Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-05
THE INDIAN OUTBREAK.

~ appears that tuo plcStut uprising
among the Utes is the elimination OF
a series of outrageous proceedings on
the part Of tho Indian Bureau precise
y on a Tar with previous transactions
with other tribes. The Utes origin
ally owned about one-fourth of the
territory of Colorado, their lands being
situated in tho extreme western por.
lion of the Territory. All went well
till 1871, at the time of the craze OF
the San Juan mines. The miners then
proceeded to encroach by degrees on
the Indian land till they had virtually
possessed themselves of about one.
third OF 1t, in the southern portion.
Soon after this Lcadville was cstab.
lished and rapidly grew. The Utes
protested against these incursions but
Tor several years were unable to Sc
cure tho ear of the Government BY
the treaty of 1873 the United States
promised to pay them 5000, 600 for the
land appropriated in annual install
ments OF $4,000 and at the same time
guaranteed them in the most solemn
language from all further deprcdations
This treaty resulted as most Of the
Others. Up to this time the utcs have
not received dollar on account of this
steal and as to the second part Of the
treaty IL has been systematically dis
regarded by the invasion OF miners
till today the Ute territory is literally
overrun with white men. The White
River Agency is in the northern part
OF the State and Mr.. Meeker, the In.
dian Agent at that point, has gone on
endeavoring 10 enforce the Indians 10
a state Of civilization which they do
not want and in the attempt has sue.
ceeded in letting in lot OF white
settlers TO till the iicb land. As il
usual in dealing with the red skins
endurance has at last ceased to be q
virtue. They construed the presence
OF Tbornburgh's troops into an effort
on the part Of the Government to seize
their territory by force after promising
to pay for it under treaty. Ouray, the
Chief the tribe, is a man Of much
greater intelligence than the rest. lie
was educated in a Mexican monastry,
speaks four languages nuently and
lives in a white frame house. In q
spirit Of conciliation he favored the
treaty Of 1873, which has been scandal.
ously broken, and has ever since then,
in spite Of this fact, endeavored 10 lead
his tribe into the secrets Of agriculture
and TO preserve peace with the Gov.
crnment, but ho must now fall in line.
Contrary 10 the general idea, the Utes
have always been, up To tho present
time, the friends and allies OF the
whites. They did not open fire on the
whites when they broke into their min.
ing regions in 1871 as did Sitting Bull
when they invaded the Black Hills
but repeated outrages and breaches OF
solemn treaties have borne the same
fruit they did with the Nez Pcrccs,
another friendly tribe, who did not re.
volt till their titled lands, guaranteed
them by treaty, were invaded. The
war promises TO be extensive and cost
ly 10 the Government. They always
nre. Mr. Schurz Is hurrying homo to
take the helm. McLrary is directing
affairs from duplicate dispatches Of tho
situation sent to him In Iowa, and tho
President and General Of the Army
are both away on junkeis, the latter
bowling because he has not army
enough TO do picket duty on tho
frontier. The howl should be directed
in this case, as in most others ofa simi.
lar nature, against the rascals who
make treaties only to break thcm,--
Baltimore Gazette.