The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-20
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Fears of a General Raid on the
Texas Frontiers.
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Seven Thousand Savap"
Fort SiD
sroN, Texas, June 10, 1871.

! ,sroY, Texas, June 10, 1871.
- the weatherford (Texas
Times of June u
:, just from Fort Sill, on his way to
messy 80 put the following information at our
nus" ~ every wora Of which can be relied upon
"is' FORT SILL, Indian Territory
OFFICE KIowA AGENCY May 20, lS7l.)
His Excellency f. J. DAVIS, G0verfi0r!- : :.
Since my arrival here have been careful to
collect information IN reference to the move
Wents OF Indians OH and OF these reserves,
and would state TO your Excellency It Is
evident that during the coming summer there
will be Witnessed the most extensive ravages OF the
frontiers Of Texas OF any preceding Almost all the
Indians of this agency and the CheyenneS OF another
have left and are now on the warpath. We learn
from Indians that are coming IN frequently that
other bands of Comanches that DO not belong here
are also active. and that the Plans are black with
Apaches. Upon interrogation as to the numbers
they pointed TO large valley near by Of more than
Constantly increasing depredations on the north
western frontiers corroborate their statements
The Apacnes have been coming down the waters
of the Colorado and further South, and 1t is most
likely the depredatons committed at the far South
were by them We learn also there is rendezvous
OF Texas. These traders from New Mexico meet the
Indians and furnish them with arms and ammunl-
a IN @ Vr sa
Chief Of the Kiowas, is the first brave OF all the
tribes; Kickingbrd, the second chief Of the Klowas
or Silver Knife; Asatoyel, or Grayish Fox;
mug Bear q General has these With the
arrested chiefs. General sherman, who is now
here, has ordered additional forces along the North
ern line.
The lists ana enumeraions OF the Indians in the
reservation OF Fort Sl are as follows:-COmanches
1861 Aaea fas eaSsaS 500 i4 @snss
800; Deawares, Il; Keecnies, 126; Wachas, -l24;
1a %sn Tos s Toa psoS
the arrest John G. Klckingbrd Is the
second CHIEF Of one OF the warllKe and
told OF many fine traits and considerable education.
lie spoke thus:-.I like the talk OF yesterday, but
cant 'nt 4ns K T the Of
permitted 'e to buy arms and ammunlslon and
enough to be bad. lfyou want us to be good you
must have Washington supply MS with arms and
ammunition ana then We VIII think OF It," s
The following are extracts from an extra Official
letter from Fort Sill
In an interview between General sherman, Gene.
raj Morey, General Grierson and the agent at the
Iaum was shown aors as an an
longing TO that reservation were hostile
to and now on the warpath against the people OF
having so frequently broken their treaty, should be
declared outlaws, and the government should cease
to care for them and sequesrate their lands and
punish them as their enormlties deserve and that
he should so recommend
General sherman Looking After Indian
Raiders.
WASHINGTON, June 10, 1871.
A despatch to the War Department. from General
Sherman at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, says:-
General Mckenzie reached Fort Sill June 4 and
win take back to Richardson the Indian prisoners.
by sending three more companies OF the Tenth
Cavalry to Fort Sill General Grierson viii keep a
picket OF three companies at Old Camp, Radseimein-
SKI and at the mouth OF the Cache that raids
into Texas from the reservation will be prevented.
] believe the KiOwas will give up the forty.one
miles and hencef0rth be more careful In their Texas
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