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Show ; FIVENDIA NS KILLED; T WO WHITES a 1 . i j VICTIMS OF THE FIGHTING WITH THE INDIANS Jose Cordova is reported to be dangerously dan-gerously wounded by a bullet in the lungs. Dr. John Stanley is reported to have been captured cap-tured by the Indians. Below is the mouth of Cottonwool gulch, near Bluff, and in which the Indians are reported as being surrounded. i t f - - v '.f f .A re - . Y r - v ' 1 . u i, mm i:mmwlf I ' i m , . j.;- ijp: ' .ji; -ii; ' : ; : y-L .i ' ' - - - r7 ' - - ' --; ' i . r- . II-IIILW-WMMOWW-WWWMMMIMIMIW IIIIJIHI III PW-WW-WMWW)CT--nMW-WWWWWM WWWI.IH J II 1 1 It I p M in Ml I II 1 1 t II .1 . Ilillij i f ' fc J ' Tiff ' N3 i'i s T ' ""I-' " i. i--"-s' r r ; 1 ir Mifi'ij? ' "l :' '" --tiniH '' CI- ii"- ' ' .J--..--.y-v .;.,.;-.v-,.......i.mL... mii,..i .-) . .in. 51 t)r. John Stanley and Partner Disappear at Mouth of McEImo Canyon Can-yon While on Way to Aid Jose Cordova, Who Is Wounded. SCOUTING PARTY CAUGHT IN TRAP Posse Starts Search for Lost Comrades; Fear Felt for Men Who Were Cut Off in Rocks; Traces of Hand-to-hand Struggle Found, At Iea3t five more Indians have been killed, two members of th . posse under Marshall Nobeker arc reported captured and flvo deputies aro missing, according accord-ing to the reports received last night from Bluff. Dr. John Stanley of Corless, Colo., and a companion yesterday starlet for Bluff, where Jose Cordova is lying with an Indian's bullet In his lungs. Other members of posses rushing to Marshal Nebeker's aid were following close behind be-hind them. At tho mouth of MrlSlnio canyon, can-yon, the trailing posse losl trace of the physician and Ills companion. BIjcub about Indicated that there had boon some sort of a fight. An all-day hunt lins failed In reveal the physician and he hus not yet reached Bluff. Members of the posse aro firmly of tho belief that both men have been captured by tho Piutea and carried into tile hills. Scouts Are Missed. Five members of the posse, who were cut off from tho main body at the outbreak out-break of the ba! tie Sunday morning, have been lighting for their lives ever since, surrounded by Indians. Thoo mm were without food or drink since the night of February . Jt. is believed they have plenty of ammunition, hut a pofie of men sent out to rescue these men late, yrr-trrda --afternoon --afternoon went to the point i hero they had been tmrrounded and found It drr.ert-ed. drr.ert-ed. The horsey of (ho men were there, and )n one of tho saddles wan found a nolo Ftatlng that the marooned parly had left. Where they xcnt Is not known, but It is presumed tlvy ep-.-aped finder cover of darkness Sunda y night and fieri to the cliff 3 higher up t ho river. Their horse n were brought into ramp by tho ne.i i chim; part The m I Ko 1 1 1 g t ii e n arc M u r r n y Williams, Wil-liams, Frank Wheatland, Hoy Mo-re, 'Dick lycwls and Ilosroe llomdnn. Their poshJon. whether tvey are ,,-)L-(lM,.rs or have cm-aped from the '-jvcle o1 riot's , which held them, is one of extreme periL If they are. not .'-hoi to piei-en bv the enemy ene-my they will be fore d by liunr'T to mal'e a break for the c: :np h'-r". and run the risk of b-ng shot down in ibefr flight Four Outlaws Killed. The scene of the nhilng y.-:,i.-rda : wan within a h"rt distance .i i:!un, in Cottonwood Cot-tonwood gui'-h, t" whh Ii the Indlanf had r'-'t reate-i. Jn the skirud'-n ;-'!' rda v F'-'iu : :-; found unmistakable -'. idi nn- i ha ' four Jndians had h-ej, hdh-d. j'ools ..f hli-od at different pkn-rs wh-i. th- Tu-dlai.-- nridr nuual and maiW: in 'he tij, .1-.- nf a body I ie; ni d i u i d a wh v a i said bv It.e -outs. to -''now that Hu- n-ili;-n 'v'T" dad. Had th"y I.e. u f.,,i ' v. a md-d, t h'-v would u - a b !,. n rirak'L'i-d. bid ea riled, aaM tlf i--oMr. A1 d;fe,-rnt time'-- ilurh;i; the furld'nt: v-:--t-rd;, v Indian:, v rye n tn f.ill. and it i; v,.)fve, I -,! a nun r -r- inlurd. A lii.'v a 1 1 '-mpl v:::p si a rter) v rs I v i a y afennaiij t" Mirr'Hual the in'llans In '-toiivu'''d '-toiivu'''d fd'-ii. It hi hp'.i'- .''-d 1." la', e na 1 1 ow one, v.-it n a lmKi n-rn" nd i'-ula .-.ld'K and vit- r"iiL'li, r.'ini; t n- t t r i , :j ai:;-1!') prfd' 'if,i at th-- p:i nv inn- n:a'Ki,c it ras.er to uard V.)fnerr,t(;-J I' p'UI"! were V ft ,,;.t nirh- fiom th- r:rf of the haloing. ;,dl-ra'i'ir ;,dl-ra'i'ir 'hat a h'-iu-f f-v;.f-ij m na."p" v.-.-x- mi Me vav to ;;!un. Dif-'rhd t -Io-mp' W. .'. Ilavsald las l ntc.it that no p: ;ad l-icn s ut to oi- a. k-d for hy (Continued on Page Seven.) ? FIVE INDIANS ;l KILLED; 5EVEI Redskins Scatter Among 1 Rocks; Physician and j Escort Believed to Be Prisoners. i (Continued from Page One.) j Marsha! Nehekor. The same information was received trom W"os!uncton, tho of 11 -( cials of the lml inn office believing that peace can be made when Aent L. D. I'reel arrives on tho ground and has a . conference with the Tallies. Marshal 5 v Nebeker, in a teles:i-am last nUht to local Int- federal officials, said thai lie did not want IN ' troops, as he believed the men he had Ml with him were better able to fight the Indians than soldiers would be. Mrs. l.aura B Holderby, chief clerk k of the. local Indian, office, yesterday aft-' aft-' P ernoon received a telegram from A sent J y Creel. M r. Creel was a t Moab, where the dispatch was dated. Captures Reported. 'jf. He was awaiting the arrival t-here of Wi r, S. Cook, assistant United States district dis-trict attorney. The dispatch was as follows: fol-lows: Bin it reuorts throe more Indians , V captured and others scattered. The i J posse is awaiting further orders. Nebeker is on his way from Grayson Gray-son to Bluff and promises information B if the telephone line can be repaired. Q Xebelcer wires me to hurry' through jr with Cook, bringing all the handcuffs jsv we can obtain in Moab. He denies rl the rumor that he asked for troops, l3 taving th? local posse Is capable of i dealinc with the situation. I lam sending relay teams toward Thompson's to heln Cook get through. The EherifT of Grand county is aiding me and we will send relays through to Bluff. Cook and T will proceed nisrht and day until we reach Bluff, " 3 20 miles from lere. The roads are extremely bad and the snow very deep. ? I am keeping the Indian office at t Washington advised. CREEiL. |