The Washington union., 1858-03-30
Especial Correspondence of the uniOn.l


Especial Correspondence of the Union
SANTA Fr IN NJ Feb 2s, 1858.
The mail party which reached here on the cath met
with a number of Indians the plains. party OF
Apahoes and Jecarilla Ap.ches they were on
buffalo hunt and had when the mail passed them about
100 dead buffalo. They friendly. number OF
Cumanchcs into camp after they crossed the Ar
kansas They made no hostile demonstrations but said
if their annuntes not issued TO them in the spring
they intended to go to with the whites After the
mail party had left the Arkansas about thirty hours
they hotly chased by about 100 mounted Kiowas.
The mail Jagged behind until the escort had gotten in
advance ten miles In the distance the conductor
observed the motion of large body and rightly conec-
turing that it company of Indians laid whip to his
mules and overlook the escort before the Kiowas came
within shooting distance 1t then about sundown,
and the Indians hastily receded. The Kiowas hos
tiley disposed Some time since Of their men came
down into the settlement Fort Stanton and
two were Killed. They seeking revenge for these
murders,
brutal butcllery of ten or twelve Apaches
perpetted in Dona Ana several weeks since by party
of disguised from the Mesa, calling themselves the
'Mesilla Guard" small band of the Apache tribe, it
charged went down into the Mesia time since
and stole several animals The Guard organized them
selves into "vigilance committee, came up into the
county of Dona Ana, and before reaching the town of
Dona Ana, met and killed three Indians who carry
ing wood their backs to the town to trade for
thing to eat They then rushed into the town. hopping
and yelling like many DEVILS where number of In
dian women, children, and men were having brought
wood to barter for The murderers commenced cut
ting down mscellaneousy the deenccess Indian women,
! children, and men. Two men, four children and five
women literally cut to pieces. One Indian woman
chung to Mexican woman begging for life The "Guard
were dumb to such appeals, however. They cut her o
took out her hoar and qard IT,! They cut off the breasts
and tore out the tongue Of another and thus tortured her
to death This brutal slaughter is unparalleled in the
history of savage barbarty for the last fifty years
not informed what steps have been taken to ferret out
the ends who pepctraed the terrible deed They were
rad and Iu no
them. The Indians belonged to the agency of Dr. NJ
| Stark.
Another outrage committed upon the Navajocs
more daring but not extensive or savage These In
dians-two men and one pretty girl, aged 10
came into the town of Albuquerque to sell captive girl
They received $3.50 for her During the day they fell in
| company with Mexicans liquor used !; and
about sundown the girl and of the started to
the river opposite Albuquerque, foot They had
gotten about half way when they overtaen
by two of the Mexcans who had been with them during
the day and stabbed them The thrusts took instant ef
feet and both were killed The man had nine stabs on
him, two of them penetrating to the heart He also had
with him $780, which taken by the murderers. The
other Indian crossed the river horseback with Mex
behind him. When they had gotten to the opposite
shore the Mexican struck the Indian heavy blow across
the head with some kind of weapon, iniicng
cut, and then left him for dead He is however
ering The girl who killed is a niece of the cec-
bated chief Sandoval who has heretofore taken up
against his people for the whites and has for
Der of years been consistent and fast friend of the
American interests He, with large number of his
band has visited the superntendcncy since the
to lay his complaint before the department He is
very thoughtful the subject and seems distressed
few weeks since of the worst men of the Nava-
oes into the settlements killed herder and
run off number of animals which retakcn by
other band of NavaOes and returned to the settlements
Within the past few days another party of about fifty
came down into the vicinity of Iandilla Pueblo town.
some fifty miles south of this place. the Rio Grande
river, and stole number of horses and mules and
| WOu n who dino
The wounded Indian has not been for several days,
and it is believed he is dead He running towards
the Navajoes when last special agent has been
sent to these Indians in the hope OF keeping them quiet
The regular agent appointed by the present admnsra
ton, left for the States several weeks since
The of the Navajoes last year failure and
they have suffered much this winter. Indeed they were
forced to steal sarve Heretofore it has been
policy of the to feed them they ordinarily
raise enough to supply themselves 1t is allimportant
that agent, amply supplied with food, the to
purchase food be sent among them They desirous
of living terms of peace with the whites and disposed
to Craze and cultivate the soil for living.
1t apprchcnded short time since, from indications
given that the utahs of the Territory in cousion
willing to be, with the Mormons Recent reliable
information, however, dissipates all such fears The
Uahs say they will not ally with any people against
whites They express desire to continue at peace witt
oar government and observe their treaty stipuations
Some of them say they intend to pay the army Utah
friendly visit next spring. Agent Carson writes that
about sixty Of these Indians to his agency every day
and are in very needy condition OF their wants
supplied at least to such extent to keep them
from suffering.
Catera, of the principal chiefs of the Mescalero
Apaches with fourteen of his principal men, been on
visit for several days past to the superintendent
This is the first time this chief has been here He
came distance of three hundred miles on foot He has
becn for the past three years. consistent friend and aid
of the whites. He has the confidence of the officers OF
the army and various occasions has assisted i'm
turing property stolen by his people His visit was
intended solely of friendship with the desire to
his great tala, and receive present indicative
Of the friendly wishes of the government towards him
and his people. The superintendent being the States
the chief did not get to him. But bis wishes in
every other respect were granted and he left in very
good humor renewing his professions of friendship
the whites.
1t is all important for the of the Indian service
in this Territory that the system recommended
in the annual reports of the Secretary of The Interior and
is not tribe in the Territory which is not willing to con
form to the wishes of the government in this respect
Indeed their advanced condition. compared with the
tribes of the plains and the extreme Northwestern
territory should attract the attention of the Indian de-
partmcnt in order that they may be placed position
to improve mentally and morally.
large number of claims for Indian deprcdations
annually made out here and sent to Washington I'M
til now there must be before Congress from $500 900
ST. 600 900. Many of these claims Just, and many
not All of them doubtless made out in proper
FORM duly sworn to- and sufficiently backed by witnesses
&c But there doubt of the fact that there vast
number of bogus claims The only way to ascertain the
good from the bad and to be able to allow those which
Territory 1t would be Of economy to the gov
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