, 1897-10-26
TROUBLE WITH UTES.
FOUR INDIANS KILLED WHILE RE-
SISTING ARREST BY GAME
WARDENS.
The Deputies Tried to Arrest Them for
Violating the Game Laws and Were
Fired Upon by the Indials-Settlers
in Routt County are Alarmed and
Ask ThatsTroops Be Sent.

Warden Wilcox saying thai in attempt
ing to arrest some Indians near Lily
park FOR violating the game laws the
Utes fired on chem and they returned
The fire. killing four Utes. Wilcox re-
ports 200 Indians in that Beighborhood.
He sent out riders to warn settlers.
When questioned last night relative
10 the trouble now existing between the
authorities at Meeker and the Ute In
dams, Governor Adams sad he knew
nothing concerning it except what was
contained in a short. telegram received
by him a. II O'Clock last night from
Deputy Sheriff Frank E. Watson. The
telegram was as follows:
"Meeker, Colo, (via Rife Oct. %,
1S97.-Gov. Adams: Game Warden
Wilcox tired to arrest Utes on Snake
river. five miles from Lily park. They
resisted and fired on the Wilcox party.
Nc whites injured. Several Indians
killed and wounded. Our sheriff with
posse now away in west end Of county
assisting Game Warden Mclean and
Lytie. Gen. Oils should order Duchesne
troops out at once to corral Indians and
save further trouble. Much alarm here"
When asked If he intended ordering
out the troops, the governor replied:
"No. l shall do no hing OF the kind.
| do not know how serious the trou-
hla IL, AVID ,,n-il 7 40 7 shall T
have net as yet sent any reply to the
telegram and will no. until some time
tomcrrow. do not lock for any seri-
GUS trouble. These troubles are always
occurring when an attempt is made to
compel the Indians to observe the game
Jaws. They do not seem able to CON-
prehend that they have no right to kill
mere game than the white men. Still
they cling to the belle. that they can
do all the hunting they want at any
time OF the year, and until they are
made &c fully understand thai they have
no more rights in that matter than the
white man, and until they make up
lheir minds to comply with the law,
there will always be his trouble. The
killing OF a couple OF Indians does not
amount to very much, anyway. No, l
shall nc. at present call cut the troops.
| will let events take care of themselves.
II the trouble should become serious
and the officials there are not able to
cope successfully with the Indians, then
l shall act by calling out the troops.
Meeker is about 25 miles from Rifle, and
by this time all may be serene. We will
wait developments and act according
.y."
SCENE OF THE KILLING.
Lily park is located IN the Bear or
Yampa river. just before that stream
~plunges into the deep canon through
which 1t reaches Green river in Utah.
The park is 40 miles in a straight line
northwest OF Meeker and some 60 miles
by trail. The country between the two
places is rough, snow falls On the ridges
early in the fall. and communication is
slow and difficult.
Lily park has been the scene OF most
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