The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-30
Death n[u Of
SOUTHERN U|Es.
1sl1ass Dvsvsn lsas uaRSen SD
CnDss1sef1ve Lands - Chaageo
WAseA CsvsiSnsisn uuss KsSssss.

On the sosrsA lar 81 ners month, says
fEA Demsex Earusaicen. the Southern Esss
Of cagcrsfo Will ses the last vaiuassae resss-
usst 81 ssEesr sssce great landed estate pass
firm their ssc,ssesssaa-
Tfzss Ear1 na1 bA@n theirs Tor hundreds
OF years. when tse apsnaar1s in sa~ss Ct
81 Dorado trSs visited ssesn- T1a-y ME-
ftnusss 70 eesspy il for ether hun4s.sts
Of years until fn .szs ttncfe Fam sfssosv-
ersf thar IL was FL IDrado indeed Ard
xsT Z Gutt-cfzsrn decd 20 large portion
OF ~
The fnsssAns tnsssf that they were swfn-
Gt15-ffsAs TIRE treaty or transfer ssIy
pAsse<s tstIs 10 tss mountains. and there
II every Ysa son 20 tssssve that they 20
nndersseFs1 il tEsss tncl@ sary ssfxea the
fertile walters well. ard bis wAsfs sons
with hpN and t,sssk hass taken ~aosSa
money from Tie ee~iess seestesa 80 pay sna
confirmed Indian sanaisIe~ ~ the country
~ ienx ~ there ~ an Indian tsss, alive.
Nossrn Indian history certainly repeats
Itself. The story % tffe passing CO ore
tribe il snH story eg Alt Ii ~ pEssn
case OF ~Nuye GA. We want that field tass
o.sr tire f~ssn-peacsassiy. II possible, bat
We want IT,
verse from IAbassshefe's parody Of
Eitasnxss White Mans Burden would
se~m apropss NJ the slogan Of the Indian
department.:
k5fG Oh sHH brown man HurteQ.
And II hsA cry be sere
That surely n<ea uest frk yosl-
You've driven slaves before
aeixn on sfs ports ard pastures,
The Acids his people tread.
&c make frszE tissm yug< living
And mark them ~it1 ais dead :.
In the eaSe Of The Eser. they nave not
given up their fields and pastures without
savage ard bartarcas protest. Every mile
Of Che advance into TIE old Ute domain
hAk been marked WIKI the bieaeaea bones
at white mnn. That the old methots Of
rrprsxai for real and fancisss wrongs have
nos teen praesieess today IL not frssn any
Lark Of Viii. II II simply ewing to me
realization u thu fufliisy OF hghsing d
force which oserwhsiEns the Indians with
numbers and can starye them Into sub
mission BY cutting or their annuifies and
rstsons. Tho first annuity contract be-
fween Uneiu Sam and the Indians settled
the fate nf $40 red man In this country.
1nAtsas' Potas 81 view.
Tho Ite< have anaas~.ionably been q
thorn In The side 81 the builders Of Colo
Sado - q people. Thes have caused trou-
bis and vesssson Of spirit. bat. looking II
the thing from their point es sisw. they
certainly has. some Justification for their
eansty 70 Tho peopse whom the Indians de-
clare To be robbers. Prter Ia iass the utes
had given up a large sssare of their terri
terry. In that year they gave eth mere.
and by treaty with the eonfeserased ties
tina government sat apart as their portion
all that part OF the territory OF Colorado
bounded BY the sasth meridian on the east
and on thu north by 4 line fifteen miles
north Ut the fcrsipsh parallel
Tho Gtes enjoyed their new estate for
feaf years. when another slice Of terri
terry sas iasssd on. and now they have
given ap the desirable portion Of the land
-ks.fa
sfiif retain IN Colorado and the added ter
risury In New Mexico II Of smaii value
except for graxsng purposes. 50 X the gov
srnsnsns expects "a continue Its spoliey OF
making aas agricultural; people NJ tses. In
dians II has ehasen mast undesirable la,-
eatun for prastisal advancement In that
direction
Unfortunately for the uses. there are
sense coal lands on the territory they ssisl
hoidv-aisu souie placer ground. Then. to-.
there IL the mesa verde. twenty By eight
fnsie~ In exssnt In the canyons " this
Mesa there are the remains Of sn or 30
esin dwellings Petitions 10 make q ma
iloasl park OF this tract are now in the
hands of ear Representatives at Washing
ssss- All la all. IL 3oes not take wise
man 10 see tire finish. OF tn. Ites
t:aed work sf 0sray.
VIA all IN. bad qualities which this
people ptsssss~$lnd they are utaesggaaty
sassnys~these have been individuals III the
srts4 " ho have proved themselves worthy
OF bsStrs things sterling characters who.
sssssn1 the Inevitable, have with tAs-
knawfadg~ acted AZ fasiiasorw ssaswssn
tAe4r pssessse and tho relentless adv aneA Of
a.. white msn. Hist fcs sassn tbs. History
OF ire eoAquee. aauis have been differ.
snHy written.
uarAy assss chief Of the II. nassos
fatty r~Aliar.. ths hosals~sness Of contend