The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-01
TELEGRAPHIC;
THE UTES.
BeIIOrd Making a Strong Case
Against Them.
Hatch Heard From .

Washington. 30.-Judge Bsllord has q
| letter, the accuracy OF which cannot be
| doubted, which he will present TO Con-
gress for the purpose of showing that the
claim In behalf of the Indians, that no
ou!rsges have been perpstrated outside of
the reservation Is false. The letter is
| from gentleman we'll known in Colo
RADIO, and of the list of outrages appended
| he says: All of which | and plenty of
Others, settlers in that country, can Ger
lifg ID ss having been committed by
| Utes, and absolutely without the slightest
provocation. DepredatiOIs We're con-
mitted at the house and corall Of 4. Mar
shall, in Eagera Park, twelve miles east of
the northeast corner of the re- ovation;
the house Of w. Springer, forty five miles
from the reservation; the house, stable
and corall of @. ID. Whitney, over 70 ty
miles from the reservations; the house
of &. Ii. Smart, forty miles
from The reservations; The house Of u.
G.. Smart, In the same neighborhood;
the house of L. Weber, at the foot OF
Gore Range, over twenty mikes east OF
the reservation; Cd October l, 1875, the
Utes ran off the horses OF ID. u. Whitney,
fourteen in number, from his place, forty
miles from the reservation; on Ssptem-
Der %, 1878, two Utes set IRE 10 the
grass surrounding forty tons OF hay
belonging to SmArts; on July /, 1919,
Big Joe, = Ute, set fire 10 the grass and
sage brush surrounding the house OF
Major Thompsoni July ., 1879, China
man and Bennett set IRE to Major
Ihompson's house and destroyed it.
To this list the letter goes on: L would |
add the burning Of Byers' house and |
blacksmith shop at Sulphur Springs, IN
1873 or 1874, Indians admitted this deed. |
Their testimony was taken by me, and
together with Byers' affidavit WAS filed In |
the commissioners office. l think his claim |
was disal.owed. The Ut9s also burned |
a house belo ging TO A. II. Smart, two
miles south of Hayden, Rou!t County,
on or about July 9, 1879, to the best of
my knowledge and belief. More serious
and more numerous depredations have
been committed by Utes on Snake River,
l have not documentary evil
dence at hand.
New York, 81 Washington cores
pondents are divided in sentiment as to
whether an Indian war is probable, some
declaring it, on the best authority, i'm
minent, while others believe II mere
bugbear. he Sun says the absurdity of
Schurz' policy becomes more apparent as
Its results are developed, that Oursy
could march the flower of his tribe to the
gallUws Is not suppOsable, even were ne
ds=irous of doing SO.
Washington, 3l.-In accordance with
a decision arrived ut in the cabinet meet
ing, this afternoon, Secretary Schurz tee
graphed General Hatch tonight, that
southern Ute chiefs may be
brought to Washington. The secretary
does not think there Is any reason for APP
prehersion with regard to the safety of
General Hatch and his companions, and
this view of the situation was also taken
by the secretary OF war and General SheE-
man.
Among the letters recently received by
Judge Belford, f.om citizens Of Colo
raeo, regarding outrsges of Ute Indians,
is one from lady VINO gives vivid &C.
count Of an attack upon her home and
the murder of her hus band by Indians.
The letter is dated December 18Th, at
Fort Collins, Colorado.
Secretary SchurZ received two d.
;patches from General Hatch, written at
Cline's ranch, on the 10Th and Both inst.
One informs the secretary for the first
lime that among the Indians offered for
surrender on the 18th inst, but whose
was not received, were Douglas
hostile chief and several other princi-
pals in the Meeker massacre. Tue last
of the other dispatch seems to
Indicate that after General Hatch refused {
o receive the surrender of these !
Indians they were permitted to go !
o lower Grand river, and hunt for
game, and that they are not likely to !
5e found again for month";. Secretary /
3churz entertains considerable doubt as 9
o this being the real meaningof the dis
)atch as sent, and has telegrsphed for
EXPLICIT information. Cline's ranch is
en- miles nearer thsn Los Pinos to White
River Agency, and twenty-five miles c
learer Lake City. 1t is inferred that 7
General Hatch and his party do not con- G
ider themselves in danger, as these dis C
atches do not express any apprehension e
f the kind, I