New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-20

forty-one mules, and henceforth be more
careful in their Texas raids.
ST. LOUIS, June l9.-T. ID. Griffin, agent
for the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians,
arrived here to-day from council in the
Indian Territory. He states that Santak
Chico, chief of one of the three chiefs cap
tured near Fort Sill during the recent visit
of General Sherman at that post, was killed
while being sent to Texas. He slipped one
of his handouts, and seizing knife, stab
bed the sergeant in charge, who immedi-
ately fired, killing him. The shot also,
killed the wagon driver.
GALVESTON, June l9.-The following is
from the Weatherford (Texas) Times of
June 10: t. l.. Coats, messenger, just
from Fort Sill, on his way to Austin, has
put the following mass of information at
our disposal. Every word can be relied on
The following is l.. S. Friends letter.
Fort SILL, INDIAN TERRITORY
Office of the Kiowa Agency, May 26, 1871. 5,
To His Excellency Governor F. J. Davis:
Since my arrival here l have been care
ful to Gull information in reference to the
movements of the Indians of these reserves
ana would state to your exeellency that it.
is evident that during the coming summer
there will be witnessed most extensive raw
ages on the frontier of Texas of any preced-
ing: Almost all the Indians of this agency
are now on the war path.
We learn from Indians that are coming
In frequently that other bands of Co
manches that do not belong here are also.
active, and that the plains are black with
Apaches. Upon interrogation as to num-
bers they. pointed to a large valley near by
of more than thousand acres and saw that
would not hold them. The Apaches have
been coming down the waters Colorado and
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most likely depredations committed at the
TAR South were by them. We learn also.
there is rendezvous west of the reservation
in what is called Pom Island of Texas.
These traders from New Mexico meet the
Indians and furnish them arms and ammu-
milton in exchange for horses. There are
twentyfOur hundred braves and warriors.
inclusive OF all between fifteen years and
the eldest fighting men,
General Sherman, who is now here, has
ordered additional forces along the north
ern line. The following is an enumera-
ton OF the Indians in the reservations of
Fort Sill: COmanches 2742; Kiowas 1896:
Apaehes 300; QuatadOes 1000; Conchas 4S4
Wlchitas 299; Delawares n; Keechies 126;
Wachas l24; Towancanes 126; Hawanies
85. Total 1854
spoke thus: 'I like the talk of Yesterday
but can not say l will fully agree with ali
parts of it. You have often heard the
Kiowas are bad people will tell you the
reason. We are not permitted to buy arms
and ammunition, and having had our lanI 8
taken from us, we are foolish enough to be
bad. If you want us to be good you must
have Washington supply us with arms and
ammunition. Then we will think of it,"
Extracts from an extra official letter from
Fort Sill state that at an interview had
with General Sherman, General Morey,
General Grierson and Tatum, it was shown
indisputably that the Indians along that
reservation were hostile, and are now on
the war path against the people.
General Sherman said that inasmuch
as the Indians had so frequently broken
their treaty, they should be declared out
laws, and the government should cease to
feed and care for them, sequester their
lands and punish them as their enormities
deserve, and that he should so recommend.