Show CROSSING THE RANGE utes gather their stock and bid farewell to tile the uintah reservation many of tho the residents of uintah county may not be aware of the fact bat it is nevertheless true tint thit indian trouble of gigantic proportions Is ia brewing reports have been persistently circulated here to the effect that indians indiana in small squads have been passing over the mountains north of vernal almost daily but the tha most sensational item of relative to the movements of the indians was positively confirmed yesterday bv foiest foi eat ranger grant carpenter this is ia that a band of white river utes by actual count known to number camped at dry fork wednesday night they observed military order marched with scouts ahead and far behind when they entered dry fork a brave rode roda some distance ahead another behind each carrying a pole about ten feet long with white flags waving baving in the breeze evidently a token to the white people that they were not on en the war path the indians indiana were all well armed and had ammunition in abundance they also had 1000 head of horses und and about fifty head of cattle their vehicles they disposed of wherever an opportunity to do so was offered while at dry fork they had scouts out at the silver gate and all the way up the canyon as aa far as the deep creek ridge upon a report reaching them that the troops were following them they arranged themselves among the rocki rock in the foot lulls hills and put out additional guards they informed the settlers that they are going to one of tho the northern reservations where a great gathering of all the indians in the west has been arranged for to council over their supposed grievances they express freely their determination to fight rather than return the problem of fording the ashley river was a difficult one for them and upon the suggestion being made that they go by way nay of vernal they said that they were afraid the sol soldiers diets eis would catch them in the ashley valley and they did not care to fight among the settlers whom they regard as aa their friends it is evident that they mean business and uncle sam will have a good sized task on his hands in returning these indians to the reservation the redskins red skins now hava have a good start and are probably far across the range by this time we have not learned what action the government officers at the white rocks agency and fort duehesne Duh esne will take in the matter but i the outcome of this trouble i ia s awaited here with intense anxiety I 1 ahey hey give as aa their reason for going that they do not want to live on their allotments among the white people but mant ant to be by themselves |