The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-20
THE INDIANS.
Tribes in Colorado to be Moved or Exter-
minated.

Tribes in Colorado to be Moved or Exter-
minated.
WASHINGTON Oct. 18.-InspectOr i. j. Pol
lock telegraphs the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs from Denver, Colorado: The Cover
nor and leading citizens here unanimously at
firm that the Indians musU be removed from
the state or eXterminated by the state II not
bv federal force. Confidence, they say, can
never be restored and it is only question
whether the result will be attained at once Or
by slow and tedious warfare.
Appointment Of Special Commi ssioner
to the Hostile Tribes.
The appointment of Gen. Chas. Adams as
special commissioner to the hostile Ute Indians
and the instructions he has received, have
called forth the following despatch from Gen.
Sheridan:
To Gen. Sherman:
Gen. Merritt says in a despatch just received
that he intends to march in pursuit OF the hos
tile Indians to Grand River, and from there to
Uncompahgre Agency where he requests sup
plies to be sent subsequently. Your despatch
of Oct. 18th, was sent to him with orders to
obey directions therein given, and | presume
this will stop him. Your despatch should have
reached him on tho 10Th. Gems. Merritt,
Crook and the Department Commander are at
loss to know what to do and SO am l. Ihere
are 1900 or 1900 at White River and the road
to the Uncompahgre Agency is over the main
range of the Rocky Mountains, and is very
bad, and the danger of their being caught by
the winter snow should be seriously enter
tanned.
We went to the White River Agency at the
solicitation of the Indian Bureau, whose agent
was murdered land our men killed and wound
ed, and now we are left in the heart of the
mountains with our hands tied and the danger
of being showed III staring us in the face. am
not easily discouraged, but If looks as
! I,oA honr tU ha
this business. 1t is folly to say that the
murderers of the agent and Col. Thornburgh
must be punished. How are they to be
punished? Who is going to punish them, and
how long is the troops to wait at the Agency
for it to be done? I will direct Crook to throw
can as the ouly course left open.
(Signed0 P. IN. SHERIDAN,
Lieutenant General.
Since the receipt of the above dispatch from
Sheridan he has been directed to withdraw the
troops under Merritt and order them to their
proper stations, leaving at White River
Agency only a sufficient number OF men to
guard the government property. Gen. Adams
has been instructed to find the hostiles His
first demand will be that the women be sur
rendered, and next that their arms be given
up. He is also instructed to meet Merritt,
and in case either demand is refused he will
report the Indians hostile and Merritt will
then pursue his own course.
The troops now at White River Agency be-
long to the Department of the Platte, and will
under this order, with the exception of those
left at the Agency, return to their respective
sta lions in that Department. A force will be
concentrated at some point in the Southern
q tie reservation to conduct operations against
tn at tribe. Should they fail of delivering up
the parties engaged in the killing of Major
the 4th cavalry, will probably be placed IN
charge of the latter force.