The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-10
INDIAN TROUBLES.
A scare at ska<itt River over the
KilliaE OF two Backs
$4,000 20 be Tr.a.rerrea 90 Colorado
for the Ules.
How the InterIsr Department Regard.
the KIlIiaE OF Jaekssa
wild Exeiteaent ali AIssE the Fron-
tier Towns

soAn IiaucloCOa tOCl. IA CcaitAc
dispatch OF Tuesday last says: On
Baker river Anderson Evarts was at
tackled in his cabin by two lndians, both
Of whom be killed. The difficulty arose
from Eyarts charging the Indians with
stealing from him. Eyarts and his
partner abandoned the ranch. The
Indians sent ont runners TO summon n
grand council. The settlers are much
alarmed and are gathering ut PIeasan-
tons ranch.
An Olympia dispatch says: The fol-
lowing telegram was received at the
surveyor general Office from Dudly
Henry. deputy United States surveyor:
The Indians have stopped the survey
on the Skagitt river. They threaten TO
kill the whole party. Evarts and Baker
were attacked yesterday and in self-de-
fense shot two indians. The upper
settlements are in danger. We can
not work unless protected by the gov
ernment.
A. b. Cowles. chief clerk, ,telcgraphed
to Vancouver. to Gen. Howard. and re-
ceived reply saying that the surveyors
should be protected. but that the kill
ing Of Indians would make 1t more diff
fcult.
The Appropriation for the Utes.
Washington, Oct. 9.-In making the
final arrangements with the treasury
department for the transfer OF the $780,
600, due to the Utes, TO Mr.. French,
the disbursing officer of the Ute COM
mission, IL was ascertained that the
excess Of the bonds over the public
funds in the depository bank at Denver
would not permit the placing OF $751;
900 to the credit Of French. To ex-
pedite matters French has been called
TO Washington. He Is expected to
arrive here in n day or two when ar
rangements will be perfected to insure
4 prompt transfer Of the funds to such
point in Colorado Us the commission
may indicate.
Aho oihIiaAo ~ thc ucpaithtut VI tnc
interior say, regarding the recent kill
ing Of the son Of Chief Chavaneux and
the subsequent captsre and death Of his
alleged murderer, jackson. at the hands
Of members OF the Ute tribe, that unless
the feelings Of the Utes are worked up
ON by the unprincipled white men, who
are disposed to throw every possible
obstacle In the way Of the complete sue
'cess Of the treaty recently ratified,
the affair will undoubtedly be settled
without any rupture OF the existing re-
lations between the Utes and the United
States.
Intense Feeling over the jackson
Murder.
Ouray, Col, Oct. 9.-The outrage at
Cline's ranch on the Cimmarron, in al
lowing prisoner to fall into the hands
Of the Indians to be butchered when
there were over 400 troops encamped at
the place is without parallel in history,
and has created the widest excitement
in all the frontier towns along the
borders OF the reservation. Indigna-
tion meetings are being held not only
in the various towns but also In every
mining camp, and the feeling upon the
subject is becoming SO intense that 1t
Is liable to break forth in a hostile de-
monstration that will annihilate the
whole Ute nation. The conduct of the
Indian agent at Los Pinos agency, w.
ii. Berry, to allow such an outrageous
crime to be committed, when he had a
force Of over 400 troops at his command,
has created n public sentiment that Is
liable to compel him to call on the
military for protection.
Will Take the Matter In Their own
Hands.
Denver. Oct. 9.-The TriJune's Lake
City special says the citizens of Ouray
held q meeting to-day and resolved that
II the government did not take steps to
get rid Of the Utes they would take the
matter into their own hands.
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