Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-27
UTAH INDIANS
IN COLORADO.
White River Utes Return to Their
Old Home,
FEAR THEY SEEK REVENGE.
Old Timers Predict Trouble 90 over
meyers Rough Riders TO be In
readiness Thomas Angry

Denver, Colo, Nov. 26,-From tele-
grams received It has developed that
It Is not the Uintah or Uncompahgre
Utes that are making the trouble this
year but the White Rivers, who once
occupied the territory which they have
invaded In the past the Indian agents
have kept the White Rivers on the
reservation because of the bitter feel
ing Of the tribe toward the whites,
who they claim, took possession OF
lands belonging to them without right
or treaty.
It is reported that even a larger
number Of Indians than the 900 pre-
vi0usly reported have left the reserya-
tlon and are slaughtering hundreds OF
deer in the vicinity Of the Yuma and
White rivers.
The fact that so many OF the red
skins have left the reservation gives
rise TO the belief that they have
planned to obtain revenge for the
Meeker massacre and the killing OF
squaws and bucks three years ago. As
soon as the ranchmen are advised that
for Rife and Meeker
Commissioner Johnson will station
pickets at the state line TO prevent the
passage OF the Indian pack trains with
their tons of plumber from the State.
lie Is determined to arrest some Of the
Indians with game In their possession,
If possible, In order to have the laws
regarding Indian raids tested
Adjt. Gen, Overmeyer today wired
troop A, cavalry at Grand Junction, to
be In readiness for an immediate
call in case Game Commissioner John
sons force should not be able to eXpel
the Indian hunter from the White
river country. This troop Is known as
"Oyermeyer's rough riders" and Is
made up OF pioneers, cowboys and
crack shots OF the western slope.
There are sixty men In the troop. and
Gen, Oyermeyer shipped forty saddles,
brides, cnches and ammunition for a
two weeks campaign through the
mountains This troop OF cavalry Is
much closer TO the scene OF the In
dian depredatlons than the Denver
troops, and could be on the ground
within twenty-four hours from re-
ceipt Of notice 20 start Fear Is eN-
pressed az the capital that Commits
sIoner Johnson win make the attack
upon the Indians against overwhelming
odds
Governor Thomas received a COM
munication from the secretary Of the
interior. Hitchcock, at Washington this
afternoon saying In substance that the
department had sent It's Indian agent
10 scOur northwestern Colorado for
maraudng Indians, but had failed TO
find one There was a hint In the
communication that this would Of
hcially end the correspondence so
far as the government was concerned.
Instead OF paclfying the governor Il
had a tendency to make him more
vigorous In his application of the
state laws. He claims to have
dozen reports from as many different
men on file proving conclusively that
the Indians have slaughtered over
800 deer In Routt and Rio Blanco
counties.
A dispatch from Rife, Colo, says
Game Commissioner Johnson and his
deputies arrived there last night and
proceeded by stage today TO Meeker
Ii is forty-fye mile ride and will re-
quire the entire day While the COM
missioner was there he received re-
ports from ranchmen which indicate
that the slaughter of game has been
unprecedented In the history OF the
State. Old-timers IN that country
predict trouble with the Indians be-
fore they are finally removed 70 their
reservations,