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June 2, 1884

Fire Chief.

My Friend because you have been willing to do & your hand has come down to us.  We ask you to do for as.  We are not [[?modest]], & ask again & again when men come to us, we ask of them to do for us, but our hearts are not at one with them, for we always have thoughts of trickery.  - [[?H]] - We want to ask one thing.  We want you speak [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] again for us to your people.  You have been with us, & even our children look up on you. - [?H]] - These men have agreed with me & I suppose will tell you the same thing - [[?H]] - He rises - If we are going to have employees if we must keep them we want our own people.  Not white people - they are tricky & it is on this account we have been brought to our low condition]].  We do not wish any play [[?]].    [[?]] [[?]] saw mill any longer.  The Indian