The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12
Agent Myton's Enemies Stir Up a
MuSS.
DOCTOR MAKES CHARGES
ATTACK UPON CHARACTER OF
MISS NELSON.
Investigated By Inspector Nesler,
Who Found They Were Without
Foundation-Police Sent Out to
Bring In Indian Children to the
Schools-Trouble Over Horses.

| There is likely to be some trouble at
the White Rocks Indian agency through
various charges that have been MADE
against employees, and the gossip of
persons connected with the reservation
DIR. c. H. Reamer, who is physician
at the Indian school, is mixed IN TIE
affair, and the bureau of Indian AFFAIRS
at Washington will be called upon TO
consider his case Indian Inspector
/ Nesler, who has been at the agency
making Investigations, and who is now
at the Knutsford writing his reports,
will Law the matter before the bureau
and action may or may not follow.
Charges Against a Cook.
DR.. Reamer had said that the char
acter of Miss Sarah Nelson. who was
employed as a cook at the residence OF
Agent Myton, and who was later on
transferred to the Indian school, was
bad
This charge is wholly unfounded,"
said Mr. Nesler last night. Il made
thorough inspection of Miss Nelson
character and found il TO be good Dr.
Reamer gave me the names of seven
persons in Price whom he said would
tell of her affairs when she lived there.
Every one of these persons said she
was a good woman, and l found thaS
she. came from a good family. l have
letters from some of these persons
which 1 shall send to Washington
Mr.. Nesler said that he would, in his
report make no recommendations con-
corning Dr. Reamer but that he would
in another communication. He would
say nothing of the suggestions that he
would offer the Washington authorities
Agent Has Enemies.
or three enemies at White Rocks who
would like to see him removed. The
charges against Miss Nelson, it is pre-
sumed, were to reflect discredit upon
him for having urged her to accept
position at the agency.
One of the subjects which Mr. Mes
Ter looked into was the fact that there
were not a sufficient number of chill
dren in the schools. Agent Myton had
written to the department at Washing
ton suggesting that he be authorized
to use the troops at Fort Duchesne to
bring in children. But on Mr.. Nesler's
visit he had a squad of Indian police
round up children and twelve were Sc
cured, so that the number now in the
Ouray school is twenty-siX and in the
Uintah school fifty-four. The police
had gone into North Duchesne after
some children, and he believed that
these numbers had been increased by
this time No forcible resistance was
made by the parents.
"Only the healthy children were ia
KEN" said he. Sticky children were
not required to attend school.
Trouble Over Horses.
Another matter which has caused
some trouble was the roundup of 200
head of horses which were grazing on
the reservation. The owners had no
permits. The Indian police brought
them in. and Agent Myton was disposed
to hold them. But on consultation with
the county attorney of Uintah county
he let them go. The owners main
tanned that twenty-five of the animals
were kept and they threatened to sue
him, but nothing has come of the mat
ter. However he will begin suit in the
federal court this winter against the
owners to recover for the feed of the
horses on the range.