New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-09
TIE UTE RESERVATIONS.

CONTEMPLATED PURCHASE OF A NEW MINING Dis
TyICT IN COLORADO.
Thomas X. Cree, Secretary of the Board OF
Indian Commissioners, arrived In this city recently
after months sojourn among the Ute Indians In
company with chiefs OF the tribes OF Utes
and two agents, Adams and Dolan Mr.. Cree visited
portion OF the Ute Reservation, called the san Juan
Mining District, which the Utes had few days before
agreed to cell to the Government. The Hon Felix T.
Brunot Chairman OF the Board and Mr.. Cree had been
consulting with the Ute chiefs for week, shaping
treaty for the purchase OF tits land ana hau
finally succeeded only with tie promise that the
chiefs should visit the land in question, satisii
themselves TO the eIpediency OF selling IT,
and receive after their report the consent OF the "hoie
Ute tribe 10 the sale This land" said Mr. Cree TO
TRIBUNE reporter evening "s portion of the Ute
reservation lying in Western Colorado between the
forth degree OF longitude and the Utah line, and ex
tending down to the border OF NewNe1lcO. ~ - ~
very friendly to the whites. They number o'oOo
strong. Their chiefs among the most intelleeht
eges New York lawyer might mad IL difficult to ehttap
them II tho suggestion OF their shrewdness that
first spy the land before they sold II 1t had been
good farming game land they would never have sofa,
objection TO selling gold mines. The Lake Mining DIS
ict said to be rca in silver but the has not YET
been tested Crossing the Uncompargre Mountains at
altitude Of 1920 feet above the level OF the sea- we
came TO the head waters Of the RIO Grande. me
beyond description. The main range Is ,o over
1900 feet high aud q hundred peaks lower
from ,l4.oOO 10 1900 feet high every hand.
But at Cniyersons Run the party came to the Don Juan
mining district. aud at the headwaters OF the Anus
River met colony OF $50 800 miners. one mine
called the Little Giant was In full operation Tue
holders Of tins niue claim that they have LEAD 100.
and half thick, the ore running from u 900 10 No
ton Another mine, called the Green Mountain, wa
yet in working order, and still anolne,,'
called the Sampson, 10 only slightly deveopeu-
Miners claim that the silver loads are better nsn .ne
gold The mining population sorey needs csptai, ana
OF the Of the best leads unable 10 Gun
maud IS In cash This spot IL yet unknown 10 tne
East No Eastern msn has yet put foot In IT, nor hsne
its praises ever been sounded In Eastern ears rug
colony now numbers $50 sous The civil government, OF
the colony Is OF the most primitive nature. dec,s1'
being rendered In criminal cases usually by Juuse
Lynch, and civil cases by mass meetings and Dao.
The records OF proprietary claims are consequently IN
crude shape, and likely engender litigation anu
strie unless court OF civil record Is soon
Mr.. Cree the treaty by which this tract Vi anu
beonyeyed 70 the United States Government nov ,, TO
quires only the ratification OF the Senate when VIII pe
free To explorers The price paid by the Goyernmen -
100000 rather the yearly interest upon thai fun ns
rst amount being held. nsuAl In such cases ~ uus'
by Government for the Indiana