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Show A nsE Assortment of Programme aud Ball Cards at the Herald office I CiXTAH INDIANS. j The Reported Outbreak Discredited. Dis-credited. Tne town was considerably excited yesterday by the reported outbreak among the Uintah Agency Utes. Rumors abounded that they bad taken to tbe wir p-.tu, aad that herdsmen bad been compaiied to dee for their lives aod that their cattle bad been run cfi. A report from a pretty reliable source waa also given that tbe ftgenl at Uinufa, Mr. J.J. Critchlcw, had sent to toe settlers in tbe vicinity to eom6 into the ageocy for protectico. So far, however, as can be acleally learned, no Indiaos had ben ssen, and the state-meets state-meets of an Indian outbreak are mereiy suppositional. Their origin remains a mystery. Parties in from the Park sUie that Dominick Dig-non, Dig-non, who was near the agency at bis ranche, stated that though he had seen no Icdiacs, Le bad been frightened at;d rode tixly miles a day rr.tjier than run aDy risks. No au-tnemic au-tnemic reports of any character have yet been received, aud the reliability ol the reports is questioned ty many, especially in view of tbe recent good reports frcm that quarter and tbe lack (I anj thing definite regarding the repuittd outbreak. Apropos of tbe present rumors the following may be interesting. As will be seen, it is a letter from Agent Oritchlow to Washington, which op-peared op-peared in the eastern papers of the 17th, but was not telegraphed here; and as will be seen, it contains anything any-thing but a warlike sentiment: Yesterday terrible reports of an outbreak at White River Agency; reached us and created a great excitement excite-ment amoog my Indians. About 10 o'clock Tardy, and the principal men came up to the agency, and a more excited and worse scared set of men I never saw. They expreseed the greatest great-est concern for the safety of myself and family and all the wbite persons on the agency, and urged us to leave immediately, slating at the same time the Indians were going to leave and going into the mountains to keep out of trouble. Alter the reports, re-ports, which bad reached us a Bhort time ago, one of our Indians, who j had a brother at White River, went over to bring him away. He wan absent five days. He arrived night before last and made bis report to tbe enect that tbe agent and five men bad been killed and that a fig at had occurred between the Indians and the soldiers. X have no doubt the main facts are as he stated them, but without doubt there is much exag geralion, as the Indian admits he was "heap scared," and certainly his looks did not belie his words. After I got all the facts I could, I had a long talk about tbe matter, and expressed my determination to remain until I could bear more, and I assured the Indians that there was do danger here; that no soldiers would come bere; nor did I believe the White River Indians would come, and that tbe safest and beBt place for the In dians was to eit down at Uintah and take care of their property, Tbe next day tbey came back, and a greater change in the countenances of these Indians I never saw. Tabby, the nominal chief, came to me and asked if I was going to take my wife and family out? I told bim no, my squaw and papooses would sit down here. "All right," he said, "Indians "In-dians sit down, no go away. I think that's good. No danger at Uintah." They repeated their assurances of good will to "Washington." No one could doubt the sincerity of their professions. I suggested that I would like to have them send two Indians to White River to see and learn all tbey could and report. There was considerable difficulty in finding any oue wilting to go. Finally three of them agreed, and I gave tbem a letter to tbe commander or anyone who might be in charge. My Indians eeemed truly afraid of soldiers, and desire me to Bay that tbey did not want them to come here. I assured tbem I did not want tbem, and if tbey remained here none of them would come. Tbis is written at their earnest request that I Bhould tell "Washington" "Washing-ton" how they feel and what tbey say. J. J. Cruchlow, Indian Agent. Sinco the above, a dispatch was received re-ceived in our regular telegrams, which puts a little more light on the subject and gives a greater air of truth to the story than anything roceived heretofore. hereto-fore. Tbis is from a man who arrived ar-rived at Ogden from Green River, and who reports that the Uintah Utes and Some Snakes have killed a number of settlers on Astley Fork, and that they were on their way to Brown's Hole on : Green River. Tho dispatch also Blates that the warriors are about 300 strong. |