Show SOUTHERN DIE INDIANS in the southern portion of colorado aro found a band of roving utes are in a fine conn try and whites have desired very anch to get rid of them little more than a year ago there was strong talk or sending them across the border into utah there was even some government talk with the indians about the subject settlers in san juan county and southern to receiving the utes to colo ra doans the utah legislature took the matter in hand and sent a mem orial to congress objecting to the removal of ibe indians to this territory in this way the southern ute question was dropped for the time being and the poor were permitted for borne time to remain conj native hunting grounds the citizens of colorado have never been satisfied with the turn matters here taken and the press of the state has been con scantly telling the world how acx ions are to go to utah what an injustice the great government has done by not sending them there etc all of which is bordering onto falsehood if the indians are so desirous of going to bairn san juan county we wonder why they have not started for that quarter alone there has been no strings on them the truth is rather remain anthe rich lands of southern colorado which is their home but the people of colored 0 will never rest contended until they get the atea shipped off to last week the grand jury of dolores county made a report poetical poU effect which sets forth that southern tate indians arcand for more than a year have been freely roaming at will over the western and southern portions of Dolorea 1 county they steal and drive away the stock of the residence and threaten the people with violence aud constantly menace the peace of county and the lives and property of the citizens they have seriously injured ohp game having in open violation of the law killed many thousands deer elk mountain sheep antelope and smaller game and when asked to desist from these depredations the indians insolently produce passes signed by their agent allowing them to leave their reservation to hunt senator WOLCOTT has laid this report before the senate and congressman townsand has brought the mat acer before the house the intention is of course to get congress to take immediate action on the removal of the totes for the benefit of settlers of colorado congress should remember however that there is no more reason why settlers in utah than settlers in colorado should be burdened with the southern tate Indian sl we do not believe however that congress will find time to deal with the question in the thirty remaining days ot the present session |