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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-03

and Lake or Utah. a conaidemHe guam
uty N nsh. which they take 81 wcira
or trans. constructed % willow bushes.
Those that we saw were branches OF
the shoahoncs or snakca, nnd from the
large and wafllkc tribe of Utaha. which
latter inhabli a large trhcl pt country
To the nouthward. They are known
among the traders by the dealgnutlon of
SNAKE DIGGER"
and utoa, those u the latter tribe.
which inhabit the Vicinity VI the lakes
ANA streams and live Chidiy ON nHh.
being distinguished by The name "
'Pah Utuha. or 'pah ttcs'-tho word
Pah. ia thdr language. signiiying
water.
while engaged In the survey Of tho
Utah valley. we were no little annoyed
hy a number u the latter tribe, who
hung around the camp, CruWdinE
around the cOok-urcs. moro lli.a hungry
DOGS than human beings eagerly watch
iuu flr the last scrap that might be
thrown away which they dovoured
with ayldlty and without the least prop
nruti0n. The herdHman also frequently
complained that their cattle was fire.
quonily scattered. aud that notWith-
standing their utmost Nirllanco, several
o. them had unacc0intably disappeared
ana we're lost ono morning ilnn OK
came Into camp with an arrow buried
IN his side. which perfectly accounted
for The dinappcarunc 10 tho oihCu"
After the party lcft Lake Utah Tor
winter quarters Tor Salt Lake city.
the Indians became mufo ina0Dnt.
huaatlnu Of what they had dnuc-driv-
Ing On the stock ~ Inhabitants Of the
southern settlements. resisting nll at
icmpH 20 recover thom, and nually mr.
lnH upon the people ihcmsolyCH na thgy
Issued from their little Htockndu 90 at
tend 20 their ordinary ncuplilunH tn-
der thrHn UirrumHtnncoa tht SETTLERS Ga
Utah valley applied 60 tho supreme
government 90 Salt Lake city. Tor
counfol no 10 proper course ~ action.
The President was nt hrHt extremely
nNerae 60 the adoption ~ harsh mc.a-
urca. but after several conciilatory
ovorturcH hnd been
HissORTED ~ VANS.
b. ven prnpofly determined 90 put a
stop. hy force. Co further arTrrHrlpur.
which 10 not resisted. could molly end
lu tho total destruction 20 the colony.
BEFORE coming 60 this decision. the nu-
thoritlon called upon me Co consult 90
tn the policy of the measure. and TO
request tho expression uf ms opinion
hH 60 what NirW the government 70 tho
United states might b. expected fo take
uf o. Knowing. ua I dii. most " the
circumstance and faeiint convinced
that fnmo action 90 tho kHl unud ul-
ilmntflY have CO. hU rrHurfti Co. ua tho
furhcifnucc already shown had only
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Attributed 60 weakness and coWnfdice.
and had served hut t1 oucourn gHd fur
tnsr nui huidfr uuturUH. I ava not hest
tate 20 Hny "a them that. IN my judy.
mruL the contemplated expedition
against the savage mnmudrra was "a
measure not only NJ good policy but
one " absolute necessity and Hrlfprr.
Indians 60 be crafty ana blood thirsty
savage, who had been already guilty N
several murders. ana had openly
threatened that he would
KILL EVERY WHITE MAN
that he found alone upon tho praries.
La addition to this 4 was convinced
mat the completion o. the yet unnn-
lHhed survey VI Utah valley tho coming
season, must otherwise be attended
with serious difficulty. n not actual
hnnard, ana would Involve the necessity
0f "a lhrEcly Increased and armed escort
FOR ita protection. Such beng tho cir-
cumnihnces. the courao proposed could
not but mcot my ontlrc approval.
- force Of ono hundred men was
accordingly organized. and. upon the
Application OF President Young. leave
was given 90 Lieutenant Rowland. OF
tho Mounted RincH. then on duty with
my command 60 accompany tho ex-
pedli0nH as m ndlutunt. such asFint-
Hnce was also furnished as a. was ln
my power TO AFFORD. consisting OF arms
tents camp.equipagc, and nmmuni-
ton.
