The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-27
A WINTER CAMPAIGN PROBABLE
Supplies Hurried Forward to
Merritt's Command.
SCHURZ EXPECTANT OF PEACE.
Denial Of the Reported
r0 Uintah Uprising.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

Secretary schurz is generally admitted to have
the best of the Indian controversy far though 1t
will be the worse for his side If General Adams
should fail to secure for punishment. the head
devils at least. among the Thornburgh and White
River Agency murderers.
THE SITUATION.
First-The White River Utes. the only Indians Of
that tribe who are positively known to have been
the warpath. have retrcated indefinitely. and no
can tell where they have scattered where the
riors are who committed overt acts. The presump-
ton that they have adopted the old policy of dvd
ing up and mingling with other bands at other agen
cies. If that would not be safe at present owing to
the friendly promises of Ouray. they will await in
secure retreats the opportunity for such afaton
and sharing of rations during the approaching
winter.
Secomd-It is aDossible that Ouray's influence and
counsel may be powerful enough to secure the cap
ture and delivery of some Of the principal oenders
q concession which, however. would be reluctantly
made by the Northern Utes on the most liberal con-
ditions the government could offer. The HERALD's
latest dispatches show how the Northern Utes claim
to have been misled in respect to Thornburgh's
mission and for what reasons they fought his COM
mand and Iuassacred Meeker. Now. If the govern
ment should agree to renstate them on their reser-
vation condition of their surrender of their chief
criminals. many Of the tribe might consent to the
bargain. but the question would then arise whether
those thus willing were powerful or numerous
enough. in slang phraseology. to deliver the
goods"
SOP TO cEnBERUs.
Third-Should the government insist on an uncon-
ditional surrender Of the participants of the two
and give the White River Utes also to
derstand that they have forfeited their tenure
body here believes that they would help Chief Ouray
70 more than futile dallance with the United States
authorities. The Molly Mcguire system, complete
and dastardly and successful as 1t was in the
Pennsylvania mining districts. clumsy in
comparison with the system OF mutual alliance
for offence and defence that prevails among savages
10 closely connected the various Ute bands It is
not surprising that Ouray and Douglass succeeded in
aving the lives of the women and children at the
agency and that they turned them over to General
Adams on his application. That cheap sop to
the government Cerberus. The turning over for
execution of any considerable number of their own
people is different matter. They will obtain delay
BY rst Offering to submit the justice of the contro
vsrsy to the Judgment OF tae government. When tho
tsse il decided against them they expected 20
withdraw or again appeal to arms
WINTER CAMPAIGN EXPECTED.
TIE government is apparently so convinced that
The Ues not speedily to be brought to its terms
that General Sheridan has sent orders implying that
Merritt will be required at his present post on
White River all winter. Sheridan directs tho Quar-
termaser of this depot to supply Merritt within the
next thirty days with all he will need until April l.
and the Quarterm aster. Captain Glis is ransacking
the country by telegraph for wagons and teamsters
The supplies will consist OF provisions, clothing.
grain. ordnance stores medical stores. quarternas
ter stores. &C.. estimated in all at 900 pounds
One hundred and sixty mule teams and wagons
and ten heavy wagons drawn by teams
arc already at White River or ON the
way to and from there Thirty-two wagons, carrying
las 900 pounds Of supplies. will start from Rawlins
tomorrow morning. round trip to and from
White River takes about twenty-five days. and at
this the Depot Quartermaster finds it next to
impossible to secure citizen transfers. they fear
10 be overtaken and blockaded by snow.
EXPENSIVE TRANSPORTATION.
Freight to White River is charged Ave cents q
pound. SO that the cost for transportation of the
necessary supplies will alone be $4,000. unless
many Of the teams with Merritt return.
couriers have been sent out to hurry back
all that have started this way. The
task of stocking his camp for tho long
winter sojourn in the mountains will be most
hazardous. At any time after the LIST of November
storm is likely to set in. which would make the
route hence impossible
The troops here under General Bracket have also
received additional ratons and await orders. Law
soL's and Payne's companies have been remounted.
THE TROOPS JEALoUsLY WATCHED by THE
FRIENDLY UTEs-HosT1LE EXCITEMENT OVER
RUMoRs OF AN ADVANCE BY MERRITT AND
M'KENzIE.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
Los PINos AGENCY, Col, Oct. 23,l
Via DEL Monte. Oct. 26, 1879.
runner who is just now in from the hostile camp
Of the Utes reports that General Adams has secured
the women and children from the Indians uncon-
ditionally. The captives were turned over on the
21st nst at the Indian camp near the Grand River.
ut about four O'Clock p. NJ. and they left there
the morning Of the I'D in charge of kcne and shcr-
man. Last night they camped on Plateau Greek.
where General Adams left the wagons. eighty -fvc
miles from this point and they expected to ar
sive here tomorrow evening.
JEALOUSY OF TIE INDIANS
Immediately on tho delivery of the captives Gem
eral Adams started to meet the soldiers who arc
supposed to be crossing the little range of noun
tains between White River Agency and Grand River.
about twenty-five miles from the agency and prob.
ably forty miles from Grand River. Indians report
that tho troops advancing with wagons and arc
building roads as they progress. When the runner
left them tho troops ascending the ridge,
twenty-five miles from tho White River Agency.
Fifteen Indians were watching their movements and
reporting to Douglass and Johnson on Grand River.
The Indians very much inaamcd against the
whites account of the advance of the troops and
Ouray thinks that Y II is continued they will defend
themselves refuse to retreat and contest the further
progress of tho troops.
REPORTED COLLISION.
General Adams hoped to reach the soldiers before
colison could occur. but after his departure from
the Indian camp for the White River acouricr ar.
rived at Douglass camp and reported that there had
been some lighting In the mountains. Tho meeting
probably occurred at the summit OF the range