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<br />.1) l1!7? <br />stood it so until the present time. The rivers that <br /> <br />run to the east from the mountain range we understood <br /> <br />were off the reservation; those that run west were on it. <br /> <br />In regard to Washington Gulch and others, whete they are <br /> <br />mining, they are on the reservation as we understand it. <br /> <br />The miners who have come in, have not been disturbed by the <br /> <br />Utes. The mines in the mountains are very important; <br /> <br />they are surrounded by the Utes, and the miners will <br /> <br />gradually settle down upon the Ute lands in the valley." <br /> <br />The conference for the rest of the afternoon went <br /> <br />on in that vein, the two Apache Chiefs desiring to know <br /> <br />what was to be done about their reservation and Chavanaux <br /> <br />at times becoming quite bitter in his denunciation of <br /> <br />the government. <br /> <br />Said he: <br /> <br />"When I was in Washington the treaty put <br /> <br />the line on the top of the mountains and not where the <br /> <br />line is put now. The President heard it, and knows where <br /> <br />it was. That is what I cannot understand--why the line <br /> <br />is put where they now say it is. That is why it is hard <br /> <br />to make this contract; the lines have been changed and it <br /> <br />is bad faith on the part of the government." <br /> <br />The next session met at 12 o'clock the following <br /> <br />Monday noon and was somewhat of a repetition of the first <br /> <br />days bickerings, Mr. Brunot continually trying to impress <br /> <br />-27- <br />