The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-04-21
THIS
NOUN TAI N EER.
GREAT sllT lAn clHi
SATURDAY APRlL I'll 1860.
THE INDIANS

WIN tug ulatVAJ ~ WV A5efIMNttNtut OF
che Interiorof che United States, So far
= Tho Territory 81 Utah Is concerned,
our present remarks may be Of but little
importance, and calculated to throw not
much new light upon matters and things of
present occurrence. TO those affair on.
however, who only form their judgments
upon telLtaIe relearsals, and only gather
thtir information from the vague and ire
apcndbIe gleanings ii newspaper cores
pondenta. who. many 81 them, like wan.
dsring and unnppropriatsd meteors, catch
but flying glimpse of underlined circunl.
stances, w may safely venture . few sug.
gestions.
Our riosai ns.gsv this week presents
some few items Of No very contemplate
Importance 70 the citizens Or our Terri
tory. n the north We are informed b
oulrages The most bare.faced and bold
that can be competed with On any record
There che fury Of the brawny Indian la.
began TO display itself In terms the most
unequivOcal Ii the very heart II our
settlements. the war-cIub and tomahawk
ere swung IN wild defiance; the CULVER 81
NE red-man d repIenishcd full with the
eharpened arrows 81 destruction; thepow-
der-horn and buIlet-p0uch are supplied
affesh with the preparations 81 death; and
I'll tortbode q time o. attack and war. and
blood and slaughter. IN the south the
cmsnl are no less portentous. In the
former the vengeance Of the Indian il dis
played n the streaming blood and gaping
wounds Of : citizen Iii the latter, the
hatred ofths pale marauder is ,iignifed
~ The scalPod and riyersWsshed corpse
u N Indian youth.
The two stories. as thcy AFRO given 10
ths pablo. may tell for themselves.
Forming. however. q they do, bnt texts
ercomment. we nnsy be excused ia asstlin.
Ing the rights or commentators
Without Heightened Or particularly
representative apology. Utah win, with
out qnsstion, Be excused from entering
into = long history Of her career since
hrst the 1ag Of the republic was hoistcd
rpon the lands now claimed By her, and
guaranteed BY Congressional action as her
own. Nor i il necessary to enter upon d
long Investigation - TO the original pro.
prietcrship ofthe soil. Or the question Of
aboriginal claims Utah was found q
desert BY our pioneers. claimed BY 4 70,
vernment with which our own was doing
battle. The termination Of a war, rcdun.
dant with glory and breyets, left her I'M.
der tho peculiar care Of the yictors Her
hcrslcs Of native savages we're committed
70 the fratcrnal guardianship Of the new
occupants; and Cancellation with Che mn
tire heirs was left to their discretion
Forced from the homes OF childhood and
the neighborhood Of Evolutionary ciyiliza-
ton, the pioneers of Utah adopted the
territory as their homo. As 4 scant re-
muneration for their frightened game and
the occupation Of their fisheries and hunt,
fairgrounds, the ancient occupants shared
literally In the wardrobes and subsistence
q the newcomers. All moved along
smoothly and without interruption TIL,
Indian donned his shirt and pantaIoons
and looked with pride and pleasure npol
hissquaW enrObed nchcmise and pctticoat
The unpalatAbIe hash Of sun-Hower seed
md erickets was replaced by corn-breae
and a0nr-biscnit Their bettercd condi
tion made them content and happy. Thcil
domestic traditions were uninterrupted
and . general feeling Of satisfaction pre-
vailed among the tribes. Renegade band,
ofmarauders were followed With yigol
and punished with promptitnde; and iii,
arms Of the Republic compelled and rc
seilyed their homage. +.
EyentualIy aths onward march Of ciyi.
liIation that proud boast Of the mixed
AngIos brought with Tits usual concoul.
itants; and the natives shared in its bonn
y The .placeros' Of the west scattered
aoroad their glittering attractions; and
the blood Of the Indian, required 10 add
lustre and value to the tempting treasure,
flowed freely at the will Of the adyentnrcr.
An inquiring look from the red fisherman
on the banks Of his native river was an
J twered BY a whizzing deaih-knell from the
mouth Of a revolver. Unhoused and
homeless the papOose. clinging to the ma
ternal hands IN agony. beheId its home
stead Hicki-up in flames, and wept as the
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