Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-01
Just FROM SAN JUAN.
Df. Seymour B. YOUNG Returns From
Tho Seems Of the Indian Invasion.
LATEST NEWS OF rnE TROUBLE.
Indians are Peacsable and VIII Go Back
on order From the "Greai Ia
ther"-Daugcr From COWBOYS.

A NEWS representative this after
noon met and interviewed DR.. sey-
mour Il. Young, who has just returned
from q "trip through the Mormon settle
ments In The San Juan country In
southern Utah, whion is now being
oyeuun by Colorado Utcs.
The doctor stated that himself anu
Elder Brigham Young held conference
at Monticello, the center Of the present
disturbance. The people are alarmed
Notwithstanding everything Is com.
parauvsly quist. There arc a good
many hos headed, in,empsrate cow.
boys on tho frontier who nave done
some loud talking and would on very
little provocalion shoe, an Indian OF
several OF them. Should this DO done
there Ia no doubt but that the
Indians would seek revenge by attack
Ing all Of the white settlers IN that
fegl0n,and the latter are In very poor
way 10 defend tuom1elveH They mum.
Der not more than 200 able bodied
available lighting men, while the
Indians have at least 5UD warriors who
are al well armed and who could uu-
trench Themselves heuiud the most for
mi1ablo breast works In case oil an al
tack upon them.
Toe gteateat trouble TO be feared,
Mr. Young repeated, was from COW.
ooys, who were really tfansients In
that part Of the Territory. The real
bona fido ftuckmen while feeling that
they are being imposed uTon ~ de
gree that h diflcult 10 endure afe more
conservative and are willing 10 await
official orders from Washing.
lon. The man who 10 roEponti.
Invasion ~ Indian Agent Day, VI
Colorado who Informal tue lndians
and htill maintains that they have o.
much right Ia Utah as tho wbito SET
tirrs. the ohiola are, as a rule, quite
sensible fellows aud iighiiy their will
ingnets TO return TO their own reserya-
ton on the first order from the "6regt
Father" at Waahinston, but they
want 10 be certain that tho order comta
from him.
one statement that has been made
officially and Otherwise very o.
ten during the present trouble the
doctor wished 10 emphntically con.
ttadict TWAS that the Indians hau
been Ia the habit OF bringing their
stock into Utah TO wlli 20. They hss
never doue tnnt hof1to anu the report
that they had was made evidently
With view 10 IN n measure justify
the Invasion.
Doctor Young spent five or six days
In the settlements Of the San Juan
country and saw two bands OF Indians
during that time but they had done
nothing up 10 the date OF his departure
which would indicate that they In.
tended 10 20 on tho war path. They
have taken possession OF Dry Valley
which IL about fifteen by forty miles
In area. That IL the wiutefing range
for the stock Of tho settlers aud
the l1us OF II as grazing
grounds will be- great. In il
the Indians could successfully resist
large bodies Of troops. 10 H. Sutrouud.
ed by wild aud rugged spo,s and box
canyons IN which q few Indians could
guard every source of water supply
anu thus iOr long time keep back The
bulIiuru N sent there. The nearest
point 10 the scene Uu the railway 10
rh0mpson's Syringe, a distance Of iiny
miles.
The white settlers and the Indians
are alike anxious for "a speedy ndluIl-
cation OF the trouble anu are waiting
for word from the authorities nt Wash
ington.