The New York herald., 1871-11-29
HUNTING TIE RED MEN.
United States Troops on a Raid Against the In.
dians In Texas Interesting Account Of
Their Encounters and Fxploits-A Re-
view Of the Acts CT the Arizona
Apaches and tho Effect Huma,e
Treatment Has on Them.
WASHINGTON. d. O.. Nov. 2s, 1877

uhihs, puollsned III fecokhiuoh vi ,De energy an"
good conduct displayed BY the troops who took
part In the various expeditions has been forwarded
to the War Department from tho headq uarters OF
tho Department oi Texas-
captain A. u. chanee, sixth cavalry, left for
hichardson, November IL, 1871, IN command OF
. small scout Just before dark the lIth Of No
! yelnhcr party Of twelve Comanche INDIANS was
discovered ana promptly charged. running nght
All the shots were nrcd while the horses OF the In
diais ana oi IN troops were AZ fun gaop. Seven
FIRST Lieutenant Y. NJ. Boehm Fourth cavalry, on
! ~ m tn'ft, "a. uays scout lrom fott Ricnardson with
4 covered May ~, 1871, hunting party oi four CO.
mnnches on the divide between the Iral "a ANA the
Big Wachita, ana killed one indian and MA h1rse.
one man and two horses oi Lieutenant Boehm's
Lieutenant Colonel W. T. shaner. OF the Twenty.
fourth Infantry with force OF ak oalcers OF the
hvc enlisted men ~ the Ninth cavary ANA two
guides trom Forts Davis ANA stockton, ell Varilla
Surings on June a. 1877. ana marchci IN a n"rtn.
eriy direction across the ccos INTO The Siaked Paiu
/ on June 20 the scout encountered a amal party of
! Ap9ches and captured one lulian sixteen aaImala
aud all thelr camp cIupalc.
| sergeant II. lIarring on, OF Company W. Eighth
cavalry, with ten men o COMPANY NJ, let san Auto
Mo for the vltulity o ianlcra Pass June n, Is1
/ on July he iounu aud atackcd Il small parry of
Indians who we're driving out nerd of horses, anu
4 succeeded ~ Wonadlng Two indians and recap.urlnR
! forty-4cv horses.
! Iha amall party o, soldiers was handled m n
most vigorous mlutcr rom the start. The
gcant seems 70 have kent ms men IN saddle all day
| and hnd his horses shoh by candle ight.
sergeant Harrington reports tlat, while the cit-
zens IN tne vicinity OF Bandcra were very anxious
TO be projected rom the Indians, witn the ex:
Cepuon OF M Gallagher and Mar. HofmaD, none of
them would guide his party through the country or
assist nm In any manner.
First Lieutenant w. y. Hcmphi, Fourth cavalry.
IN command ot Company q, Four h cavalry. left Tor
Fort Concao July - 1877. ON the i5th Of July a
small party of Indians discovered, all OF whom
escaped, leaving IN the nands or the scouts their
saddles, animals aud about one hundred mead Of
cattle.
Lieulelant Hemph ana his command Justly
commended Tor tncr energy by the POST Com
mander.
Captain +. w. Cranda, Twenty fourth infantry,
with Second Lieutenant Gardenr, Iwcnly-tou
infantry ana Twelve men or Company N. Ninth cav
airy, lett Font Mckanctt July 2S 1871 July 81 they
Captain J. U. Cous, Twcnty.lourth Infantry with
command consisting OF second Lieutenant J. l.
OF Company T., Twenty fourth infantry, ana ten
men Of COMPANY y; Ninth cavalry, J. :! For,
Lieutenant Bulls, AT a distance from the man party.
with four privatcs OF Company NJ, Ninth cavalry.
three hundred cattle. l.eutcn,nt Bu!lis attacked
a. once and rccaptured the herd. The Indians were
party Of hfeen more Indians ana stopped to make
fight upon the top OF NIL. Being soon iolned w
Le1tenan, Bnl'is, with MS four men attacked inem
and maintained The light Tor upwards OF thirty mn
retired, taking win him second herd ~ cattle
which tho Indians had collected, numbering abon'
captain u. schooley Twenty 1lth infantry with
second Lieutenant r. Keiliber, Iwcnty.nith in'an
known indian aghter named ban, !" lcIt Port Dun.
can September o. 1877, IN pursuit OF Indians whe
were raidihg IN the vicinity The tran was iound
and followed with such energy ina' before noon 81
of Las Moras Greek; but owing to tue fact
that the Indians were continually mounting fresh
could not force them to a tight, and w;9 barely ablc
to keep them In sight Tor distance of about lnr'y
miles farther when the Indians succeeded In eul-
msls. ma ''''''
| The Preacher Apachcs ~ Arizona.
! private letter from gentleman Of mteligcncs
| and hign character, residing at Tucson, Arizona
| contains the following interesting reference 70
recent events III that quarrer:-
The aDtcceens and record Of General Crook All
,sI he ..a ssaa
S H%'.s
% ss eo%a ssa AG"% %s
Of The rae. disposed !. talk
@ ds for n n. s
's ss. eer.e II. s.snssn y ss wa" eS. ssa hi. band
Ero'.st.s ill.,, ny could not A.7. peace %c%:n:
,wea,ya's q his inn i@~ed,.s M solow,r. ana put .hom
son q anpa,e sn.ned q, ones Msg,e and bis men we.
% IT.. % n" l%. sSs;' %st ssus 30 ss' to ss BE- snS %
q ~, psrs we're well Iad and far rnasnrsd
S X, a been e. Gr p: .a:
4 ,hn pom. xr ynssn. coiysr Appeared on tn. .esn.
anS p 81 ana
p a . @ s
% e, s. @ : n r. s . vsrs - ~
draw ass days rs'on' Al Time and dspaIs they
she army officer. yor Gran. told ysssracy
murder sysSy Tac.ea. and; sy ss:..nns . FoS
a. ss sus % an: ss';: 70: .
,s:. met r:is'''s ss%. 'riS s'": s
aWnc1 on hs train wsioh capi smith was e.corins
pa,nt ,h'r,y mncs south Of THIS pacr gentleman
sngesedo ccysr hs .he ,.y,ss c"s, .soad b. turned
,ns there had been rs.istiun enough and connucd 10
srd h,s s.n:naay Villain =, an sspeea 81 iayorc prss'n
Al Apache. since. Indian spcared and killed
Cover isins.s TO hear word unfayor.bie Inans
IN T x. Ssep. o sss SpG
sa ,.s.. .'h va: Ss S"ycr " .Aoa; Il;
aisans;: p ,s. ws l. sof a.. q Is
ss1efsas. se.ay e! ins lasns .h.n
sd Ans As an c,ss9y ns%si has per
i lain n..aaIy meeting. and friendly auasp..s%s;
oe g., wa ,%O, ,s,. sec" o,., he Wished
ss Indian nns rs hAs mss1 to assp "p NE prs
sns se.smes - hs name of hanaay and charity Tor tn.
.ns % u 70 sian m 70 s s0' n Ta'o III. s most %s' m
tinans.. Poor Mssei, who vas our mos taIth
beng %rdsnsd as who ar. ."s
Gn 4 Sss II anos sS ' & s. x. po
% s es. ls s e r "s .,t sss h. his .ns ~ % are
:.f'aa' ss 9 IT. sS % w ssa s.
e q 9i s, @ ana 70 s sa s, @ ~
mauy OF onr hos. friends am not naturally Of dcspond
bs aroh Toned o. the reops vii DO obEsd 10 abandon
the country.