, 1875-09-24
THE INDIANS.
Thnt E3nttic f3ctwccN thu IIedisIttns
and n Portion, III tho r1nJdtn suE.
ypY SsnrtF.

THAT I3uttlc f1cttvccta thu 11ealsItfns
and n Portion, III tho r1nJdtn suE.
Hey I'nrty.
81. Loui. Republican, !st,t. ~.
Mr.. Rohest Adasns, Jr., Of 4'sat. +. Y, IIayden's
RauloBica survey IL Registered nj thu I.lil!eli.
Mr.. AlaIns iB tho tlrst gentle man connected with
tie survey who has reached this rlaco, and ho
,fas ono OF the party who had tho running lisEt
With Indians IN soutlleaasasn utal.. Mr. 4s!s'ua
gavo bfiotiy to i ID Publican reporter tho too~-
lng acceu,ls Of th. affair In wuich lie waB lar
t,clpaut and eso- nitneHa:
Tho attack MAS made on two pattica. known ~
Tho goCdttc party under James T. Gardner. anu
the Typographical party. undor Henry Hannett.
There wcra thltteen men in all, Du}y sevon OF
whom wtro armed.
Tho attacking party connisteti of a baud OF
renegade ludlauH, composed of tsca, fiusea. and
Navajoos. Tho survcxinG party hnd previously
beeu warned by Ursy. Head Chiuf Of The Utes. to
boWaro of thH rcnes1ues, AZ they wcro MI uh-
scrupulons, th!eyish Eet, aud t1eacncrous III
cb4rhctor.
1hny came tip with this renegade party about
30 miloB west Of tho Slerra LaSatle Mountains
atiout 8 O'Clock p. M. Tho Indians pretended
frioudallip and unntod 10 trade ior powder sud
tice-watae. It t'eing obvious that tho roraer
uRB to be used on thenaclscB they refused to
trade. Tho Indians showed them mutitated
paper signed by Agent Danfortb, Of the White
River {Gte) Agency. Tho 1ndans finding thoy
could mako no Trade, bado ttlolh 4 pretepded
friendly farewell and rode on 5oo yards. Thon
a running Light was kept up Lii dark. At dalk
tho surveying party lnade u ''dTy camp
without wAter, formed n barrieade
With Arhpnhoes aud picks, and the
picltnts being stationed nt points 100 yattlH from
the barrichie, At o'ciock n. IN. thny ropacketa,
and the running fght was rohlmcd. Tho In
dianu, owing 10 good horso-hesh were enabled
whilo tic ,ules OF tlle Huryeyipg paitv, having
been thirtY-Rix hours without food or water,
cunld not be urged beyond walk. Tin palty
wero In n canon. hommed IN by nearly .pcrpen-
dlcular walls OF sandstone from 500 IN i,0uo loot
high, with no aprarons tneaps Of esress except
through tho narrow ueck or head of tho canon,
through whicl, tho trail led. THIS pass Has al
rsady occupied BY tho Indians, and to hnya
tulored is would hare boou corIain deatu.
For five hours thoy marched nround thu
exit, and at lnht a tIaco waB discovered
where thcto WAS An oponing At tlo top OF tho
perrendicular wall, and the party commenced to
cimo the foot hills. Before they reached tho
top tie Indians had headed tAoln off. md When
tho party bsl still 2d0 fcot to alislb terrible
vniey was poured upon them. The enemy NAA
no concealed that not syeu tho smoke Of thor
rsiies could be soen. Notwithstanding Tho loss
III lace at tho ire and, reaching tho top. escaped
acroaa tho meas or patnau. a Ietreat or 21O
nliles. with no watar saYe alkaline niudholes.
brought tho party to tniu!nG camp among tho
Sierra Ia Plata Mountains, whero thoy received
reat and pror,B.ons. To traye} this distance o.
cupied four days.
Too mitch credit cannot DO Etven to Prof.
Gardner for the nsstaor In Which he brought tho
party through without logs OF life.
During tie fight With tue Indiana, abora ra-
lated. tho mndH OF tho pnrty, in addition to
thslr own peFils, were much exercised conce,a-
luz tho safety of MeMrs. Holman lson of Cou-
Eresen,an Hulmail, Of lu1ltnB) and Dallas who
had been loft behind to guard supp!Y-ca,np on
fbhIa ot{
IudiAns. After taking orc dayb rest At she lnin
ing-cnmp, Iii, Garipor called for volunteers to
roscue klcHo Mon. ai1 OF tho party promptly
offered their services. Tho next day tie march
short apaco OF eight days, vheu tho camp waa
rcached. Tho boys wore found nlivo, They
had been exposed to great AAngcr from baud
Of twenty-five Whita Aiyer Utes passing that
The Iol;ans threatened thoir lives unless thor
loft The country before next Hun-np. which thcy
refused TO d. Tho Indlans then asked I1oiman
to writo . setter stating that "Ute DO Kill nm :
white n1an die no grub" This ho Immediately
did, and handing the paper to the Cales tho lat.
With the evident purpose OF killing the. party
aud then koeping slo paper to show that tho
party rerislcd for want OF "grub:" II charged
With the taurtler BY tho whltns, Holman. tliTln-
u4sdtately seizod aud tore up tho papets Tla
next day tho 1uaiauH le5t, but MT before tt,oy
had sol fro to tho grass to tho windvart1 OF
camp for tha purpose Of burning it up. Tha
boys Worketl bard for hours. and finally ox.,l-
gt,isLad tho threatening farlsa Tho whole par.
ty thon marched 20U iniIeA to Los pinoS ARenoy.
Tbs geological aud typographical surroy OF
tho territonea Las beon carried OIL under the
able ttiroctfun OF Prof. Uavdot. lilo United
htates 1eo!oxist Fer tie past three seaSons the
operations have been carried on in Colorado, tho
surrey OF which would hive been completed tlls
present yoar bud It not bcei, for this unforeseen
interruption. As 1t was, all notes asourod up to
tho date OF tie hght tl5lh aud lGtA Of August}
woro safely BROUGHT OF, ~ well al all accounts
vouchers, etc. Thero wore alx parties operating:
10 different portions OF tho territory. Az have
been heard from. rhey sill now return to thu
heaiiunatters a. Washington hnd work up tic
data obtained during tho summer, aud tho ro.
port of tho yeAr's labor will appear In due
col1IGe.
BOARDING AND LODGING.
south Side.