The Meeker herald., 1888-02-25

tnitfi States indian inspecior-, for properly
which they were forUed To abpndpn Or whloh
wa iaken frum lhrin while ilorins 10 the r"s-
cTyaliou, and which has not been r,-ioEci to
them, srss'ic the suni Of s'e.Gll'.
The casualties. ail toid, 80 Tar ns the iniians
arc concerned, werr nye men, women aud
chillrcn Killed, ant seven -cflousiy wuuHlsi.
DEPARTMENT of TlIE INTERIOR,
OFFICE oF lSpIAS ATFAiEs.
NAsiiiSuroN, Jan. 4, lsss.
si.,--l have the honor 10 invite your
attention 10 the iucl,sbd copy of letter
submitting an itemized statement Of
the losses sustained by Colorow and his
followers when driyen out of Colorado,
Ia Ausult last, los the civil authorities
uf Garfield county aided by the state
militia. The history Of Iha
recent outrage upon Cnl1fuw and his
baud Is too fresh tn require lengthy rep
ciitiOn for tie purpose ~ t.is report.
These Indians, vii, had long resided In
Western Colorado shefr they firmly
believed they had a right to bel sub
sis,!ug themselves hY hunting, hcrdins,
lui planting In O mHl! way, were ut
tackled los a shegli's pJnr. supported
hy "a force ui the state militia og Colo
RADIO. while they were peaIsab'y re-
moving from 1aiI state tp avoid trouble
with thr whites. who had lorg been
[ clamoring for llirlg removal, and i've ui
their number killed aud seven acI rusly
wounded besides being iosla.lci Il all,
o. nearly all, their worldly ~ sessions
the accumulation NJ years. The follow
ing account uf ,lr matter j. coniruss,l
frum ilir odirili reports ut General
Cr0l, aud Aggu. Hym.s:
] THr ,rlgin "g ttr aErfrlusHi wac itr -
lrtupi ~ tH. Si te Fgfl1r'.H' iD ruinf, e. ~
l..ir .ti..s AMI .thrl Isa. .s.ir.-i thr lt4ilHnt
Tho v,r surpfi-c,i af.i alsr1ri ty th" rlrih'
si. ,HrI.s.i f.y % aalta ~ .,f''ru niithr sheriff
ts arrest srtrn.l uf Insir uumi uHiHf The
I 4tsi. tfi,.-ss fuf yi1iaiian nf ,is aas. Tls In
d1rs. si4rr,. and st1t.iirr arfrsi. rvru par
suf-i ny co. shsfi1 iluh bic I's'', aii-'Iuf
Joined afI supported b. The stale miiiti1
snrh ttue5s'iGrr ass veil calculated o. .F'
rIuif - a1g nuiy F,sIs'Iurr. tut an uuii.fs1A
3 Is uuritiIif.d infafs ifu'uut - u.r lWi
I sntfFuinr civilized t71luuluuiliHs, aui wholly
ufaa i,aiHifi with ths uaihusis 'mpi0lri fn'
enilr,-i.s ih,fr. T,-' s,u' ntir t. vluprr
hrff nslihgr tiie tHlisus'izu ~ warrant tpr M
auihority ~ e rhJfIH. WUrau ihan an. ihr To-
,iian. vhp hi acted entirely g,, ~. a i.ilsis
~ NHNh . 20 ~
fIari.y hsi Fitrn assinln9H. ha' They No0
Euing - their fssrgtatluu sa fact Hs lsssil'lf u
oi,ssiiri,c, In tho iustrisfisHs ~ their sFrnl
ani hal r,--igssi Hszurlus7rs fr,u ihssu fzii
suing ihan ttst 90 g ufsiii nuf tr mnirsff.i
vsa' niiarkct ia their ',ap rstr tho i-ari-
- iheir rr'HFt tHfiur, utlr ItHy 'rfr uiiiliii
s,-lsins tr,ast'st iu the mii1i uf th,ir sitr
ami ylulugi. arH- ifItsu flrm 'nrir surTii7
ol ifiri iu'ai, rfts anti IsiiIi,1 th~ir huFss.s
I au'r. shrap Hni goats urT" appropriated {"
ifss-i. H7i Uniy aInru pHsiiHi "f tEss
. have sInor l,grH 20 siuTssi O. ii" ini.aHa,
Thruun NJ tie Indian, whose prop
criy wa taken uF DESTROYED. aHi the
anuuni NJ ihrr luec-. respectively
which wls prepared urpu statements
and evidence of t.Ig Indians ,hcms.i,r.
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