The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04
Wilcox Has His Soy.

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Upon his return last week. Depaty
Game Warden w. n. Wilcox was inter
viewed by Steamboat Pilot reporter.
andsis here given in full:
II have just returned from the lower
country where have been looking after
the Rev. Snake Pete. Myron Reed, Star
ard other Utes, hide hunters and all
that kind of people, and have had but
little chance to see the papers. Since
my return, however, I learn that Caisf
Reed has broken out in Denver willis
his partner, Snake Pete, 10 hunting his
rattlesnake to bite game warden. They
will have big feast and buckskin
dance, aud much fun with the wardens.
"a liar IL the most despicable of all
created things, and Reed is tho chief.
The maudlin mutterings of such cattle
would place honest men in false light.
He says he ate vcnison at all eating
houses from Wolcott to uahn's Peak.
was manager Of the stage line when the
inebriated form OF Reed was shipped III
and our way bills also show when the
same was shipped out. was making
frequent trips over the stage line and
saw no venison. The gentlemen who
keep these eating houses are law abid-
ing citizens and are prepared to testify
that Reed is in error, and furthermore
that he did not partake Of solid food,
but took all of his nourishment out Of a
bottle, and therefore could not have
known what meats were served.
Again. Reed & Co. say they sent two
men to investigat. the Indian trouble,
that these men met and talked with
wardens on their return from the Eight
and no two men told the same story,
which is another snake story. All the
men on that trip and in the country At
that time were settlers and all well
known to each other. Could any strange
men come there without causing CON-
ment and inquiry? Why did not these
men make their business known? Could
they have been ashamed of being In the
employ of Reed. Pete Il Cor mistxnst
the veracity OF the Great Chief In this
but II Ar. Reed will, give us tAeI
names Of those men, what hotels the
registered at, what ranch houses 0e|
camps they stopped at, will say hel
told the truth for once. There are tw0l
brothers on Snake river who have mol
friends or associates but Utes, and n
was warned that they we're Ute spies.
These men are probably Reeds in-sI
formants.
"Acain, Reed. Pete & Co. say that
twenty-five wardens fred upon a camp
of unarmed and unready Indians. Is
this probable when 200 Indians were in
the immediate country and only twelve
wardens, and not over sixteen white
men all told in that entire section? Is
1t not more reasonable to suppose that
under these circumstances, knowing
that 800 Indians could be assembled in
eight hours, that the wardens dreaded
to see any fighting knowing the unpro-
tected condition Of several families?
Reed, you are shallow or poorly posted.
s.One warden carried kodak and
took four pictures of the Indian camp.
Hc had ample time to have taken four
dozen, but had only four plates. !
"These pictures show white men and
Indians mingled together apparently in
friendly manner. no hostile demon
stration on either side. Do not these
pictures, though mute, give unerring
evidence Of the untruthfulness Of the
pulpit WarriorY Reeds drunkenness
and social degradation is telling, and he
in making frantic efforts tn hold him