The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-30
FORTY UTES GIVE BATTLE.
ATTACK 4. GAME WARDEN AND HIS
MEN AND SUFFER HTER.
Five Backs KILLED, one S1ortniiy Hurt ana
tho Rrst wou~ndcd-Routt County, Col.
AbiaIr-tndtan shoot ana Burn and Posses
Go TO Fight T~hem-SOO Ute Brnves Coming.

dIUOu Tluc Oh gCUu hNNhN'' ''N'N'
darkness and storm to save tho com
mund Of Major Thornburg, which was sur
rounded by savagcs. is nearly equallcd
by the ride OF Charley Mccormick, who, tired,
dusty, and nearly exhausted, rode into Steam.
boat Springs last evening with a message
from Game Warden Wilcox and the set
tiers on Lower Bear River to Sheriff
Nicman, calling upon him to raise n
posse and come to thoir relief. Near the grounds
where Major Thornburg lost his life the Oihtah
Utcs are again p~illaging and burning ranch
houses and hay stacks and shooting Mt white
men.
Six Utcs have been killed by Warden Wilcox
and his deputies in scltdcfence. Mccormick
brought from Wilcox the following message to
Vaughn's ranch:
"RouTT COUNTY. Col, Oct. 25.-Tcsterday
myself and ten deputies attempted to ar
rest a party of Utcs who were loading
eight ponies wi h deer hides to send back to
tho reservation. Worked with them four hours,
but as soon as we would put them on a horse
they would slide Off. Finally l ordered lariat
ropes be brought and was going to tie them to
horses. Al Shaw grabbed an Indian and he
picked up n gun and fired at Shaw. One OF
my deputies threw aside the muzzle of the gun
and the bullet hit a squaw in the leg.
The Indian then knocked Shaw down.
At this time several other Indians opened
fire and the fight began. At its con.
clusion all OF tho bucks were either dead or
crippled. Three, and possibly five, we're dead
on the ground. The others were wounded. All
the settlers are gathering at this place for
protection"
An interview with tho courier, Mccormick,
elected the details OF the story. On last Thurs
day Warden W cox and Mccormick went to
the lower enu Of tho county to look
frr Inl,nn l,la ~ Ntorhn1l
Post Office they heard that n party of
about forty Indi rs were encamped n few miles
below, killing game. On the next day Wilcox
and Mccormick rode over to that section and
found about $50 Indians at different camps
hunting. They found stacks Of green hides. and
saw carcasses of deer going to waste on the
hills. Mr.. Wilcox demonstrated with tho In
dians, but they laughed at him. Recognizing the
futility of attempting TO do anything alone, VIII
cox rode back to Thompson's ranch and despatch
ed n courier to Craig for assistance. Nine men
responded. They were Jack White, Tom Arm
strong, A. D.. Brothcrton. Al Shaw. Henry Tenn
pleton, f. b. Thompson, Amcs Bannett. J. T.
Ovarholt. and a man whose name could not be
learned. With this s%sistance on Sunday morn
ing Wilcox rode toward the camp of Star. a
Cintah subchief. who appeared to be in charge
Of the party. About forty bucks and as many
squaws were in this camp.
Templeton and Thompson. ranchmen who
were acquainted with Star. went anead to talk
to him, and the rest of the party remained be-
hind. The ranchmen soon returned with
the information that nothing could be
done. that the Utes were ugly and insisted
kill all they wanted. Then Warden Wilcox,
who does not know what fear means. rode
at the head of his little party into the
Indian camp. The white men found part OF
the bucks out hunting, and about q dozen men
camp. Star was called for and Warden
Wi, Wilcox m ito to reason as With him him. he
p TOi fnted int to e snfer '9 the game nS nH law; oe that f he
had made white men obey the law, and
s sfSr t hs T Iim d enforce nG ( ,o h it against ms s the I IRdt ,hs
game belonged to he Indian, and they would
kiIl all they want All around o. 18th thS StS camp
docs and fawns. Wilcox's instructions were to
take Offenders before a Justice OF the Peace and
have them fined and rcmandcd to jail. 1t was
proposed that the agent pay the fines and de-
duct them from the rcd mems annuities.
bring up the horses OF the Indians. and told The
bucks they must owith him, Then the strug;;
the camp for weapons. but none could be found.
Then he would force an Indian TO mount, but
one would slide OFF his horse.
This farce was kept up a long time. 1t was 10
o'clock when the party Of white men rode into
This nngcred the Indians, Star rushed toward
w llCDN u blIlht MN WIFI II VIZ w ullt W
was held at bay. another Indian got behind Will
cox with u knife and attempted to stab him.
IN. s S@SS Sr the Ind m0 rc"nd ,hs snS @ai ESsG anS
whirled him to one side. Just then a
squaw rushed up. took a rifle from u,n-
dian. He stepped back. Cooked the rife. and
fired at Shnw's head at n distance OF eight feet.
Another deputy. whose, name is unknown.
struck the gun as il was fired, and the ball Just
missed Shaw's head and struck a squaw. At the
report Of the gun the squaw, rushed out with
rifles. though where they were Oblu ed no one
knows. The Indians opened IRE a. short range:
his gun down with all force on Sha VS. head.
Shaw dropped like n log and all thought he was
dead. Jumping, on Shnw's body, the Indian
blow. AT that moment the whole upper portion
OF his head was blown Off by II bullet at close
range from the rifle OF the deputy whose name
The fighting became general. Even the
sharp. The, white men, were. cowboys and
ranchmcn trained from childhood in the use OF
firearms. After len minutes the smoke cleared
killed or wounded. No white men were
shot. although there were many narrow e%
Star was one Of the injured, and the deputies
think he can hardly recover; No sgu9w was
hn I except ths one s,h wounded by the Indians
The deputies Withdrew for reinforComents
They went to Thompson's ranch,,land. taking the
Thompson family, moved on five miles to the
Waugh II ranch. whence couriers were sent out
for reinforcemcnts.
NlltoA NV tll' " 'Iiil''lS W XVI " II
ranch OF two isolated settlers whose wives were
sick. 4 man named Gable. who was employed
White volunteered for duty. mounted thcil
horses and rode away.
At IL O'Clock that night Armstrong ana White
returned afoot. They said thnt as they were
riding along the road about eight miles out they
fell into an ambuscadc., Rifle bullets SANG
around their ears and all three ran. Armstrong
and White took TO tho hills. while Gable, WHIT
led his horse, made back along the trail. A
dozen Indians then appeared on horseback
and gave chase; Tho two men rode I,
after them. The Indians were firing anC
one bullet went through Whites hat and one
through Armstrong; clothes. They returned
the fire and one Indian dropped. Other Indianl
were seen coming. and the white men left thei
horses and took to the rocks,
They last saw Gable running steadily, and ap
parcntly gaining on his pursuers, who wer,
hiring. That night Cables horse came In
Twcnty-four hours had elapsed. but Gable hat
not appeared when the courier departed.
Sheriff Nieman sworc in twenty deputies an,
started at once for the scene of the disturb
ance. The men will ride all night and probabl,
reach their destination this noon. From Hay
don fifteen men have gone; from Craig twenty
Ave. Many ranchmen are turning out. onercpor