| Show TE RIVER REGION yesterday ay air charles popper of salt lake city one of the most extensive gra grassers in tho the west returned from front a trip to the white y river country where he has about head of cattle on the range he was absent over a month having left for that part of the country on the 1st ast of may from green river city he lie traveled about a hundred bundred and fifty miles on horseback to therance the ranch and subsequently spent a considerable time on the herd tf grounds rounds among his stock he describes the count country ryas as luxuriant in feed and the cattle in fine condition sleek and fat an in consequence of the unsettled condition of indian affairs but few people cither either white or red are in that region the Whites do norgo for fear of running foul of hostile the latter arc are scarce on account of a desire not to come in contact with belligerent anti indian whites the white river utes are unwilling to accede to the proposition to go upon the uinta reservation and find jf co coercive measures are us used ed trouble is likely to result during last month col meacham one of the government commissioners called a grand council of the chief men of the tribe to deliberate upon the subject all the leading men showed their contempt for the measure and reluctance to comply with with it by absenting themselves only eighteen attended and they belonged to one small and comparatively insignificant band the powwow p ow was in consequence postponed until the of the present month 14 when col meacham will again try to make a connection with leading spirits odthe of the ute nation A atten attempt pt will wil I be made to get the indians to the reservation upon which the government desires them to settle in a short time coin commissioner in french will distribute among tb the white eWhite river utes but this distribution will take place at uinta provided the indians are induced to nibble at the bait but they are rather apt to see the tile book it is to be hoped this difficulty will bo be settled without bloodshed and that the government and its agents will treat aliee helpless people with and consideration mccune and reid of nephi have taken a large contract abt for grading on tho denver south park railroad their job is situated a short distance beyond the south park tunnel and is about thirty miles in length they have about fifty teams at work and intend to add to that number shortly A short time im since these same gentlemen finished a large contract on the denver and rio grande WE OF FER our congratulations to the salt lake herald on its entrance upon its twelfth volume and year under very auspicious circumstances the intended enla enlargement rge recently mentioned by us was made lade beginning with yesterdays issue when our salt lake contemporary came out in octavo form with an increased amount of reading matter wy tins tuis is the first day ot of the june teim term of the county courts of utah it is during this term terni that they adjust J or decide the rote rate per cent of the county countr tax the attorney general and postmaster general aly dis discredit red the public rumors that ur secretary blaine has been implicated in these matters on the contrary secretary tary blaine from the very first encouraged cou raged invests investigation gation |
