The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16
indian AGENT 4
BACK TO SAL1|
Returns From Waging 4
Upon the Saloons
Minnesota.
CLOSED 100; DESTR0YI
5000 GALLONS VI
Experiences Some Ex1
Cold Weather on Re-
in Wyoming. 4

United States Indian service,
to Salt Lake City Friday frou.|
sofa. where he has been eng
more than q month conductin<
sade against saloon men who ID
selling liquor TO the India
johnson says that his trip
ccssful and that ho succeeded
ing 100 saloons and destroy
gallons OF whisky.
When Mr.. Johnson first tool
work Of closing the Minnesota
that were selling liquor to the
he discovered an old treaty, q
1855, which gave the people
district the right To sell Lid
the rcservatlons until congress-
mako other provisions or pass
forbidding the sale of liquor
reservation. For some reason Z
ter was never taken up by cong
the saloon men OF the district \
lowed TO continue with theI
among the Indians until the recc
sade OF Mr.. Johnson.
Covered Five Countja
The campaign by Mr.. Johr1
tended over five counties in A11
where there is large popnlz{
Indians. When first he began
with strong opposition from al
hut finally his only oppositio
among tho saloon men themselro
at first the merchants of the /
tions fought the closing of the
In one county, containing two
saloons, he was successful IN clo
but eight and the owners of n
looms refused 10 close their dool
ordered and politely extende
Johnson an invitation to take
TO that place where the ice
not a regular caller. The eight
| lv maintained that they woq
tinue 10 do business, and they
til Mr.. Johnson and his a
raided their places, destroyinl
gallons of whisky. In all he cid
saloons doing business IN Ind
ritory in the state OF Minnesota
On his return trip to Salt Ia
Mr.. Johnson was called to the
and Wind River districts, In w
where trouble was being cxp
from whites selling liquor to
dians. On his arrival there b
that his assistant in the dist
| placed many Of the most pl
offenders under arrest for,
"booze to the redskins, the
including several public ofticia
men all pleaded guilty when br
trial and were let Off with SCI
lures and fines.
Good Record.
Since September ]. 1909, th,
States Indian service, under u
ton of Mr.. Johnson, has SCI
the average Of three convictln|
in cases where the defendat
charged with the Illegal sale d
ON the Indian reservations.
In September there were seYe1
convictions; October, nlnety.t q
vembcr, 100, and about eight
December.
Mr.. johnson S return to Sal
City was DELAYED for almost IN
on account of snow. After
his business In the Lander al
River districts in Wyoming, ht
cred that the trains were all s!
account Of the deep SHOWS and
forced TO remain in Lander an
abouts for two weeks, z lie
SHOWS this year IN the Lande
are heavier than for many year
"A result thousands of sheep a
from starvation and exposure.
ing TO Mr.. Johnson. tho sheepr
iering their flocks do not anticI1
ting through the winter with IN
half their herds. One owner
900 sheep near Lander has
lost 10000 head.
The weather has also been e
cold and many men have le
lives from freezing. In Dough-
one day last week there we
funerals OF men who had bee
to death. Mr.. Johnson said thu
day he left Lander the people
marking how warm the weat
getting, and the thermometer I
istered ] degree below zeI
weather for the most part thu
has been about 40 degrees be
TO get zero weather Is for tha
almost summer time
Some Fine Art.
While in Minnesota Mr.. .Tol
cured one Of the pretty ane
pieces of Indian art work,
been found. The relic was bI
! salt Lake City and is. i1deedi
derful piece of work, IL - an ),
tanned by the Indians; ana D
history OF the life OF the olo :
chief, Washakie. made. by tne
tha chief. Dick Washable. Chic
akie was famous as a buffalo
and The history of his life Is,
pictures of his experiences on
famous hunts. The pictures on.
arc we'll drawn and especial
are the figures of the buffalo
Washakie is shown killing. q
with spear and arrow. Anothei
shows the old chief having an q
with buffalo, in which the
horse was gorcd-
All the figures on the skin
in colors, tho dyes used be.
by the Indians from herbs a
The skin. with its legends,
sidered by Mr.. Johnson ono
finest pieces of work of Its Il
made.
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