The Portland daily press., 1879-10-06
THE INDIANS.
Active Measures Being Taken to
Punish the Hostile Utes.
No News Yet Received from the Battle
field.

CHICAGO, Oct. 4.-The following was received
to-day at Gen. Sheridan's headquarters in this
city, via Fort Leavenworth, Kan
Morrow came up with Victoria and his band
on the 2Sth of September, near Ojosaienti,
and so far, after two days. reports having i'll
hicted severe punishment on the Indians, cap
turing sixty horses and mules, including twelve
or more of Rockers horses. Victoria, in an
almost inaccessible country, was we'll fortified,
but Morrow dislodged him. Morrow continues
the fight. am sending Apaches, just enlist
ed a company of 60 cavalry, and two COM
panies from Staunton to him, and now have no
doubt of the final result. This relieves me,
and can attend to the Ute country.
(Signed) PATCH, Colonel commanding.
DODGE Cry, Kan, Oct. Accompany A,
Nineteenth infantry, Lieut.. Spencer command
ing, left here tonight for Fort Lyon, Colorado,
there to await orders. Four companies of the
same regiment are held at Dodge City, ready
to leave at a moments notice. Company G,
Nineteenth infantry, mounted, Capt. Bradf ord
commanding, left Fort Dodge to proceed to
Oteis, New Mexico. These movements are to
Illustrate hostile demonstrations of southern
Utes and other bands in Colorado and New
Mexico.
RAwLINs, Wy. Oct. 4.-1015 p. m. The
| painful silence still continues. Not word has
| been heard from the front. Six companies OF
| the Seventh infantry, under Col. Gilbert, and
| Company B of the Third cavalry, under Lieut..
Hunter, arrived to-day, and go forward in the
morning Gen. Crook will probably reach
here Monday evening. The mail from the
South is due tonight, and important news is
confidently expected.
OGDEN, Utah. Oct 4.-Six Shoshone chiefs,
with war paint and arme with breech-loading
rifles, came down on the Utah Northern Rail
road to-day, and went east on the Union Pacific
road, paying their fare and announcing that
they were going to join the Utes.
GALVESTON, Tex, Oct A News special
from San Antonio SAYS that Gen. McKenzie's
regiment, the Fourth cavalry, is ordered to
Fort Hayes, in the Ute country. The depart
ure of these troops is greatly regretted. as
large area of the Mexican border is left unpro-
tecfed and, it is feared, there will be repeti-
ton of the raiding outrages of two years ago.
RAwLINs, Wy. T., Oct. 5.-No tidings have
| been received from Mill Creek up to this
hour. There arrived today companies A and
l. and the Sd Cavalry, the first named from
! Fort Laramie and the two latter from Fort
prises six companies of the 18th Infantry,
| numbering 240 men, four companies OF caval-
| ry $50 men, three companies of the Sd Caval-
| ry three companies of the 9TH Cavalry and
| two companies of the 4th Infantry They
start from Fort McKenney, Wy. t., for this
point tomorrow. Gen. Crook is expected to-
night and until he comesI nothing is certain as
to the movements of the troops from Rawllns
to the front tomorrow.
come in from Prices quarters at Fertilization
Creek 70 miles this side Of Payne's corral,
reports having seen no Indians. A company
| of colored troops of the. 9th Cavalry, Captain
| Dodge commanding, which has been camped
at Steamboat Springs, and in regard to whose
safety there has been much anxiety, have
| joined Price at Fertilization Creek. The force
| now here is ready to march at moments
| notice.
WASHINGTON, Oct 5-The following was
received at the Indian Bureau today:
Los PINos, Colorado, Oct. ..
| To Commissioner Hoyt:
A runner Just i'll from the White River
| agency reports that the agent and employees
| are killed. There has been a 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 captured
Chief Ouray, the head of the Ute nation,
sends the following order to his people by
| runner:
| To Chiefs, Captains, IeGdinen dild CteS at
| White RUer:
You are hereby requested and commanded
to cease hostilities against the whites, lnJurlng
no innocent person or any other further than
to protect your own lives and property from
unlawful and unauthorized combinations OF
| horse thieves and desperadoes, as anything
further will ultimately end in disaster to all
parties.
(Signed) STANLEY, Agent.
New YORK, Oct. GA Denver special dis
patch from Laramie City says:
| 1t is believed the Utes will obtain supply
of arms and ammunition from the Mormons,
who will furnish all they want Arrivals
| from Salt Lake report belief there that the
| Mormons have something to do with the out
| break. They are delighted at having the mill
tary force centered in the Utes territory
The Utes have been reinforced by ARA
pahoes and Mintah Utes. A person from the
south reports that Southern Utes, under Ing
noto, as leaving for the north and very hostile
| in expression. A dispatch from Rawlins, Wy.
! T., says number of Indian fire signals were
noticed in the vicinity Of the Snake river last
night. 1t is supposed Indians are there and
have burned the houses of the settlers, who
| had, however, vacated.