Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-04-29
CIII!IU AuU n.
Insecurity of Liie--Inroads of the Indians
Correspondence of the " Y. Tribune.
CuInuAuUA, Tuesday, Dec. 20,

CuIuUAuUA, Tuesday, Dec. ", lcoZ'
Continuing the subject Of my former letters,
of which the third aud last was OF the I'm
inst, shall now try TO show you the opposite
side Of the picture given III my statements con-
cerninr the immense number of MeAlc III cap
tivcs among the Indiau tribes of the W Nestern
plains. | Shall try to represent the effects
caused by the Indian depredations here, IN the
country where they are committed.
Let me fret begin with the general state
menl that the hostilties as well as the tenerl-
~ Of the wliG Indians ,avr been on me nc ease
during the last lew years. lhe ChlhihcheS
have extended their lnroads INTO the Interior "i
Mexico, and III one instance even 10 the shores
Of the Pacific In tie Southern States, whcr'
they never arrived before they now kl!' the IN
hab,ants by hundreds That the insecurity OF
life has reached Il degree hardly credible TO
foreigner newly arrived here that 'hc W oI"
county is constantly becoming NOR" ana mo-"
desc ate the FIRMS IN the more eNIo~ed Slluh-
tions being lett whou' lnhabltan'S and w'hon'
cultlyatIan {: and that the ruin oi agrlcu'tnr".ot
cattle raising, & the mining Business, ana Ot
commerce. i, the unlvuidubie consequence.
As to the insecurity Of hlr. you hiv" only 10
take ride. or even little walk III rl,'luN ui
no, more tttau two mics round THIS cry, TO be
Impressed with an uneasy feeling III Case yon
should have left your gun or your rrv"iv
,r at home. A few hundred steps Iron
the last houses, yOn wall see some = PtohS
ur men OF the laborlhg class, guarding tn
herd of thcir@ master. gun IN hand. " " hy
are this people armed while they wa'ch their
herds in the ncighborhool of thu city You
will ask your companion who is l"sS green her"
,hln you are. "Why? Don't you see this
cross here on the side Of the rod Here the
Apiches killed m1n few months aT". -
5. : it rossibe. so near a considerable town Is
Chihuanua, the scat Of government OF N :
State and on 50 troQurnted Ic1l ~ " Ell
sir. 1t Is onlv few weeks since iIlfh rldihG
through those bushes there. suddenly hhd el4hi
or ten arrows s.ut at him, ami was S'ved Only
hy the speed ot his horse, Whlc'I, th"h!h WI"
an arrow m It's breast, carried hln out ct dam
rrr." am very sorry tor ouch state oi
Inns: then sup; ose must give up he sat
i.f,,tlon it would If I'D me TO cX anime he e
ololrcal structure of that little rock yondci
:. would not advise You to 80 there Wi'hnn'
having some companions aud beng well nrrn-
ed" But nearer here, IN th' n"ir'h"rhp"d
of those houses rope may SIT down tor haIi
an hour for the purpose of taking sketch nt
tins Interesting scenery" Not without h"in!
very cautious and having your Gun WIN YOU
:. Vet ,hos houses are InnlbIled-ho" can p'p-
ple 1--we there at the continual risk OF lie -
|. These pooole are accustomed to beng eau
,ious rim. ewes and ears of Il Mexican are Is
-n,rp AS those OF an Indian. Besides. tney do
their work in the fields with gun IN hnnd, aul
late in the evening tncy Will 10. leave tneH
hu,,scs at ALL" " 'THCn The number OF Ap1che'
must be by far g'e ter III these IL All ;
have been to,l.n q" "TEcy are not very nu-
rnerous, but enough so 10 make you lear IL
meet some Of them whenever you are nnpro'
h,N n al
,hes to fear here. The lnlIlnS fro n the Plains
make their molds 50 unexpectedly and witt
.uch r,plllty that We cannot tell whether
hundred of them will MOI III the course Of 4
uu rIrr of AN hour be at the place where We
stand now. Through this gap III the ln!is mere
II hundred tumrnrhcS once came "llo1t nav
Inu bren observed, TIL they rushed duwh VIII
,h9 rapidItv OF "A meteo'. Remember It we'll
IN this country YOU have to take care of YOU
Iita. whenever you 20 hundred steps bcyon,
The last houses ui the cities and towns.
Continuing THIS conyers ltlon, yun can wall
entirely urouud the city, and never b. III wan
= of som object in view Which will lurn Sh you
: ruile with some new mrtcrlal Tor N picture
| And at a dlstrnge from the city the danger N
crrlscS. There, on the plains, at the f"ot o
the moun'uuS, the mules OF Don W'r
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