EXPEDITION sUCCEssFUL.
1.-THE expedition was completely sue.
ceaHful The Indians fought very
hruvely. but were finally routed. some
forty Of them Killed. and as many more
taken prisoner. the latter combating
principally 81 women ana chlldrrnwere
carried NNa HINN umn NNaf ID -
among the Inhabitants. FOR the purpose
o. weaninE them from their savage
pursuits. and bringing thcm IN In the
habits OF clvIllzed ana christian life.
The experiment. however. dld not spc-
coed. az was anticipated, most N the
prisoners escaping upon the FIRST op-
portunlty
ION the aand Of february, about three
p. M, slight shock OF an tnrthquak he
was felt IN the southern part Of Tho
city. the vibrations being sufficient 10
shake plates from tho shelves and 10
disturb milk In the pans"
fho historical Importance OF the FIRST
Indian expedition NJ tho Territory.
which wna the beginning Of the organi-
gntion OF Utah militia, calls Tor tho
following supplementary pages TO Can
tain StnnshuryH report
''fhe Organization OF militia for the
protection ~ these colonies In an In
ulhh country was an Imperative nurDa-
mty, and 20 DANIEL u. Wells who had
already distinguished hifnsrlf In milf
tnry anaira, was given the task
OF creating II. and the rank Or I.ieuten-
ut-0enernl was conferred upon
him by the Governor. The first come
nany organized was under tho COM
mnnd Or Captain George ~ Grant. who
was afterwards nrigndler- General.
They were
CALLED MINUTE MEN"
name which soon became famous In
tho Indian service throughout Utah.
The company originated IN Great Salt
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man. to bHIst in the distribution of a
hundred aNI HlKy thousand copy ril-
tom " ~. ulroL Freedom, 90 which
Don Or fh. HiIInr
The l1u.r UuH written some very
graphic letters GO iha" Nawa" rHucerriH
his military experience. iiia description
~ The HuGHHuEH ana rrlyutiuua VI tho
ttHh recruits ItfuaH the pHr DE- with
tho Dakota fuUU will Boz reuH mh0rDd
na hrlnE NUrH vivid. So lDaH amusing
aud entertaining were the uuffafluua
~ hIr exploits hni por.uinnt|1nf IN
Manila UH Ma arrival in that PECULIAR
city From very young man Do showed
strong uUuHUuuHr tHnIaurIrH ffrla tho
pom IN Ron a. ~ MurHar RI this city
and was BORN in rtHh'r metropolis thlr-
fysuur NtHHH ago To was a. bright
atudsnt 40 tho public schools but most
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more than ono Instance. cmIrraniH who
had been helutrd DO starting from the
States. were oNcrtnkcn by lhg storms
Ia tha mountain EoHcn, ana fufcgd 60
abandon everything and c.chp' on
foot. leaving even their animals 10 per-
luh In the SHOWS. Az communications
with lhr world beyond was thus tncct-
unlly cut on and, or tho winter adj
Nauctd. the rurFra became mofe ana
morr lmpnHaable. owing 90 tho drIiilnE
Of che snow into them from the pro-
lcCtlng peaks,
we remained thus shut ~ until tho
ard Of April, Our quarters conllatcd
OF small furnished house OF unhurnt
brick or adobe. unplaHtertd ana rooted
with boards loosely nailed on, which.
every time II Htomcd admitted 10
much water na called into rcquiHllion
all the pans and buckets In the eatnh-
llahmont 90 receive the numerous little
streams which cnmc tricklinF down
from every crack and kn0l'hole. Dur
iug this season 81 comparative lnnc-
tiou. We received frum the authorities
ana citizens % the community every
kindncra that the most warm hearted
hospitality could dictate; and no cf-
fort was spared 10 render un COM
Portable as their own limited means
would permit Indeed. we were much
better lodged than many Of our neigh
hora,, for. 40 has been previously OBJ
served very many families wen OBJ
bllgei sun
To LODGE WHOLLY
or In part In their wagons, which, be-
ing covered, served. when taken on
from the wheels and Het upon the
Eruund, 90 make bodrooma OF limited
dimruioua II iu true, but YET exceed
inriy comfortable. Aiany OF these
were comparatively large and COM
modl0ua. ana, when curpeted. and fur
niahtd, with u llttlo stove, FORMED an
additional apartment or back building
90 the small cabin, with which they
frequently communicated BY door.
