New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-21
INDIAN DEPREDATIONS.
From The 81. Lons Republican. March II

From The g. Lo,ns Republican, March II.
The Utahs in the eighborhood of Fort Laramie ere
determined, it would seem t to give the whites .
which permitted to rake from private Letter,
received by gentleman in this city, and dated Fort
Laramie February IA and &c. will give some ides q
the bold and determined nature OF their depreds.osS
lately. They are evidently preparing for heroe
contest with any force which our Government may
send TO ohssse them for their thefts and murders.
The writer says:
rier's herd and drove of in broad daylight eighty
five head Of horses aad mules. Ward sent thu Little
Crow and another Indian after them; they told thA
Crow 70 go back to Mr. Ward AID cay that they wsce
going 70 the Missouri with the horses, and would
there raise big band Of Indars return TO the Platte
ard sweep il Gle ar Of all stock This IL the report
saw and convers9i with the spanard Of Ward, VINO
toG me Of the Sealing be beng one OF the herders.
There is another report which heard tive weeks
ago, but put DO faith 10 it; however, having heard u
sgsin, begia to feel uneasy. Il /, that the Uts0
have killed all the people on the South FORK among
the number, Messrs. Randall and Stale.
Since the foregoing was written, Mr.. Ward haa
been here and told me the particulars about the Inc
oia1s stealing bis horses The day before yesserceys
about IL A. NJ, six Indians approached witnn TAI :
mile OF his house aud drove of all his hard Of hcsess
except few wild colts. He sent the Crow and An
toire Janine's bro.her.inlsw after them ana wno
thew caught up. the Indians said II was good thing
they knew Ward or they would nave S hsa sh:t
belonged 70 him. lthe Indian which tney gave uP'
He then asked Tor a splendid black horse OF Wsrdss
but they said they had known this anime 10, io18
time and wanted him 10 use In the war against tne
whitss and could not give him up. They, however
surrenc red ulule Of Wards and i've broken down
horses belonging 70 Pspin and the Green River parry
staying at Wards.
YESTERDAY the Indians stole from Bo.deAas tnree
horses and from Major Drpps two horses 80 you see
that they are carrying outwhat they said they otenA'
ed that U.s. 20 steal and Kill all they can uIni spnn9s
when they will give the whites fight.
Mr. Ward told me be would not De surprised 70
learn that oil the at his herd were killed -Four
dsys ago thirty i've Of his cattle came to hs house
| ard the next day seventeen head came. The nexf
dsv be sent man 10 the herd twenty i've niles az
tsntl tcA.se what was the matter and that man haa
not returned, after two days absence, when M W.
| left home. a..
| "Old Frank he's moved from the nai tshon up ~
Mr. Gratiot g. having had three Of his borsee run %
a few days ago In broad daylight. The inaiens W
sto'e them. told Wards Indian that they hsi 49,
watching tie Fort for tho last seyen asyy IN
sysry mao went oot.ide and that they nsa gstses
tske care how they walked down 70 tne elcI sao
49, sss, ann sovn and since that warning We have
10. 49, - svsning wslks we were acc dstoEaaz
gu.s 'aAns o.i TLs Colonel Gays We must nov
| ~ ~ o .arnd q ing in the parade ground never
| 49, ,rn,'abt that there was danger here, out
pee a. now and think il u dangerous 70 'raval
asay r1v send three wagons now at tins for WOOD,
vith double guard, 90 AZ TO have enough "
e~ a. While loading the wagons"
W"ErnRrARY lC.-I have heard again nom Ward
The wolves stsmpsded his cattle and tns mea wes'
err gagged several dsysin hunting them