, 1873-07-18
uTES AND ARAPAHOES,
Trouble notyvccn Redskins in tho VI.
CfnitY OF Dcnver.

ctnitY OF Dcnver.
From The Denver Tribune .Juty IL.
For Bono timo past tho Arapal1oe Indians
hayo boon OH the war-path. Thoy woro especial
ly dosirous Of moetinR their old and invotorate
enomteB, tho Utes. In tho carly part Of tho
present week purity Of tho latter col1iled with
e. band ot Arapahoos on tho Dig Muddy, md tho
taking OF scalp. Flnshod with SUCCESS at tllis
nominal victory, tho UtoB started nell-me1l for
Denver On tho night aftor tho fight, leaving throo
runners to warn tho aottlorB OF tho coming Of
the Arapahoes. Tho victors reached our suburbs
yeatorday, camping noar the Wills pnrlt House.
Tho Arapahoea who cacaped this terrible mag
aaero " sent runnors to tho main camp Of tho
tribe, and three war parties were ut once organ
9zod for the pursuit and reyongo. Ono Of tEoae
bands, numbering forty-Boven Of tho flower of
the tribe, and ae lno looking warriors as over lift
Cd hair, arrived nt Wost Diiou yesterday morn
ing, and last night were onca1nped at Box Elder,
On tho Kansas Pacific. Thoy arc aiming for Plum
camp, aud should tho belli gorenta como in con-
tact the fight would probably DO bloody ono
for Indians.
The runnera who were left behind by tho Utos
loos, caused considerable alarm among tie in
habitnntB Of tho rogon as tho lattor canuot toll
d Uto from on Arapahoo.
way and collide With tho Utcs, thoy viii also
commit doprodationa on tho Bottlers
Mr., Il. Tate arrived hore last night from the
scone 81 tho original fight, and at once sought
Gov. Elbert for tho purpoac OF holding a consul
tation with him OH tho situation. There is n
company Of United statos cavalry stationed at
River Bond, on the Big Sandy, 81 miles from
Denver, on tho limo Of Tho Kanaas Pacific, and
Mr.. Tato doBirod Coy Ebert to order thottu IN
this way for tho purpose OF driving the Arapa-
hoas bncls to thor own grounda.
From tho fact TINT Araphoos wero soon as late
as Inst night at point not further from Denver
then Box Eldor (twonty miles), It Is apDaront
TINT they mean business.
The Utos haro bcon crowding IN and about
are ovidently about as haaIy scared ~ the red
man allows himself to become, II it
!vero not for the qlasi protection afforded tlion
BY being allowed to camp about tho city limits
aud loaf in tho city proper, it il eyident tho
less than no tinlo.
Tho clliefs Of tho Utes wore in consultation
part OF tho morning, ~ to their programme for
tho future, but their nain reliance is on thcir
mikes tho bravest OF the Utos nhiyor, and
knowing III thoy do, TINT tho former arc almost
IN striking diRtance, they arc in decided pickle
..-evon golng. 30 far as to postpone their scalp
DANCE which had bcon sot for Inst night.
Tho guiot farmers and gardouors residing
along tho classic shados Of tho Platte, wero
aroused from their lothargy, about half-paBt 10
O'Clock this morning, by unearthly shouts, fro
quont and heavy fusiladcs Of guns and pistols,
unusual demonstration was nothing moro nor
loss than principal entry Of tho UtoB into our
city, carrying long pole, from the top OF which
SWING the ghaatly scalp Of an Arapahoe.
The band numbered between fifty and sixty,
and was in command Of Piah md johnson, tie
riyal captors Of tile doad Arapahoe. Tie war-
riorB were bednubod with tho usual amount OF
ochro, and arrnyod in f}imsy scarlet and
brazen beads:, They got up panaemonium
Of roveliy when. thcy were stopped at the
Larimer streot bridge by the Sheriff nnd two po-
licemen, and their further progrosa stayed. Tho
programme was to march Through tho city, and
on their return to camp Indulge in q regular war
and scaIp.dance. Boing prevented from their
promenade through tho city We presume they
will try to mako up for thoir disappointment il
their OVID aboriginal style as tho day progresses.
Tho only danger to be approheudod, 40 far aH
tho settlers aro concerned, from the Arapahoo
incursion and pursuit, arises out Of the latter's
II, therefore, tho Arapahoes arc prevented by
the TlliteB from satisfying their revenge On thoir
ludlan foes, thore IL danger of their turning on
tho aettlors. In this eyont wo should have many
heart-rending outrages to record.
We hope, however, that such results will be
avoided. Gov. Elbort has teegraphod tho officer
commanding the cavalry company which il sta
TONED At River Bond, informing linn Of the con-
ditton Of affairs, nnd requesting him to put his
command in motion at onco.
Should tho affair assume moro serious as-
poet tho Governor will ordor out the Scouts and
give them Il taste Of actual service In the fold.
Tho Governor exprosBoB himself as not being at
all apprehenaivo Of any danger to aettlors In the
section OF country whoro tho trouble has talken
place, and thinks tlloro ls no cause whatoycr for
alarm among our people.