The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-10-24
UINTAH UTES.
THEY 60 ON THE war rarH.
Joined by Snakes and shoshones-
They Appear formidabIe-Im-
portaut Dispatches to Gov
John w. Hoyt-

LuiihB thcoc uayS VI Wal ufaihhr,
when every rumor of hostility on the
part Of Indians is fraught with fear and
indignation, extraordinary interest is
attached to news from the front. Hence
the following associated press telegram
assumes more than ordinary imYor-
tance:
Ogden, Utah, Oct. pa man who
arrived at Park City, Utah, last even.
ing, reports that the Uintah Utes and
Snakes are OF the war path. They
number about three hundred warriors.
The settlers ON Ashley Fork were col
lecting together and building a fort.
This evening a man arrived at Green
River, a station on the Union Pacific
railroad, and reported that the Uintah
Utes had killed some settlers on Ashley
Fork, and that they are coming towards
Browns Hole, on Green river.
After receiving this a special tele-
gram was received by the LEADER
from Green River, as follows:
GREEN RIVER, Oct. 23.
Uintah Utes and Snakes are on the
war path. 1t is feared that some Of
the Bannocks and Shoshones have also
committed depredations.
As this news interests our people
particularly, a LEADER representative
called upon Gov. Hoyt in his Office to
learn If he had received any word from
the west. The governor had not, nor
had he learned anything whatever of
the new outbreak until informed by the
LEADER representative. The governor
did not believe, however. that the In
dians in Wyoming had broken out. He
had abundant faith in Washable and
thought the old chief could control his
people. Nevertheless a few young
bucks might have joined the hostiles in
the south, which fact could not have
been prevented by Washable.
The governor believed the rumor to
be untrue for the reason that If any
outbreak occurred he would have been
officially informed Of the feet; and also
because he vas recently informed au-
chemically that affairs at Camp Brown
were proceeding satisfactorily. But in
order to obtain the latest and most au-
thentic intelligence he sent the follow
ing telegram late last evening:
CHEYENNE, Oct. 23.
Hon. W. A. johnson, Sheriff, Green
River:
Have you any reliable information
that the Wyoming Shoshones have
broken out and are committing depre-
dations? JOHN W. HoYT.
As there is no night delivery In
Green River, thegovernor'sdispateh was
slow in reaching Sheriff Johnson. His
excellency thereupon went to the A. &
P. telegraph office and sent tho follow
ing:
CHEYENNE, Oct. 90.
Sheriff johnson, Green River:
Have you reliable information of
d~epredations by Utes and Snakes in
Wyoming? II so, where?
JOHN W. HoYT.
1t should be remembered that Ashley
Fork and Browns Hole are in north
western Colorado, nea our boundary
line.) Still, If the hostiles mean bust
ness, they will undoubtedly pursue the
flying settlers into Wyoming, and it is
most important.that Gov. Hoyt should
know of the facts, that he might in
form the proper authorities Immediate
ly and take other necessary measures.
Many Of. the Uintah Utes and Snakes
are with Jack, but it was scarcely ex-
pected that the bucks generally would
break out.
1t is. to be hoped that the Indians on
the Wind river reservation have not
and will not don war paint. They are
in a region that is thickly settled, and
| could work immense damage were they
SO disposed. But as stated above, the
condition of things at the agency was
recently stated to be satisfactory, and
there may be no truth in the rumors.
When Gov. Hoyt visited the agency
last year, he was fully impressed with
the belief that these Indians would
never break out as long as they were
treated with reasonable fairness.
At one o'clock this morning the fol-
lowing telegram was received by Gov.
Hoyt from Sheriff johnson:
GREEN RIVER, Wyo., Oct. %.
To Hon. John w. Hoyt, Governor of
Wyoming, Cheyenne:
A man just in from the Shoshone
agency says the S~hoshones are not COM
uniting any depredatious, but the Uinta
Utes in this neighborhood either have
started on the w~ar-path or will soon 1
have information from some of the
Utes. They speak Shoshone and are
probably playing themselves for Sho-
shone Indians. There may be a few
Shoshones among the Utes.
". A. JOHNSON, Sheriff.
At 2 O'Clock this morning Sheriff
johnson sent another important dis
patch in answer to the governors
second inquiry, as follows: