The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-07-19
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For some limo past tho Arnpnhoo
indians have been on the wnr-pNth.
They were especially DESTROYS of meet
Ing their old ana invctornte enemies,
the Utes. In the early part Of the
present woel; n party Of the latter col
lldcd with band Of Arnpahocs on the
Big Muddy, and the uteB claim the
killing Of Ave Arnpahocs and the tak-
Ing Of n scalp, Flushed with success
ut this nominal victory, the Utrs
started pell-moll for Denver on the
night Of the fight, leaving three run
ners 70 warn the settlers OF the COM
Ing Of the Arnpohocs The vIct0rs
reached our suburbs yesterday, camp
lng near tho villa Park House.
The Arnpall0ea who escaped this ter
rlble massacre u sent runners 10 the
main camp Of the tribe, and three war
parties We're ut once organized for the
pursuit and revenge. One Of these
bands, numbering forty-sevcn Of the
flower of the tribe and ny fine looking
warriors M ever lifted hair, arrived at
West llijou yesterday morning, and
Inst night were encampcd at Box Elder,
on the Kansas Pacific. They are aim
Ing for Plum Creek, where n large par
~ OF Utcs are now In camp, and should
the bolligcrcnts come In contact the
fight would probably he II bloody one
for Indians.
Tho runners who were left behind
by the Utcs To warn the settlers of the
coming Of the Arapahoes, caused con-
siderable 0lnrm among the Inhabitants
of the region, M the latter cannot tell
Ute from m Arapah0e,
II ~ thought that ifihe Arapahoes
come this way and collide with The
lTtes, they will also commit depreda-
iions on the settlers.
Mr.. r. Tate arrived here last night
from the scene Of the original fight,
and Mt once sought Governor Ebert
for the purpose Of holding consultation
with him on the situation. There Is u
company of United States cavalry
stationed nj River Bend, on the Big
Sandy, cighty-0nc miles from Denver,
on the line Of the Kansas Pacific, and
Mr.. Tate desired Governor Ebert to
! order them up this way for the purpose
of driving the Arapnhoes back TO Their
own grounds.
"Old Man Wiggns,n n well-known
settler of Bijou, also came in this
morning to interview Governor Ebert
on the situation.
| We are Informed by Mr.. Tate that
the runners left by the Utes to warn
| the settlers of their danger, are of little
or no account They dash up to this
house, on camp, or rancho, and, after
yelling out, "Iieap Arapahoe'--'comc
hcap'--tnsh OF again as madly as
ever Tho settlers, unused to this style
of warning, and unable TO distinguish
between an Arapah0c and " Ute, are
left In utter doubt and perpleyity,
From the fact TINT Arapahocs were
seen IN late ms last night at point not
further from Denver than Box Elder
| twenty miles,, II Is apparent that they
mean business.
The Utes have been crowding In and
about our city ever since their fight at
Big Muddy, and nre evidently about rs
badly scared as the red man allows
| himself to become. II II were not for
the quasi protection afforded them by
being allowed to camp about the city
limits and loaf In the city proper, II Is
evident the Arapahoes would make
mince-meat of them in less than no
time.
The chiefs OF the )ltes were In con-
Sltation part of the morning, as to
| their programme for the future, but
their main reliance Is in their palc face
allies The very name of Arapahoc
makes the tmavest Of the Utes shiver,
and knowing, as they do, that the for
ncr are almost in striking distance,
thcy are IN decided pickle even GO
inc so far rs to postpone their scalp
dance, which had been set for last
night.
The quiet farmers and gardeners
| living on the classic shades of the Platte
were aroused from their lethargy,
about half-past ten o'clock this morn
ing, by unearthly shouts, frequent and
heavy tusilades of guns and pistols,
and horrible war whoops. The occa-
sion of thisunusual demonstration was
nothing more nor less than PRINCIPAL
entry of the Utes into our city, carry
ing long pole, from the end OF which
swung the CHASTITY scalp of an Arapa-
hoe. ~
The band numbered between fifty
and sixty, and was in command of
piah and Johnston, the rival captors
of tho dead Arapahoc. The warriors
were be,laubed with the usual amount
of ochre, arrayed in tlimsy scarlet and
brazen beads. They rot llp pandemo-
mum generally, and were In the very
height of revelry when they were
stopped at the Larimcr lect bridge by
the Sheriff and two policemen, and
their further progress stayed. The
programme was to march through the
city, and on their return to camp in
duirc i'm regular war and scalp dance.
Being prevented from their promen-
ade through the city, we presume they
will try to make up for their disap-
pointment in their own aboriginal
style rs the day progresses.
The only danger to be apprehended,
70 far as the settlers are concerned,
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