Nevada County picayune., 1886-11-03
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land immediately sent for the chief iof the tribe to come nl@neXt morn
 ing. A long council was held and
 the agelit succeeding In quietlng them. He was just in the nick of
 time, however, for the Indians were on the-veIge-ef sviolence and the lwhites had mae or were making, Arrangements to desert the agency
 for their lives.
 The agent returned almost eX-
 hausted from bis fatiguing trip,
 and our anXieties were relieved
 both for his safety and that of the
 Ouray people. In the mean time
 the wagon train and infantry came quietly on the reservation, Gen. Crook preceding them, and camp.
 ed on the Uintah river raboaty half way between the<StWo agences. We now hadgo0d can se Ao belies e that our troubles were at an end. On. Saturday night, howNrsCtwpr' ty-four. hours after the agent gre turned from Qupay,. about I- o'clock, a gentleHaa AsrWpp 6sf btfaly on our door. telling us to get up that troops were. moving towards. the agency and that the Indians were panic stricken. We immeth. ately arose and dressed ihs Mtller: nervous haste On enquiring we found that everybody, men, women and ehildrenf al, the agency, had been aroused A short while be- fore, the interpreter and other Ip. diaus had dashed ap to the agents quarters, roused Chim9 Fom9 ted with the news that a,large body of troops were moving on the agency and were in few miles of here. The agent ordered two horses, saddled and he4 and one of the herders together with anumber of Indians hurried off 10 meet the SCldlerS. B t tag.t-h t.s. taa 'fe.tiAtG s.ats
 The Indians were dashing about on horseback in every direction, in their terrible excitement no telling what thew would iib. rhsys were almost crazy with fear.'s A great many of the squaws took their bedding and He'd to the noun tains and sage brush for fear. they would be kilhd. The people at the agency concluded they had better barricade and be ready, for defense. They all accordingly as, sembled with guns and amnpni, tioii at our quarters. For a while excitement ran high::' soon how, ever,-pevcrything becane qHetsT The moon. came snpeI4 ssmned sefenely on hiH and pkin, 5 sbotb still as death. NIr White and his escort failed to find any troops m -til.tAey ..s4ixetl l.st4tlssesMpsr~~ts agent had a, talk with the comman- der, who Informed him that the soldiers had been in their tents all |hight asleep, aud that he knew of no troops moving towards the agency! Charley Mack, the inter. preter, said he 'igness mebbe SO Injuns see some ghosts and think they soldiers" The commander made. the Indians "a clever, con-. servatiye talk and they retired ful- ly satisfied. The agent relates several funny occurrences on the trip which l haven't time to-. men ton. He was up all night and
 was completely worn out hA''f47
 One or two little incidents have occurred since, little exciting. in their nature, but all is quiet now and we hope will remain so. ''ig 1F Two. companies of negro cavalry came in last. The Indians des- pise a negro. They call "them i'bu Halo soldiers. An old. Indian 'told Mir. White that he had no ob. Ijections to the white-soldiers com ing in, but asked to please go ont and stop the buffalo soldiers, v ,.,,
 Gen. Crook only remained a few hours, business calling him away. Sorry We did not meet, him. The new fort is named Tort Duchesne from the name ofa river feaf by. It will be permanent and will main tain eight companies. -....
 B. DUDLEY WILLIAMs.
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