The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-22
Through Binding Gale Men
of Utah Set Out For Town
Of Bluff Threatened B y
Band Of Piutes
Telephone Wires
Cut by Indians
News Of Fight Between Sheriff 8
Posse and Twice as Many
Red Men Cut Of as Word
Comes of Their Precarious
Plight-Fear Massacre

Graysou Ctah, req. Gin a pat
tie between the force Of deputies un-
der United States Marshal Aquila Ne
bekcr, OF Salt Lake City. and the Pr
ute Indians, outside of Bluff Utah.
two Indians were killed, six taken
prisoners. ono white man lost his life
and two were wounded.
The posse tried TO surround the
Indians at daybreak this morning. but
the Indians heard tn. in and imne-
tiiately opened Are. Toe Aiken, Of
a Dolores. Colo. fell at the frst volley.
Firing continued for some minutes
and two Indians were seen to fali
over dead.
Both sides ceased firing and Mar
shat NebeKer sent Maneos Jim. a
Piute who had Joined the white men.
to Farley with the Indians. and urge
Them to surrender. After long
pow wow Mancos Jim returned to
the posse with the message from the
Indians, rye with fight until death
Attacked in Rear.
While th,, marshal was receiving
this information another hand of In
dams, under CHIEF named Cozey.
care az, 40 SAN Jban River about
fovty Stron% ana attacked the posse
Yrua 3seGinN The N Aite men re-
plioti IL the stack and h"id them on.
il tsln faea3i inq ;he Indians camped
On tle rocks outside BlufI, reepened
ihe attack suG the posse Was caught
:tetEseen two age-. ona mans. whose
name is ACT knoNu- Mas shot through
Tho body. AZ last reports he was
still altse but III u serious condition.
Toe indians 1Yndpr Ca1eE we're
tirlvala tsft .Ha la rcfreating they cut
III. telephone wires the emily HE or
communication with Blatf-
TIE last message hat came through
said that the indians hAd surrounded
,ne posse and a cali for help was
sent out 4 general alarm w.ss spread
ali through line country. Posses were
quickly ors1nizsd here and at Month
c@ltN. ana ashpr relief expeditions are
ie4ur fufmea a. Dolores. torse2 and
Mapcog. COLO.
Posses Organized.
In the Graz son 0rsse. Which,. started
otit tiu.gcditteiy. there we're abou!
si9hteon men The Monticello posse
twenty- ni,4e strong. arrived here at o
o'clock and started eut It once, They
took tel ehvne outfit with them
and intended 10 cut in on The wire
ut the closest point nj Bun.
II has been showing steadily all
DAY ana owiae 20 The heavy fall the
progress OF tia. posses viii be slow.
The latest information from Binf
said that the strength of tho indians
was double what the white men OK
pected to find The had heard that
about mile above Blufs on the san
Juan River, were about Atty strong.
With the se!Nforc@ments that came
Up the river from the south II is be-
liryad that their force was in excess
Of 100 fghting men.
owing to IN. statement from Blufr
ins, before ths wires were cut. that
the indians were surrounding the
town. L was feared massacre of the
entire posse and residents 81 the town
was imminent The fact drove the
relief parties forward in the face of
one. of the worst gales seen here this
winter.
No one here knows how many mer
Marshal Nebeker hasi in his party
| when he went to enga ~, the Indians.
Colorado Posse OF.
The Colorado posse, mounted and
we'll armed, arrived here yesterday
nj noon ana being afraid that the
Indians would ascertain their where
nbouts, Marshal Nebeker started them
toward Bluff !ast night between IL
and IL O'clock. BY hard riding they
arrived at Bluff at daybreak this
morning,
Thev attempted TO surround the
Inaians, who were cafnped about a
mile out Of the town. but the Indians.
with sentinels out all around their
camp soon heard them and the
alarm was sounded. Like in the
olaeu days. they came pouring out
Of their tents, guns In hand With
out waiting to be attacked. they open
"a fire on the posse One OF the
first bullets ended the life OF Joe
Aiken. a welI-to-do cattle man OF
II Dolores. Two other men. whose
names are not learned, fell founded