The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-01
neriol 10 the uenver News.


Rawlins. Oct. 30.-A courier named
Joseph Barnett arrived from Gen. Mer.
ritt at seven O'Clock this evening. He
left the White river agency at one
o'clock yesterday afternoon, making
the ride of. one hundred and ninety
miles in thirty hours. He was the
bearer of sealed dispatches for Gen.
Crook, and also brought in mail.
The weather at the agency is fine.
The troops have plenty of rations, but
the horses and stock are not faring SC
well. The grain is running short, and
they have had no hay.
Last Monday morning party of In
dians rode up on top of bluff neal
Merritt's camp, dismounted and sat
down OH the ground, and took look al
Merritt's command. The general and
several other. officers examined them
with their field glasses, and counted
seven. The Indians, after remaining
there for some time. mounted and rode
off.
On the 2Sth instant Jack sent in a
flag of truce and asked to have a talk
with Gen. Merritt, but was informed
that if he wanted to talk he must come
in and surrender, and turn over his
arms and horses.
The messenger retired, and nothing
more. was heard until yesterday morn
ing, when a man named Dillman, who
by the way, is the former agent of the
Uintah agency, reported that there is a
very large number of Uintah Indian:
with the Utes. He said he had beer
in the hostile camp, and had seen many
Indians there that belonged to the
Uintah agency.
Dillman said that Jack followed hin
several miles, asking him to tell Gen
Merritt that he wanted to talk to him
and only left him after he had obtained
a promise from Dillman that he wOuld
inform the general of his wishes.
When Dillman informed the genera
of jacks request he quietly replied
81 have nothing to say to Jack. Ht
knows just how to proceed if be want.
to talk"
Dillman says that if the war is re
sumed the Indians will probably &c
west. He says the country in that di
rection is better adapted to Indian
warfare, being very broken and rough
He further says that the Indians conf
IDENTIFY expect assistance, not only from
the Uintah Indians, but also from 9th
ers.
He says Jack is in camp only few
miles out from Merritt's pickets, ant
that he is keeping sharp lookout OF
Merritt's command, and this important
duty is not entrusted to others, but il
attended to by Jack in person. Th'
report that Scout Davis killed an In
dian the day Lieut.. Weir and Scou
Humme were killed is confirmed b.
Barnett.
He says Jim Baker, one Of the scouts
was stealing down under the bank oi
the creek, endeavoring to get a shot,
when Davis discovered an Indian
crawling along the ground towart
Baker and trying to get into position II
shoot Baker, and when about to fire
Davis sang out: "You red devil ~ ant
fred, killing the Indian instantly.
Gen. Merritt is now very anxious t
secure the services of N. NJ. Curtis
who has lived with the Indians ant
been at the Ute agency for grea
many years.
Mr.. Curtis knowledge Of the Ut
language, which he speaks fiuently, a
| he also does Spanish, would be Of grea
value to Gen. Merritt, not only on &C
1 count of the above, but for the reasol
that lie is acquainted with every trai
path, pass and canon and camping
place in the whole country.
Should the general succeed in secur
! ing the services of Mr.. Curtis the trou
BILE heretofore encountered, by not hav
ing a competent guide, will be over
come.
4 Barnett says that about o'clocl
this morning two persons endeavoret
to cut him off, but by hard ride h
| succeeded in leaving them behind. L
/ is his opinion that they were whit
men, as he says he saw no signs OF In
dams whatever on his whole trip. Ill
says Gen. Merritt is remaining entirel
quiet. but says il the Indians fire o.
bis men again he will clean them out
not leaving one to tell the story. 1
reply to question based upon the re
port that had not Ouray sent orders t
the Indians to cease hostillties Gen