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         I wrote you last Sunday, and, I believe, told you that Captain Gray had been up around "Eureka Valley" where the Indians were getting very uneasy.  None of the Agents have ever been back there since they left in June and hunger had made the Indian decidedly ugly.   Old Wakley has been the only white man who has been able to stay up there, and it is said he has managed to by telling the Indians that they had been turned over to the military now and would get nothing.  He has encouraged them in depredating and at the same time had by false representations obtained the signatures of many chiefs to a petition to have Leavenworth sent back as Agent.
          Gray staid until he was notified that he must leave, then came back.  So-sa-sri. Eeahabil Straightfeather and others came in with him to enquire when they might

expect Gen'l. Hazen and what he should do for them

           Capt. Rife made many promises and they went back.
            Even Shirley is now allowed to go up and they have given out that no soldiers or other white men- even Gen'l Hazen will not be permitted among them until that [strike] they take food to them.
            Major Roy is now on his way here from Gibson but has sent ahead of him a courier who arrived last night with orders which when executed, will tend