United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs; Indians of North America--California--Government relations--Sources;
Letter informs the recipient about the newly elected secretary, John McKee, and reports the encounter with the Kossus Indians and the treaty they negotiated with the Indians.
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs; Indians of North America--California--Government relations--Sources;
Reports of the treaty with six tribes or bands of the Mountain and Mercede Indians. States the land given to the Indians are not of any real value to the government or the whites. He also writes about the estimated Indian population.
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs; Indians of North America--California--Government relations--Sources;
Details on Indian goods and bookkeeping of the account of Indian commissioner. Complains about the cut funding from Washington. Advise to seek cheaper cattle providers from the Southern California ranchers.
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs; Indians of North America--California--Government relations--Sources;
Reports of his expedition to visit and treat with the Indians in the Klamath River region. Describes his meeting with the Hoo-pahs and difficulty in finding suitable reservation lands.
