Show I I hy Tourists have asked if I the winters In Utah ere are severe The thought uppermost In the minds of eastern people when weather er cr is Js considered is winter California has a strong appeal because Its win win- winters winters winters are comparatively mild mUd The visitors arc are Informed that Utah has the four tour seasons with winter cold enough to be stimulating Spring brings a delightful dell change chane Summer is most enjoyable For many the most pleasing time of ot year is Indian summer or the autumn when days are arc warm and the nights cool For health and happiness and for formental formental formental mental stimulus a climate such as Utah has hes is 13 more to be desired than the balmy sameness of the days in Honolulu The United States Stales government al allows al- al allows lows lovs its representatives stationed in inthe Inthe Inthe the Philippines to return at regular in order to be relieved from the enervating effects of the mild climate The history of nations proves that the greatest progress is made In irs those countries where there Is a a. winter cold cola enough to be stimulating Utah could not have a more de desirable do- do desirable climate If It any change chane were to be made it would wo ld be beto to slightly increase the fal lof lot moisture in the summer months Utah because It is Utah has waited for br us So we should be thankful I And this region is still waiting for I its greater development I Because there Is so 50 much to do i makes Utah a desirable place place- to be Because Ogden is a city which has yet et to arrive he makes Ogden Osden a field for those thoe who ere re looking I The battle which wiped out General Custer and his command on the Little Big Horn in 1876 is a source of end end- endless endless endless I less discussion lon and much Ch controversy ersy That was the greatest fight be between be- be tween Indians and whites In the his Ws- history history tory of the west est and therefore has haa held deep Interest a A few days ago News News' News is Views re reviewing to- to viewing Col W. W A. A Grahams Graham's book on on the battle quoted liberally from the army officers officer's statement and andin andIn andin in reply has received a a. communication tion from II 11 L. L Gaut disputing many of the points Mr lr Gaut is an timer old well ln- ln Informed formed on western history which gives to t IsIs his hIS comments Importance t He lIe declares Benteen was not in charge of the supply O train which is true but Benten and the pack train arrived at Reno's Renos position at about the Mr Gaut a t denies de that t Reno fleno showed cowardice or that his men were de demoralized de- de demoralized moralized In their retreat across the I river This ThU paragraph is from Grahams Graham's book command as It ap ap- approached approached ap- ap approached Renos Reno's men saw zaw an over over- overwhelming overwhelming whelming force of yelling Sioux sweeping and swooping from all aU di directions di di- directions riding down and killing kUling a little band of soldiers who were vainly trying tr to reach the slyer ilver It was the thelast thelast thelast last of Renos Reno's command those who ho had been unhorsed and left behind during the mad rush for the bluffs I During the night Benteen attacked charging the thc Indians and ant scattering them from liis front To Reno now I he went urging that he too must drive the Sioux from that front or be over over- whelmed Reno hesitated Benteen insisted am and insisted again until Reno fleno lying bing flat upon the ground at Benteen's feet told him that It if he could see the In Indians In- In Indians Indiana diana to give ghe the order Mr r. r Oaut Gaut the statements Eta that the scouts could see iee the Indian camp and Custer Ouster could not At 2 3 p. p m. m when Custer Ouster and Reno parted Mr Gaut says the Indian camp camps on the opposite side of the river liver was in plain sight That Is true or to be more accurate accurate rate a a. small maU end of th Indian village which was wag four miles long was was in insight sight tight but the reference to Custer and nd the scouts dealt with early morning when the soldiers reached the divide between tween b the Rosebud and the Little Continued on Pace Page Two NEWS AND VIEWS VIEWS' Continued From Pate Page One Or-i Big Horn From that point the In- In Indian Indian dian village was 15 miles away Mr Gaut says old timers agreed that Reno made a fatal atal mistake In Innot innot not entering a large grove of timber timberon on the west side of the river instead of Had Reno done that he says the Indians would not have followed him Into the timber but would have surrounded It in order to hold him This would have required a large force and would have materially re- re relieved relieved Custer at a critical time Reno did enter the woods and made haste to get out when he found the Sioux working their way into the timber The horses were placed In the center o of the woods Custer was so completely over over- overwhelmed overwhelmed whelmed even when the Indians had Reno surrounded that he could not have saved sa himself It was estimated that between and warriors took part In the I fight Mr Oaut says the ground was hard and dry covered with short dry grass not covered with stones and would have been Impossible for the Indians to have kIcked up a dust to tomake make a dust screen I With thousands of Sioux BloW warriors their wives and children having passed over oyer the ground and with to lo Indian ponies moving over the territory It Is just possible Cn C- C n hard ground covered with grass would be reduced to dust However Howe Cot Graham who was wl a at t the scene of the ba battle tUe Is authority for the statement and he be gave years to gathering Information before wrIting his story o of the battle Lieutenant Wallace or of U Q company under Steno Reno In testifying before the of Inquiry in 1879 said Id When we went on the skirmish line I forthe for the first time saw the village I and the Indians were thick on our front and were pressing to our left and rear After a 0 time It was reported they were coming to the opposite bank and were trying to get our horses Company G was taken of off the line and put in the timber The skirmish line soon had to fall back Into the timber timberon on account of exhaustion and Indians on left and rear After being there some time the Indians commenced firing Iring from across the stream 50 yards from us and In our rear In the timber There was no protection where we were and the other side was a 0 bank Word was passed that we e would have to charge them as we were being surrounded I Captain M. M Moylan of A company testified The horses were led Into the Umber timber for protection I dont don't know how bow many Indians had got Into j the tImber I saw 40 or 50 there nay have be been n several hundred Graham says Upon ar- ar arrival arrival rival It was he not Reno who was the real commanding officer as had lost control The whole of Renos Reno's command was disorganized excited and on edge Reno as Benteen came up broke off In the mIdst of a sea sen- sentence tence to fire a revolver at the Indians a thousand yards away |