Show tim THE war department has ordered tho the abandonment of fort Ducho sno this leaves men women and hildren children to the mercy of the utes but what would a few murd murdered erml whito white men amount to nothing compared with the death of one of these pots pets of the government it is well known that a few unscrupulous white men sell these indians whiskey at every opportunity and what chance would tho employees of the Agen agencies cloi and the settlers of uintah county have should a hand band of those drunken indians start out on a raid the settler carries no weapon of def defence enco while an indian without a gun is is curiosity another reason for not wanting the fort ab intoned indo ned is the proposed meth ol oi of tho the utez utes to send their children to school thoy they are bitterly opposed to this scheme and thoro there is ia suro sure to bo be trouble whon when it is attempted without there is troops at ft Ducho sno to keep them in chock |