The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-02-23
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respondcnce II win be seen that there Is q
very laIr prospect o. rather disagfcea-
bic time there, when the spring opens out
We called The attention Of the Depart
,nent some time since to The condition or
Inc Indians and settlers Of that valley, asl
well as the general condition and require
nicuts Of he tribes And whit has been
donel A few blankets. . few pairs Of
unrnentionables, and few other TRIES
were distributed among d very few Indians
from whom no aT,oasi danger need have
been spprehended.
The history Of the Indians Of Utah
since the time Of the entrance or the Pho.
necrs has been often referred TO- They
were found naked wanderers almost nm
known, and entirely uucared for, save
when q wandering trader would visit them
20 cheat them d the products Of their
hunting The pioneers shared with them
their food and clothing without remuner-
alton. s... rs IA. rs.
During The superiutendency Of Govern.
o. Young. instead Of desoting his whole
time and attention 70 the filling u his
purse andslorc-housc at tbeexpense Of The
goEernmert. and tie poor Indian, be wa,
tser found promptly athis post In the lis.
charge ofhis dutIea FrcmHorth to south,
from east to west. 81 bis Jurisdiction. ever
tribe was Visited, (not one Of two little
bands and abundantly were they Supplied
] with food aud eiothing cseerfulIy then
began Tho savage 70 look upotlthe advan-
tsgss Of q moro civilized mode az exist
cHcss and under warm blankets 10 smiled
~ tho scowling storms Of winter which
shook not hIs vigwsn Interruptions
were sometimes oecasioned to the grew.
ingly harmonious condition or Tho tribes
BY the sets Or pnwisc or yicions men who
visited them d posed over their hunting
grounds. Gaming much trcablr, orl often
tioodshcd 10 ths settlers. Eycry thing !,
however. bidfair ior peace and good feel
ing tilI d change o. Territorial adnihis.
trsiioa brought viii ! change Of policy,
The Indians were provoked VI promises
upfal6lled- The rotting attendants ors de.l
baIchery aud vice begaa sosrraad among
them Their Eorrogfia sol /, ana the iile.
irritating ehaIice, rendering Inc satage still
more savage, passed around The late hsp. |
" Sick.Lup spreading dissolution ard
woe. &
81 Tee.si Is.sisNa rnarhincry a thiE species
Of civilization once eel fairly Ia motion,
and the foundation wen laid for troaLlr,
aud annoyance on every side, the next act
10 the drama was ohe.In fair keeping with
oil The rest Qaarrcls arose among ON
eials about The properor improper distri-
button Of the funds appropriated for the
benefit o. the Indians Those WHO had
charge Of, or labored on the farms we're
cheated out Of their wages.
For the last two or three years the
time. talents, and funds that should hare
been devoted to the beneEtof tho Indians
have been expended in qnibbllpg nboat
that proper Or improper dislribation Of
the funds. And now, when troubles
threaten the settlements on tile North and
West the Superintendent, who should be
at his post, and turning out food and
clothing FROM large appropriations. is en-
loying his leisure investigating presented
claims which the Department ought well
to.know arciar below the funds actually
disblrsed.
Immense are the appropriations made
for the carrying on Of the various depart.
ments Of our government compared 10 the
proper pses .hat IRE made Of those appfo.
priatiOnE The people in Cache Valley,
Tor Instance, at the present time. whose
settlements are but III their infancy; ex,
posed as they are on tue irontiers sur
rounded BY tue most warlikc Of The noun.
tain tribes. are eompsIled TO ponr out from
Their scanty supplies bread aud raiment
for the natives while thousands sEoala Be-
g. command from The Government Tor
Their disposal; and those who should ID
among them attending to the duties Of
thsir proper eallings, iioger around their.
eihees o. hotels caring not tboush every
settlement be destroyed, and the settler.
starved Or hutcherSd.
Without wishing, however 10 multiply
remarks We commend unr citizens 10 bs
On their guard for tleasslyes, take care.
q their stock and 'aEsep their powder
dry irrespective the elogaenee II those
who talk big things about che Aarora
Bersalia The rising and Gle sci .ias 5un.
Winding pp each long unmeaaing sentence
With TEL them that. Dimick n ~.