Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-31
United States Troops Are
Unable to Over
take Them.
CRISIS is APPROACHING
Six Hundred Armed and Mount
ed Redskins Ready to Of
fer Resistance.

Sheridan. Wyo. oct. 31.-The Utcs
have crossed the Wyoming line and
are apparently making for Ashland. ap-
pointed as the meeting place with the
Cheyennes. They are going down
Hanging Woman creek and will reach
its mouth on Tongue river near Birney
probably tonight Troops under Col
onel Augur left Sheridan today. but
win not be able to reach Birney before
tomorrow night.
Near "a .JuDcture.
Unless the Utes are headed off by
the troops coming overland from Fort
KeOgh they may join the Cheyennes
Friday night Fort Keogh troops are
expected at Ashland tonight. Two ad-
ditional companies Of Fort Mackenzie
infantry will be started from here to-
morrow. An effort is being made 70
mount them.
stop Working HALLWAY.
Ranchmen living near Ashland ar
riving here today say the report that
all the Cheyennc's warriors are az
work on the Chicago, Milwaukee e. st.
Paul railroad construction IS mis-
take Ranchmen say the tribe would
muster coo armed and mounted war
riors.
Hold strong Position.
Billings. Mont. oct. 31.-A telephone
message from Arvada, Wyo., yesterday
afternoon stated the renegade Utes
were intrenched in strong position in
the hills adjacent to Arvada. and that
the 10th and 9th cavalry troops are re-
cOnnoitering preparatory 10 closing in
on the redskins. Apparently the oh.
ject OF the troops is 10 awe the Indians
with q display of superior force and
thus secure surrender without blood
shed The Utes are determined not TO
give in until theil they have 10.
VIII Not Go Back Ia Starve.
Sheridan, Wyo.. oct Give are
going to visit Chief White Cow Bull of
the Cheyennes at any cost, and will not
be taken back TO Utah TO starve. We
would rather die first is the substance
Of the answer of Chief Knapp to the
soldiers.
The Indians are getting bolder and
pay no attention to the soldiers. a
fight was almost started last night,
when an Indian encountered sentinel
of the 10th cavalry. The Indian refus-
ed 70 turn out of the path and rudely
bumped against the soldier. Only the
Intervention of some cavalrymen pre-
vented a serious encounter, as other
Indians came up.
Small Bands on the Move.
As the Utes are continually on the
move iu small bands, cowboys are hired
by the soldiers TO keep track Of the In
dians The latest report from the front
locates the main Ute band i'm the vi
cinity Of Moorhead going rapidly to-
ward the Cheyenne reservation. Two
more troop trains are reported out of
Fort Robinson, following the first train
unlOaded at Arvada yesterday.
Colonel Augur is i'm command of all
military forces. and as soon as his
troops arrive at the Indian camp n
demonstration Will be made. The scout
sent in from the front TO meet Colonel
Augur reports the arrival Of Colonel
Rogers, commanding the 9Th cavalry,
who came overland from Fort Mead.
BECOME Moro bold.
The Indians are becoming more bold.
Dock Spear and +. Fl. Gottings, who
encountered band Of 80 Indians, were
fired upon and one Of their horses kill
ed. The Spear roundup wagon was
looted by another band of Utes. who
left the camp cook bound and gagged
and carried off all supplies and bed
ding. Old settlers near MoOrhead,
Mont. are sending the women and chill
dren TO places Of safety and have turn
ed the Spear blacksmith shop into
fort. banking the sides and boring loop.
holes in the log walls.