River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16
The Ute Indian War.


themselves; that he is powerless, and can
afford no protection. Capt. Richards, of
the Lake City Guards, has gone to Indian
Creek to seize the ammunition destined
for the agency now en- route. George MI.
barley has just reached here from Ouray
City. He left there this morning. 1t is
reported that lgnacio is on the war patch
In the south. The town of Ouray is
under arms. The country is all on fire.
We will do all we can, but want arms.
We must have protection of some kind.
Answer.
M I'll GERRY, T.. u. BURROWS.
FREDERICK G. PEcK, GEO. A KELLOGG,
SIMON HARTMAN, sat1LARK l.. PAXTON,
George NJ. BARLEY, Ii. LUEDERs,
e. w. HENLEY, john. III MANGHAM,
JOHN DoDDs, ID. c. HOFFMAN.
NOTE FROM THE OPERATOR
who forwarded the above dispatch ex-
planned that it has just been received at
Del More by special courier, who drove
hard all night from Lake City. Almost
Immediately after the receiving of the
dispatch by the Governor, came the fol
lowing:
OURAY, Oct. via Del Norte, Oct g.
Goo. Il. W. Pitkin, Deauer: The military
is organized, and everything is in readi-
mes for the worst If the news from the
Agency is unfavorable, will have the
women and children in the park remov-
ed to'town. We feel able to hold our
own. ID. +. DAY.
Immediately upon receiving the start
ling information from the Ouray tribe,
and the appeal from Lake City, Gov. Pit
kin
RESOLVED TO PROTECT THE FRONTIER
at all hazards. He assembled his staff,
and proceeded to the prompt execution
of every precaution and provision of
which the military department of the
state is capable. Adj'tGen. Hall, Brig
Gen. Jones, and Maj .-Gen. Cook were
summoned to council, and plan of ope-
rations was determined upon. The Com
mander-in Chief issued the following or
der:
STATE OF COLORADO, OFFICE CoMMAN-
R-IN.CHIEF COLORADO NATIONAL
GUARDS, DENVER, Col, Oct. 5.-Acttnq
Qudrternadster-G General Col0~ddo National
Guards: Proceed at once to the armory
and magazine and procure the following
arms and equipments, to be shipped on
special train over the Denver 81 Rio
Grande road at / 80 p. m, to-day: One
hundred and fifty Springfield rifles, TO-
boxes, belts, etc, to complete the outfit as
far as possible. By order of
FREDERICK W PITKIN,
Governor and COMMANDMENT Chief State
of Colorado.
OFFICE OF CoMMANDER.INC CHIEF, Col
NATIONAL GUARDs.-Maj Gen David
j. Cook is hereby ordered to proceed at
once to Lake City and take command of
troops In the San Juan country. He has
full power to appoint staff officers, to
enroll, organize, and muster in troops,
and to take such measures as may be
necessary to defend that country, and
the citizens thereof against Indians.
FREDERICK w. PITKIN,
Governor and Commander-in-ch
A Cheyenne dispatch of the 9th says
a courier from Snake river, arrived at
Rawlins, saw the remains of George
Gordon and Carl Goldstein, and tnrec
teamsters who were on their way TO the
White River agency with train of sup
plies for the Indians. Gordon had
government contract and was we'll
known to both the Indians and the
whites. 1t is considered strange that
the Indians should kill the goose that
land the golden egg. The wagons and
supplies were burnt up, and the oxen
running about with yokes attached. Set
lers are all in from Snake and other
rivers Agents on Union Pacific send.
ing their families.
Another dispatch from Cheyenne of
the 9th says cattle dealer just arrived
from ranch near North Park, reports
that a stampede of miners has taken
place. One man named johnson rode
by his place yesterday on his way home
TO Laramie City, and stated that he had
seen eighteen Utes Friday morning.
Mounting horsC, he struck !or home,
passed the camp where the fight had
taken place. Saw two dead
bodies of miners, one dressed
in buckskin and the other in Cali
fornia drilling,-and two wagon horses
also lying dead in the harness. Believing
the Utes to be hot on his trail he passed
quickly, and had ridden all day Friday
and Friday night He was almost ex-
haustcd. He says he belonged to party
of nine. The remaining eight stayed
with the team to protect their outfit
while he came for reinforcements. Miners
all through the park are alarmed, and are
banding together for safety. and are
coming out IN body with experienced
Indian fighters as scouts. The cattle
man who brings this news will take out
"cow boys" in the morning to "round
upn his herds and drive them north for
safety.
A DISPATCH from Washington OF the
18th says that no news has been received
at the war department or Indian office
from Captain Payne's beleaguered COM
mind. Captain Payne's wife has been
at the war department today in state
of very natural anxiety, but the theories
of experienced army officers here are
consoling, as they believe that in
this instance that no news
is good news. General Town
sends theory is that if Captain
Payne's command had been driven out
of their entertainments, or at least re-
duced to extremity that some messenger
from it would have reached civilization
before this, and the fact that no one
has come he considers evidence that
they are hold themselves in good shape,
and will be rescued by General Merritt
without much further loss
A FIT LEAvENwoRTH, Ks, telegram of
the It'll says: McCrary, secretary of
war, arrived at this city this afternoon on
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
railway. He was met at the depot by
General Page and escorted to headquart-
ers at the fort. The secretary was en-
tirely alone, and his arrival was not
known by anybody except the officers at
the fort 1t is rumored that his business
is an official one of great Importance.
CHEYENNE advices of Oct. Sth state
that the following has just been received
from Major ellis at Rawlins:
RAwLINs, Oct. S.-A mail-carrier from
Snake River, just in, reports that Mer-
rift reached Payne's command Monday
afternoon-after severe fight, killing
seven Indians-and found them all right
A colored cavalry company Joined
Payne last Friday night losing all their
horses but two in doing so. The mail
arrier knows nothing about the con
ltion of the officers and men. The
ompanies of the Fourteenth regiment
were at least "a hours behind Merritt's
command.
(Signed) GILLIs.
The following has been received from
an officer with Payne's command:
BATTLE FIELD, MILK RIVER, Col. Oct.
SO D. ma courier will leave some
time tonight, with dispatches, If
possible. The Indians still sur
round us, and pour in an effective fire
from the commanding bluffs, at distance
of five or six hundred yards, having a
cross fire upon our position, which po-
sition was chosen hastily on the first day
of the fight All our horses and all but
12 mules have been killed. We sheltered
them as best we could with wagons, but
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