Letter from J.H. Holeman to Brigham Young dated September 30, 1853;
Subject
Salt Lake City (Utah); Young, Brigham 1801-1877; Mormons; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Whites--Relations with Indians;
Place names
Salt Lake City (Utah); Nevada; West (U.S.); Carson Valley (Nev.);
Keyword
Humboldt River; Carson River; Too-ke-moh; Spring valley; Provisions;
Tribe
Shoshone; Paiute;
Band
Bannock;
Creator
Holeman, Jacob Harrod, 1793-1857;
Description
J.H. Holeman describes his meetings with various Shoshone bands on a trip to the Humboldt and Carson rivers. Holeman meets with Paiutes and Washaws in the Carson Valley;
Publisher
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah;
Date.original
1853-09-30;
Type
Text;
Format
application/pdf;
File name
1of2-1853-8-SS002
Language
eng;
Coverage
Utah;
Rights
Digital image copyright 2011, University of Utah. All rights reserved;
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J. H. Holeman to RG 75
Brigham Young Microcopy 234
Sept. 30, 1853 Reel 897
Great Salt Lake City, Sept 30, 1853
Sir,
In accordance with the regulations of the Indian department" I submit
for your consideration, the following report. I (ah^e the honor to transmit
the same, through you to the department. Since my last annual report
you are already advised of my official proceedings up to July.
By instructions from your excellency dated June 30. I left this city
on the 6th day of July, on an expedition to visit the Indians on the Humboldt
and Carson Rivers. In the course of my journey I-.met with various small •
parties of Indians, principally of the Shoshoni tribe until I arrived at
1000 Spring Valley, where I met with the chief of a band of the Shoshoni
tribe .tribe, by the name of Too-ke-moh, (the Rabbit) numbering about 600.
I had previously met a party of his band on Goose creek, who informed me
that the village was in the mountains, some distance from the road. I employed
one of the party to proceed to the village and invite their chief
and his band to meet me in 1000 Spring Valley, he; Too-ke-moh,and a portion
of his band met me accordingly. After a talk, having found him friendly
disposed to the whites, and ha having promised a continuance of his
friendship, I gave him some presents to be distributed among his tribe, as
he might think proper, leaving to him the selection, as I had not presents
