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for that. The clerk here, who is very "loyal" to the Agent said if the Inds. got an average of $7. per acre it would be a large price. The clerk decided that the R. R. stakes had been changed but the Surveyor told him that was not true for he the Surveyor had made his [[closes]] on the line & now his field notes & plats sent the Surveyor Gen'l would not tally with the R. R. plats. Afterward the [[?]] unknown to the clerk told Mr. B. that the stakes were all changed about 13 days ago. Now I tell you all this not in the hope that you can secure justice to these Indians. they are int eh hands of one man, the Agent, & he will attend to his own interest. but I tell you that you may know a little of the kind of man I am forced to "co-operate with." [[strikethrough]] for [[/strikethrough]] and with who it may become difficult to work with on a few points I will mention. I also tell you this long story because I wish you would have the agreement about the [[Boom? Borm?]] secured. It will be well for you to know that Mr Osborn's friend, Mr Reid formerally of South Carolina is now living in Lewiston & is the Atty for the R. R. & the Enclosed from the Lewiston Teller of Apr. 23.1891 shows you how the partie feel about matters here.