The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-10-23
THE UTE WAR,

THE UTE WAR.
Gen. Merritt Arrives at tho Desolated Aeen
cy and RECEIVERS the dead bodies Of Agen
deeker and Employees.
Emil Webber and Geo. Fiehr, two oouriere
arrived at Rawlins, Wyoming, October 18th
from what was few days White River
agency. FROM them I learn the following
particulars Gen. Merritt advanced upon
the agency the 18th inst. On his way he
found many dead bodies, among others the
body of
CARL GOLDsTE1N,
1sraelite, who left here with government
supplies for the Utes at White River agency
He was found in gulch six miles this side.
OF the agency shot twice through the shout
der. He was about two miles from his
wagon. A teamster named
JULIUS MOORE,
formerly from cambridge, Mass, who was
with him when he left here, was found
about 100 yards from Goldstein with two
bullet holes in his breast and body, and
hacked and mutilated with knife or hatch
ct. AS the command advanced through the
canyon they came to an old coal mine
and in it was found the dead body of an
agency employe
NAMED DRESSER.
He had evidently been wounded and crawled
into the mine to die. His coat was folded
up and placed under his head for q pillow.
Beside him lay Winchester rifle containing
eight cartridges. In one of his pocket q
letter was found which, as near as the cour-
Ter can remember, read:
AGENT MEEKER's LAST LETTER.
WHITE RIVER, Sept. 20, P. M.-Maior
Thornburgh: will como with Chief Doug
las and another chief and meet you to NOR
row. Everything quiet here and Douglas is
flying the United States flag. We have
been on guard three nights and will be to-
night, not that we expect any trouble, but
because there might be. Did you have any
trouble coming through the canyon?
(Signed N. G. MEEKER,
United States Indian Agent.
QUIET DEso1Ar1oN.
On entering the agency scene of quiet
desolation presented itself. All the build-
ings except enc were burned to the ground,
and not living thing in sight except Tho
command. The Indians had taken every
thing except flour, and decamped. The wo-
men and children were missing, and nothing
whatever could be found to indicate what
had become of them. They either have been
killed and buried or taken away as hostages.
Their dreadful and unmentionable fate calls
forth the most profound sympathy. The
DEAD BODY OF FATHER MEEKER
Was found about 100 yards from his house
lying on his back shot through the head, the
left side of his head mashed in with some
blunt instrument, piece of barrel stave
driven into his mouth and one of his hand
and al ms badly burned. The
DEAD BODY OF W. II. POST,
Father Meeker's assistant, was found be.
tween the building and the river, a bullet
hole through the left ear and one under the
ear. He and Father Meeker were stripped
entirely naked. Another
EMPLOYEES NAMED EATON
was found dead, stripped naked, with a bum
die of paper bags in his arms. His face was
badly eaten by wolves. a bullet hole in the
left breast.
FRANK DRESSER,
brother to the man found in the coal mine,
was found badly burned. He had without
doubt been killed instantly, as the bullet hao
passed through his heart,
OTHER DEAD.
The bodies of Eaton, Thompson, Price,
Eskridge and all other employees not named
were also found. Eskridge was found two
miles this side of the agency, naked and, a
bullet hole through his head. In the posi-
ton occupied by the Indians
during Thornburgh's battle in breast
work made of. stone, was found the dead
body of an unknown white man dressed in
buckskin. He was sitting on his knees and
had his gun in position to fire. He was
shot through the forehead. From this it
appears the Indians are not alone in
THEIR HELLIsH WORK.
The superstition is the Indians have gone
South to join the Southern Utes, and the
impression among officers of Merritt's COM
mand is the Indians who fought Thornburgh
numbered at least 700.
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