Show FROM FAXON THE FRONT A DENVER NEWS correspondent DRAWS HEAVILY WON UPON A LIVELY imagination AND A FUND OF VERY SMALL FACTS the following appears in the denver 2 as coming from its correspondent in ia general Bear Rear dons camp MORGANS RANCH colorado 21 miles from meeker august 21 b courier to glenwood springs ogE the militia arrived here at 2 and will rem remain I 1 u until til morning morn lag three indians indiana have abbe been fol n seen anil and the troops were ready for a battle but there his has been none as 3 set at general reardon Rear dou 91 who is ia cum maud ing the outfit and directing the movements of his soldiers from a buckboard buck board wagon in consequence of his ride through the red cc can fan says will hold them to stop any indians indiana who may mav be bound over the range f from rom coal reek areek and bi ik river where kendall is said to have routed the indians A courier has just come here from meeker and will in take this dispatch lie says that I 1 the he ludi indians ludgatis atis are up around coal creek but have made no demonstrations st since hince my lay last dib dispatches patches sheriff kendell with four companies of cowboys started away irom from meeker yesterday to watch the indians he be Is supposed to be driving them this way general reardon told me that he thought it best to remain here to head bead the indians off should they aney come over the range the journey of fie troops since they left glenwood springs has been uneventful ul with the exception of the three indians sees today to day the troops stopped at wisdoms ranch last night bight and bad their first experience in a war encampment they left the ranch at 7 this moring morn ng preceded toy major pritchards ards dm scouts which comprises some of the best beat cowboys and hunters iu in colorado the troops marched until an all hour ago when they made a stop at the head of Pice ance creek down which the indians will come after leaving rifle creek the scouts had bad ridden about seven miles up the rifle when they struck a fresh ti ail at head leading ing up to book plateau avid and major PL pi pilchard at once proceeded to pronounce it an indian trail and a fresh one it was followed some distance but bat lost in a creek john juan stranger who hohas has a plat of ground which forms one of the most deplorable spots in the state told the news cor correspondent that three indians were seen been by him and bis two hired men thit this morning about 0 6 they came riding down from book plateau and were bound up rifle the indians told stranger that they and a baud band of ten indians had bad left on friday in the coal creek cation and that they were going back to the reservation on a visit and not for reinforcements colorow no want to fight said one of the indians colorow good indian white man do all lighting fighting the thein in deans remained on OB tile the mesa of the holsback bogs hogs back for several hours and were in plain sight of the troops and their appearance created a great sensation the troops prepared for action but the utes dashed over the hills and in half an hour no trace could be seen of them A cowboy from up rifle creek says that there are six teepees in the headwaters of the creek and that the be indians are coming this way the courier in from meeker brought a letter to general reardon from captain goslyn of the aspen en infantry asking for more troops and aad at stating that although none had bad been seen for a day or two indications pointed strongly nily to their presence io in large numbers general reardon beardon indorsed endorsed indor sed the tenor and sent it on tor ta general west it will be forwarded to governor adams and troops will probably be sent here the courier told me that kendall hal had about men all fairly well armed and that they had bad struck the indians trail on the milk river and were abre going to follow them with a view to chasing them out of the country the leour ter says that there is a good deal of excitement cit ement at meeker and a number of persons dersons who have come iia ia report the cresence of indians there seems to af f quite a sumber number of other tribes than the utes in the white river cording to the courier and a man who came down williams fork told him that there were other indians than the utes and that there were over one hundred of them in yellow jacket pass near the old battle leattle ground general reardon says that he be will camp here until tomorrow to morrow and possibly sl bly longer as the country is favorable to seek out the indians and cut birg them off should they be driven drive n this way it is believed that the bucks seen this morning are on their way ta the uncompahgre reservation to get recruits and it is believed that oi old colorow wants to make as good a stand as possible the aspen infantry ovder aeder captain goslyn are doing gar garrison risoji duty at meeker and there is a feeling ot of relief among the tb women and chil children dien who have tone gone there lor for protection the men in camp are in good health and spirit spir lils and the denver boys have bave aked a ked me to assure their friends frenda of their safety and add health alro alpo to abato abat it if old colorow ever visits ct civilization liz again acain he be will boso doso do so at the belt of company C 11 the courier Is off and I 1 must stop |