Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-14
Nothing Known Of the Fate Of the WO'
men Of the Agency.
THE RED DEVILS JOINING THE
SOUTHERN UTES.
Their Plan to Escape Detection and
Conviction.


on the spot can tell if the hostles have
ceased fighting. If so, Gen. Merritt should
90 in every event to the agency to ascertain
the actual condition of facts.
All the Indians who oppose must be cleared
out of the way if they resist II they sur
render their arms and ponies they should be
treated as prisoners, to be disposed of by SUI
perior orders. The secretary of the interior
will send Il special agent at once to Ouray,
who is believed to be honest and our friend.
He may prevent the Southern Ctes from
being involved, and the interior department
can betriend him attcrward, by showing
favor to some of his special friends but the
murderers of the agent and employees must be
punished, as also those who fought and killed
Major Thornburg and men.
(Signed) w. T. SHERMAN, General
Secretary Schurz seut the following to the
standing agent at Los Pinos agency:
FELL Ouray his efforts are highly appreci
ated by the government. In view of the
attack upon the troops, and the massacre of
the agent and employees, troops will have to
proceed to White River Agency. Ouray
should cndeavor to prevent any resistance to
this movement.
The troops are now in great force, and re-
sstance would result only in disaster to the
Indians. The hostiles will have to surrcn-
der and throw themselves upon the mercy of
the government. Guilty parties must b"
identified and delivered up. We shall see no
injustice done any one. Peaceablc Indians
will be protected Ouray's recommendations
for mercy in individual cases will be re-
spected as far as the general interest may
permit. Special agents are being despatched
to Los Pinos with further instructions.
REAR RIVER. Cal. October l3. Reports
Ill.
were killed during the fight on the 10Th of
Sentember and the siege until October 9Th.
the date of Gen. Merritt's arrival.
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RAwLINs, October 10. Inc following Is
an authentic report OF the doings OF merritt
and ms command since the harch 10 the
frontier:
oh the afternoon ol Tue uay ne reacheo
faynes camp, ne hau ngh' WIN ihuiahs
ana mad 10 move ms camp ABOUT hiie from
faynes ola posltlon- lhat night, on ac-
count OF the stehch OF dead animals. MerriN
moved upon the agency ana was there oatnr
day, the Indians rctrea'lng: IL Is expected
that IN small bands tley VIII drop INT" Varl-
Gus agencies, thus covering up themselves
ana II VIII never DC known VINO were inc
WARRIORS or VINO oPe"e" inc o".'ie o' i"oi"-
purg h'sni""n'e" COMPANIES anu '"e
"ouhdeu VIII DC mere III seNe" oays; ;,
Merritt Is reported 10 nave "nhura"h All
ms troops hiic FROM iashe recent posi-
ton, ana trenched, awaiting relniorcements'
which were expected 10 reach nm to-uay
lMonday }, which VIII increase IL 10 eleven
hundred. seven nuhureu yes are reported
IN MS front ana IL Is ooupllui u MERIT VIII
advance 10 inc agency "h'i' 'ur'.er strehs.h-
horses. 3sj mules and 100 teamstrs leeve
Rawlins for Merritt. and to escort supplies.
This makes | 400 in his forces.
Emil Webber and George Fuhr, two
conriers. have lust arrived from what was,
four davs ago. White River Agency. From
them was learned the following particulars
Merritt advanced upon the agency on the
I'M. ON his way he found MANY dead bodies.
Among other bodies. Carl Goldstein, an Is
raelitc who left here with government sup
plies for the ties at White River Agency.
He was found in gulch six miles this side
Of the agency, shot through the shoulder, and
was about two miles from his wagons: also
teamster named julius Moore, formerly from
Brainbridge, Mich, who was with him when
he left here, was found about 100 yards from
Goldstein, wife two bullet holes in his breast
and the body was hacked and mutilated with
knife or Ratchet. As the command all
vanced through the canon they came to an
old coal mine, andin it was found the body of
an agency emplOyc named Dresser He had
evidently been wounded and crawled into the
mine to die. His coat was folded up and
placed under his head for pillow. Beside
him lay Winchester rifle containing 8 car
tridges, and in one of his pockets a letter was
found which as near as the courier can re-
member was as follows:
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