Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-08
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..,,,,,o Mans Hard f'te'-f"'
4 s'''' Work Of Fire Water.

-. n the UEshhhi NH"''
pSs''p''s,n Juan County, Utah.
B', a,,ober sO,b, lss2' ,,
o'. .ss last two days 1t has been
~ ~ a,cely, the inst we have had
PSF, va. ~, except small shower on
w. ~ at. It is cloudy and raining
nt'n ~ In the hot sandy places
'hils !o"p,ry It may start the grass II
ps. warm, otherwise feed VIII oe
w rl' NsvsJoss arc peace'ble at
10. .,,l,hough there Is always SOME
leaving among.t this svarl-
plps tribe. They very recently
eu a alad medicine man" Of THIS
hn'. .son they think was n wlzird'
g's children died very suddenly
i s,h,y claim he did 1t. 1t is not 80
n n assume the responsibility Of be-
~ doc,or among them rs among the
vs. mKill or cure" we think II IL
'1a,h.; bu. let one Of them among
,..Iodians make one or two failures
,hsv ate condemned aud put out
I,se way themselves by being beaten
death with stick, and stones'
r..v show great pluck rs they
,s, murmur nor complain willis
80, in this terrible manner.
"a, makes the second one In my ex-
.,.rce The government Will prob
i" iook into this affair aud try anu
.,os The superslitious custom, eut IL
1l moi be without some trouble, us
,ssIndIans learn slowly that there IL n
~, h which they aro subject. This
-. Ia be their hardest lesson. III
~ scenls OF the government would
~ n, teach them concerning the law
,s..,sai Of trying to Christianize them
%.hlch Ia only temporary ut best,
th,te being no language In this dialect
a. nroprrly lay before Them Chrlstlnni'
" a. the Roapel-it would be more
s,aa,ablr. But the "ciyillzers" do not
XII the simple mode OF showing
nam In Kindness something about
AVS and regulations amongst men, but
,,,rly always threaten them with
."lsler,. etc, and Invariably show a
rlll 10 ctuah them II they do not yield
-,hls. too, without sufficiently show
lac ihem the point. The Indians are
,,ry much like other human beings,
ib,y arc easy to be led, but slow 10 be
driven; and IL there were more Inter.
nreters and fewer soldiers II would
soon work reformation.
There are, however, many military
men who are well disposed towards
them. Recently Lieut.. Oden Gurovits,
Of For. Whipple, Arizona, with n posse
q soldlers from Fort Wingate, n. NJ,
travelled through tho Navajo reserva'
lion with view to ascertnining how to
increase their water supply and farm
ing facilities. This Ia indeed n stop In
The right direction. The Navajoes
have suffered greatly this dry season In
consequence OF which, no doubt, they
were 10 measure compelled to tres
pass more or less upon tho white set
ien by moving of their reservation.
Many complaints have boon made this
summer to the governor OF Arizona and
the Navajo ngcnt--justly, too; but
much charity has been exercised TO the
poor Indians, the people knowing their
situation. There Ia one thing, how.
ever, the people can Justly complain
about and that In the interruptions
liquor vendor. Many serious oonue.
quences may result from this unlawful
traffic, ss an Indian Is the most un-
reasonable and turbulent human being
when drunk. l disarmed one nj
one time who with q Winchester rife
ufoye his own people away
mud threatened everybody else,
who dared come near. The indians
tried to prevail on me not to go near as
he would earely shoot me; but saw
The dangers that might occur to others
md | slipped up to him gently, taking
an empty bottle In my hand. which |
showed him while approaching him
cautiously; he thought l had more
liquor for him aud this served to de.
lude him. When | got near enough 1
Jumped on him and disarmed him. 1
tat down on him for three hours,
which nearly wore me out. When
had accomplished thi. nearly forty
Indians came sallying out OF the hills;
lucy had He'd like 30 many sheep he.
lore q lion. On another occasion
dragged drunken Indian out OF tho
Little Colorado river when dry. lie
had four bottles Of liquor on his person
and was completely helpless. A few
minutes Afterwards, the river raised
,ulIy nve ieet and lie would certainly
have been drowned.
have seen an Indian Offer sl5 for
one bottle OF liquor. During shcarinp
time they have plenty OF money, anu
When they once get taste OF the Il re.
wafer, II Ia quite profitable for dealeri
70 ulne with the law and also endan n,
~ human life; but who cares, no lonl
~ lhe money is forthcoming.
Frontier life Ia not quite 70 danger
Gus as y used TO be, but 1t is not uniai
70 say That many trials aud difficulties
Anl uangefJ still exist. This couutr,
.usht 10 be settled up. There ar,
many facilities here. Minerals hay,
peeh found on the Blue mountain IL
sieal quantities, both gold aud silver
anu the miners are jubilant over thei
prospects aud they are beginning to ehil
oie 70 Durango. Assays have been hat
- nlgh as $1,000 per ton. IL this Ute re
noNsl question wns settled San JuaI
county would soon iill up, and still ad,
Fesith anu population TO blessed Utah
Yours truly,