Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-28
RICHMOND WING.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING. JUNE %. 1866,
TIE WEST-INDI4Y BOSTuTTTES.


Late news from St Louis and Santa Fe give
out that the Indians are sgsin becoming hostile.
Indeed there seems to have been an understanding
among the Red men from the British line South
ward 70 the Rio Grande, inasmuch as they appear
20 be giving trouble and creating uaeasiness in
every direction. A letter from Fort Abercremble
Dscotlh Territory says that all the Sioux Indians
Numbering 3Oo0 lodges aud 400 warriors, we're,
agthe time Of writing, sncamped in Northern Da-
oOtah, near the British line, and it was believed
that they Wese med tating an attack on Fort AbeF-
crOmbe. The Redskins we're very hostile in their
demeanor, snd their shouts and demoniac yells as
they held their war dances in. then eaeampment,
were perfectly hideous and. 20 those versed in
Indian lore. very significant
RanOrs we're also rife OF outragss AMI murders
committed on emig0nt trains IVES, o; Fort
Kelrnsy.
On the llth instant Sunday. the Santa FsttaSe
arrived in Independence, Missouri, with the
through mails aed a lu.l load of passengers. The
conductor states. that there was some indian dbl.
cultes On this side Of Crow Greek, Just before the
stage came along. Thr-e trains were attacked,
enc belonging % Jarvis lost seveaty-ive mules;
another lest about seyen,y five mules and cattle,
The number OF Indians engaged in the depredl-
tions l. timated to he abOu; forty. The alta, X
was mlde abJu; an hour and half before the
stage go. to the scs-eof d.predstoHs and having
an escort, the conductor said Ii they had arrived
in time, they would have dispersed the Redskins
and saved the stock.
The Ind aus more particularly concerned in tie
outrages abou, Fort Kearny aai the Santa Re
trail are the Cheyeone ComancheI and NaTai0cs.
The PsWnecs are giving some trouble, but they
are c0nsunmate towards, and they are willing 70
run very little risk in attacking trains o. emil
grant parties even to crafty taerasaiiabls greed,
for they are the greatest thieves known among
the eoprer-sklnned races. They are a branch OF
the Eaw o. Kansas lndi1ns who we.e divea on
by The Os,ges Tor their thieylng prOpensites-
The Pawnecs were in their turn kicked out olthe
Nav nation because they are still worse thieves
and to this day the 6aws and PawBecs take tho
mos: extraordinary pains 10 Oui-yis in stealing
frUm ore ouothe-.
Now that the wlg has been brought TO a close,
the United States authorities can and doubtless
will turn their attention 70 bringing these tr0u.
besomc tii>cs 20 a STAKE o! salj0gti9n lni Quje..
They-shouid he placed on Reserve lands, end as
far West ss possible. There they will have the
immense p.airie 10 hUat over, trOdlsn by tAou.
sands Of buffalo, sud spotted for hundreds o!
miles with deer, antelope and game Of almost
every description. The PARIS along the liue
OF On, Rociy Mountains, south o. the 81 ok Hills
s2d north Of Pixies Peak, have b.en for years
the iavorte winter haunt1 Of msDy Ct the tnbes
OF Che planes ami, as it is not likely that whi;e
persons viii desire TO se;te them, Though it Is
most delightful region tic Reserve lands
night be made 20 cmbr.ce these and we have
No dogb; bu, the Indians would he perfectly con.
teat with .he location.