Arizona citizen., 1872-08-24
LETTER FROM APACHE.
Major A. J. Dallas, Commanding 2 Camp Apache, Gives a Full Ac- count of the Late Indian Troubles at that Post.

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 CAMP APACHE, A. T., August Il, 1872.
 Editor Citizen-Dear Sir: l am not as usual thing ambitious of ap- bearing in print. deeming that a mili- tary mans proper sphere is in the quiet and unostatious performance of his duty, but the present condition of this Territory, excited, and reasonably so over the continued lawlessness of the Indians off the reservations, would seem to make 1t in some measure @ duty to disseminate correct informa- tion on the part of officers, in order that the public mind may not be led astray by exaggerated or false reports. It is with this feeling, and with the cognizance of General Howard, who arrived at this post on Saturday, that I have thought it proper to give you 0 succinct account of certain transac- tions which have taken place here with the Indians under my charge.
 On the 3Oth of July, under the in- huence of "tezwin," certain (three) Indians pursued my interpreter, firing upon him into the post, and directly in front of my quarters. I at once directed fire opened upon three men, who desisted and ran off. The guard sent after them failed to find them. At this juncture, one of the chiefs volunteered (Capitan Chiquito) to'cap- ture the offenders. He was furnished with arms and made the attempt. but was prevented by the combined bands of Ny-on-de-schlay and Es-cu-pa- tone-cha, and his brother very severely wounded. I dispatched force of soldiers under an officer, who pursued these Indians eight miles until dark. Their rancherias were found deserted and the Indians had apparently gone in 8 body from their usual camping grounds. During the pursuit the of ticer was fired upon by flying h. dian, and the fire returned, but a bet ter knowledge of the country and the delay occasioned by permitting Chi quito to pursue, enabled the Indians to escape.
 The next day all the Indians were present at post, except the two bands above named, and I believe that many of them were near by. Owing to the fact that I was obliged to notify Camp Grant, and at the same time furnish Governor Stafford with an escort, l did not feel at liberty to dispatch men ill pursuit. On the 4th of August the absent bands returned to the post and delibe- -ately appeared for muster and rations. 1 placed the chiefs in the guard house and cut off all rations from their bands until the offenders were produced.
 Several parties went out after them without success, and affairs remained in this condition until the arrival of General Howard. Miguel, who re- turned with the General, at once sent out party of twenty-five in pursuit. They have not returned. The h. dians supposing that the Generals presence was at once liberty to them and solution of their troubles, at tempted to ignore my authority and to appeal to him. This was evident amongst all the chiefs, but the good sense and military instincts of Gen eral Howard forbade any interference with my discipline, and he emphat- ically and repeatedly refused to have anything to do with the matter except to express his complete approval of what I had done, and his advise that my orders be compiled with.
 Feeling however that the further enforcement of discipline on this point might exacerbate the chiefs to such an extent as to materially retard the fur ther objects of General Towards visit, and believing that sufficient punish ment had been inflicted, after con- ference of three hours l agreed upon my own responsibility to release the chiefs (who in fact were really as know, personally innocent) upon receiv- ing a personal permit from Miguel, in the presence and with the cooperation of the chiefs that he would see that the two real offenders were produced.
 l. G.,