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Show SHOT FROM AMBUSH. Colorado Um CummUiitoner list Encounter En-counter Wltli liKtlana. State flame Commissioner C. W, Harris arrived at Frulta, Colo., Wednesday Wed-nesday from Knngely, on White river, In ltio lllauco, near tho Utah line, suffering suf-fering from a bullet wound iccelvcd Monday In a running fight with five Indians, who had been hunting contrary con-trary to law. Commissioner Harris, who was Investigating rumors that Utc Indians from Uintah reservation were slaughtering game, came upa the five bucks Monday, '''hey displayed dis-played a hunting permit purporting to havo been Issued by the game commissioner, com-missioner, but it was found that It was bogus, and they promised to return re-turn at once to the reservation. Late In the evening, as the game commissioner was returning to Range-ly, Range-ly, when two miles west of that place, he was tired upon from ambush. Ilia horse was killed and he received a bad flesh wound under tho right arm. Mr. Harris returned the fire, and the Indians followed him but a short distance. dis-tance. So weakened was he by loss of blood, however, that It was midnight before he reached Kangely, where tho wound was dressed. Ho left Kangely that morning, reaching Frulta Wednesday and took a train for Denver. |