Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-09
THE INDIANS.

General Adams' Missi0n-Ute Chiefs
 Negotiating With the Braves--A New
 Method of Dealing With the HostiIes
 DENVER, Col, Feb. S.-Advices from Los
 Pinos, dated February 4th, say that General
 Adams and the delegation of Utes arrived at the agency on the previous day, having ex-
 perienced several days of rough travel from the railroad terminus through the mountains.
 General Adams established himself at the agency an1 will for the present make his headquarters there, sending the Indians out under the leadership of Jack to try and make good their promise to the Government that they would bring in the guilty Indians. Jack, Sowerack and Anca Sam left for the camp on Grand river on the day of their arrival at the agency. Jack pledged his word that he would return, but declined to fix the dale. dis patch says: ssThe result of the trip is prob lematical to a degree that admits of no pre- diction. It is the first attempt of the kind in the Governments dealing with the Indians, and if General Adams fails to carry out the object of his mission no surprise need be felt He is at least as likely to succeed as any one else would be-" Douglas has not been ct Los Pinos since the 17th ult., when he appeared there to ask for rations. and nothing has been heard from the hostiles. Savavano, whom Ouray left in charge of the Indians, advocated the granting of Douglas demand for food as peace meas ure, saying ttWe are all brothers, and why not give Douglas four as well as the Uncom- paghre Utes ?' In case the twelve guilty White River Utes are surrendered the others will un- doubtedly demand that their rations be sup piled, as heretofore, on the ground that in surrendering the twelve demanded they had entirely satisfied the claims of the Govern ment. The Indians on Grand river are be- Heved to be in very destitute conditi on, and some hold the opinion that the guilty bucks will be compelled to give themselves up in order to secure flour and meat for the others. The people at the agency do not expect to hear from Jack, if at all for several days. The Los Pinos Indians are very anxious concern ing the pending negotiations at Washington, and make frequent visits to the agency to hear the news.
 Los PMos AGENCY, Col, Feb. S.-Friday runner arrived at this agency whom Jack or dered back to inform General Adams it would be thirteen days before his return.
 Chief Skareaux has expressed his willing ness to accompany General Adams to Wash ington. He is known as the "War Chief" of the Btes, but of late years has settled down te farming, and last summer sold load or provisions of his own raising, the first ever offered in the Ouray market by an Indian since this agency was established He favors Secretary Schurz's policy that the Utes must settle on farms and go to work He will be of great assistance in settling the pres ent difficulties. Orders have been sent out by Chief Sapovaney for all the different bands to rendezvous near the agency, and grand pow WOW is expected next week. Matters have been delayed very considerably by the press announcing the proposed trip of General Adams, which Secretary Schurz attempted to keep secret. Some parties living near the line of the reservation saw it in the papers and reported it to the Indians. Douglass immedi- ately left for more healthy location on the Grand river.