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Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 10, (duplicates - part 2).(UNPUBLISHED, 1868-06-06) Huntington, J. W. Perit; Meacham, A. B."The Warm Springs Reservation is named from some large springs which throw out large quantities of water impregnated with sulphur and various salts at a temperature of about 215 farenheit, contains about 1024000 acres of which only 3000 or 4000 acres are susceptible of cultivation."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 10, (duplicates).(UNPUBLISHED, 1866-04-01) Smith, John; Huntington, J. W. Perit; Meacham, A. B."The lateness of the season and the insufficient manner in which the affairs of the agency have been conducted during the past winter will tend to ... you in efforts to put in a large breadth of land in agricultural products, but as this is the object most necessary to be attended you will use all diligence in so doing."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 10, 1866 - 1869.(UNPUBLISHED, 1866-04-01) Huntington, J. W. Perit; Meacham, A. B."During the period the Agency has been without an agent a large number of the Indians have left the agency. Some of them are now at Priest Rapids and White Bluffs, other at Yakima at Simcoe, at Celilo and in the vicinity of the Dalles. You will use diligent endeavor to return these Indians to the reservation and prevent them from again leaving."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 9, (duplicates - part 2).(UNPUBLISHED, 1862-03-16) Rector, Wm. H.; Huntington, J. W. Perit"Recent advices from the Dalles bring us to the painful intelligence of the murder of Buel Woodward of this city and the probable massacre of 100 twelve other members of his party while mining and exploring on John Days river."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 9, (duplicates - part 3).(UNPUBLISHED, 1863-06-30) Huntington, J. W. Perit"Your letter of 20th ultimo in relation to evidence of the murder (murders) of Dick Johnson & Mummy (Indians) in Umpqua County in 1857 was received at this office during my absence at Walla Walla."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 9, (duplicates - part 4).(UNPUBLISHED, 1864-12-06) Huntington, J. W. Perit"In reply I have to say that such permission will be granted upon condition that one or more responsible citizens of your place will become holden that the said Indian will conduct themselves properly, will abstain from the use of ardent spirits, will not harbor other Indians who are absent from the reservation in violation of law and will not violate any of the laws of the United States or of this state."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 9, 1862 - 1863.(UNPUBLISHED, 1862-05-06) Rector, W. H.; Huntington, J. W. Perit"In April, 1858 the Indian Chief John was taken in charge by the military and conveyed to the headquarters of the Department of the Pacific then at Benicia I think where he has since remained. Three of his daughters have recently called on me and made very earnest appeals for him to be returned in order that he might live with them the few remaining days of his life. His tribe are now nearly all dead."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 9, 1863 - 1865.(UNPUBLISHED, 1863-06-30) Huntington, J. W. Perit"I have during the last three months made diligent inquiry for her and twice supposed I had found her but was both times mistaken."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 9, 1865 - 1866.(UNPUBLISHED, 1865-09-17) Huntington, J. W. Perit"The crops are not so good as last year partly because of severe drough no rain having fallen from March until August and partly in consequence of the ravages of grasshoppers. These insects appear to be identical with the locusts of Egypt and return in countless myriads at intervals of several years. When they come they destroy the vegetation of large distribution with a suddenness and completeness quite incredible to those who have not witnessed it."