The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-06
ON THE WAR PATH.
Price Camp on Fertilization
Greek Unmolested.
DODGE'S COLORED COMPANY SAFE.
Fate Of Agent Meeker and Family
Doubtless Sealed.
STILL NO NEWS FROM THE FRONT.
Ranchmen and Miners LeaV.
ing North Park.
INDICATIONS or A GENERAL UPRISING
Interesting Facts About the Utes
and Their Chiefs.
STILL NO NEWS FROM THE FRONT.
.Ranchmen and Miners LeaV.
I ing North Park.
INDICATIONS or A GENERAL UPRISING
Interesting Facts About the Utes
and Their Chiefs.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]

kAWLINS, wy l., Oct ., 1o|S.
William Baier, stockman, has just arrived
from Snake River, and reports Frank Human,
q settler ON Bear River, arrived at Dixon before
he left. Hinman had been to the Supply
Camp of Lieutenant Price, ON Fortifca-
ton Creek, and found them all alive
and in good spirits They had not been at
tackled, nor had they seen any Indians. They
had been joined by the supply train Of Captain
Dodges colored company, composed Of wagons
and six men, This information is reliable, and
causes great rejoicing in army circles here.
i GENERAL MERRrrT's MARCH.
The rear of Merritts command crossed Snake
River on Friday noon, and would reach Prices
camp that night General Merritt is pushing
his men to the utmost, and to such an extent
that he is losing considerable stock. yet
he is determined to reach the surrounded
command of Payne at the earliest possible mo-
ment, and unless he has had an engagement with
the Indians or his stock became too fatigued to
travel he will have relieved them before this
time. General Merritt's march is the theme of
conversation here tonight.
PROM THE AGENCY.
The latest advices from the agency at White
River are to the effect that there are twenty-one
white people south Of Thornburgh's battlefield.
exclusive Of Agent Meeker and family.
Lowry, who was at tho agency on the
9th and who was killed in the
fight of the Goth, was informed by
the Indians who escorted him off the reservation
that they intended to kill Meeker and all the
whites on the reservation ON the 2Sth, and that
they did kill them on that day is considered
certain. We are anxiously awaiting the arrival
of courier from General Merritt to learn the
fate of Captain Payne and his gallant COM
'mand
ROWING INDIANS.
The colored soldiers who came to Prices
command with the supply train report seeing
body of Indians, numbering about sixty,
proceeding toward Steamboat Springs,
small settlement in Colorado. They
had their war ponies with them, and
were evidently bent on mischief They were
some distance of, but were supposed to be
Utes. The country seems to be full Of small
bands Of strange Indians, which are seen by
stock men OH Bear River and vicinity.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
Six companies Of infantry and four of cavalry
arc here tonight awaiting orders Transports
ton has been procured by Captain Gillis, depot
quartermaster for all troops now here. Seven
companies Of cavalry and two Of infantry are
ordered here and will arrive tomorrow. Gen
eral Crook will be here tonight He will as
sumo command and direct movements in person.
FORCE OF THE UTEs-oTHER INDIANS UNEASY.
1t is asserted by those who have lived near
the Ute reservation that the Indians are deter
mined to resist any military force sent against
them, and they in q condition to give Mer-
rift battle. From reliable sources it is learned
that the Bannocks, Snakes, Arapahoes and
.Shoshone Indians are becoming uneasy and
leaving their reservations in small portions.
Should GENERAL Merritt succeed in Furnishing
the Utes they would undoubtedly break into
small bands and flee to the mountains. They
are essentially q mountain tribe and their coun-
try being mountainous and covered with low ce-
idar they could hold out against superior numbers
for a long time, and rs they have been prcpar-
ing for fight for over year 1t is thought that
they have plenty of ammunition. They have
over ten thousand ponies and two thousand
head of cattle.
A TRADER MURDERED.
The mail has just arrived from Dixon a small
settlement ON Snake River, eighty-fvc miles
south Of Rawlins. Taylor, q trader OH Milk
River, near the battlefield of Thornburg in
his efforts to escape from the Indians
passed to the rear of the troops, and
between them and the agency. He found
lying in the road south of the command the
body of George Gordon, frcighter of the ma
teral composing the Indian annuities and one
Of his men, whose name is unknown Tho
bodies were near what remained of threshing
machine which Gordon conveying to tho
White River Agency for the Indians The
threslmng machine had been burned and the
bodies robbed of clothing.
On the I'd inst Taylor heard heavy firing in
the direction of the little body of peace policy
martyrs. This would show that at that time
there were enough left of them to make resist
ancc. Taylor did not venture near them, no
idea can he formed "a to their number alive or
their condition.
MORE HOPEFUL
The news Is certainly better In support Of the
probability of the safety of some portion of the
Tlornburgh command than any that we have
received.
Volunteers have been sent from Georgetown,
Col, by Governor Pitkin.
Arrangements being made for conveying
the mails to and from the aslquartcrs OF Gen
ernl Merritt Six companies Of cavalry are en-
camped near town awaiting transportation
before they can proceed to the front.
GRASS BURNED BY INDIANS.
Mr.. Briggs, IN extensive cattle raiser, who
Just arrived from Idaho with u large herd, re-
ports that hc obliged to leave the trlil after
getting into Wyoming Territory ON account of
the grass for distance on both sides of the
trail being burned by Indians and tlut he was
obliged to move his cattle twice on one night
recently, the Indians setting fire TO grass In
close proximity TO his camp. About u year ago |