New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-19
THE CASE OF THE UTES.
A FEW NOPE POINTS III. H.

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SIR: There might have been added to the old fable
of the VIOLIN sleeps clothing supplement seitins
| forth how there came time when the wolf
| had grown 80 big that no sheepskin would
| half cover him; and when he tried to get
| into one, both sheep and shepherds laughed
at his effort This is suggested BY the report
from Washington that the United states
last treaty with the Utcs is now TO
be Examined carefully to SEQ whether
any one Of its articles requires the tribe 10 give up
for punishment murderers Of white men. Why does
the Government concern itself about there
being or not being any such provision IN
this treatyf What obligation does the
Government recognize in any treaty with Indians
Has the Government fulfilled one article Of It's trea-
ties with the Utes Why this masquerade in sheep
skin
Some extracts from the United States last treaty
with the U.es will not be out of place here.
The treaty was made in 1873, between Felix X.
Brunot Commissioner for the United States, and the
chiefs headmen and men OF the " corlederated
bands of the Ute Nation" BY this treaty the Utes
sold back 10 the United States part OF the
reservation heretofore conveyed to them ~ the
United States The bounds of this reservation
we're mentioned and "a special stipulation was
added that If any part of the Uucompahgre Park
shall be found TO extend south of the north
line of SAID described country tho same h
not intended to be included therein, and Ia hereby
reserved and retained portion of the Ute Rcser-
yation.r The treaty says that the Indians shall
have the right TO hunt on these lands " 20 long as
the game lasts and the Indians arc at peace with
the white people"
The third article IS:
The United states agree to apart and hold "a per
perual trust Tor the Ute Indians sum OF money or lts
equivalent in bonds. which shall DE- sumo ehto pOuuoe
auIu al %
per shall ne disnurscd or invested at The dbcre
non OF me President. may direct for tho use
aud benefit Of tho Indians. annually forever.
The fifth article Of tins treaty Is:
All the provisions Of the Treaty 81 1908 not altered
6yd 'f fRe I fooWg@ words fSom Article H.
Of said treaty. viz: 1.-The Uniied states now
herein authorized 10 do So and except such Officers,
agents and employees Of the Government rs may DO au-
OF duties en- loned by law. shall be permitted %
ps, ovci settle upon reside the territory DE-
yideI are hereby expressly rcairmed. except FAR
they applied To ,he country nereiu relnquished.
The council mt which this treaty was made lasted
seven days. Tho meetings opened each day
with prayer By Mr. Brunot, aud tho Indians were
much impressed by the factthat the " Great Spirit"
had been asked to help"
The Commissioners say in their report
Tho only advantages we had IN the negotiations were
the ocsrd friendship of the Utcs Tor the whites, aud
hcir desire 10 DO OBJ thn would 90 their opinion
TEND a. rorpefunte ana strengthen reciprocal feeling
Dig whites fof them and the fact that nos single
tao.e connected with the Commission or the Agency.
The country cedcd contains about Tour millions OF
acre,, AVID rich ia mineral doposii..
Ihe chiefs were unwilling 10 sell amy of their
land. and ibcy refused 70 give up rod OK farming
land. They SAID:
We viii soon need nh the farming lana on GU
reservation. toe time u NOT iar distant when tht
aud stock -ai.us u.s. the whites 10.
They also said that the lines Of their reservation
vfro bcingchauged continually and had not been
adhered o. since the last treaty. Said Ouray;
iscnanr.n rhcm all the time taking lii'le nov anl
iitne again thai mnkes trouble fol saia yon go NOT
know anything d. regard 90 these lines ihe Cd on,sl
TINS do many men talk abonl 10 US
they ray they are going 10 nave the inc.
~ they want. whether the Uies Ike % or not II
/. common tall cycry ono tells IL 20 tine Utes.
with YOU % BE- dnercnt You tan BOO The name OF SIC
Great spirit We understand that aud THINK it risni
and ought Co nave great weight
IAN the above extracts are from tho official re-
port OF tnc Commissioner ~ Indian Affairs Tor lo15l
IN the same report We read on PAGE so;
TITO -t not ior Two ycar' the pr'.eucc OF miners On
romp int- oi thr Indians ucrc dl,lcldcd led thcn leo
d.st.u.t f'e lromi'cs of thc doY'fumcuL
Also;
Tho aoutheru boundary 1no OF mo reservation was
aisn considerable distance north oi tne natural Uonnd
ary l4c Hagh c Indians assert vas gwen them ai the
not tn,r b. probable from the fact that an actual sur
vcy locateim N.w.ltxico, some dslancc below thr
norihcI boundary lin.' towns iha had Deem prior 70
t.alDlri as being iu Colorado
Secretary Schur1 saws. ina IuE NEw-YoRK Trrn-
I'M OF December I y. that Dee has found that In
diana are yer, well acquainted with Gao laws OF the
United states touching them particularly and with
the treaties made with their tribes"
W. have thcu from official records, the fact that
from lsGs to 1873 the Government bad failed 10
keen u.s. promise 10 keep white men OIL Che Tie Res
e,vation. and that the ties had considered them
fl ttt ina ma -
boundary lines.
n1s7i we find the agents Of the Utes reporting
that thcg are much dissatisfied because Of the nom
fulflmcni OF the terms ol the tfeate.. In 1873
dissatisfaction is on the INCREASE. Settlers ara push
ing in on those lands. aud they have received no
payment for tine lands gwen up, Tor whch thsy |
,,.r. to have had. 10 will be remembered $4,000
annually forever. The agent OF the Los lhnOs |
Agency says, m 1870:
Ills possible that even now. two years after The ces
ners1ton fnay tacify the indians and mako them COM
tented 20 surrender what they much value II Is more
tbe purpose Il m. been impossible Tor me 20 gve che
Itcs any for this long delay on the part Of The
Government which they consider satisfactory they
now dec are mat they viii not receive any compcusa
ton can the boundary line Is settled
In 1876 the agent writes:
am all surprised that the Uea SIN fec very
ucn aggrryed IN regard 90 the BTuno agreement both
because not what they understood 1t To he Al the
time Ohe boundaries hNed ny u in'uulng muoh Isrn-
ING as well mining lamb. aud because they have 70
ceived paw under H. whie the country cedeu haH b
come occupied and mole, ana now contains several
thousand white people
In 1877 the agent writes again OF still further
trouLle from squattors on the reservation. The In
compahgre Park. which IL was especially stipulated
by the treaty should belong to tho les was being
settled by white men. Tho Government ordered !
them of but did not enforce It's order. From the |
White River Agency the agent writcs'
No clothing blanket. tent. or implement or uien.
ali of any Kind has this agency Tor nearly
two years nour, except once, hiiect pounds toa
s,,,y s,nro iast NAV three mOnthe IN addition tO
the usual proportion of their subsistence wnch the IN
d,ans vide for thcmsolyes-66 per cent they have
had this deficiency 20 make up.
In 1879 the Government wished To have some
~, nj The ITtes' land and another Commission was