The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-10-23
A TRADERS TRIBULATION "
The Man Who Is Charged with Selling
Ammunition to the Indiana.

~ WIN AChlCuDt
the many references that occurred dur
ing the late Indian troubles to a VIM,
man on Bear river, who was charged
with supplying the Indians with pow
der and guns even after the fight will
Thornburgh's command began. Tn,
man at whom those charges are direct
ed is H. E. Peck, and he is now in Den
yer.
Mr.. PECK AND THE GOVERNOR.
Nears reporter met him at the ex
ecutive office yesterday morning, tc
which point he had been piloted by
Major Thompson, an old friend.
The NeUs representative entered in
time to hear Nj. Peck's version of the
Indian trouble.
Governor Pitken asked him what he
Thought was the occasion Of 1t.
II think Mr.. Meeker was some to
blame for it, though 1 know it is not
popular to say so in this state,n said
Peck.
Yin what respect was Mr.. Meeker to
blameP" asked the governor.
well, he seemed to consider
that the Indians were dangerous. OF
my own knowledge I know his life was
threatened three or four times, but he
always laughed and said if the Indians
killed him, three or four would be
killed in turn.n
He continued, II saw a great deal Of
the Indians at my store and heard their
repeated threats to go to war if soldiers
were sent into the reservation and I
think that if Thornburgh had consent
ed to take four or five of his command
as the Indians asked in their pow-wow,
aud accompany them back to the agency
In order to have their grievances ex-
planned, that the Indians would have
acted in good faith and even after reach
ing the agency, had not satisfactory
terms been agreed to, they would have
gone back with the Thornburgh dele
CATION without harming them or offer
ing to modest them"
"Would You have gone on any such
at that time with the Indians
.ye. vo,,d
tbev revor ,vo,,d h,,,. arw.s
Refora tho echt son,a 80 a. Iss,...
were at pect,s .tora ana.ha ,.a.sa.a,
that tbev sbou,d not h.vs +hromn nrass
or ont Of HE ho,.o snd 49,
rho nav +h.r a;d
The indians dsn;aa .,rou;,uu-
ont Thav s.;a Toh..a. 80 -
n. ~ ha h.d hoon oh,Ia - -.
him on, sa,t;na H.
peel .,,d ho to,a ..aw
not bave dons th;s and tho IHs,.n.n
n,ied bv STATING thot Iohnson 80
been treated r;oht hv Maahor IT,
clo;mad tbot Iobns,n mo,as ~: -
orco - not o,,t of.Sa
ana Nfaahar nrom;saa ~.
ntr,de an hin ,na;n ~
l,ter ho COMO - mhoro T.ss.an
b,;lt h;s socona ooh;n 80 sa.a-sa, 49,
,,ow;nn TIT n.s 49,. AZ 49, n
raa
throun !; 49,
NTr pect a,as not h. ~.
or AGAIN ,.s, n;oh, 90 - ~
had 10 ,.v ~ The oh.rra -ho.,"naou
.d tho e.r.ras n,;,,, 49, uIss..s,
II most emnb n t;caur hnt sofa 10 49,
an lido, whora ,ha rmo ..;r,n...s
from He oavs Tho ~fo,Iom;nr aont.ss
Ict;on 70 the rorort
ar etora e 80 m;, p.
river about twontv n,;,as frnu a.
aoencv WHARF 7 live WITH w. e.mnr
was not a. homa a. ~ .,n,. 10 49,.
6oht c-onsannont,r co,,d ~ 49, ,a,s
the ~ annth;nr = $3.50
was IN NV v,av ~ P.u,;ns 81 80.
M.;or Thounh,... 81 - -
GOING in met than, nm sn,Sa r,uar
nd ,.1Lad 49, 80, n-....
thought and sold th.t Inam tha ~
dams wonld 6gbt n tbe .o,d,or. var.
hrouabt 70 the r-soorv.t;,n Tw.,t ~
IN Rsvlins and on NV nav haoL 10.
tha conr;ar h,;nr;nr now. ~ ~. All,
on Min river. a soon n. RI II T
tbrew tha goods off ~ INV WAGON o,d
n,,.,.d ~, ,or INV stora when ~.
rived lone nv wife wa. all ready m
90. She told me the SETTLERS we're leav.
inc and sba had oot two man IN t.ke
ali the pnns and ammunition there was
the store and burv II in the woods