therefore travellers from the States make
their appearance they throw themselves in sight
with the same view and when they are shot
at, some of their numbers killed as has frequently
been the case, we cannot but expect
them to wreak their vengeance upon the next
train.

Secondly. That the Government should make
more liberal appropriations to be expended
in presents I have proven that it is far
cheaper to feed and clothe the Indians than
to fight them. I find moreover that after
all when the fighting is over it is always
followed by extensive presents which if properly
distributed in the first instance might
have averted the fight. In this case then
the expense of presents are the same and it
is true in ninetenths of the cases that have
happened.

Third=The troops must be kept away
for it is a prevalent fact that wherever there
are the most of these we may expect to find
the greatest amount of hostile Indians and
the least security to persons and property.

If these three items could be complied
with I have no hesitation in saying
that so far as Utah is concerned that travellers
could go to and from, pass and repass
and no Indian would disturb or molest