II Certainly argued nigh tone of
morals and an hahltuai Observance OF
good order ana docorum, 10 iind wo-
men ana children thus securely SUM
herring lea the midst OF q iarge city,
with no protection from midnight
molestu lions other than "a wagon cover
~ linen ana the argiH VI the law,
In che very next enclosure 20 that oc-
cupled by our party "a whole family
OF children had uo other shelter than
one II tho No wagons where they slept
an the winter. Literally out OF doors,
there being NO communication what
over with the inside OF their paputa'
house
stansburys report 10 the government
also supplies the initial pngea OF the In
dinn history NJ Utah Ito fasu3
Tho native tribes with whom We
came Ia contact in lhr valley were the
most degraded and lowest In the scale
OF being Of any I had ever seen They
consisted N the 'ro0t- diggera," class
~ Indians which seemed 10 be COM
posed OF ouicnaia from their Respective
tribes ruhaliting chiefly upon tho rootu
dug from tho ground and the seeds Or
various plant indigenous 10 tho SOIL,
which they grind into o kind " Hour
between two hat Mau<, At certain
seasons OF the year they Ohtaln from
the tributaries OF both the salt Lake
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am ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

purinr the war with spain tho sons
OF Utah have distinguished them
solves In more ways than one. They
have been upon ever battlefield and
ln almost every onraroment ln The
philippians. From every quarter 90
which any % them wew Hcnt comes tho
same good report " their vaior,
rtaidfIrtnpHI and sfiduncy.
Tho people Of Utah have read with
pride ~ their splendid achievements
and when they return Co their native
STATE nn ovation win b. awaiting thum
that viii BE- worth nit the utrunllrH and
pfiyutions ana dangers through which
~ oy have passed. iiut q a. not
the purpose of this article 10
show particularly what they ac.
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been laid In at che beginning Of the
journey Wrc nearly exhausted, ! left
tho city on the 18th o. September with
teams ana pack-mleH. Tor Port Han.
10 procure The supplies for the party
which had been forwarded ~ that post
By the supply trnin attached TO Col
LorlnEa command. ana 90 the Same
time 10 cary out that portion Of my
INSTRUCTIONS which directed mo 10 cN-
ploro'a route for fund fum the head
" aalt Lake. 20 Fort Hail The main
party was left under the command Of
Lieutenant Gunnis0n. with instructions
70 commence the survey upon the basis
already laid down"
SALT LAKE TO Fort HALL
Returning from hls exploration OF "a
route from Great salt Lake Cliy to
Fort liuil. and reconnaissance uf Cache
valley Captain HtanH bury continued "a
tho carly history Of this city. lie
unyHi
Upon my arrival az Salt Lake city.
] found that the camp. under Lieu
tenant gunnlaun. WIS then about sixty
miles 60 the Houthwnrd upun Utah
Lake I accordingly JOINED him ua
soon aa possible The work during my
absence. had been carried forward hy
judgment.
II had hoped. frrin The t-prrscutn-
lions which had hcuu made To- me Of
the mlidnesa uf the two previous win
tors. that We should be- able t0 keep
the nelh the greater part NJ not the
whole ~ the season. but. IN tho latter
part N November the winter fot iu
with great ana UNUSUAL severity nr-
cnmpanicd by deep SHOWS. which run-
dercd any further prosecution " tho
work lmnraciiCuhit WhH Therefore
complied Co break up my camp, and
% sock Tor winter quarters iu che city.
