Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-04

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The secfttHry had turuei the matter
over 10 the war department aud the
war de, nr,muut had Tc'ttfeI 1t tc
General McC11k. Ast1 help from tho
mill. a II was nos question iu which
tau national gusrI could %" usel. st
| least at the present slate %. Wair.. Tho
Indians were wards the government
ami was the duly of Tho government
/ % take care Ui them-il must tI BIB.
| Toe Indians musi bs .uplileu 60 r..
| Turn to their own Irs.fvAI .aH.
The governor iuiormr the delfg .
| ton tlHt THIS was "eauiuut messing"
| day at Washington and ihai hB exc
| pfcici tuT.Calvo ulilrHl ius.rIoi0us
/ curling the afternoon. TIE O. muittuu
| went away expressing themselves
| highly pleUcd with what tnU governor
| hes done iu the matter.
During tho interview Mr. Peterson
asked the Governor, "What can y0u
DO towards iurulshius us with arws
and ammunition O. defend uurselvu.
The InliHus are hravil, arm all
not mato than ono man Ina hsii a d.Esu
Of our people has a RHO uuJ very lille
ammunition"
Ia response 10 THE question the Cow
eruOr said, 'Whrn tue cfisls comes
troops will be cent 90 taaU CRTu OF you
and fight your batt.ts.n
"But," answered one member Of the
delegation in n l0Culnr msuu,r, "thp
trouble is That wngn that time comes
the probability IL that not oac VI us viii
be lcfi.D
Tho Governor Joined heartily in the
ripple ~ murriment which followed
aud said that he would use every
means within his power 10 prevent a
collision and have the Indians re-.
moved 10 their own reservations As
soon nv ~ was possible for him "
DO su, Au had urged aud vouli
continue 20 urge upon the proper
officials TO act without unnecessary
delay. "Ii this trouble" no sail,
twas between rival cattle companies,
Tor Instance, instead of with the il-
diane, could have called the National
Guard out gud suppressed 90. Bui the
government must take care Of i.s In
dinus and DO responsible Tor their
aciiong. The militia has no money
but u has plenty OF ammunition,
patfIItlym ana pluck which 10 can be-
depended upon ~ uie with vigOr aud
telling object under conditions pucu.
liar 10 itt own purpose"
In answer 60 intuuUga ioflos from
tht Governor nH Go what assistance the
settlers OF san Juan could give the
troop, Mr. Peterson ana mia clIlpa tups
replied TINT they could furnish 200
saddle homes verF easily, forty To-
MY wa 0us aud ns many team, anu
mutton ana beef Ia abundance but no
ilour C0usri tea ur sugar. Tue waller.
igg places they thought could be- luaTd-
Ell successfully nad these were located
ON an average OF about uitrtu miles
apart along Sue sixty W. seventy mlUs
between lnOmpHpu : rlnlr, lue near.
est railway HtAtiJuuIu the center OF the
trouble In Dry valley.
The Indians, Gays Mr.. Peterson, arc
very much Aifnil OF United States
troops. Hu cites an instance which
came under his observation uurul three
yeats ago when no conducted = ttal.
lug poet rmung them. At that time
there was disturbance Ia their ranks
entirely their own. The whites
were not implicated ia any way.
Three OF their number were killed.
lie had a large amount VI ammuni-
ti1u In stock az tue tins aud was on
friendly terms with all fnctlons, but
refused absolutely 10 selling them u
single round. Times became NJ lrOp.
zeal that he thought they would help
Themselves anu he had about prepared
90 allow them 10 DO 90 when he hit
upon tho plan Of sending an Indian
on fleet horse to the nearest camp
where troops were located. The In.
dian started. In short while the
nova was circulated among the whole
Irlnr' Very soon delegations from the
different factions waited ulOn him aud
cudvavOrod 10 have him recall the
message sent 10 the military officials.
He Informed them that hu uii not SEE
how THIS could be done, a. the mUssen.
ger rode u gOJI hofRp uud that ho was
already well on his Journey. They
| SAID they would mount better animal
auu OyetiaEe him, carrying with them
counter order from Mr.. Peterson.
Tho latter said no would agree 10 10 uu
ono condition! That is that they
would settle their difficulty and
give no more trouble to rach
other They promised, though 70.
luciaully. Tue best rider in camp WIS
mounted on the ileolost horse they
owned and the messenger was over.
taken aud brought back. Al tue ia.
stance OF MIR. Peterson the warning
elements Stacked their arms aud went
into a Q suncii. The result was that
they smoked tue pipe VI peace ami
went their way, saying that they were
"huaps GLAD that the s.JrTs were not
coming" Tlt trouble is now they
nave been made 90 aalIByr that they
are IN the Eghl aud that they are the
once iWhD "iIl Uo giysH protection in.
stoad VI tlu WINES,