The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-05
SOUTHERN UTE INVASION.

4lOI d dudIIST III WHICH lIiS IdsllOllol
guard could be used, at least at the
present state of affairs. The Indians
were wards of the government and it
was the duty of the government to
take care of them-it must do so. The
Indians must be compelled to return to
their own reservations.
| During the interview Spokesman Pc
tersen asked the governor what he
could do toward furnishing the settlers
with arms to defend themselves.
The governor replied THAT should
crisis come, troops would be sent to
take care of the settlers and fight their
battles.
A ripple of merriment was created
| by one of the delegates, who intimated
that when that time arrived, there
would be no settlers left to fight for.
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Governor West said he would use
every means in his power to prevent
collision and have the Indians re-
moved to their own reservations as
soon as it was possible for him to do
so. He had urged and would continue
to urge upon the proper officials to act
without unnecessary delay. IF this
trouble" he said, Twas between rival
cattle companies, for instance, instead
of with the Indians, could have called
the National Guard out and suppressed
it. But the government must take care
of it's Indians and be responsible for
their actions. The militia has no money,
but it has plenty of ammunition, patri-
otism and pluck, which it can be de-
pended upon to use with vigor and tell
ing effect under conditions peculiar to
it's own purpose"
WHAT THE SETTLERS CAN DO.
80, 4o,,i los from
the governor as to what assistance the
settlers of San Juan could give the
troops, Mr.. Peterson and his colleagues
replied that they could furnish 200 sad
die horses very easily, 40 to so wagons,
and as many teams, and mutton and
| beef in abundance. but no -four, coffee,
tea or sugar The watering places
they thought could be guarded Success
fully, and these were located on an
average of about Is miles apart along
the 60 or 20 miles between Thompson
Springs, the nearest railway station,
and the center of the trouble in Dry
valley
The Indians, said Mr.. Peterson. are
very much afraid of United States
troops. He cites an instance which
came under his observation about
three years ago, when he conducted
trading post among them. At that
ranks entirely their own. The whites
were not implicated in any way. Three
of their number were killed. Mr.. Peter
son said he had a large amount of am
munition on hand at the time and was
on friendly terms with all factions. but
refused absolutely to sell them a single
round. Times became so tropical that
he thought they would help them
selves, and he had about prepared to
q To n 60 ha
the plan of sending an Indian on a
fleet horse to the nearest camp where
troops. were located. The Indian start
ed In a short while the news was
circulated among the whole tribe. Very
soon delegations from the different fac
tons waited upon him and endeavored
to have him recall the message sent to
the military officials. He informed
them that he did not see how this
could be done, as the messenger rode
good horse and that he was already
well on his journey. They said they
would mount a better animal and over
take him, carrying with them a coun-
ter order from Mr.. Peterson. The lat
ter said he would agree to it on one
settle their own difficulty and give no
more trouble to each other. They
promised, though reluctantly. The
best rider in camp was mounted on the
f1eetest horse they owned and the mes
senger was overtaken and brought
back. At the instance of Mr.. Peterson
the warning elements stacked their
arms and went into a council. The re-
suit was that they smoked the pipe of
peace and went their way, saying that
they were ''heaps glad that the soiers
were not coming" The trouble is now,
they have been made to believe that
they are in the right and that they are
the ones who will be given protection,
instead of the whites
DELEGATION WE'LL SATISFIED.
The delegates are well satisfied with
the result Of their conference and are
confident that good will come of it.
THE DEPARTMENT INFORMED
Yesterday afternoon Governor West
telegraphed to the department at
Washington, giving in substance the
information obtained by him and urg-
ing that the necessary assistance be
given.