The herald., 1895-07-25
AGENT TETER HAS RE PORTED
LawIess Element Among the Settlers
Seeking Conflict
Indians Had Right to Hunt In wyoming
Several Redskins Were uniustly
Killed
Associated Press Special Wire.


Browaing, commissioner OF Indian
affairs, Washington:
II investigated the troubles between
the Indians and the settlers in Wyoming
and advise that troops be sent there i'm
medialely to protect law-abiding settlers.
The lawless element among the settlers
seems determined TO cause conflict with
the Indians. Settlers have killed four to
seven Indians, which has inoensed the
Indians. who have gathered to the num-
ber of 200 or 800 near Fall river, Untah
county, and refuse to return to the reser-
vaton. l find the Indians killed game
unlawfully according to the laws OF
Wyoming though not unlawfully accord
ing to the treaty of the Indians with the
United States, thus usurping the rights
of settlers which has caused the trouble.
Nothing but intervention of soldiers will
settle the difficulty and save the lives of
innocent people and destruction of prop
erty.n
Secretary Lamont during the afternoon
oroered General Coppinger 10 proceed to
the scene of the disturbances and make
such disposition of the forces under his
command as ne may deem necessary to
protect the settlers and secure the return
of the Indians to the reservation.
Coppineer tell him to issue the necessi r.
orders for the NOV ment of such force
of troops as he should require for carry
ing out the request to the department OF
the interior to prevent a. conflict between
the Indians and the white settlers and to
return the Indians to their proper reser-
vations. General Copplnger is instructed
to proceed TO the scene OF the disturbance
and personally direct the operations Of
the troops. Hetis also advised that il he
shall desire the use of the troops from
other departments on account OF the close
proximity he shall indicate to the War
department the special force desil ed.
The last mentioned instruction is given
for the purpose of permitting General
Coppinger to obtain troops from the de-
partment OF the Colorado or Colum bla II
considered necessary.
The following clause of the treaty
whereby the Bannock Indians were locat-
ed upon their present reservation shows
the right OF the Indians to hunt in Nyom-
ing: The Indians herein named agree
that they will make said reservation their
permanent homes and they will make no
permannt settlement elsewhere but they
Shall have the right to hunt on the unoc-
cupied Lands of the United STATES so long
as game may be found thereon and
long as peace exists among the whites
and Indians on the borders of the hunt
ing grounds. This treaty was made in
July, 1868.
The policy of the Indian bureau of late
wears has been to persuade the Indians
to use this hunting privilege as sparng-
ly as possible, but the existence of their
right is upquestonable. Now that
trouble has broken out the hunting privi-
Iege is suspended by the terms OF the
treaty and the Indian office has ordered
the Ind ians back to their reservation.a
DENVER, July z24.-A special to The
News from Mr.. Furtln, whose home is at
Lewisto n. says that large numbers of In
dians was seen there the dav'before, 60
ing around the point of the Wind River
mountains towards Snake river valley,
whcn lea DIS direct to Jackson Hole. A
guide named Carr makes the same report
to Captain Sheldon, commanding the mil
jtia at this point.
Parties up Wind river say the route to
Union pass is lined with Indians in small
parties. Yarnell, the old government
guide, who IS supposed to be the best au
thority on Indians in this country, who
came today from the Grosventre, ran
across a party of Shoshone warriors. who
were stripped of their horses, guns and
fine feathers. They had on moccasins
that were torn through and the imprint
of each footstep was stained swith blood.
They,told him that they had escaped from
the white men, no had taken from
them their horses and guns, and were
making their way back to the Shoshone
agency. Narneu says that the settlers
IN Jackson Hote are thoroughly scared
and every care is taken to prevent an In
dian surprise. \ stockade mas been built
near Marysvale, where the families have
been taken for safety. while the men are
out securing for Indians. He thinks there
is no immediate danger, as the reds are
somewhat demoralized from the rough
usage received atlthe hands OF the whites.
When asked about the trouble in jack
son Hole, he said that the settlers came
upon a body of nine Bannock Indians
who refused TO be arrested, their number
beng a bout equal to the whites. The
settlers drew Off, sent for "einforcements
and again demanded the surrender of the
Indians. This time. being outnum bered,
they submitted and were taken before
Justice Rhodes of Marysyale, who fined
them for committing depredations and
then started them under escort for Jail
While on the route tn Evanston, ana while
passing group of timber which afforded
shelter the Indians, being mounted,
made break for liberty. The settlers.
who were well mounted also, followed and
commenced firing. Seven OF the nine In
dams were Shot dead. This is the origin
of the present difficulty, together with
the arrest OF six ShOshOnes on July itb.
CHICAGO, July PA special to the
Times-Herald from Cheyenne, Wyo., says:
Governor Richards was advised by GEN
eral Coppinger that four troops of cavalry
h I'd been ordered from Fort Robinson,
Neb. to proceed to the jackson Hole
will require at least three days to reach
Jackson Hole with these troops, "a battle
between whites and Indians may he
fought before they can be of service.
There are In the Jackon Hole settle
ment siXty-h"e men capable Of bearing
arms, thirty-tive women and forty chill
dIen. All OF these are gathered at the
settlement Of Marysvale, situated between
Grosventre and Little Grosventre rivers.
1t is POSSIBLE that reinforcements from
settlements east. on the head waters of
the Big Wind river and from the Nor
mons TO the south have reached them in
response to cOuriers sent out during the
past week, asking for aid. 1t is est-
mated by the state authorities that not
less than 200 Indians are surrounding
the settlement If the whites have sun-
cient ammunition it is confidently eX-
pected they can stand off the Indians
until troops come to their aid.
SALT LAKE, Utah, July 2l.-A special
to the Herald from Pocatello Idaho, says:
Indian Agent Teter who returned early
this morning from a trip to Jackson5H ole
says in regard to the Indian troubles IN
that vicinity:
The settlers are thoroughly alarmed
and they have good reason TO be. There
are no large camps of Indians at present
in Jackson Hole proper, but was relia-
bly, informed that there are from 2CO TO
800 camped in the Fall river valley,