These were not obtained without some
difficulty. na thr tide ~ emigration had
bccn 20 great that houses were Ncry
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49,. city. and from time 20 time u
was called out To- the relief of those
colonies which were sent from The
parent colony Co explore and populate
tho countrg. The nuit engagement Of
any Importance was on the spot where
The city Of Provo now stands. there
had. however occurred "a slight anmy
az Battle creek. NJ which colonel John
Scott commanded. but mono were Killed
on either side. ON the call Of Governor
Young for one hundred mounted men.
General walls Immediately dispatched
% company NJ nfty under the command
N Captain dcurrc D. Grant Among
the subordinate officers wofo William
~ klmball, James 4. Little. james
lcrgulon and Henry johnson. the two
latter having boon officers in tho Nor.
mon nattniion. ana among the prlvhioH
were such men nH Robert r. Iurtnn.
lot Smith. Ephf1lm Hanks. Jesse Mar.
tin. ofHun whitney ana others who
afterwards figured prominently IN the
Utah militia.
Tho second nifty were fofwn ricd un-
der The command of Captain Lyle.
who was am officer In the Mormon Hat.
talon.
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UTAH NEWSPAPER MEN IN THE PHILIPPINES.

Don Mussor Hs Paper Froodor-Hs Graphic Now
Leuera-Als Brothor Borr-"iko" Russell and Some Of
Hs SCHOOL BOY ldiooynorseioo-Hn Hand to Hund
struggle with tho Fuplaes and How Ho slew Two Of
Them
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Survey OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE.

p,s,.n oonaburrs Work ue Typographical Ensrneor-
How Ho Came Utah In te4o-Vslt to President
younq-ts work end Official Roport-Narrauon Of
first War with indiana
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-13
Special Correspondence.

meet all requirements ana thai Is 10
secure a conveyance to the state OF two
acres of ground for gravel pit. Th1s
will be done in due time.
Gov. Ssyers is.expected to visit this
place soon for the purpose OF LOOKING
over the situation preparatory to let.
ting the contracts for the erection OF
the buildings.
The asylum will be located on an
elevation About two and one half miles
southeast of town. 1t is an elegant To-
cation.
NEW RAILROAD COMPANY.
The Colorado, Texas and Mexico
railroad company has been organized
and the charter forwarded to Austin to
be approved by the attorney general
The incorporates are George r. Carr {,
of Baltimore, Md; William @. Merritt,
Wyoming Co., Penn; Justin S. Doe,
Columbus. Ohio; Morris r. Locke. c.
w. Merchant. J. 81. Parranore, j. M.
Bass, F. G. Digby Roberts. J. M. Rad
ford, Fred Cockrell, S. 2. Hardwicke
and Ed. S. Hughes. of Taylor county,
Texas. The directors are George r.
Carr, William C..Merritt, Justin S.
Doe. Morris r, Locke, J. M. Dougher-
ty, J. II. Parramore, G. w. Merchan,
and Fred Cockrell
1ue prOpOS6u TOAu IL I'd exGenu lTOm
Colorado south to Mexico, near Eagle
Pass, via Haskell, Arson, Abilene,
Coleman, Brady and Llano. Abilene
is to have the principal offices of the
company and construction is to begin
here. The immediate effort will be to
build two hundred miles of road ex-
tending from Haskell, in Haskell
county, to Llauo. Fully three fourths
of this distance has been surveyed, q
maximum grade OF one per cent being
preserved with no curve of over three
degrees.
FIRE CHIEFS REPORT.
The chief of the Abilene fire depart
ment, J. J. Clinton has made out his
report for the year ending Nov. 10th
and will file the same in the morning.
Tits the thirteenth annual report of
the department and the twelfth since
Mr.. Clinton has been chief: 1t shows
that during the past year the depart
ment has responded to II alarms the
loss by fire was Ss27O, insurance $625O,
property at risk and saved by the de-
partment $4,000. The cost of main
tanning the department was $901.42
The cause of fires was as follows:
Iucendiarism 2, gasoline 2, defective
hues 10, boys playing with matches 8.
