The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-10-02
INDIANS IN, NORTH PARK.
What a Hunting Party Saw-A Scotch
Hunter Lost-Anger at the
Colored Troops.


Two English gentlemen, named Roy
lance Court, p. C.. and Arthur Walker,
arrived yesterday from the vicinity OF
the late Indian outbreak, and were in
terviewed last night by a LEADER re-
porter. The entire party consisted OF
six, u guide named ID. Mills, and two
hunters and freighters named William
Kinney and D. Gardiner, who have
families residing at Hot Springs, Col,
which cannot be more than fifty miles
from the scene of the conflict, and who
are greatly exercised about their safety.
Kinney and Gardiner state that about
the 18th OF last month u company oil
culored soldiers, under command OF
Capt. Dodge, arrived In the vicinity Of
Hot Springs, which greatly aroused
the Indians. They were continually
making quiet threats before that time,
but us % as they saw the colored
troops their manner became exceeding
ly. defiant. The sheriff of Grand
county came there to arrest an Indian
who had burned some property, and
when lie requested that tile depredHt-
ing Indian De pointed out, he WAS told
that IL would cost the mau who pointed
him out his life, 30 tile sheriff was
Obliged to depart without accomplish
lug his object. Shortly after tliIs u
irrs from the Arapalioe tribe were CON
tinually coming aud going. which fact,
it IS supposed, caused Capt. Dodge to
move Ills company TO Steamboat Springs
for security. lie stated when ie was
going that he would await the arrival OF
more troops ut that point. An Indian
named Douglass, chief OF abont three
hundred warriors, then cOusummated
an alliance with the Ara aiioes, aud
openly stated at tile Hermitage post
Office one day afterwards, that they
were going to clean out the color-d
troops, or as MIR. Kinney stated Ills
words, Indian no like black soldier,
Indian heap shoot"
Messrs. Kinney and Gardiner shortly
afterward joined this English hunting
party, and daily ran across large and
newly-made Indian trails, until they
got 80 thick in the Moth Park that
they could find no place where there
was wood and water but what they
found remains of Indian camps. Some
idea Of the number of such can be had
wien It is stated that the tepee poles
LIFT behind ut these camping places
were sufficient to furnish fuel for the
hunting party. AT last the number. of
trails aud their size became too warm
for the hunters. 80 they concluded to
get out of there.
When they arrived at Pihhham's
ranch they heard that the Indians lad
been in that neiglborhood. Close to
The ranch they met Il hunting party of
four Scotchmen, WHO were hunting up
n list member Of the party. Tney had
been bunting him then for two days
without success. and 1t was their opin-
ion that the Indians hid killed him
They received no further news from
that locality until they, iarriyed in this
city yesterday. Messrs. Kinney and
Gardiner teiegrapled to Georgetown.
Col. and received the following answer:
"Indians not at Hot Springs. They
are about forty miles this side Of the
White River agency" -.
The English gentlemen are thanking
their stars that they. escaped without
losing their hair, while the others will
start back to Hot Springs this morning.