Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-10
The Situation in the South,
URGENT APPEALS FOR ARMS,

DENVER, Oct. 9.-The following dispatches,
received by the Governor to-day, show the sit
uation in the South. The signers of the dis
patches are reliable and responsible men:
LAKE CRY, Col, Oct 9.-To Gov. F. ": Pit
the reservation. Chief Ouray came up to the
town of Ouray, and / had a talk with him. He
tells me he has sent man named Brady and
six of his chiefs to confer with the White
River Utes and bring them back to Los Pinos
agency. When Brady gets back he will dis
one will be dispatched me- here
with whatever news they may bring.
Chief Ouray is a friend of the white people
and tells me if he comes with his people he
can control q great number of them, and will
turn in and help the whites fight the others an
til they will have enough of it. Gen. Crook
arrived tonight. I left Capt. A. Parselton at
Ouray.
(Signed) in CAPT. GEO. J. RICHARDS.
S1LvERroN, Col, Oct. 9.-To Gov. Pitkin
Reliable information tonight says the Indians
to Animos City. Their leading citizens call for
help. We respond. Send troops for Pagosa to
Animos City at once. Hurry up arms and am
munition to US as requested in former dispatch.
(signed) s. W: HUDSON,
CHARLES NEWMAN,
u. +. VOORHEES,.
UPPER GUNNIsoN, COL, Oct. Ex-Governor
Pitkin: Send hundred guns. with ammuni-
ton, to Ruby camp, Gunnison county, imme-
diately. Military company organized here TO-
day. seventy-six members enrolled, N. NJ.
Carter, captain. Danger imminent. Two hum
bred and four families in camp, and only
thirty-six guns. Building stockade.
(Signed) RICHARD IRWIN.
DEL NonTE, Col, Oct. 9.-Gov. Pitkiu: just
in, thirty-six hours from Silverton. On the
7th an armed party from Silverton brought in
woman and children from lower San Miguel.
Settlers en- the Dolores feel safe, bat want
arms and ammunition. Thirty Indians in
camp on the Cascade, twenty-five miles below
S!iverton, but not in war paint. Citizens of
silyerton have organized 100 men and lack
arms and ammunition. Do not anticipate
danger on Silverton, but the outlying camps
and settlements must have help. Send, if pos
sible, 100 stand of arms and at least thirty
rounds each. special messenger from Silver
ton to me- at Antelope Springs, says: Animos
is full of rumors, which must
be taken with caution. Indians will
not attack large settlements and besiege them.
Will retire on issolated camps and settle, max
ing quick dash and of again to the noun
tains. Would ADVISE that you have COM
pany of cavalry sent from Alamosa to Silver
ton via Rio Grande. Mounted miners and
mountaineers to act as scouts, and drive the
Indians to the valley and lay by until the at
tack of troops and mountaineers plant them
in underground reservations. Send arms here
to my care. Will see them forwarded prompt
~. Country all afre.
(Signed) J. L. PENNINGTON.
SnvERToN, Col, Oct. 9.-Ignitiois' band is
twenty five miles be low here, and is firing tim
Der. We organize tonight and need at least
one hundred stand of arms and ammunition:
Send by express to Pennington. The outside
settlements are in great danger.
(Signed) J. L. PENNINGTON,
zo- at A. w. HUDSON,
-.-a- CHAs. NEWMAN, -
$751;. go. ss..- j. p. VOORHEES,. zaa
DEL NoRTE, Col, Oct. 9.-Gov. Pitkin: If
you will give J. P. Galloway, Antelope Park,
authority to recruit, mount and arm forty men
to hunt Indians frontier fashion. You will have
. more effective force than five companies
of regulars. They will go light,
fast and effective. Their intimate knowledge
of the country will be great advantage. Am