The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-06

tween thirty and forty bucks and some half dozen
women.
This band Of desperadoss created CONSERVATION all
along the road by their antics and knavery. and
brought quite number of stolen horses into the
park with them The road across the range descends
into the Middle Park upon the head waters of the
Fraser River, considerable tributary the Grand.
Right whore il energies from the Spruce Forest ut
1.-The head OF the Park. is sawmili and the ranch
OF Mr.. c. Il have forgotten his nance. the
Commissioners OF Grand county 1T the time | speak
OF, and ex-Sherih OF Gilpin county. He
had heard who were coming and corralled
pretty freely and very impudent. They deman led
u steer of c. and threatened to shoot one If he
did not give 1T up With great pluck he refused;
shoot them. Strange To say. they left. Their cour
age not equal to taking steer from one white
man and boy while that man and boy had powder
and lead and log house for cover. Five or six
miles below they came upon an old man moving in
get his winters hay. for may land" not
over abundant in the Middle Park. and this
was the only piece for miles from his cabin.
The whole band roIe into the field. trampling down
the grass, and demanded OF him $500 for the prvi-
lege cutting his own hay. On his refusal they
drove him away, turned their ponies loose and
pitched their camp i'll the meadow. Word reached
down the park. and the Sheriff fastened tue spot
| with party OF ten. all that could be mustered
IN the little settlement. On arriving at the
camp they found only the women. but the
bucks. who were racing ponies . short distance off,
speedily put IN an appearance. The Sheriff told
Park They angriy refused; declared that the coun-
try belonged to them, and that the white
nent but just as one of the savages
ing his rife crack heard in the white
ranks. the rifle dropped. and the buck rolled
off his pony. Arizona Frank" had dealt
with Indians before, and knew the Importance of the
and time by the forelock. ana these thirty odd
warriors. whom some say are equal to white men.
man for man, Immediately submitted to the little
posse of ten. That shot doubtless saved the Park
from sack and pillage at that time There were not
fifty men within fifty miles. and they were. many
of them. poorly armed short of unition.
/ do not think there were q hundred men.
men and children, all told in the whole Middle
Park. most of them abjectly poor. their only
worldly possessions consisting OF the clothes on
sole means OF subsistence the cultivation of little
patch OF potatoes by their cabins. the increase OF
their stock and the few dollars they could pick up
as guides to tourists At this time the were
scattered through the Park putting hay wherever
they could lind it in the bottoms. Understand that
l say most of them There are some who are better
OF. and the settlement at Hot sulphur Springs-the
county seat of Grand County-rejoices in two stores
two saloons. two hotels. three livery stables and .
backsmith's shop. all built OF logs, as indeed. is
every structure in the county.
FERocITY.
The Indians, being cowed into submission, made
their way westward. through the lower end of the
Park. Near the confluence of the Blue with the
Grand was the cabin OF an old man named Elliott,
, nearly seventy years of age His wife aud son
the nearest neighbor two three miles away.
lofty hill, around which the rapid waters OF
the Grand swept on to the Grand Canyon
broad light of the September afternoon while
the old saving wood just outside his cabin
door Piah, with two three comrades. crept up
behind and deliberately shot him in the back. Three
times the repeating Winchester sent its leaden mis-.
sive into the aged body although the first shot had
, killed him instantly Then quickly mounting their
ponies. murderers joined the band. who. i'll their
passage through the Park had captured some thirty
forty head Of horses. and with them fed into the
wilderness around and beyond the canyon. Those
''brave warriors knew that there were not dozen
men within fifteen miles, and that before the news
could be spread and pursuit organized they would
have a start OF At least forty-sght hours Then.
, vengeance for the rufhan killed by the Sheriff s
posse upon DID, inofensive and defenceless man.
And here let me notice popularity OF the red men,
They firm believers in the dogma OF vicarious
> atonemont. II an Indian is killed by a
white they have no particular ami
mostly against The murderer. They do not
specially seek him out as the object OF
just WE'LL but they not satisfied until
they have man for man. The penalty is executed
3 upon the first unfortunate who happens to be in
thoir path under circumstances which make it safe
10 kill him. Had Artemus Ward been Indian
SLAYER he could have lowed his bent with persona
IMMUNITY so long IS his wifc's relations held out
8 ana he could have placed them sinsly in the red
mans way.
o In the meantime q courier had been despatched
to Georgetown by the Sheriff and telegram sent to
Governor Routt informing him OF the situation
aud asking for arms and ammunition. Sheriff dave
Cook or Denver. who who was then Major General
of Militia. fastened to Hot Suphcr Springs. and
the OF Mr.. Elliotts murder having preceded
him. hastily organized party of thirty for the
: or six days. lpart of the number who went to
the agency under the lead of MIR. William n. Byers.
. the founder OF the Rocky xountain Necs and now
Postmaster at Denver. some days longer. But the
pursuit was ruthless. The Indians did not belong
to the White River branch OF the tribe aud had not
been to that station. believe complaint was tor
warded to Chief Ouray and demand made for the
surrender of Piah but that nothing ever came OF it,
Travelling in company with the renegade" band.
but, as 1t was insisted by their Chiefs camping by
and not participating any OF their sports
pleasant deviltres, were two White River Utes,
who Immediately after the murder of old Mr. Elliott,
left the others and made haste to their agency and
reported the facts. The principal chiefs. with Mr..
Curtis the interpreter, had within hour returned
from meeting General Hatch and his co-comms-
sioners in reference to the cesson of small
part of their reservations to the government The
failure to pay the annuities promised for this
territory see is assigned as one chief
OF the present outbreak. At the urgent request of
"Father" Meeker five OF the chefs-Douglas Jack.
D Tsowerick Yamanah and Tsouc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
, MED by Mr.. curtis and buck Whose name have
forgotten) aud his squaw. Immediately set of Tor
the Middle Park, bringing peaceful overtures They
had with them the paper which subsequently was
) forwarded to the Commissioners and copy Of
+, which appeared in the HERALD of Saturday.
A LAUGHABLE INCIDENT
Right here will mention u laughable incident
which also tends to illustrate the courage of these
noble savages. The day before the trouble COM
menccd an old buck and his son had come into the
park with number Of ponies to sell. They had
stopped at the ranch of Mr.. Horny King. of tho
County Commissioners. and special friend OF tho
Indians. at the mouth of the Troublesome Creek "a
branch OF the Grand near the lower end OF the park
While they there Mr. Elliott was killed. and
Mr.. King went with the young Indian to the Hot
sulphur Springs to try aud pacfy the settlers and
explain to them that there fear OF rising OF
the White River Utes-that the outrage had been
perpetrsted by ''rencgades.' in no way connected
with that agency. During his absence neighbor
came in. and, talking in an excited manner. SO
alarmed the old buck that he slipped out Of tho
cabin, went where his ponies were pick
eted, and mounting one without saddle
bridle-with nothing but the picket
rope-hed like the wind back to the agency. hun
bred and n.ty miles away. Jack. who told me about
It, wound up his recital with "Ughl he no sit down
for month" The buck who accompanied the chiefs
was the brother OF the frightened warrior and
came to bring back the ponies. feather headgcar.
pipe aud other property left behind. The sou had
, speedily followed his ancestor. but waited long
enough to saddle his pony.
. / happened to be at Mr. Kings the evening the
party arrived. We were feeling pretty nervous. for
all sorts OF rumors we're in circulation. and we did
not know but there might. after all. be a general
uprising OF the savagcs. According to different
. stories, numerous parties had seen skulkipg
. Indians different places all through tho
park. Most of tho women and children had
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