The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-28
UTESARE ON THEWARpATH
WHITE sETTL BRS ~ OUT COUNTY,
COL, AT THEIR NERoT.

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Cavalry starts In the snow to go TO tho Scene.
l2S Miles Awny-Two Game wnrdcps and
several Indians kiiicd-tndInn Hunters
Insist on Violating the state Gnmc Laws.
DENVER, Col, Oct 27.-Thc Ute Indians have
invaded Colorado on'their annual hunt. and in
O conflict with game wardens in Lily Park, in
the northwestern part of the State, according to
Information received by State and army off
cials, several have been killed on both sides.
Tho scene Of the conflict is over 100 miles from
the railroad and II heavy 'snowstorm has pre.
vented details from getting out. While tho
officers at the Headquarters of Gen. Otis are
%rcticont concerning tho trouble with tho In.
dians in Routt county, there is no doubt that
they regard it as serious, as Capt. Wright has
been sent forward with his troop of cavalry
from Fort Duchcsnc.
Gen. Otis last night telcgraphcd to Secretary
Alger at Washington:
"A telegram Of last night to the Governor of
Colorado reports an engagement between the
state game wnrdens and tho Ute Indians Mt
Thompson's, near Lily Park. on the Snake
River, some sixty miles east of Fort Duchcsne,
in which five Indians were killed. but no whites.
A telegram of this afternoon from Lieut.. Kirk
man. commanding Camp Pilot, Butte, Wyo.,
reports that Il scout has just arrived who says
there was an engagement at Thompson's last
evening at 3 o'clock between the Utes and
game wardons in which two Dukes, one squaw,
u pappooso and two wardcns were killed. Fort
Duchesne was notified this morning. and this
afternoon l have directed Wright's troop of
cavalry to the scene of tho reported disturb
ance. The cavalry squadron ut Fort Logan is
directed to be held in readiness to proceed to
DuChcsne. A heavy snowstorm is prevailing
and the telegraph lines are working badly. The
Du"hesne line is reported intact. From infor-
nation thus far received | an unable to have
the dispatches above mentioned confirmed,
but a number Of Utcs are hunting in the vicin,
ity Of the reported trouble. Should the Fort
Logan squadron be directed ito move, it will
proceed by rail with the expedition to Price,
Utah, where wagon transportation and forage
will be in readiness. If affairs look serious ]
will draw on Fort Douglas"
From the above statement it is evident that
the situation is regarded as serious. and that
the mission of Capt. Wright and his troop OF
cavalry is to protect the settlers from harm by
the Indians. The distance from Fort Du
chesne to Lily Park is 1913 miles. and us tho
roads arc blocked by snow the cavalry will moi
be able to go much faster than fifteen miles q
day. 1t will BE- some time, therefore. befor,
sistss of fifty men, and besides Capt. 'WirigL,
there arc two other officers. Yesterday after
noon Lieut.. Schou, ,aide-de.Galnp to Gen. Otis
called upon Gov. Adams and assured him thai
the department would take entire charge of the
matter, thus relieving the Governor from re
The wires from tho West are mostly down
and no accurate Information can be obtainec
from Rife and vicinity: Just where Commis
and Game is at present is not known. 1t wa
said at his office to-day that his mission wa
to visit the Indian camps peacefully and serv'
them with "A copy, OF the game laws, II is know
that Game Wardens McLain and Wilcox wer'
in the party which fired on. the ties, and un
doubtcQly one or both have been killed,
At the headquarters of the Department Q
Colorado the following statement was issued ni
dams and about Us White River and. GIintal
ported disturbances. 4 small number Of sho
shone Indians from the Wind River reserva
to be with the hunting party. Everything /
quiet at both agencies near Duchesne, an!
nothing is known, there of any Indian Difficult
The whole trouble had arisen over the CLAIM
Of the Indians that under their treaty the he
Ttes want buckskin more than anything else
It is their clothing, their building material, an
their b oG oITrrs snSS td Ihe ,. heavy o hides s, of the c 6nsk
uses. and the does and fawns are what they Cd
pecially want. So they aim to reach the edge
gins. The deer pour, down in great herds
bent only on reaching shelter. Then the slaugh
that the deer is mortally Won wounded and passes o
to other victims, the squaws following, fayini
the game, and pecling of and saving q it'll
OF the meat, and leaving the rest to rot. Tn
piles Of deer hides are hurried back int
Utah and the visiting game wRrdens are likel
to find only II camp OF sul!cn ties with onl.
enough meat in camp for immediate use.
Before this year the game laws have per
mitted the killing OF deer up 10 NOV. l, and |
was almost impossible to convict II Ute OF othc
violations of the law. Now the deer is legal,
safe on Oct. II, before the time for the lte-
big killing to begin. so that any of the Indian
found with veniaon are lawbrcakcrs.
A despatch from Meeker says that Roy,
Vaughn has just arrived from Snake Rive
with II despatch to Game Warden Lyttle from
Deputy Wilcox dated Oct. "a, in which Wilco
says:
to arrest q camp of Ute Indians. We used al
patience and they fired upon us. and then W
had to fight. TN Snake River. five miles abov
Lily Park, several Indians were killed an,
wounded.
Il have sent riders to warn the settlers il
Lily Park and elsewhere. The settlers arc gath
ering Mt Naughn's ranch, and are very niue.
alarmed, and think you should turn ont wit,
l believed there were about sixty Utes in thi
camp. but late information shows at least 10
men, and some say POO. have seen abou
forty. They are at many places and may re
t~aliate, and the settlers are entirely Mt thei
mercy. So you and the Sheriff OF Rio Blanc
county had better do what you can to protcc
the settlers"
Mr.. Vaughn reports seven Utcs killed. TIL
first shot was fired by II squaw. The buck
then began firing, and the wurdens returned tn
fire.