The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-11
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.
The Cause of the Rising of The Utos Tho
Various Branches of This Tribe.

/ Various Branches of This Tribe.
from an Interview with Gov Pitkn. Of Col
i In reply to the question as to tho events
which have inspired Or lniucod the uprising,
Gov Pitkin sald "The Indian trouble has
been brewing all summer Since lnst June
tho Itcs have been burning the forest aud
Rr'IsAes along The limo or their reservation, Il
uistanc" of over 300 miles. Rowing bands have
wandered np and down tho entire country,
| navng 4 trail Of fire wherever they went
1 Fires Were started Iii uninhanitGd districts ut
! llrst, but In August the houses Of Major
| Thompson and Alr. Smart, on Bear river,
kouott county. were burned by the Indians.
I who were socn and recognized. Complaints
/ tor arson wore sworn out tcfore Judge Beck,
oi the First judicial District, who issued war
rants for tho arrest Of two Indians named
!, Bennett and q Chlnhmnn. A sheriff aud u
| posse followed the Indians into the reservation
| TO execute the warrants. but were unable to
Ind tho criminals. Chief Douglass denied the
| right to arrest Indians on the reservatiun
| Ihis fuct was OIL jially reported To me by
I Judge Beck, and ] applied 10 Gen. Pope for
troops ~ execute 'iie warrants, 20 the ground
that no Indians guilty oil arson should escape
| punishment for crimes by taking refuge pn
| thn reservation. Gen. Pope ut once ordered u
company ot cavalry. then scouting on the
Middle Park, to the agency 70 arrestt the Indt-
| ans and assist the sheriff. Meanwhile Father
| Aeeker, tho White river agent, had difficulty
with certain members of the tribo, ana had
been rudbly handled toy johnson, u leading
| chief. liz applied to me- for troops for pro-
tection and made the request Ui Gen Pope,
who at once ordered Col. ihurnburgh on the
mission Ia which he met his unfortunate
d ath."
'lou have expected something cf this kind
froTu this tribe, lhen?'
II have thought for six weeks that there
was q liability Of the White river Utes making
trouble, and, Us say, have written three scv-
era! letters to Gen. Pope"
when the four White river Utes visited
you us emtssaries recently what did you
learn OF their demands or comp ints?"
They We're here two days. They seemed
dissatisfied greatly and complained because
the RoverhIhent butchered the cattle OF the
tribe for consumption instead Of allowing the
herd to Increase and purchasing other cattle
for butcherinR. They also complained that
Agent Meekcr Was endeavorlnH to Instruct
the young, and they wished no education OF
their young mon on children They further
complained that the agent was making too
mahy improvements and was cultivatIg too
much soil. They opposed not only progress
sion, buteyerythng else From these COM
punts, followed Or accompanied by the eX-
termination of game and the burning or for
ests, was LED to believe the White river Utes
were hostA Mo"
;, DO yod thiak the whole Ute nation Is In
the uprisng?'
mo, sir, ! do not The nation Is divided
into three tribes, commonly known as the
North or White River Utes, of whom Doug |
lass Is chief, tho Uncompahgrcs Of whom
Ouray is chief, and the Southern Utrs, located |
at Pdgosa Springs, which will keep I9nato's |
band III CHECK. lgl.ato has been untriendly |
and his band was generally considered SO In |
Years past; but Low that the military is /
auartercd among them ana they arose remote
from the N"rthern agency, apprehend no
danger from them The Uncom pahgres have
been friendly for years, aud Ouray, the chief,
lAs bean the stanchest ffitnd OF the whites OF I
all the lldlnns. Captains Billy and Sam, and
majority "f the other chiefs Of this band, are
also friendly. Slpavanaro, however. who Is
second only TO Ouray Ia tnls tribe, has always
teen considered uni iendly, and unders TODD
weeks ago that he had gone to the White river
agency 1t Is very probable that he and his
followers az Engaged fn this attack. All the
other tncompahgres Utes regard as friend
ly, Dut Ii they should turn hostile they could
comlnit gEoat depredutious at Ouray and the
neighbollng camps
'now many Utts are In the three trlbes?"
"Ilere are Il little over 1000 Indians in the
nation, and over 1000 men who are aole to
Bear arms. | should Judge these fighting Ill
Gtaus to he divided about as follow: White
river, 40, Uncompahsres, 800, Southern,
$50. According to tEis estimate, and | thlns
it will pe folud nearly correct, il s.pavanaro
ard the Douglass tribe have joined hands in
the uprising, they have about 500 armed IN
dlanS, the band of the former chief humber
Ing, ii is Thought l0o." ;
dow we'll prepared are the ties for war;" {
"Fhey are MI armed with Winchester rifles, j
and the whole nation OWLS from $500 to 10000
ponies. The government has permitted them I
to raise and sell ponies and sheep, ana the
proceeds OF this business have been used in
small arms and ammunition; SO s
they are as we'll armed as any band OF In {
dams ID the world"
III war is impendipg,, who will have !
charge OF the Indian forces" /
Douglass viii control the councils, and T
probably lead the indians. He is an able {
.hief, and the brightest q al the " hite river
Ctes. He was appointed as chief twelve years l
.go, and has risen to first place by superior /
ability" l
"s..ould the government grant permission, |
or SO direct, coald you raise volunteers in +
lime and in numbers to que.i the outbreak at t
snce?'' j
y could raise 25,ooo men to protect the set a
lars in tWAltyfuur hours; but don't think S
ne government will allow State Interference, {
IS the outbreak took place on the reserva-
ion. The State would be willing to settle the
uhian trouble at its own expense The ad-
rantages that would accrue from the throw
ng open OF 12O0O,0D0 acres Ct land to miners q
nd settlers would more than compensate all +
spenses incurred" .
boy named r ley. i've years old. died at
App+by England, from the effects of drink \
ng brandy. The deceased aud an elderly I
rother We're left in bed together, and, during Y
ne absence OF their mother, they drank a I
INT Of brandy which had been left in the | i
oom. Both boys We're found helplessly in q
oNicated. The elder recovered, but the +
,ounger died. '
Professor-"Is there any way to obtain '
yoon 1rult without grating or budding Z" c
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