Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
imply Compel Him to Keep Still Will :
They Take His Load,
OlOIERs IN NEED OF PROVISIONS
Utss Said TO Have Taken the Back Trail
Into Wyeming.
SIGNAL CORPS MEN ARE IN THE FIELD
Indications Arc the Utes, seeing Force
In Front of Them. Have Abaa-
dOned Idea of ReachiRg
the Cheyenncs.

SHERIDAN. wyo., Nov. i.-CSpeclal Tel
egram)-A band OF Ute Indians held up
one Of the government supply wagons be-
tween Arvada and tho troops OF tho Tenth
cavalry and looted It. depriving the troopers
of much needed supplies. In the plumber
was 2COO pounds OF -four which the reds
packed away strapped TO their ponies.
Driver james Forgln and his string team
were held up at the point OF 100 rides in
the hands of the Utes aud compelled TO
sit in his seat while the braves completely
relieved him of his load The empty wagon
was allowed to proceed
The troopers of the Tenth. Joined by those
of the Sixth from Fort Meade. were running
short Of provisions and tho capture by the
Utes has placed the military on short ra-
tions. They are nov camped az the mouth
OF Buffalo creek awaiting supplies.
The troops from Keogh, who were bring
Ing supplies to the sixth have reached
Ashland where they expected to meet more
supplies for the Tenth and sixth, were
hurriedly sent for from Arvada.
The band of Utes capturing the wagon
number 100 and the halanoe are camped
over the divide on Rear creek, a tributary
Of Tongue river. The Utes have completely
outwitted the military and most of them
are now reported hack in wyoming on
Little Powder river, retracing the route by
which they entered Montana They evil
IDENTIFY know of the arrival Of troops at
Ashland and have either given UP the at
tempt to reach the Chcyennes or are
waiting for that hand TO meet them in some
other part of the country. Tho Utes on
Bear creek have not moved. according to
telephone message received this after
noon.
signal Corps in Field.
Captain l. d. wildman and thirty
signal corps men arrived hore from
Omaha this morning and left for Birney.
They have 100 miles of wire with which
to establish communications between the
various companies In the field.
! Colonel Augurs command broke camp at
shreive's ranch, forty miles north Of sher-
dan, .at : this morning. They should reach
Birney by noon. Both Birney and Decker.
Mont, report an Indian camp on Bear
| creek, twenty. miles south of Birney. II
| is evident that the Utes have splt as
another camp forty miles east on one OF
I the western tributaries OF the RQwder
river Is reported By Grierson
! Two officers and sixteen troopers from
Fort Keogh have arrived at Birney look
/ ing for Colonel Rogers and tho Sixth
cavalry from Fort Meade. The troops from
/
to Rogers. The troopers report no sign OF
/ Cheyennes on the route from Ashland &c
! Birney. They say It IS impossible 70
cover the rough country along the Tongue
river with the present forces and viii
patrol the valley from Ashland 70 Birnsy.
awaiting the arrival Of reinforcements.
No Help from Cheyennes.
! MILES CITY, Mont. Nov. 1.-Advices
have been received at Fort Keogh Of the
arrival at Ashland Of the Fort Keogh
troops. They saw no Utes the renegades
apparently outwitting the Montana soldiers
/ by making wide detour toward the Chey-
icnno reservation Scout RossGllp, who -
thoroughly conversant with the section Of
the country in which the Utes are now be-
lieved to be in, does not think the renegades
will be given any assistance by the Cheyen-
mes. only one-hfth of the CheYennes are on
the reservation. The exact location OF the
JTtes now appears To be uncertain scouts
have reported having seen hands IN Isolated
sections. and apparently the Indians have
separated under the different sub-chiefs to
avoid giving thsir advance hostile appear
ance.
| SIOUX CITY, Ia, Nov. 1.-(SpeclaI Tele-
| gram )-Chief White Cow Bull OF the Sioux
Indians has gone to meet the Utes at the
request of Major Grierson to establish
peace. Il Is said In Sioux city the trouble
would be ended If he could talk to tho Ute
/ leaders.