Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25
UTE SCARE PROVES BIG JOKE
LEGGED Warriors Are Tesoeabls American
Citizens Out for Jaunt,
PURPOSE BEHINO ARaI DEMONSTRATION
Intended Abandonment OF Fort Mac
kenEie said Go Have Led 60
Display Of Force Against the
Wandering Indians.

SHERIDAN, Wyo. Nov. 2t-(special)-
Inc alleged Ute Indian scare lie much more
likely TO turn into a suR legal battle
Than into massacre and general uprising
The Indians are full American citizens
cut on a hunting trip and wanting to look
~ some land down on the Little Powder.
Their little summer picnic Is ended with
their arrival today at Fort Meade
George Park, foreman OF the John Nor
ton ranch. who gave the Indians permission
70 camp where they have been on the
Morton land, near Gillette, says 'They
are the friendliest fellows in the world l
gave them the sheep they had in exchange
for antelope meat. Times we're never so
flush in Gillette as while the Utes were
here The Indians began coming one
morning and kept coming all day. and at
night they had bought up all the coffee
and sugar in the place and most OF the to-
bacco. They spent about $1,000 that first
day They sent runners out before they
LETT the last camp and asked permission
to camp on our land and we gave It. They
we're welcome to stay as long as they
wished. One thing you can be sure OF; II
they we're doing any OF the things you read
about a little bunch OF cowboys would
have ridden out there and the next morning
there would not be any fighting Indians
left."
Effort 20 Keep Army Post.
with the army demonstration must be
remembered the continued effort to prevent
the intended abandonment. OF Fort Mac
kenzle. Senator Warren and Senator Mon
dell have used every argument and con-
tinual petitions have been presented to
congress TO prevent the abandoning OF the
post at Sheridan that brings a good amount
OF money into the state The abandonment
Of the post is, nevertheless. intended for
this coming winter. 1t is generally under
stood in Sheridan and Cheyenne that this
r Ute scare is intended to create public
opinion to keep the post.
II not a political grandstand play the
y Indians may wen laugh, for guarding the
band of 500 which includes the women and
children and old men OF the families, were
fully 1000 troops. twenty-three officers and
forty signal corps men. with three car
Ioads OK apparatus for wig-wagging the
approach of the deadly Cheyennes."
IAN OF Wyoming is laughing over the al
legged Indian scare and the Indians are
enjoying the Joke as much as anyone.
The terrible Cheyennes" were the guests
~ the Crows at the Crow agency during
the agricultural fair the last week IN Oc-
tober. The Sioux, most bloody of all the
nCt.9ns," we're also guests at the fair. a
baad of about 400 being encamped with
the Crows along the Big Horn back of the
a. sucy buildings. Some 1000 Indians were
al he fair. The Utes wanted to go also
aud would have been welcome, for the fair
Is an experiment OF the Indian bureau to
leach the Indians to farm, and Is held with
a view OF exciting their natural desire &c
Eambla. only the gambling is to be on
which can raise the biggest and best crops
ana get a prize al the faiT.
Poor Utes Envy Rich Crows.
Tn9 gate receipts give something of an
idea of the condition of the Indians, who
co:ae in as handsome carriages as are seen
at any fair In the United States. At q
cents head. nothing for the exhibitors
or the children, the gate receipts in thre'
yessiops amounted to SUFFICIENT to pay al
the prize money, $e45 The Utes were OF
then way to the fair when turned aside
Theze Utes are determined not to go bach
to the poor lands they have left in Utah
They say they want to have the sam'
chance as the Crow Indians who are tn,
richest o! an the tribes because of thei
lands.
During the fair Spotted Tail. son OF
chief who went to Washington with Sitting
Bull grandson of a CHIEF who went durin
the administration OF Andrew Jackson
came up to the school to let Photographic
take his picture. II took him nearly al
hour 10 put on his war paint and feather
and he posed and showed his tinery will
l an the vanity OF a pretty little debutante
After the picture taking he was ready 4
ride away. and as his pony SHE'D he kieke
Il in the detestable way of the Indiar
Before he could continue the abuse, tn
little daughter OF the superintendent, Jun
Creel. rushed down the school house step
and threw herself upon the warrior, drag
gins down his appraised hand which hel
the quirt. so he could not strike the culver
ing pony. Spotted Tail grumbled and NUT
tered. hut he made no attempt TO rests
the little l2-year-old girl. He is a goo
example Of the Indian Of today who
whipped and knows Il.
During the fair the Indians would nc
allow the WITHSTAND there were not
dozen there outside Of the agency people
to witness any OF their ceremonies " the
could decoy them away. The program wa
fine announcement OF what would No
take place. Even the awarding OF prize
turned into joke on the whites. It wa
announced for Saturday morning and Agel
Reynolds and the superintendent and a
the whites went to the fair grounds an
waited. Some two hours later II was foun