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Show . THE I TES. A.Keaerons Proposition Made io Slerriu. Satisfactory Peace Expected. Rawlins, Wyo., 2. A carrier came in from the front last eight, witb dispatches dis-patches and mail. All is quiet at Merrill's camp. Ou the 29ih bo Indian came into Merritt'a camp to have a peace tali. He was informed that Merriit bad no authority to mate peace. He then gravely told tbe general if he would give up hie armi, ammunitions, horses and mules, be would be allowed lo leave with hia men. After tbe Indian left the oamp numerous signal fires were observed in the neighborhood of tbe camp. Two companies of infaclry will te stationed at Scake Biver to protect stores and fumUb escorts for wagon trains with supplies tor Merritt, Washington, 2. The news received re-ceived Jast night, that the White River Uies are willing to surrender, for punishment, the members of their tribe who murdered Ageot Meeker and his employed, inspire both civil and military officials in Washington with the confident hope tbit all Indian In-dian difficulties in Colorado may ooo be permanently ended. There ap pears to be a very general belief in army oircles that one certaio out come ot tbe events which have al ready taken place will be tbe restoration restora-tion of a very large portioo of tbe present Ute reservation to the public domain and tbe consolidation of tbe bands upon some suitable tract in southwestern Colorado, unlee;, indeed, in-deed, an arrangement eliil more satisfactory to the people of Colorado can be efiected by securing peaceable consent of the Indiana to remove wholly outside of the etate boundaries. It seems more likely, however, that tbe consolidation is ultimately to be made in accordance with the recommendations recom-mendations of the Morrell commia siou upon the Chiama and Navajo Rivera. Aside from other manifest adv&ntagea of the removal of the White River Utea to tbe southward, it would further carry out what has long been the policy of our government, govern-ment, to keep all Indians as far away as possible from the Pacific Railroad, and establish a wide baod of unmolested unmo-lested territory alo; g that inestimably important line of communication clear across the continent. Secretary Schurz, to-day, received a dispatch frcn; Special Agent Adams, that instructions of the department hid been received and would be fully carried out. Chief Ouray has ordered White River UteB to come to Uncooipabgne, where the commission is lo sit and investigate tbe White River massacreB, where those found guilty are to be aur.endered. IhedUpalch wab dated Irom Alamosa, General Adams having arrived Ihia morning. He will proceed pro-ceed from that point to Denver to take the testimony of the Meeker ladieB and of Mrs. P.-ice. The commission com-mission is to be ready lor its work on tbo 8th inst. General Adams repeats re-peats hiB expression of confidence that the demands of government will be complied witb, and a satisfactory settlement arrived at. |