Show CHIEF mm CO LU HO 40 YEARS AGO Escapades or ot 1 OI OUi I Ute Chic Chicz Recalled called by Colorado Jo Paper Squaw Squa Lives i cs Near Mj Myton JIon OIK I 4 I fh The rime f I following ing article le on on the old Ute Indian chief was was run run- in a 1 recent lecent issue of tho the Meeker Colet Colorado do Herald I The Tare Herald Js Is is- is running reprints s ot of happenings 40 10 years years' ago and d the U e foll following article on on Coi T W Which arp are recently v will m be e Jin interesting t sting 1 to old timers V tiC- the time Uintah basin bas li some ot of f v. v whom honor knew him well M W tiThe The me metropolitan r rp p a 1 press press is beginning begin ning to lake al note of at the doings of Colorow and i his s band as the follow follow- following j in ing ram Traci rpm fhe Elie Denver Tunes Times will wm ShO show Th The nape name lame of Gol Colorow 0 roil a again ai agures in the he public prints There may be some people poo le in Colorado now tenderfeet wIio who do lio not know Colorow J Hg e a r famous Ute chief probably 7 70 0 years years old old He used to tobe tobe tobe be with his bis band of followers a frequent frequent fre fre- quent visitor to lo Denver Denver- They would come in the fall and spring and pitch their tepees on the thc outskirts outskirts out out- skirts of the city cily and with wilh their squaws papooses papooses an and ponies would make daily visits to lo town selling pelts and ides hides s and purchasing ammunition ammunition am am- muni ion and and cheap prints Their last ast visit was made in 1878 1378 After leaving here her at that time the Indians went out on the plains near hear Deer Trail and there mur murdered ered young McLane After Alter this they st started for Cor forthe time the mountains on a forced march marcIl Reaching Middle id lle park on tile the corr- corr I fines oi of their reservation they the qua qua- with some wh white C men meu aster aLter which they pursued their way across the Gore range lange leaving a trail of blood behind them These outrages were the be beginning inning of the war war- and rid fh they cre creS cre'S S 'S ti li followed by liy tine tIle of od 1 Pat Father her Meeker al a majority it of time tile attaches 1 H the White river er agency and nd the capture Of pf the women and of time the age agency cy v Coloro Jack end and DC Douglas were iere the leaders of or the time fJ k and nd none non of them were ever punish Banish punished Banished ed d for the crime crine except Doii who was imprisoned for a few mouths Th The massacre led t to to the purchase orthe ot or the Jan lands s of the White hite Rive Rive- Utes Utes' in Colorado and aud the rem removal val or of these Indians across the state line to the the Utah reservation The Indians havo have however er never full fully appreciated that that they have sold old their lands laHI in inthis inthis inthis this state The hills hills' and plains along llong Bear near and White abound in large large game and they OleY nave have spent a greater greater portion af of their hunting huntin and and loafing about their old ha haunts Time The coun country is one olle which is attractive attractive tive lo to the whites white as well ell as to time Uie Indians and is settling rapidly ite- ite e- e port is now to the effect effect that lint Colorow Colorow Colo- Colo row and and his immediate followers are coining coniing to be be an insufferable nuisance They an annoy lO the settlers by hanging ging about ut their houses mouses dr driving ving v- v ing off horses killing cattle and burning the time range They hey are reported re- re ported portel to lo to have e burned off nearly I acres acres of grazing land and andre andare are aro re time tIle wild game gains by theton theton the theton ton merely for the the hides The settlers set set- llers are are justly indignant and they have have tlc decided ide that Co Colorow must either move on his hits ow vj o u or thai he will willbe 1 made mado to march to lo time the t time t of ml musketry e lr I They have decided ed ednot ed not to to ask r l assistance assist a ance ill ill in u the Iho o mat matter art J to take fake the remedy for far forthe the lC c ci evil il li in n their own 0 h hands Bands I ls' ls In lathe Inthe the laJ language nag of Governor Governo Pitkin thC hive gin notice that if the time g li f its government eI l Il hoses e es not keep liCOP J ans on their reser resor- reservation ration o l they w iJ kill call them If If tuii wn- wn i Ji l' l ll li J. J l py Y put their throat i into a execution C they he can no net be ie very Hy greatly gs bl blamed mcd t ts C j 1 widow of of time notorious Il Indian 11 chief mentioned In r fJ lives her tue lie above above e still on ou allotment near r Mylon ryton broken anI ai and cl n unknown k a evena even evento feeble ee le her age to a herself Whet When tr tiro thre fO weather L a tamil famil familiar ts Is warn warm 1 r Ji on Myton J t on streets She Sho leg J nl and Ii Iian handles Bundles n nom does oes her own own n d dor There ib is sir still au auto Il yf her or own r eJ faded c eyes the Il gI l l to In t e 11 SJ ff great l at tales oCca or oC l of wonc l s 1 s what co I ll tell r h l ien os she coull ca ting n e ler if 50 so inclined n d u JD v |