Show UTES OWN TILE THE GAME general mccool mccook enlightens the colorado settlers denver dec 7 special to Tri tribune burio the old complaint from colorado settlers against tho the uto indians for slaughtering game has boon beon cropping up again general Af McC elook Sook commanding the department of colaramo Jol Col arado has been bo en flooded with petitions for relief tho the general put a now face on the question when ahou ho he said that in accordance 1 with tho the treaty between the united states and tho uto me indians tho the indians own every head of the deer elk and other animals in tho the mountain regions of the state relinquished to tho public domain by tho redskins red rod skins shins I 1 tho treaty reads as follows tho said uto indians to hunt upon said eaid land so BO long as tho game lasts and the indians are at peace with tho the white people that clause said tho general shows that they did not relin the ganio game and they have a right to come into tho the and kill idu it all in coneway one day if they want to and tho honor of tho united states stales is bound to back thorn them in it tito the nalalio in fa diakis havo have no right to conic como into montezuma Monto zuma county and I 1 havo have issued orders to have thorn them kept out of tho the state neither tho the game warden the Go governor vornor nor the presidency denet ct of the united states has no power to prevent the utes from coming to got their game when over ever they want to it is my duty to seo see that the indians indiana are protected as tho the treaty pres prescribes rib ei every very of game is theirs whenever thov want to come after it providing they dont got to sh shooting hoting whito people salt lake tribune |