The New York herald., 1871-11-29
HUNTING TIE RED MEN.
United States Troops on . Raid Against the In.
dians In Texas-Interssting Account Of
Their Encounters and Fxploits-A
view Of the Acts Of the Arizona
Apaehes and the Eject Humaae
Treatment Has on Them.
WASHINGTON. d. O., Nov. "a, 1871.

WASHINGTON. d. O., Nov n, 1877.
Tho following general order. detailing the success
iui operations OF our troops against the hostile In
dians published IN recognition OF the energy and
good conduct displayed BY the troops who took
part In the various expeditions has forwarded
to the War Department from the headq uarters Of
! the Department OF Texas:-
Captain A. Il. Charee Sixth cavalry left for
a,a E,oh,aardson s s1yember H. 1871, In command 0.
yenber party Of twelve Comanche Indians was
Sat a promptly N.Y. cnagea s "a r%aa,ng run nsh'
All the shots fired while the horses OF the In
l aians ana Oh thc troops were at full gaIlop Seven
First Lieutenant ?, NJ. Boehm. Fourth cavalry, on
tnlrtV uays' scout from Fort Richardson with
twenty Ave men Of Company A. Fourth cavalry, dis.
covered May 20, 18Th hunting party OF four Co.
Big WachIta, and killed one Indian and nis horse.
one man and TWO horses OF Lieutenant Boehm's
party were slightly wounded.
Lieutenant Colonel W. Il. shaner, OF the Twenty
fourth Infantry with force OF SIX officers OF the
| Twenty-iourin infantry ana Ninth cavalry seventy
i've enlisted or the Ninth cavalry, and two
guides from Forts Davis anu Stockton, left Varila
erly direction across the recos INTO he Staked PAIN.
/ on June 30 the scout encountered small party oi
Apscnes aud captured one Indian, sixteen animals
and all their camp eIuIpaae.
sergeant D. Harrington. OF Company M, Eighth
cavalry with ten men OF Company M. lett san Ant0-
Mo for the vcintg OF Bandera June ~ 1871.
/ ON July he iound and attacked q small party OF
succeeded in woundng Two Indlps and recap. .,lrlng
! rOrty-seven horses.
| Tiis small party o, soldiers was handled IN =
most vigorous manner from the start Tue ser
geant seems TO have kept ms men IN saddle all day
! aud had his horses shod by candle light.
sergeant Harrington reports tnat, while the citt-
zens In tne vicinity OF Bandera were very anxious
cepton OF MI. Gallagher and Mr.. hofrman none Of
them would guide his party through the country or
assist nm In any manner.
First Leutenant W. y. Hemphu, Fourth cavalry,
IN command OF Company 9, Fourth cavalry. left for
small party OF Indians discovered all OF whom
escaDed, leaving in the nands OF the scouts their
saddles, animals and abont one hundred head Of
Leuieaant HemphiIl and his command are Justly
/, commended Tor tner energy by the Post Com
Captain F. W. Crsndal, Twenty-fourth Infantry
infantry; forty men OF Company A, Twenty.iourth
infantry, and Twelve men OF Company NJ Ninth cav cav
icn in with small party Of Indians aud Killed one.
Captain :. y Coas, Twenty.loarth infantry, with
Bulls, Twenty.lolrh infantry, with rorty-six men
| OF Company r. Twenty fourth infantry, aud ten
McRanett Angus is, 1871. On the ist q september
Lieutenant Bulls, at distance from tue main party.
discovered three lndians driving herd Of about
three hundred cattle. Lieuten MT Bu!lis attacked
pressed closely about mile, when they Joined
party OF hfteen more Indians ana stopped to make
ten more. making in all twenty cignt Indians.
Lieutenant Bnlis, with MS four men attacked them
utcs, but found II Impossible 10 disodge them, and
retired, taking with HIN q second herd of cattle
which lhe Indians had collected, numbering aoon'
Captain D. schooley. Twenty-anh Infantry with
| try; twenty.sevcn men OF Company {, Ninth CAV,
| airy. and seventeen citizens including the web
can on September g 1871, IN pursuit Of Indians whe
were raidng IN the vicinity. The tran was iound
the ed he Indians were In sight, near the mouth
| Of Las Moras Greek; but owing TO the laCt
nOrses and dropping the jaded ones the scout
could not force them to nGhl ana was barely aDlo
niles fartner wien the Indians aucceedcd In elui-
| Ing pursuit. Tho scout recaptured thirteen AMI
mails.
The Trrxchereus Apaches ~ Arizona.
A private letter from gentleman OF intelligence
and hign character, residing at Tucson, Arizona
contains the following interesting reference 70
recent events In that quarrer:-
The ancceens and record of General Crook gave us al
S @ G Apache . ras an saa
place these mefcess into position o.
&: ss .s:S :$s1s..s.,y: %A.:sysr could 4Gs% s"s
s ss
sss i;
bsiEer:ni . terms q .niiy ihroash nesoua,ion Il
aas,it tse sslEuown. chief. and n. entire band
ss as ' an s'ss net s1': ns: !.
.sns e % ". 1 rss : s S asn
g e. e. .S. n re ,Ss s %sn we're
matter Of wers bound . ,: s,.a s!s:
That less iIan half year than Saf % me
*. S'Sa end S.s' y
4, im po,n. Mr. vneen. coiyer appeared sosns
and y s u,s S % bSs and %
poicy you sr:.dy Isafasl ssy induced
@ the and h. s they srs :u%rssS .S 70 come snS
that "ouid ). , quite possb wen Easy
and y q Fort
Soes Mssn june he Indians isa fors Grant ,s:y
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Ing there had snen rs.i1on enough and continued %
ns him sis sash in testimony Of rcspsci Tor bic
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'y .nss assd meeting S .nS spsy s''s 70
iHs; i l. wsaa Amos. seem !. II he wished
Ss indian Ring miss. Sass material 70 .ssp prsir
s . s ss: soa 81 % :1ns Ss, % IL s u.
uoor indian
But 70 return to ne poor Indian The moss savag.
and brutal treated with the most marked
kindnsss. Poor Maeeil, who vas our most faiih
beng murdered by Coycrs pes who are cd ana clothed ~
Camp Apache The old fellow respondent md says
far from alliance with the whites proving beneficial
him. BE- dnds that the worst savases, his sncnieA
who are 10 howly fear Of being 'nas-acrrd on
dor that We feel little dscoursgedy We. who bavs
rlven develop Arizona have left 10 little bu, The
contemplation OF fields frcsh-ada graves
ma or hes. friends not naturally OF despond.
ing temperament but assure that Colyers
apon ioned, of the people VIII DO obliged to abandon
the country.
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