The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-08
THREATENED INDIAN WAR.
Inauguration of HOStilitieS in Eastern
Nevada and Western Utah.
A REQUISITION FOR TROOPS.
Alleged Completely of the Mormons
in the Outbreak.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. I, 1875.
Tho news Of the Inauguration of between the
Indians and whites in Eastern Nevada and Western
Utah much excitement here today and comes in
opportunely divert the public mind from the bitter
local strife that has fercey ragged here during
the last two weeks. General Rosecrans,
who is now experimenting the mining interest
in Egan Canyon the line Of the old overland route,
about $50 miles west OF Salt Lake City, to be
the reliable medium the Indian country OF furnish
ing information and upon his telegram TO Governor
Bradley requstion made for troops, and General
Schoheld Immediately despatched cavalry, infantry
and artillery TO Eko the Central Pa
cihc Railroad where they will rendezvous
before leaving for the of strife. have just
seen Gen. scho1cd who says that the military authori-
ties knew but little of tho actual situation. They
thought it proper to make the necessary pre-
paratons for war should their services be
demanded. portion OF a cavalry regiment
left here yesterday for Elko. Three or four
companies also left hero this morning for the same
place. and General Sheridan has ordered troops from
Camp Douglas along the line OF the railroad General
Rosecrans did not think there much occasion for
anxiety, while Governor Bradley very urgent for
troops.
MORMON INFLUENCES
Rosencrans to think his sources OF informa-
ton sufficiently reliable justify him in repeating tho
baptized into the Mormon church, had come into Ne
vada and melted the Indians there to hos
tility against the whites This and the recent
gathering of Indians around Cornne, the Gentle towns
at head of Salt Lake and the Boosting of the Mormons that
the Indians being converted preparatory the
great work they do for the redemption of Zion
appears to strengthen the fears OF the Gentes and
leads to the apprehension that
A GENERAL WAR
has been inaugurated There can be no question that
during the last twelve months the Mormon missionaries
have been baptzing the Indian by the hundred all
through Utah and in adjoining territories and the red
skins believe that the spirits of their forefthors have
visited sbme of the leading chiefs in
Southern Utah, and told them to cling
to the Morrnons and that Brigham was
the mouthpiece of God to them OF this the Mormon
apostles openly boast their sermons hardly
possible that Brigham is supremacy stupid to
the Indians to try and the white folks of the
country but that is generally the impression in Salt
Lake City and here.
DIFFICULTIES,
is directly south of the old Overland Mail route lying
between Deep Creek, Utah, and Shell Creek, Nevada.
There is large tract of country running 400 500
miles north and south and thiry-ave miles east and
west, where the Goshutes and Shoshones roam There
numbers of high ranges OF mountains
and between them very excellent pasturage
for cattle grazing, and in places n country
capable of agricultural cultivation. During the first
years of the overland mail service these Indians COM
mItted numerous depredations and killed several pas
sengers travelling by the stage; but in 1868 company
of California volunteers, under General P. Edward
0'Connor, whipped them into subsection and from that
time till they have been perfectly quiet, and have
been working about the farms and mining settlement
without annoying any one. An Indian is always a
godsend to favored contractors and fruitful of
happiness to that class of persons who live by the
world of accidents and it may be expected that
EXAGGERATED RUMoRs
OF the great strength and resources of tho Indians
will be given to the public to get up a war; whether
there is necessity it Still there seems good
grounds for all that is being done now Your CORE
spondent has conversed with dozen persons to-day
recently from that country, and they apprehend MOTH
ing from anything that be done by the
Indians that have lived here but if the Utah
Mormon Indians join them, and the Putes from the
North and South arrange for fight with them, there
will be big war; How the difficulty commenced is not
stated reliably, but it is quite likely that the
white the first transgressor He is
always the first in tho row. The country now
threatened is the best stock range in the State of Ne
vada One captured by Indians, named
Daniel Murphy, is said to be worth mill
ions. Ho has $4,000 head of cattle and
an immense number of horses. He drives
cattle from the valleys of this State into that country
where the bunch grapes and the tender white sage is
very nutritious, and then he supplies San Francisco
Chicago and intermediate towns with rich beef The
country is dotted with little farms where excel
crops of cereals and vegetables raised the
mining camps There need, therefore, be difficulty
in sustaining vigorous campaign If war determined
upon