The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-16
THE UTE SITUATION.
Serious TroubIe Fenred.

Washington, 4.-Commissioner Mea-
cham aud Agent Berry telegraph II m
/ Los Pinos to SECRETARY Schurz. MeA-
CHAINS disp4tch: October 18th, the COM
mission aud Berry have gone 10 the In
dams camp to quiet the Indians. The
constable has called for pose. Both
constable and military are waiting to
kIow asou jurisdiction II Berry leaves
the ageLcy the empl yees will leave. /
have bssn summ med as witness for the
state The military expect instruct ms
this evening. A conflict between the
state and government seems probable.
Utes will doubtless be involved. think
1t impossible ut this time for Surveys to
be attempted. Expect NJ jor to-day.
(Signed } MEACHAN.
The surveys referred TO are those re-
quired TO be made preliminary to opening
Up the Ute reservation, for settlement
Major is The Ime OF the surveyor.
Berry's dispatch, October 3rd; Com
PEELED TO leave for Gunnison City, in
charge of the sheriff to answer for the
killing of Jackson, by Indians. The
agency is 10 charge Of Miller. Matters
in perilous condition owing to my sb
sence. Can attorney general issue orders
10 suspend action in the case until safety
is assured? tSigned.) BERRY, Agent.
Secretary Schurz sent the following
telegram:
To Governor P.tkin, Colorado:
consider it my duty to communicate
to you the information received at this
that excitement growing out
of the killing of an Indian and the sub
~ Nf hi
serious difficulties, ard to disturb all the
results of our efforts now GA the point of
TO settle the Indian
problem in Colorado in q just and
peaceabla manner. Mr.. Berry, agent of
the UncompAhagne Utes. telegrsphs that
he has been arrested and Is to be taken to |
Gunnison on a warrant issued by a |
justice of the peace there, charging him |
with the murder Of the white man who |
killed the Indian. Mr.. Meacham, one |
Of the Ute commissioners, temporarily |
at Los Pinos, reported that he has been /
under a subpoena as a wit
ness. Thus, the two officers, who |
more than other', possess the /
confidence of Indians, and can best be
depended upon TO exercise upon them
wholesome influence, are removed from
hem at this critical moment. At the
anne time it is Tumore1 that lawless per-
ons intend to seize upon and kill these
,ficers of government as soon as they are
,ut OF the reservation. The whole of the
here is to the effect thai
hese officers did all they could 10 save
he life Of the white man reported killed.
instead of putting it in peril. Mob
-iolence used against these men in all
probability will be followed by other
awless sets disturbing the peace between
he Indians ard whites, and there ap-
,ears reason TO fear that in this way an
indian war may be brought on. sure to
esult in the loss Of hundIe1s of lives
nd millions in money, and great disaster
o the industries of Colorado. The mill
airy, as well a; the civil officers on the
have been Instructed TO use
very possible effort TO restrain the eX-
itement Of Indians and prevent a COLI
ion. Everything is being done on our
,art to avert from Colorado the calami-
les of an Indian war. Permit me to ex-
,ress the hope that the stste authorities Of
Colorado will join their earnest efforts TO
urs by REFRESHING the lswless spirit that,
to current TumOr in news
papers, exists among the population on
he borders of the Ute reservation.
(Signed) ScHURz.