The New York herald., 1879-10-31
Indian workmen, and they were paid $15 q
month, cash, for working on their own land.

IMPATIENT OF CoNIkOl.
The Indians were well treated, but the agent
did not propose to have them take charge of
his household and office and dictate to him how
he should conduct his affairs. He would not
tolerate their idleness and insolence, SO they
conspired to get him out of the way. They
clamored for a new agent, and it was only when
they heard of the troops coming that they be
came frightened ut the result of their own work.
Jane, the woman who first growled about the
ploughing, spoke good English. After We were
captured she said -
''Whatcould you expectl The Indians had
to kill the whites, because neither they nor the
agent would do as the Utes told them to do"
On the morning of the massacre Douglass
came to the agency and spoke of. soldiers
coming. My husband said =
'Let them come. They will not hurt any
one. But we will send for all the chiefs and
head captains and hear their complaints and
talk the matter over"
Douglass did not say much and went away.
We did not fear any particular danger, though
on Saturday, three days before the massacre,
they had moved their tents and women and
children to the Wilderness The Indian Pauvitz
asked me on Saturday, Sunday and Monday if
was afraid. I said, "No." Pauvitz was the
husband of Jane.
A DREADFUL SIGNAL.
Twas in the kitchen with my daughter, wash
had just finished dinner. Some of the Indians
had eaten with us, and Chief Douglass had
been picking around the table and joking with
my daughter Josephine while we were washing
the dishes. There came voley of firearms-a
succession of sharp explosions. 1t was start
ling and knew what was coming My daugh-
ter and l looked into each others faces. Mrs.
Price, who was washing clothes at the door,
rushed in, exclaiming:-
'What shall we dop'
Josephine said, "Keep all together" and the
girl was as cool as if she were receiving callers
in parlor.
The windows were shot in. Our first move
was to get under the bed in Josephine's room to
avoid the bullets, which were whizzing over our
heads. Josephine had the key of the milk
house and proposed to go there. The bullets
were flying like hailstones, and we locked our
selves into tho milk house, which had double
only one little window We stayed there all
the afternoon and heard no sounds but the
crash of the guns. We knew oil the men were
being killed, and expected that the Indians
would finish the day with the butchery of the
women. Frank Dresser came in shot through
the leg. He killed IN Indian just as we let him
| into the milk house.
BuENINc osy TurR PREY.
| About five o'clock in tho afternoon the firing
ceased and all was still. Suddenly we heard
the low crackle Of flames and smclt smoke
Then we saw it coming through the cracks in
the ceilings, and knew that the destruction oi
the agency buildings had begun.
While in the building we barely whispered
and tried to keep Mrs. Prices babies STILL As the
| fire was increasing we left the milk house eau
tiously, and Josephine reconnoitred the enemy.
ats good time to escape she said "Thc
Indians are busy stealing agency goods"
We went around in front Of the agents office
and found the doors open and things undis
turbed, except that some of my husbands
one living or dead, and no sign of any one
having been killed. We ran, in line with
the buildings, toward the sage brush
so as to keep the buildings between
us and the Indians, who were at the warehouse
pulling out the goods, but we had not gone far
before we were discovered, and the Indians
made for us, firing as they ran. The bullets
| fell all around us, and one struck me on the
thigh poughing through the flesh. just under
the skin. 1t stung me like wasp and
thought it time to drop. fell to the ground
| The Indians captured Josephine and Mrs. Price
first as they were behind me, with Mrs. Price.
babies.
CowARDLY CAPToR.
You have my daughters account of her ex
perience. A chief, whose name 1 coulo
never learn, came to me and said h,
was cheap sorry" He asked me if
| could get up. / said EYES" He then asked
if would go with him. 1 said "Yes.' ii,
said he was cheap mad; soldier killed
Indian :" he saw them shoot and he was ''hcal
mad" They would "no kill women and chill
dren." The Indians had SO ordered it. He sait
that he would take me to Chief Douglass house
and asked if hadany whiskey said "No," ant
he asked If / had any money. answered thai
there was some in my room in the building, thcr