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usually last several days, and although it is not considered a "War Dance," yet, during the excitement of the occasion, bands of Indians are apt to branch off for the purpose of committing depredations. To counteract any bad influence which may be brought to bear upon the Indians of this Reservation by [?the] Cheyennes - to prevent as far as possible any bands from branching off to commit depredations - and to visit the the Indians in a friendly manner at their Camps to attend their "Medicine dance" and for the purpose, also, of exploring the Country still more thoroughly toward the head waters of Red River, I intend to move west about the 1st of June with a sufficient force to accomplish pracrably [sic] the end in view. I talked with all the Chiefs and head men of the various bands, before they started on their hunt, they all said they would not go on the "War Path," and they would do every thing in their power to control their people, and keep them on the "right road," that when sufficient buffalo were secured to furnish them with meat and material for their winter lodges, they would all return to their Camps on Cache Creek. Mr. Tatum, the Indian Agent, is doing all in his power, with the very limited means furnished him. Much of the breaking up of the ground and fencing of the [?], for the Indians has been done by parties who have agreed to wait for their pay, upon future appropriation of Congress. I have united with Mr. Tatum in representing to the proper authorities the urgent necessity for