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Show REDS ENTRENCH IN NARROW PASS 8eemlngly Prepare to Await Attack by Posse Piute Prisoners On the Way Bluff, March 4. Tho band of hostile hos-tile Plutes undor Old Polk and his son Everott Hatch, which was yesterday yes-terday roportod to bo neolng to tho Navajo mountains, wero today found five miles further west of Its former position In Butler wash, holding a narrow pass and apparently awaiting await-ing tho attack ot Marshal Nebokor's posso. This roport was brought hero late this evening by an Indian rider, who accompanied tho Wothorlll and Wado party which loft yesterday nfternoon for Kayonta, Arizona. If tho Indian riders statement la true, and no ono hero doubts tho report, it altors tho Indian situation. Slnco tho receipt ot tho report that tho Plutes are still in tho vicinity vic-inity of Bluff, tho townspeople four a night raid by tho outlaws for tho purpose of gathorlng llvo stock, as the Plutes ponies are reported to bo In poor condition and they will ro-qulro ro-qulro fresh onos if -thoy carry out tholr supposod Intention ot fleeing to tho mountains, ' Prlooners at Thompsons Thompsons, March 4.Pivo heavily heavi-ly shackled Pluto Indians In tho custody cus-tody of Shorlft J, T. Poltroon ot Bluff, San Juan county and Doputy United States Marshals M. A, Barton Bar-ton of Montlcello and W, A. Brun-ham Brun-ham ot Grayson, arrived here . this nftorndon. These aro tho Indians who, finding thomsolvcs surrounded by the posses, camo out ot tholr wickiups nttor the battlo and surrendered sur-rendered to Sheriff Pehrson Brun-ham, Brun-ham, who at onco handcuffed thom and took them to Bluff. Tho Indians are Joe Hammond, Jody, Mexican, Nory nnd Jack, tho last a brothor of Chicken 'Jack, who was killed during the skirmish In which Doputy Sheriff Akin ot Dolores, Do-lores, Colorado, lost his life. Jack and Nory aro sons In-law of Old Polk Sheriff Pehrson will leave hero tonight to-night with his prisoners for Salt Lako, whoro tho Plutes will bo hold for prosocutlon. |