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<br />l <br /> <br />01'5'5 <br /> <br />Capote and Weem~nuche bands who claimed the valley were <br /> <br />opposed to the plan, being unwilling to give up their <br /> <br />hunting grounds for such a purpose. Several of the agents <br /> <br />said that their bands were satisfied with their treatment <br /> <br />from the government and did not desire to enter into <br /> <br />any kind of treaty. Also it was doubted by some of the <br /> <br />agents if the valley was large enough to answer the purpose <br /> <br />desired and the Indians themselves would entertain no <br /> <br />proposition for a treaty that required them to settle for <br /> <br />the purpose of agriculture. <br /> <br />Nor had the plan of Governor Evans to bring all the <br /> <br />different tribes of utahs together in a treaty council <br /> <br />at the Conejos agency been highly successful. This was due <br /> <br />for the most part to the great distance which it would <br /> <br />have been necessary for them to travel to reach the treaty <br /> <br />ground. Only one chief from the Capote band was present <br /> <br />and three from the Muache band. Several from the Weeminuche <br /> <br />band had started but turned back and the uintah band in <br /> <br />Northwestern Colorado would not send representatives be- <br /> <br />cause they thought their horses could not endure the <br /> <br />journey. <br /> <br />Thus it was that the Tabeguache band of Utahs was the <br /> <br />only one which was really represented. The treaty council. <br /> <br />being held at their agency, their agent, Mr. Head, had <br /> <br />-5- <br />