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and are familia with every [[?rood]] of the land.  [[strikethrough]] This fact became [[/strikethrough]]  This an important factor in the work of allowing the people & one [[?]] inhanced its difficulty [[?]] and deeply attached to the locality.  The present remarkable advancement of the Tribe has been mainly due to the influence of wise leaders among them [[strikethrough]] Tribe. [[/strikethrough]]  And during the past two or three years the progressive men have been discussing the expedience of learning their old selection of 1871 [[?]] the bluffs of the Missouri & opening up new farms in the Valley of the Logan, where the land is [[strikethrough]] fully [[/strikethrough]] well adapted to agriculture.  [[strikethrough]] [[?West]] has been under discussion among the progressive men. [[/strikethrough]]  In order to strengthen this plan and afford [[strikethrough]] advice and [[/strikethrough]] encouragement to so great and so desirable change, my first camp was pitched in the Logan Valley.  Every day I went [[strikethrough]] personally [[/strikethrough]] with [[strikethrough]] men [[/strikethrough]] the Indians and aided them in their selections, and advised them as to their work in [[strikethrough]] establishing [[/strikethrough]] starting their new homes.  The Surveyor was with me and the corners of Sections were reestablished, where [[strikethrough]] that has [[/strikethrough]]

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