Show INDIAN INVASION OF SAN JUAN Recent advices from San Juan county count are to the effect that Indians from the Colorado Ute reservation grow more bold and aggressive In their trespass upon the ranges belonging belonging belonging be be- longing of right and justice to the of Utah One resident of that region states that he and his brother brother both citizens of Utah and builders of homes will lose loso thousands of head of stock because the Indians take possession of the ranges and nothing of forage of-forage forage is left for the white mens men's cattle T There ere is no disposition hero or orin In San Juan to deal unfairly with the Indian But those copper colored aborigines aborIgines abo abe of the Colorado reservations are taking more than belongs to them and are Inflicting an injury upon people people peo peo- pie who have a right to protection at the hands of Utah and of the United States These settlers in SanJuan SanJuan San SanJuan Juan can not drive their stock on the reservation range in iii Colorado without a a. permit and and without pa pay pay- ment Their own ranges are taken by br the Indians Indians- of Colorado without permission and without the ghost of ofa ofa ofa a cost to ano anyone e. e It lt Is reported that the Indians take possession of or a big grass basin by seizing the the- rim where it constitutes a barrier to the valley the and andY then string fence fonce where there there Is a 3 break break- in the barrier Inside that inclosure they keep their own stock Out of it they keep the stock of the white setU settlers set set- U rs If It these were the Indians of Utah less complaint would be made But they ther are the Indians for whom provision provision provi provi- sion sian has been heon made In Colorado And it is unfair for them to take possession possession possession posses posses- sion of the ranges here while saving their own We believe the sheriff of San Juan county will be warranted in driving those Colorado Utes tiles out of the state of Utah A little firmness hi in the driving will mal make o return unlikely unlikely- any time lime this side of judgment day The people of that county are entitled I to the protection of or the power of the county And behind behind the county I stands the state and behind the state the nation It will be a a. very ery curious resident reside t of Utah who will hold th that t the white settlers in remote regions are to be e left let helpless and dere defenseless s sto to the mercy of the Hie Indians from Colo Cole rado The condition demands vigorous ac ac- ac- ac tion lion The trespass has bas been continued continued continued con con- for years It is time for justice justice justice jus jus- jus- jus tice to be he done |