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in the western part of the reservation. I suggested that they should fence in those tribal acres, and enter upon the business of taking in white men's cattle, and herd them where they could be confined and would not destroy crops. This suggestion was all my share in the business project. I did not go into particulars with the people, or any one, for I had not thought out any, nor did I name or suggest any person to be the business partner. 

When I learned that Mr. Edward Farley had agreed to be the managing partner in the concern, I was sorry.  I felt sure that he would do well by the Indians, but I was equally sure that he would become an object of attack. He was married in the tribe, and knowing as I did the various factions among the people, the Indians not of the party to which his wife's family belonged would probably oppose him, and would [[ould handwritten]] be tools in the hands of white men who might fancy they would like to be in the position occupied by Mr. Farley. Then too, any man who had business relations with the Indians is apt to be considered by the public as dishonest [[underlined]] a priori. [[/underlined]] I regretted to see an earnest hard-working man like Mr. Edward Farley enter upon an enterprize fraught with such difficulties.

Events have proved that my fears were well founded. False statements concerning this very simple business partnership