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Ft. Mojave, Ariz. Nov. 17 Mr. V.H. Burns [not legible] Hotel Los Angeles, Cal. My Dear Sir: By today’s mail I received a letter from the Dept. asking me to engage a farmer to live among the Yava Suppai Indians in the Cataract Canon for the present fiscal year - to help them repair their ditches, etc. Salary is $75 per mo. I would like to have you look about [not legible] and see if you cannot find a suitable man. I would like to get a middle-aged man, large and commanding who is thoroughly acquainted with irrigation in all its branches. A man
