The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-20
The White River Redskins Are
Quiel On Their Reservation.
NO TROUBLE IS FEARED
AGENT MAKES REPORT TO IN.
TERROR DEPARTMENT.
Learned That the Alarm In Colorado
Was Caused By Hunters From the
Southern Ute and Navajo Resers
vations - Considerable Activity
About Fort Duchesne.
fspecial TO The HeraldN


Especial to The Herald.l
t-rice, Utah, Sept. l9-The CORE
sDondent Of The Herald this afternoon
wired Indian Agent Myton at White
Rocks agency for the facts in connec-
ton with the reported outbreak of
Uintah and White River Utes, and the
alleged Expectations being committed
across the Colorado line. His reply was
instructions TO the manager of the
Western Union and government tele-
graph Offices to permit the newspaper
man TO see the correspondence that has
passed between the officials concerned.
The first telegram was from Hon.
Thomes Ryan. acurg secretary of the
interior, which follows:
Washington. d. c., Sept. Is.
"Myton, Indian Agent, White Rocks,
Utah:
',Governor Thomas of Colorado tele-
graphs that state game warden reports
that Uncompahgre or White River Utes
have gone into Colorado, hunting and
firing the woods, causing apprehension
among the settlers. and asks that you
be instructed to return Indians to their
reservation or report your inability 10
do SO. Report facts by wire at once.
THOMAS RYAN,
Acting Secretary
Upon receipt of this, Indian Agent H.
p. Myton telegiaphed tie acting secre-
tary in these words:
white Rocks, Utah, Sept. 49,
Honorable Secretary of the Interior,
Washington, u. c:
Il do not believe Governor Thomas
report IS true. If it is true. the soldiers
should be ordered out. ] do not believe
there are many Indians off the reser-
walton. / Will send six policemen to
Colorado today with instructions to re-
turn all Indians they find there, and
send couriers 50 as to keep me posted.
VIII wire again when l have any fur
Their information. MYTON,
Agent
Today this message went from Indian
Agent Myton to the secretary of the
interior.
Is the Southern Utes.
white Rocks, Utah, Sept 10.
1.-THE Honorable Secretary of the In
terror, Washington, y. c.:
Il am reliably informed that the In
dians are making trouble in Colorado.
They are from the Southern Ute and
Navajo reservations. MYTON,
Agent
Here is the whole Indian scare in a
nutshell. When Special Indian Agent
Harper was out here few months ago
River and the Cintah Utes in reference
to their going back onto their old
hunting grounds across the Colorado
line. and the Indians at that time,
through their head men. after talking
over the situation with the special and
regular agents, agreed that they woula
not 20 back into Colorado. Old Sowo-
vic. the bad man and chief of the
White Rivers was in the council, and,
that time, gave it out tnat he was go
ine home and make a. good Indian of
himself-that is. he was going home TO
die. He said Washington always had
everything his own way, and to oppose
Washington was too big a job for 300
or 400 White Rivers, who would have TO
fight alone, as the Uintahs were cow
ards and feared to assert their nights
Since this council, however, much
dissatisfaction has been created among
the Uintah Utes by reason of the fact
that the Indian agent, following in
structions from Washington, has
caused the children on the reservation
10 be sent into the boarding school at
The White Rocks and 0uray agencies.
Indian police were sent out ana the
children rounded up. 1t may be that
some of the Uintahs who are dissaus-
fed with this procedure have joined
me ciscsontented ones of the White
River tribe and have made an eXcur-
sion into the Centennial state on
hunting expedition, and possibly with
the idea that they will remain on their
old. lands until the soldiers are sent to
bring them home. il brought home at
This is the time of the year when the
NaNajos and southern Utes come horth
10 trade for buckskin with the Ute
tribes of these two reservations There
are also usually a few down from the
Shoshones at this time of year. Buck
skin is now becoming hard TO get, even
on uhe Colorado or Utah side OF the
line. and these visiting and trading IN
dams viii go to any extremes TO get IT,
Activity at the Fort.
Whether there is cause for it or not.
there IS said to be considerable activity
in ard around Fort Duchesne, Where
one troop of the Ninth cavalry (col-
orea) Is stationed. and if there are 10
be any soldiers sent out after Indians,
ii .viil likely fall to the lot Of captain
to go out and bring them IN.
He is an old Indian fighter, and mas
had many scrimmages with the red
devils in the Dakota campaigns of a
sew years ago. 1t is not believed here
that the captain. however, has ever
looked uooa the situation out there as
anything serious. and he would be
greatly surprised il he should be or
C:szred oitt.
There Is but one troop stationed at
Fort Duchesne now. The two fires there
a few months ago. and which, some
think, were caused by the indians, old
asvar with the accommodations for
more soldiers. though Colonel Nc
Gregor has recommended the rebuild
ine If The burned stables, which would
make room for another troop, which
will be sent from Arizona as soon as
are accommodations for them.
Yc.<r correspondent today called up
b. telephone an officer at he uost. de
declined to talk of the situation, saying
he Was not permitted at this time and
under the circumstances TO 90 so.
Freighters in from the Ashley valley
have for some time been predicting a
break OF the Indians into Colorado
when the waters of the Green river
have subsidized. The river is now lower
.han il has been for years, and II TINS
s the intention Of the Indians. this is