The estimated value of the property
for the use of the department. ia Sc, 600,
consisting of the central fire station,
four horses properly trained, one hose
cart, one Preston hose wagon, one hook
and ladder truck, 1,80O feet of cotton
hose and other property.
1t ia volunteer department., consist
ing mostly of young men whom the
chief commends in the highest terms
for their prOmptness, faithfulness, self
denial and good conduct.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-13

ing for the past two weeks have fin.
ished up their work here and. moved to
Whitewater.
G. E. Hopkins informed your cor
respond emit last week that he had been
awarded the contract for some grading
work to BIS done by the Santa Fe COM
pany between Whitewater and Silver
City. The Information was published
in last week 'sHletter. We now have
positive Information that the contract
has been awarded to Ell Paso parties,
and correct the error.
Mesilla fruit wagons can still be
seen slowly vending their way to Sill
yer City and adjoiDing towns, where
they find ready sale for their fruit.
The Diamond A Cattle company is
again gathering beef cattle for ship
ment. This company has shipped a
large number of beef steers this fall.
The present price of cattle is very
encouraging to stock raisers. The
ranges have furnished an excellent
quality of beef so far this year.
D. E. Mills, of the g ranch, paid a
short visit to our burg today.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-13
OGHILTREE, TEX.
Dancing Until DAyllght-NeWC Com
ers From the Indian Territory
A Merry Sheriff.

Special correspondence of the HERALD.
OCH1LTREE, Tex, Nov. Ga grand
ball was given at this place last Friday
night. Over thirty couples participat-
ed. Every adjoining county was we'll
represented. A fine supper was serve
at twelve O'Clock and the dance was
continued until daylight.
E. L. Whips has not arrived yet.
James Fryer passed through yesCer-
day on his way to the general round up
of the "a ranch, of which he is proprie-
tor.
The L. A. K. outfit is putting down
another deep well in their winter pas
ture.
VIII McClarity and family and John
McClarity sons of m .McClarity. came
in last Wednesday from Indian Terri
tory on visit, and were so favorably
impressed with Ochiltree county in
three days. time that they have dccid-
ed to make their home here. Mr.. Nc
Clarity will return to rent or sell his
place and bring his stock here.
Alfred Fox. sheriff of Lipscomb
county, is reported as having a nerve
He pulled down on three murderers the
other day and took them home with
him. He has never been known to
shrink from his duty.
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it's lower waters for navigation. The
decisions have always been in favor of
the navigator; but, this case is being
closely watched by all the people of
the United States living in sections
where irrigation fs necessary, as near
ly every stream used for irrigation
once went to feed river, the lower
branches of which are, or. at least once
were used for navigation. 6l
Ii Judge Burch succeeds in winning
his case-and there is very little doubt
of it, in view of the position taken by
the United States supreme courtroom
gress will probably have an opportu-
nifty very soon 10 take the necessary
action to authorize an international
control of the waters of the>Rio Grande
for irrigation urposes. After winning
the case on the ground that the river
is navigable, the government will not
be able to proceed far in any negotia-
tions relative to the dam without first
securing congressional sanction.
Having secured that, and an APP
preparation, the State Department can
very quickly arrange the matter with
Mexico. 1t will spoil q proposed mon
opoly, it is true, but it will remove a.
cause of friction between this country
and Mexico that is becoming acute.
And it will restore to many broad
miles of territory rights made sacred
by centuries of endowment.
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centuries was of sufficient volume to
allow the people along it's valley on
either side to tap the water by means
of primitive irrigating bitches, and
thus to make fruitful, blossoming
garden out of large areas which other
wise would have been wastes of drift
ing sand. By means of the water o
Mexican side and $1,000 on the Ameri-
can side is alleged TO have maintained
itself 10 prosperity.
But within the past few years irriga-
ton in Colorado and New Mexico has
taken up so much of the head " aters of
the Rio Grande as to permanently
lower the stream in that portion where
it forms the international boundary.
