Nevada County picayune., 1886-11-03
A THREATENED OUTBREAK
-11 . OF E. E. WHITES INDIANS IN
 UTAH, .a .-.ga- ez-s.


 being a communication written by the physicians at Unitah Agency , to, the Auniston (Alabama) Watch man, and the other being an inter- view with one of the Agency trad- CTS. in the Salt Lake City Tribune, give partial aeeeuhts of d recent threatened outbreak of the Ute In. ~diatns in Utah. By orders of the Department Special Agent Eugene E. White was placed temporarily in charge of both the Ute Agencies in Utah-Unitah and 0uray- on the first day of July, and was in charge when the excitement oc- cured, which lasted about ten days, and for about five days was very intense. In fact he was sent there 10 carry the Indians through X the crisis. The Ules can muster at least l50 warriors, mounted on a superior breed of ponies, and eqipped with the best magazine sguns and pistols. Army officers ' say that if they were to go on the warpath they would totally eclipse the Apache war, just closed, be- cause they are so much more nu- merous, and are better mounted and armed, and occupy equally as difficult country for the army to operate in. S e3E
 DIR. WILLIAMS LETTER.
 WHITE ROCKS, UTAH. Sep. II. 'S6. I One who never resided at an Indian Agency, nor come tn con tact aud communication with the red man, cannot imagine to what extremes of fear and excitement certain causes may carry these queer people. Especially are they Comprehensive of the movement of troops toward them. It was the advance of Maj Thorbmghs and his troops that preclpitated the horrible ''Meeker massacre'' in Colorado in 1879, and the history of most every other instruction and massacre reveals the same cause. So. soon as they learn of the approach of soldiers they imag, age at once that it portends disas ter in some way to them. Hence, they immediately rush into -coun@' cil, put out runners and prepare for war. s5 Y L G
 Gen. Crook, the great Indianu fighter, being thorOugly acq uainted withall the facts, and and danticipa- ting movement of his troops in this direction, sent d special couri- CT from Fort Bridger, Wyoming, about 125 miles north of here, with written message to Hon. Eugene White, our agent. The message consisted of a notice that he would soon move his troops in this direc- ton, and advice to the agent to thoroughly arm all the whites at the agency, and make the best preparation possible for defense in case we were attacked by the Indians.
 The courier from Gen, Crook ar rived on Sunday morning, having made the long journey over Trough mountain5 trail in the re markedly short space of one and one- half-days. This of itself was sufficient proof of Gen. Crooks anxiety and apprehensions in be- half of our welfare, On Sunday night the agent called council of iail the employees and traders at the agency. We assembled ill the agents bed room, with doors closed and windows completely darkened. ] Outside was pltchy darkness. and a drizzling rain. The object of the meeting was explained by the call CT, who made mention of the warn ing from Gen. Crook, I have been | in many kinds of assemblies, but never in one like that. There were men there who knew that Gen. Crook never tritled or dealt in uncertainties. There was dan. ger in the near future. The same Indians that had murdered and nmtihted Meeker and his assist. ants were around us. Their head | chief was just across the creek not m ore than half mile from the agency. The same cause that pre-, cipitated the Meeker slaughter would soon be repeated. Would it not produce like effect? The question was, what should be done! what chould be done? There were bat sixteen of us men all told. For tu latcly there were a lot of guns and ammunition in the commissary. Each man and several of the women were furnished with a gun; a Springfield rifle and sixty cartrld- ges. We agreed upon log house as barricade. It was agreed that each person should Keep a sharp watch while awake both day and. night. and in case anyone should see any approaching danger, or 2 threatened outbreak, he was to rush to the school bell and ring it, which would be an immediate. summons to arms. Strong men trembled as they thought of their absent falnilies, and few thought of surviving, should the ball be opened--the odds were so tearful- Nv against us more than fifty to one. AIr. White was calm -and' oolla.tnd- and ran1orl,ably intpepiut