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My question is still unanswered.

The Indians who reported to me the ruling at this Agency forbidding the shoeing of Indians horses were correct, as the Agent has told me distinctly and definitely that he does not allow the shoeing of any Indian's horses, unless the Indian is employed by the Government and the horses to be shod are used in hauling supplies for the Agency or doing some other government work. From his letter I learn that he has now denied to consider my workmen and their horses in use while surveying as working under the ruling in refusing the shoeing.

I decline to speak of the grave discrepancy between the story of the refusal [[?]] by [[?]] chain man and others [[?]] the version given by the Agent in his action. 

I will state what has been done for me by the Agency [[?????]] far beyond Craigs Mountain last Fall.  The blacksmith put four main bands of wire about my wagon pole which was split, he screwed in a few pieces of iron as a temporary make =