Consequently. the ancient irrigating
bitches have practically gone dry and
the fertile fields aud extensive Or
chards. which once filed The valley,
are fast becoming things of the past.
1t is in behalf of the 500 Mexicans
thus impoverished by the acts of the
people of Colorado and New Mexico
that Mexico has made a claim for e2O,-
OOO.O against the government of the
United States.
Now, the American government, at
least in sense, recognizes the Justice
OF this claim. 1t does not admit THAT
Mexico C IN legally hold this country
for the sum named, or for any re-
muueration in the premises, but it does
recognize the justice of the claim in
equity: and, as a good neigh Dor, it ia
making . strong effort to so arrange
the matter as to do justice to all con-
cerned and to restore fair and proper
proportion of the water of the Rio
Grsnde to the Inhabitants of the val
ley thereof.
TO CONTROL THE RIVER.
To do this, the United States has to
take steps to control the water, or,
rather, the further absorption of it by
the people up the stream. The oppor-
tuDity to start this work csme during
President Cleveland's administration,
when a great English company, with
some titled gentleman at it's head, was
ORGANIZED to dam the Rio Grande at
Elephant Butte, 125 miles above Ell
Psso, Tex, and to control all it's waters
for irrigation purposes.
The company, in it's prospectus, eaid
it proposed to create the largest fresh
water reservoir in the world aud to be
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-13
BARSTOW
Hurt In Gin-Hail Beats Down the
Cotton-What Miller Brothers
Have Done For BarStoW-Hunt

inc pdrtleS-COuft.
Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
BARSTow, Texas, Nov. lO.-Chss.
Dodson, a young man who was working
at Avary's gin, had the misfortune to
get his right arm caught in the saws
and mangled SO badly that amputa-
ton above the elbow was necessary.
The operation WAS performed by DR..
McKenny, of Pecos, and the patient is
doing as well as possible.
Tuesday the Pecos Red Sand stone
quarry WAS sold at sheriff's sale to sat-
isfy q Judgment of IS, 404.O4 and was
bought by B. M. Boxley, one of the
creditors. Thursday the creditors held
a meeting at Judge Cages Office in
Pecos and appointed B. P. Van Born,
of Pecos, trustee. He will advertise
the property for sale.
COTTON SHORTAGE.
The hard rain and hail storm of two
weeks ago has cut our cotton crop
short $50 to 200 bales, the hail knocking
the cotton off the stalks and beating 1t
into the ground.
The change in the schedule of pas
seuger trains on the 7. & 2. next Sun
day, giving our people daylight trains,
will certainly be appreciated.
Volney Hall, live stock claim agent
IOT Gu6 WdS vi OuT SuTSOt5 Gale
week settling claims for "blooded cat
tie" killed by trains on his road.
Mrs. L. 5. Prescott departed for her
home, Portland, Me-, after weeks
visit to her brother, Geo. E. Briggs and
family.
GENUINE ENTERPRISE.
Our enterprising firm of Miller Bros.
is making things in general interest
ing for buyers and dealers. Until this
season "just few" have been monopo-
lizing the trade in our farm pro-
ducts, but <his season Miller Bros.
have been in The market and as q conse-
qaence cotton and cotton seed have net
ted the farmer more money. The Mil
lers last spring erected a large ware
house near the railroad and bought
and stored the wool that heretofore
went to Pecos. Let US have some more
business men with push and energy
and Barstow will forge to the front.
HUNTING IN THE MOUNTAINS.
Messrs. Bsrstow, Fets, Miller and
Rogers have returned from their hunt
in the Davis mountains and report q
glorious time, if they didn't find much
game. Jno. Miller was the only lucky
man. He succeeded in telling a deer.
Another party. consisting of Messrs
Eby, Carson, Hensley and Parker, have
gone to try their skill.
Commissioners court meets Nov. Ii
and 1t is hoped some means will be de-
vised of getting rid of the surplus
water that stands in Main street every
rain we have.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-13

The only house in tha city handling
Puget sound oyster cocktails. Bank
Saloon.