Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-30
INDIANSON WARPATH
VIOLATION OF COLORADO GAME
LAWS LEADS TO TROUBLE.
SETTLERS GREATLY ALARMED
UTEs IN UTAH MOVING EASTWARD
TO AID THEIR BRETHREN.
Five Indians by Game Wardcns
Last tMOnday-TrOOps to Re-
turn Indians to the
Reservation.

Steamboat Springs. Col. Oct 23 via VOL
colt, Col. Oct. GA courier has Just
rived here, bringing n message from Game
Warden Wilcox to Sheriff Nieman for help.
The Indians have burned Thompson's
ranch near Cross mountain, and have
killed one Gable a messenger sent out by
Wilcox. The latter tried to arrest the In
dians for violating the game law. They
resisted and began to fight. Five Indians
We're killed and Sub-chief Star mortally
| wounded. The Indians had stacks of green
deer hides in their possession, and were
slaughterinS all sides.
The fight occurred ninety miles west of
Steamboat Springs, in Routt county. One
hundred determined men are now on their
way to the aid of the sheriff. Settlers
gathering on Naughns ranch. and at Lay.
Col. The Indians are threatening to pill
lage and murder. Sduaws have been sent
back 10 the reservation and reinforcements
are coming.
State trooos may he called for IL the
sheriff finds matters as serious as reported.
Denver. Col. Oct 29.-The game ward
ems office to-day received the following
dispatch. dated October 2s, from Game
Warden Little. at Meeker:
Indians reported gathering in large
numbers on the Colorado side of the Blue
mountains. Settlers greatly alarmed. At
fairs look very threatening"
Immediately upon the receipt of the dis
patch, Governor Adams called upon Cen
eral Otis, and held a consultation on what
to do in the emergency. From the tenor
of the dispatch, it appears that the Utes
left in Utah are rushing eastward to the
assistance of their brethren.
At first the accounts received from the
I;te outbreak were confusing, and tended
10 show that the wardens We're fired upon
by the Indians. Later developments, how
ever. go to show that the game wardens
were the aggressors Brigadier General
| Otis to-day received from the commanding
| officer at Fort Duchesne. T., the following
report from Captain Wright. who is il
| charge of the cavalry sent in pursuit of the
Indians. dated Jansen. u. October Is:
Frank Pariel, Uintah Indian. states that
| five Indians were in party attacked by
| twenty-five game wardens near Bear river
| four days ago. Two bucks CUncle Lewis
| Brothers and CinaresD were killed: two
| sGuaws wounded. Wardens caught one H.
| dian u little distance from camp and told
! hlm they were going to kill him. Indians
did not understand English. Wardens at
tackled them in camp. Think one warden
| killed All Indians coming this way. Had
no other trouble. Expect will meet them
| With wounded Tomorrow. There may be
| others in mountains who know nothing of
affair.
| The commanding officer at Fort Duchesne
! further reports that there is no excitement
| on the reservation. General Otis says the
| trouble in Routt county will soon end, as
! the troops will escort the Indians back to
Slate Auditor LoweH received a telegram
to-day from his son. who lives on ranch
| near where the fight occurred, saying that
| six Indians were killed and one game war
| der wounded in the scrimmage on Monday.