The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-06
TIE INDIANS.
The Agent and Employees Mt the
White River Agency Mas
/ sarred.
srho Troops Surrounded by the In
dfsns and Wholly Without
Water Sensible Advice
OF the Chief or
the UtNs.

WASHINGTON. Oct. b.--The following ha
been received Ut tho Indian Bureau from
Agent Stanley, ut Los rnos. Col:
The runner just Iii from White River Agenc,
reports that the agent and employees ar
killed. There has been fight with the troops
In which the officers In command were killed
The troops are surrounded. away from any
water supply, and their trains have been cap
tured. Chief Ouray, head OF tho nation, sends
the following order 10 his people by runner:
'lou are hereby requested and commanded
10 canse h0stilitles against the whites, iujur
inR no Innocent persons or any others further
thai 10 protect your own lives and property
from unlawful and unauthorized combina-
anything further will ultimately end In disas-
ter 10 nll PARTIES"
THE TROOPS aoINa no THE RESCUE
RAwLINs, Wyoming Ter, October e.
A painful silence still continues. Not Il
word has been heard from the front. Six
i Col Gilbert and COMPANY B Of the Third
tvCavalry, under Lieut.. Hunter, went forward
from here to-day. aen. Crook will probably
reach hero Monday evening. Tho mail from
The South ts now due. Important news II
confidently looked for
NO TTU1Nus FROM MILK CREEK
No tidings from Milk Greek have boon re-
scelved up to this hour. There arrived to-day
Companies A. B ind II III the Third Cavalry.
the first named from Fort Laramie and tho
H two hitter from Fort Robinson. Yesterday
Company b, Third Cavalry, arrived from
] Fort FetteFmHn. The force now here COM
pfiaes elk companies of the Seventh Infantry
friiE MoRMoNs THE oRialNAToRs or THE
AFFAIR.
DENVER, Col, October "a dispatch ro.
neived here from Laramie City says II is be-
Heved that the Utes obtain their supply oR
arms and ammunition from the Mormons,
who will furnish all they want. Arrivals from
salt Lake report the belief there that the
Mormone hal something 10 do with the affair.
Without doubt they are delighted Mt having
military force centered In the Ute territory.
The Utss have been reinforced by Arrapahoes
and Uintah Utes.
GOING no JOIN THE uTEs.
OGDEN, Utah, October 0. - Six Soshonc
chiefs, with war paint and armed with hreech
loading rifles, went East to-day on the Union
. Pacific road, paying their fare and announc- |
ing that they were eoin to Join the Utes.
MORE TROOPS GOING no THE FRONT.
DoDaIs CIrr, Ks., October b.-Company A, |
sNineteenth Infantry, LIEUT.. Spencer com
manding, left here last night f,r Fort Lyon
COL. there to await orders. Four companies
of the same regiment are held at Dodge,
ready 10 leave ut U moments notice. Com
panyG, Nineteenth Infantry tmounted). Capt
Bradford commanding, have left Fort Dodge
to proceed To Otero, New Mexico
y These movements are To frustrate hostile
demonstrations of the Southern utes aud
other bands In Colorado and New Mexico.
THE MOVEMENTS or THE INDIANS.
CHEYENNE, Oct. .. - Prospectors In the
North Park, from this place, are returning
They report the Utes, in war paint, having
been seen Ia such close proximity TO the
mines that many miners are leaving for tho
Others are banding together
for protection, and the ranchemen I'm and
around the Park are leaving. All report
having sean Indians or Indian signs.
Aaron Bergy. mail carrier. arrived ut Raw
llns this morning from Dixon. having left
there yesterday morning. He reports seeing
The body of George Gordon, the well-known
ireighter, who was hauling Indian goods from
tlawlins 70 the White river agency, and the
body 0f one OF his taamaters ut d point ba-
tween the scene of Thornburghs fight and
the agency
.Bergy says heavy firing wns heard la the
direction of payne's position Oh Wednesday
No Indians have been seen In the vicinity or
the Snake river settlement. There are Ava or /
Hix people at Dixon, and the carrier says they /
had no serious apprehension OF being troubled |
Peck, Bear river trader, was on his way to
Dixon when the carrier left. Bergy thought
Merritts command camped iast night at
Eortitleatton creek, and would reach Paynes
nnl'ful SunHny nlpht |