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<br />; <br /> <br />0169 <br /> <br />secure the Indians' territory. Tentative arrangements <br /> <br />were made for a treaty council to be held in August and <br /> <br />later, instructions were sent to the Indian agents at <br /> <br />White River and Denver and the superintendent in New <br /> <br />Mexico to have the Indians from the various ute agencies <br /> <br />to assemble at Los pinos prior to August 20th, when the <br /> <br />council would be held. <br /> <br />The negotiations with the crows having been more <br /> <br />protracted than anticipated, Mr. Brunot with his secretary <br /> <br />and interpreter were unable to reach there at that time <br /> <br />only and reaching Cheyenne from the Crow agency on the <br /> <br />25th of August, and Denver the 27th. On arrival at <br /> <br />Denver Mr. Brunot received word that his colleague on <br /> <br />the ute commission Mr. Bishop would not be able to join <br /> <br />him. He also learned, however, that the agent of the <br /> <br />Arapahoes had started from the Arapahoe camp on the 18th <br /> <br />of August, expecting to reach Fort Scott, the nearest <br /> <br />railroad station on the 26th. They waited for him at <br /> <br />Denver until Sept. 1, when receiving no further intelligence <br /> <br />in regard to him, they considered it inexpedient to wait <br /> <br />longer and started for the agency at Los Pinos. After a <br /> <br />drive of 200 miles they reached the agency on the evening <br /> <br />of the fifth of September 1873, going by way of South Park <br /> <br />and Poncho Pass. <br /> <br />-19- <br />