New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-20
THE INDIANS.
DEPREDATIONs NEAR FORT sILL-A GOVERNMENT
POST ATTACKED BY WHITE MEN-PROBABIL-
tiles OF WAR

DEPREDATIONS NEAR FORT sILL-A GOVERNMENT
POST ATTACKED BY WHITE MEN-PRoBABIL-
tiles OF WAR.
WASHINGTON, July 19-The officer in charge
OF the Division OF Seizures reports tOays seizures
amount to s2 The most important seizure was 81 bar
rels Of spirits In the Second Pennsylvania District
amounting in value to s2O62 The others are light ones
and mainly in Tennessee and North Carolina; - ,
tanfCieneras once Of report from Brevet MaIorten
and Col H. III. Grierson commanding at Fort Sill, indian
defOy June a. that small party OF bhdans NSa
belonged to an an oxrain and was herding stock The
or the purpose OF hauling wood but had no autnor 10
be there the Colonel having no knowledge of their being
rae .lihly put as they were Tei afhea hey weIe os
molested. Further south the Indians met TWO other
Der Of cattle. Cheyenne and Kiowa arrows
were found - In the bodies OF the e., me, men
ders and depredaons committed by those Indians
The Colonel upon receiving Information sent troops IN
pursuit Of them, who found their trail and followed 1t
into the mountains where the Indians made their escape
on the night Of the same daya party OF white men
command which separated from the cavalry lines
on account OF dstemper, &c. The guard halted them
turned they separated and around outside Of the
camp As number OF them passing in the rear OF
shots and escaped in the darkness They are portion
Of the gang Of thieves OF which number have been
The Cheyennes and Ki0was are encamped between the
Salt and North Forks Of the Red River and the Colonel
thinks strong force in that vicinity will have bee
fetal effect in giving the friendly Indians an opp0r-
tunity OF departing from the those who are hostile
Gen GrersOn, under date OF June IL, writes that on
account Of the high water in the streams, owing TO the
continued rains and the nonaya OF the horses for the
10th Cavalry from Fort LeavenwOrth certain contem-
plated movements have been delayed. Upon the arrival
Of the horses he would increase the force patrong south
OF and along line Of the Red River organize force
and move ont contemplated. The Indians have had
their medicne dance" the North Fork ofthe Canadian
Indians Of the Fort Sill Reserve to unite and go
on the warpath general feeling OF peace prevailed
| ~ al IA NJ,
CATION OF CheyenneSwlh IT'S reported some SIOUX havs
come south endeavOring 10 influence the howas and
Comanches to combine and JOIN them against the whites
Although they have not effected this result many you9
men ot both irlh1 assent from the reservations
and believed to have gone raids into Texas Ii II
the object OF the Cheyennes provoke hostility to the
Indians, which will drive them all on the war-path; Gen
GriersOn does not however believe that general com
bnatiOn be effected with the Indians OF the Fort Sill
Reservation Four chiefs there at the date OF his re
port and expressed their determination 10 remain peace
The report further states that the Peneeghkos, No
Bear, Chief OF the YampaTcas thinks that Lalana,
Lone Wolf, and Kicking Bird will come In. About a
week before the date OF the report some stock was
stolen from a farm the agency. Most OF 1t, how
ever recovered and brought in by the Yamparcas
and Peneteghkos the Goth Of june 10 unHervce
and recuperaye mules were stolen from the post one
are scnt after them some of the animals were re-
covered and at the date Of the report the troops were
upon trail in close pursuit, and would probably cap
ture them all Eight Indians OF the WacOs and WichitOs
were with Capt. Walsh. Their opinion is that the mules
were driven off by the Cheyennes. Gen. Grerson had
sent TO the Peneteghkos camp requesting As Habit
name OF che to send party from there to intercept
the thieves, If possible. Capt Burke OF the 10th Cav
airy who is with companies patrong south OF and
along the line Of the Red River has instructions to attack
and punish any Indians found there Gen. Grlers0n
says: 1T is my intention TO prevent, far as possible
depredations and to punish the guilty parties; pursuing
such policy TO break up combinations, and to avoid
| bringing a general Indian war"
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs (Gen. Parker is
making his arrangements for the purchase and transpor
aton OF the Indian annuity goods for the season He
will 20 TO New-YOrk Monday next, to meet Mr.. Will
lam f. Dodge and other members OF the Board OF Indian
Commissioners, 10 make the purchases.