New-York tribune., 1880-01-08
THE UTE CORRESPONDENCE.

soNr IMPORTANT PARTICULARS not HERETOFORE
MADE KYowN-THE LADIES AT THE WHITE
RIVER AGENCY BRUTALLY TREATED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE correspondence
sent TO the Senate to-day in regard TO the nsurrecon of
tbe Utes is extremely voumlnous covering hundreds OF
napes Much Of it has already been published. bu
considerable portion is made public for the first
time.
The first instructions TO Commissioner Charles Adams
were issued October 49, On the 18th Of October telc
gram was received from Governor Pitkin, OF Colorado
saying:
Tbere s the most intense excitement throughout the
State over the captivity and possible tOrurts OF tc
female prisoners taken at White RIVER II there are
enough regulars IN the state 70 sScIcssuy Qne,cGme
march directly to UncOmpah9Fc Agency ana selze an
the and children as hostages II ine Esderai
force ia too small We can furnish enough additional
troops in San Juan in day The bafbarlies IracliSc
by the Utes have n1amed our people almost beyond
70 Ills the Secretary OF the Interior promptly replied
by telegraph as follOws:
The course suggested in your dispatch cannot he
.donted No effort will he spared TO rescue those IN
ner General Sherman tells that the troops IN hand
appear sufficient for present purp9ses ana ,nefG M is
State forces You will readily recognize the Importance
dian Reservation to avoid more extended ana unneces-
The features Of the correspondence the letters
nj Generals Sherman Sheridan in regard to withhold
~ +he trooDs until the meaning OF the mission OF Mr..
Adams could be learned One OF these. letters under
date of Chicago Oct. 2lst, was written by Aeuenant-
General sheridan TO General Sherman complaining that
lila dispatch OF the 18th had not been correctly published
r had been misc0nsrued by the Secretary OF the Intc
ror: for in speaking OF the difficulty OF march by Mer
t,,s troops he did allude to the mountain range
ht,yeen t,e White River Agency and the UncOmDahgre
paservaou lut TO the range between White River and
Rawlns This dispatch is tho one In which General
sheridan employed the following language:
. we went 20 the Agency at the fOhc1tauoh OF the
Ioen killed and wounded and now # are Iett ~ me
heart OF the mountains, with our hand, ted ana lhe
dsnper OF being showed III staring In The face am
not easily discouraged. but Il looks as though we had
been pretty badly sold out in this business"
General sherman, replying 10 Northumberland
sherdens letter. writes the 2th OF October that he
did not know how the In the publication OF the
dispatch occurred and then proceeds to say:
notice that oil your communications assert and
claim that Meirltps march South fr"m Wmte kver wa
arrested and he called back by orders from WaFhiig-
ION OF October H. have examined again my dispaic
OF that date. aud the nccsurc from inc interior De
narment Of the day and neither or them can De
rponsirned ms recall" General Merritt doubtless so
construed 1t, and at that time Doubtless saw inc di
cultics ahead still regard his force as IN good pO-
stion for uteriOr events and thai the negotiations by
The Secretary Of The INTERIOR BY and through Gener
ince not subject to our criticisms, ana u, ID
waIrantead by inc pefICus l% s,o esso
belef that Chief Douglas and bis followers had claim
10 forbeaance for the few days peeded Tor hese hego
,iations Time also needed by you to get MIX en-
aes and Hatchs III good position for action from
the direction OF Foris Garland and Lswis We are ia
ia most serious one ana that It must be met in the
best way possible.
On the 9th Of October Secretary schurz wrote to
Commissioner Adams thanking him Tor the good ser
vices ne had rendered. and adding:
"In vester(ay's telegram indicated tile desrabtlity
Of settlement OF troubles including thorough
change in the condtion OF that tribe wheh saw you
AZ Denver we discussed the practicabv OF Inducing
the Utes to settle down upon agricultural anu' n 'nc'f