Arizona citizen., 1871-09-16
THE INDIAN WAR.

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 IN THE MOUNTAINS
 NORTH OF THE CHA. When 1 last wrote, our command was at Camp Apache. General Crook had ordered Captains Brent and Mein- holds Troops to return to their posts to reft, himself going to Verde, leav- ing the rest of his command under Captain Guy V. Henry, Third Cav airy. His orders were to organize a body of Indian scouts, and to operate against hostile Indians in this Depart ment, independent of any post, but to receive aid or supplies from them. In a few days the Indians belonging to Miguels, Pedros, and Capitan CMqui- to's bands assembled, speeches were made, pow-wows gone through, and the usual quantity of tobacco smoked, and when volunteers were called for to fight bad Indians, 75 bucks stepped out at once. Out of that number, fl were chosen for soldiers, p to be in reserve and P to accompany Captain Henry's command. A complete de- scriptive list was made of the Indians, and they were informed that failing in their duties, they would forfeit all claim to any treatment but as hostile Indians. Those in reserve were to hold themselves in readiness to re- place those going out first. Govern ment clothes were now issued to the Indian soldiers for duty, which made them proud as peacocks, and com pletly un-Indianfed them. The first duty these Indians were called upon to perform, was to arrest some of their own people and confne them in the guard house. This they did promptly. Independent of this organization of soldiers, every member of these friendly tribes was furnished with a ticket; any Indian found without one was to be treated as hostile.
 On the 24th ol August, the com mand left Apache for Camp McDow- ell, hoping to find Indians on the way, although it was we'll known that at this season they were scattered all over the country and hard to find, and then only in very small parties. Ar irving at Cedar creek, Captain Henry with part of his command, and Cap tain Stanwood with another part, made night marches; the former back to Camp Apache, the latter in the di- rection of our line of march. h. dians were with both parties. Cap tain Hcnry's party climed mountain, and within hearing of Camp Apache jumped rancheria of a small party, killing one Indian. The Indians did the killing and behaved splendidly. the part of the command ill advance, 1t was found that Captain Indians had killed ,, and taken II prisoners. The killed were bucks, and the prisoners squaws, show ing the falsity of the statements of the peace men and journals that ire spective of sex we kill the Indians.
 Thus you see the complete success of General Crooks plan of organiz- ing the Apache Indians into soldiers, and that, too, the first time 1t has been done. These tribes belonging to Mi guel, Pedro, and Capitan Chiquito, living respectively on Cedar, Carrizzo and Civicu creeks have committed incurred the hatred of the surrounding tribes, and now the Gov ought to arm these people so they can defend themselves. Pre- vious to their exhibiting so firm a friendship for the whites, they had been threatened (for their friendliness) by Cachise and Es-cul-te-se-la.
 The command (excepting Captain who had been sent off on | side scout to meet us at Cherry creek It the base of the Sierra Anchas) re- nained at Miguels on Sunday, as it was reported by them that the Pimas md Papagoes intended jumping them. This did not take place-the Papagoes % dreaded having turned out with Governor Stafford and party of POO