The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-24
Last Nights Dispatches.
THE Fed DEvILs
sohurx's Dallying Course.

OGDEN, Utah, Oct. 23.-A man arrived
at Park City last evening and reported the
| Unita Utes and Snakes on the war path
with about 800 warriors. The settlers on
the Ashley Fork were collecting together
and building fort This evening man
arrived at Green River Station. on the
Union Pacific railroad, and reports that
the Unita Utes killed :some settlers on
Ashley Fork and that they are coming
| towards Brow's Hole on the Green river.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Governor Pit
kins. OF Colorado, to-day telegraphed Sec
retary Schurz as follows: Information
from southwestern Colorado satisfies me
that most OF Ouray's warriors we're in the
Thornburgh fight. To surrender crimi-
nal3 Ouray must surrender his tribe. which
he is powerless to do. They adhere to
him for protection only and will not sub
NIT to punishment, neither will they sur.
render the White River Utes who are
bound to them by the closest ties and are
no more guilty than themselves. They
whipped Thornburgh's command and now
Merritt retires. Ii cannot be disguised
that the fighting men Of these tribes are
hostile and flushed with victory; that they
are sayages; they take no prisoners ex
cept women. Their trophies are not ban
ners, but scalps. If the policy of military
inactivity continues. our frontier settle
ments are liable to become scenes OF mas
sacre, Unless the troops move against
the Indian, the Indian will move against
the settlers, Must 300 miles Of border be
subjected to this peril2 The general gov
ernment is doing nothing to defend our
settlement. The State cannot defend all
this border except by attacking the enemy.
In behalf of our people | represent this
danger to you and urge that the govern
ment recognize that war with the bar
Darlans now exists, which involves the
lives OF numerous exposed mining settle
ments. 1t can be terminated only by the
most vigorous and uninterrupted warfare
(Signedl FREDERICK W. PrTKIN,
Governor
To this the Secretary replied: Your
dispatch received. entrusted with the
important duty OF a special agent 10 the
Utes, Gen. Chas. Adams, citizen of Colo
RADIO, who month ago was represented to
me by yourself as a gentleman OF excellent
character, uncommon ability and energy;
intimately acquainted with the Utes and
eminently qualified 10 deal with them lp
an emergency He is with them now and
his last report was that none of the South
ern and only part of the White River Utes
have been engaged 10 the trouble. and all
rumors of depredations off the reservation
are untrue, except the driving off of horses
from Bear river, and this before O1ray's
order to cease fighting was received.
General Adams reports this after having
traversed southwest Colorado, the source of
your information. He also states that the
captive women and children, who [ have
assurance are safe, will be delivered.
Troops should not proceed south from
White river. as believe that your cond-
tions to secure peace will be complied
with. This.the report of responsible man
who has your confidence as we'll as mine,
and who speaks from personal observation,
is certainly entitled to credit. The liberia
ton of captive women and children is the
first thIog to be accomplished. General
Adams expects TO bring them in, il not in
terfered with, in few days. lie will then
also report on the surrender of the guilty
Indians. Meanwhile the military prepar-
ations are not relaxed, SO that the failure of
the efforts mentioned may be followed by
energetic action. We are endeavoring to
prevent . general war with the whole Ute
tribe, which will be a better way to pro-
tect your border settlements than by gen
eral attack upon the Indians by armed cit
izeus, ss your dispatch seems to suggest.
Ii is therefore earnestly hoped that every
effort will be made to prevent an unneces-
sary extension of the trouble, which may
be precipitated by inconsiderate action,
(Sigued) G. SCHURz, Secretary.