The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-10-02

tect ourselves. =
II possible send US Ave hundred stand
Of arms on number three to-day.
JAMES FRANCE
An inspection of the armory by the
person having charge of the keys OF the
same revealed the fact that but four
guns were contained therein. There
was plenty of ammunition, however,
and the following telegram was sent to
Mr.. France.
CHEYENNE, Oct. 1.
To james France, Ra1cltns :ta
No guns in territorial armory. Have
5000 roundsof ammunition, As calibre.
Shall they be sent
AS no answer was received the am
muuition was not sent.
Meanwhile Gen. Merritt, command
ant at Fort D. A. Russell, received or
ders from Gen. Villa ms, adj. gen. de-
partment of the Platte, to send every
available man at his post to the field
aud for Himself to go and take COM
mand of the expedition. Accordingly
all the available men at the Fort were
at once engaged in preparing for their
departure to the front. Companies D,
and f, commanded by Lieut.. Paddock
and Capt. Payne respectively, were in
the fight. There were four COM
panies' Of the Fifth cavalry, and n
of the Fourth infantry to move These
were company A, Capt. j. A. Augur
B, Capt. r. H. Montgomery /; ], Capt.
5. G. Kellogg; NJ, Capt. - and
company 1, Fourth infantry, Capt. S.
p. Ferris.
After issuing orders, as stated above,
Gen. Williams sent the following dis
patch to Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan, at
Chicago:
81 have ordered Gen. Merritt with
Eve companies from Fort D. A Rus
sell, two companies from Fort McPher-
son, all that can be spared from Fort
Sanders and four companies from Fort
Douglass to rendezvous ut once at Raw
lius. This gives $50 men; ordered two
companies from Fort Robinson, one
from Fort Laramie and from Foit
Fetterman to march at once to t e
railroad to meet the emergencies. Capt.
Gilliss is ordered to confer with Gen.
Merritt and forward transportation.
Have you any orders?
r. WILLIAMS,
A. A. Genl. Dept. of Platte. !.
Such excellent time was made in
getting ready that at 2 O'Clock, railroad
time, the train moved out, the troops
cheering loudly. The train consisted
of ten stock cars, one car for tents, etc.,
eight box cars for the men and-a ca
boose for the officers. Two engines
were attached and the train started of
in good time. Rawlins was reached at
"a late hour last night. The expedition
will start from that point this morning
on forced marches o; forty miles per
day
As the scene of the late fight is two
hundred miles from Rawlins, reinforce
ments may not arrive before Monday.
In tile meantime the Utes will have
only too much opportunity to kill off
the little garrison In the Gallon of
death, or starve them out. However,
if the red devils learn that heavy rein
forcements are coming they will likely
scatter off in small bands and roam
over North Park, their old hunting
ground. In that case they would make
it u little unhealthy for the prospectors
there. But they may not go over so
far as the extreme eastern rim of the
park.
1t is the impression here that the
Vfears of the people of Rawlins are not
well grounded. The Utes are
not likely to go northward, as
they are civilized enough to
know the advantage of keep
ing away from \ railroad. And even
ii they chance to be scattered on the
way to the White River, Gen. Merritt's
cnmmand will drive them ahead. So
Wyoming settlers are safe.
The history of the Ute troubles is
brief. When the miners began filling
Middle and North Parks last summer,
the Ute heart suddenly became filled
with badness. Colorow was especially
indignant and threatened all sorts Of
vengeance. Winter coming on, he and
his noble band Of paupers Toasted at the
table of Father N. G. Meeker, at The
White River agency. The going in of
prospectors to the North Park again
stirred up Colorow and he gathered
some young men about him who killed
what miners they could easily and
warned others away. When the latter
would not go, Colorow set fire to the
timber with the intention of driving
them out by fire and smoke.
Tie discomfort spread to others OF
the White River Utes and their hearts
grew worse. Meanwhile Agent Meeker
had been carrying out.the orders OF the
interior department by putting up new
buildings. laying In stores, and fencing
in and blowing fields. This latter act
was the straw that broke the camel's
back. It resembled work for the In
dians, SO they kicked. johnson, a sub
chief, became suddenly demonstrative
two weeks ago and attacked Agent
Meeker in his own house, kicking and
cutting the agent I'M vigorous manner.
ending by pushing him out of door.
Several employees interfered and saved