Daily Republican., 1879-10-07
TyxsrgRDAY's NEWS.
rHE UTE INDIAN WAR.

In q slaughter Pen-surrounded
by indians. Cut or from water
and without Onicers - Agent
Meeker and his R0ree Killed.
WASHINGTON, October 5,-The follow
ing has been received at the Indian
Bureau;
Los PlSAs, COL, October ITO Com
missioner Hayt. A runner, just in
from the White River Agency, reports
that the agent and employees are killed.
There has been a fight with the troops,
in which the officers in command were
killed. The troops are surrounded,
away from any water supply, and their
trains have been captured.
Chief Ouray, the head OF the Ute ma
ton, sends the following order to his
people by runner;
"To the chiefs, captains, head men
and Etes, at White river: You are
hereby requested and commanded to
cease hostilities against the whites, in
juring no innocent persons or any 9TH
ers further than to protect your own
lives and property from unlawful and
unauthorized combinations OF horse
thieves and desperadoes, as anything
further will ultimately end in disaster
to all PARTIES lsignedl
STANLEY, Agent.
CHEYENNE, Wy, October SIS P. M.
Prospectors in North Park from this
place are returning. They report Ctes
in war paint having been seen in such
close proximity to the mines that many
miners are leaving for the settlements,
others are banding together for protec.
ton, and ranchmen in and near the
Park are leaving. All report having
seen Indians or Indian signs.
Aaron Bergey, mail carrier, arrived
at Rawlins at 4.20 this morning from
Dixon, having left there at s o'clock
yesterday morning. He reports seeing
the body Of George Gordon, we'll
known freighter, who was hauling In
dian goods from Rawlins to White River
Agency, and the body Of one of his
teamsters, at point between the scene
of Thornburgh's fight and the Agency.
Bergey says heavy firing was heard
in the direction of Paynes position on
Wednesday. No indians have been
seen in the vicinity of Snake River set
tlement. There are five or six people
at Dixon, and the carrier says they had
no serious apprehensions of being
troubled. Peck, Bear River trader,
was on his way to Dixon when the car
rier left. Beigey thought Merritts
command camped last right at Fortif-
cation creek, and would reach Payne's
corral sometime this Sunday night.
9P. M.-News from Rawlins dated
to-day says no tidings from Mill creek
have been received to this hour.
General Crook is expected tonight,
and until he comes nothing is certain
as to the movement of the troops from
Rawlins to the front tomorrow.
DENVER, Col, October 5.-A dispatch
received here from Laramie City says
it is believed here that the Utes OBJ.
tain their large supply of arms
and ammunition from The Mormons,
who will furnish all they want.
Arrivals from Salt Lake report the be-
lief there that the Mormons had some
thing to do with the outbreak. They
are delighted at having the military
force centred in Ute territory. The
Utes have been reinforced by the Ara
pahoes and Uintah Utes.
OGDEN, Utah, Oct. j.-Six Shoshone
chiefs, with war paint and armed with
breech loading rifles, came down the
Utah Northern railroad and went east
yesterday morning on the Union Pacif-
ic road, paying their fare and announc-
ing that they were going to join the
Ctes.