The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-07


| to the Highlands. the Wolf Tsone Guards are ready
In addition TO the above We have been rendered Tho
| services OF many more II you want them. know
| nothing of the condition of the miners on Eagl,
River and Gunnison. II you need 800 men
can get them at an hours notice. Ammunition IL
scarce in TINS place but II you will give the author
| ity the men and arms and ammunition will all be
| provided am at your service in any capacity you
may order Arms and ammunition needed
| j. c. WILSON.
| MINERS DRIVEN OFF.
| The Ute Indians appeared about four miles from,
! Red Gin yesterday about three p. NJ. Before dark
| they had driven off the miners from Battle Noun
| tan most OF whom came here, bringing with them
their women and children from Red Cliff. The men
at Red Cliff Immediately commenced the construc-
ton of a block house. but there only nine guns
and four revolvors the whole party 1T Eagle city
which. if Red Cliff falls. will DO the utes
next point of attack. There seventy-iive men
with ten guns there An appeal has been circulated
here for arms. and party OF men leave this evening
with number of borrowed rifles and shotguns.
Forty stand OF arms with ammunition VIII arrive
here tonight from Denver.
Nothing has been heard from Governor Pitkins
since last evening. At Kokomo. twenty miles from
here. 400 Indians are said to be proving in the
woods. They said to be Southern Utes. Many
here think general Indian war has begun.
CAUSES OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
THE UTEs AND THEIR REASONS FOR DIS
sAr1sFAcTIoN--THE INEVITABLE CONFLICT
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
wAsHISaroN. Oct. 9, 1879.
Mr. W. s. Stickney. who was secretary of the
commission appointed by the government to nego-
ate with the Ute Indians last year for tho CONSOLE
dation of their agencies, in letter to friend on
the subject OF the present disturbances says:-
As to the of the disastrous warfare now
being waged in Colorado consider it almost impos-
sible, with present knowledge of the Indians
and limited information AS to their conduct during
the past six months specify definitely the of
this outbrrst. When in Colorado in the fall Of
1875 soon after the Middle Park troubles. visited
this very tribe, and found them restless and
nomadic in their habits that it seemed then as If
force of some kind discreetly used could alone re-
strain them and prevent further depredations upon
thelwhtes. Afew OF the chiefs. Douglass among them
expressed themselves willing to the policy Of
the government. so far AZ they could understand it.
for at that time the agent had no interpreter But
there by means a small band. with Jack as
their leader, who declined to work or in any way
compromise thter independence. These the agent
feared and we'll he might. and almost his
last words to ME were urging that the
commission recommend police force for his pro-
lection.
UTEs PAST.
If my information is correct these Indians once
owned all of Colorado and Utah and some OF the
adjacent country. They great warriors and
We're generally successful in all their en-
gagements This power that they then ex-
ercised made them arrogant and created
i'll their minds an opinion that the power
is yet to rise that subdue them. This feeling of
independence has made them peculiarly sensitive to
the encroachments of the whites. and some Of the
more savage have seldom fingered long where the
whites are located but have sought the
wilds and Businesses of the mountains about
| White River where prospectors and Adventures
have not yet penetrated. Again. their experience
| with whites individually collectively has been
far from satisfactory. day hardly passes but they
are told, sometimes with little lead make it en-
phatc, that their homes, the hills and valleys, nj
the hunting grounds and the resting places Of
| their sires, all destined to be swallowed up by
| the insatiate white men.
TREAcHERY WITH TREACHERY
The broken promises and deceitful representa-
tions-for what border man thinks it wrong chea
| an Indian p added to the moral deficiencies of al
ignorant race have all sharpened their disrust til
they have learned the lesson well and meet PREACHER,
| with treachery. In a word then. these regard a
the general causes OF the rebellion OF the Utesth
| lack of proper restraining influences about them
| and their natural disposition affected by thei
| intercourse and relations with the whites
Up to midnight there has been nothing
received from General Crook regarding the move
| ments of Colonel Merritt and hts command. 1t II
thought that tomorrow the painful suspense will
| be relieved by of some kind which will deter
| mine the mo vcment Of the troops concentrated
| at Rawins.