Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-30
UTE INDIANS STARVING,
Chief lBHaCIO and His Baud on Thar
Reservation.
us wonders Way Washington" DoS'
Not Keep itts Promises 10 ths
Itcd Man.

DURANGO, Colo, Dec, 2s.-The Du'
range board Of trade, at a meeting
last evening Issued tho following state.
menG
Chief Iynacio Of the Southern Ute
Indians aud - large part Of his nation
have elected not " take Allolmonts Of
land Ia ssveralty, aud for several
months have been In occupation OF tho
west end Of the ptosent reservation,
which was set Apaft aud reserved tor
such Indians n would not take land Ia
ssvsralty. This was done under NJ
sct Of Congress approved February 20,
1895. This law also states that the
government shall maintain an ngrncy
At some suitable place ON the lands 10
reserved. This act OF Congress was
explained 10 the Indians by the Indian
department at the time a majority Of
the male adult indians accepted and
consented 10 IT. provisions, ami lgna-
clio ana his Utu Indians went 10 THE
western part OF the reservation, tx
pecting the indian department would
keep faith with them.
No agency was established, but IN
the oarly fall lgnaoio was promised
that n he aud his Indians would 80 20
tho agency on the eastern emu Of tho
reservation, . distance OF eovcnty'hyo
miles, for their annuity money and
other moneys quo them from the gov
eminent, All agency would he lmmcul-
ntply established ut Navajo Springs, at
| which place thereafter fAtl0ns would 10
furnished them weekly, ~ IL furnished
! 10 the Indiana on the eastern end OF the
reservation, aud gtwhich place all theif
moneys would be paid 10 them. lgna-
| clio and his Iudi as believed tubs PROM
ise, and went after their money snd
rstions and Immediately returned to
their homo on the western oud Of tho
reservation. But no agency has been
established at Naval Springs or at any
other place on the western end OF the
reservation, aud Chief lgnaolo and his
/ Indians have received no rations TOT
months. To keep them from starving,
membors OF tho Durango board Of
| trade have sent them provisions from
time TO time, anu the white settlers neal
thom have fed them from their scanty
stock. These Indians ars now In q
starving condition, and Chief ls'aoie
says he will siGrve 10 death before hs
viii go to the old agency for ratlnnHi
and We believe thai no will do 30, "a
he never breaks his word. He 10 An
Indian ohirt that comes up to the IL "a
OF a noble Indian ~ picture by
Cooper IN his novels. He says that IA,
has Kept his agreement and wonden
why "Washington" does not keep his
part OF the compact.
Chief Ignscio will not kill cattle OF
the range TO /. - himself from siarvR
lion, hut some Ut his followers may
Rnd this will result in bloodshod. The
Inltan brave will retaliato on th'
whilea at tho sight OF his dead squaV
hnd pnpoose.
Winter weather now ON u VII
hasten this slate OF hnalrs. lndiai
Commissioner Browning has turned
deaf ear % far to the appeAls OF theh
starving Indians, seeming to impll
that ho believes ga good Indian IL
dead Indian" Chief Ignacio has per
sonally mot Preuident Cleveland n
the White House, aud believes that h
has not forgotten amt will not lot hlu
aud hispeople starve. ThobOard OftTnd
nppeals 10 tho United States at large II
the cause Of humanity to make III
, pressnt e0ld.blooded Indian depart
men. feed these starving indians.