The times., 1897-10-28

Denver, Col, oct. 27.-The Ute Indians
have invaded Colorado On their annual
hunt. and IN conflict with the game
wardens in Lily Park, iii the northwestern
part OF the State, according TO infoFmatiOH
received hv state and army officials, sev-
eral people have been killed on both sides
The situation of the conflict is over lOU
miles frcn. TIE railroad, and a heavy snow
storm has prevented details from geJIi'ss
out.
While the Officers al The headquarters o.
Gen OTIS are reticent concerning the
truhle with the Indians in Routt county,
nevertheless there is no doubt but that they
regard the trouble as serious, inasmuch a.
Capt Wright has been dispatched TO the
scene OF the trouble withhis troop OF cavalry
from Fort Duchesne. Gen. Otis last nigm
ttiegrapGed a report 10 Washington a TIE
trouble.
The distance from Fort Duchesne 10
| Lily Park is I25 miles, and aS the roads
| are blocked by snow, the cavalry VIII not
J be able TO 20 much "a ster tran fifteen
| miles a day. 1t viii be some time, there
| fore, before they reach the Scene Of the
| conflict. The troop OF cavalry consists
| of fifty men, and besides Capt. Wright
| there arc two other officers with the
troop. Yesterday afternoon Lieut.. Sehous
| aide-de-camp to GeIl. Otis, called upon
| Gov. Adams with the information which
/ the general forwarded to Washington and
assured the governor that the department
would take entire charge of the matter
| thus relieving the governor from response
| binty.
me wires from the West are mostly down
and accurate information can be obtained
| from Rifle and vicinity. Just where Com
missioner Swan OF the Bureau OF Fish,
| FOresty and Game is, at present is not
known. AT the headquarters OF the Be-
| partment of the Colorado the statement
W as given out that
/ "a telegram received last night by Gen.
| Otis from the commanding officer at Fort
Duehesne says ft is stated at the agency
that about 80 young Uncempahgre In
| dians and about 125 White River and
Uinta River Utes are out hunting in the
region of the reported disturbances. A
| small number of Sh0shone Indians from
the Wind River reservation, 70 the north
| in Wyoming, are also believed To be with
the hunting party.
'As vet no official information con
| firrping this story OF the fight has been
L EtCciNSu. EANC1Htnlut5 10 '4oAG0 cl bCuAA
agencies in the vicinity OF Duehesne and
nothing is known there of any Indian
| difficulty to the eastward
The whole trouble arises over the claim
| of the Indians that under their treaty they
are allowed to hunt in Colorado at will.
| The Utes want bucksdn more than any
thing else. Tt is their clothing, their
/ building material, and their currency.
| The heavy hides of the bucks are only
| good for Uepees and similar coarse Uses, and
the does and fawns are what they es
, pecially want So they aim to ch the
edges OF Lily Park, when the first heavy
snowfall begins. Before this year the game
| laws have permitted the killing Of deer
I up &C November /, and the conviction 1f
| Ute OF other violations was almost i'm
possible. Now, the deer is legally safe, Oc
rol,er is, before the time for the Utes'
| big killing to commences.
! dispatch from Meeker says that Boyd
| Vaughn has just arrived from the Snake
| River with dispatches to the governor
| and Game Warden Little from Deputy
| Wilcox. The latter is dated October 24,
| and says:
To-Day with a party OF twelve men
| tried TO arrest camp OF Ute Indians.
| We used all patience, and they fired'd
| US, and then we had TO fight. On Snake
River, five miles above Lily Park, several
Indians were killed and wounded. have
| sent riders 10 warn settlers in Lily Park
and elsewhere. The settlers are gathering
| at vaughn's ranch, and are very much
alarmed, and think you should turn
| out with what men you can, to try and
! arrest the Utes.
Il believe that there were about sixty
UteS in this camp, but late information
| shows at least leo men and some say 20O.
/ have seer about forty, but they are at
| many places and may netaliate. II those
Indians wish to the settlers are entirely
at their mercy. Sheriff of Rio Blanco
county had better do what he can 20
| protect the settlers"
I Mr.. Vaughn reports seven Utes killed.
The first shot was fired by d squaw
The bucks then began firing and the
/ waIdens returned the fire.