The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-22
TIE INDIAN WAR.
Important Despatch from Superintendent Ben.
dsll-Ths Indians All Leaving the Gov
ernmsnt Observation-Disclosures and
Kapine RECOMMENDED - General
Crooks Troops in Hot Pursuit

WASHINGTON, March q, 1872.
The following telegram was received here:-
ARIZONA CITy, March Is, 1872.
Hon. FRANCIS A. WALKER, Commissioner OF Indian
Fam m receipt ef kilograms from the Secretary Of
the interior directing Inc to report explicitly by
Bal lew Of the tribes recentIv placed on
reservations manifest disposition TO posi-.
9eeerosi ay'e Of the No oppoTuny
mas been lost to acquaint them with the Intentions
o. me The arder Of ensr rom sn'
their reservations after the 18th ut. Those
al Verde and Camp Mcdowell have all ned, and
murder and rObuery have again commenced with
renewed vigOr, II beng evident tnat they have
boarded their our ratlons for the purpose Of inau
guratng new campaign. RAIDS have been made
on the sett .ers IN the valleys around Prescott,
large amount Of stock stolen, and unless protec.
ton be Afforded the settlers Will become Empower
lshed ana uecmated. A few days since passed
through Prescott Ior Colorado, and feel satisfied
from personal observation the above recital is
true as concerns tnat section OF the country.
Reports reached me OF similar condition Of
affairs III the southern section OF the country, and
there is so much earnestness IN the whole proceed.
Ing mat am Justified III saying that their hostility
is iull Of LIE and vigor The Apache Indians who
came TO the Colorado Reserve and were ted all lett
on the l4ih ut for the mountains, with the excep-
ton OF ABOUT nifty. The Date Creek Indians gen.
are abroad. Most Of them WIN propaoly remain
and be led, as their number IL small. the murder
Of tS ns post is s asriburase to Mexican ss
Certain circumstances favor this view, but
the mater is one OI grave uOuDt. Inc Huapas at
Rea's Springs appear to be friendly, ana some OF
their number Will probably Join General Crook as
scouts against the TontOs. 1 am without informal
ton from camps Grant and Apache, but hear that
the Indians WILL remain their reservations. The
MoJaves Pimos aud Papagoes are progressing as
favorably could De expected and 40 not aniici.
pate any trouble from them General crook has
taken the field, anu FROM present indications Will
pursue the Indians vigorously.
Ii. BENDELL superintendent.
The same of1cer, In o report Of general iniorma-
ton relative 10 Indian affairs In Arizona for
February, says:-"IndIans VINO have left their re.
serves have been seen on every road and trail in
the vicinity OF Prescott. stock has been killed and
run of IRON the ranches on the Verde River and in
the Bradshaw mining distrIcr. large freight train
was attacked at O station the Hassayampa River.
One OF the teamsters was wounded, but the Indians
were driven OH.
rancho within five miles OF Camp Date Creek
was attacked. The occupants OF the house, ;. I.
and their stock stolen. Information had been
received That a settler at camp Verde had been
severely wounded by the Indians ana IL not ex.
pected to recover. The indians who attacked the
about ten men from the post and number OF
Apache Mojaves from the reserve, ana as lar as
can learn four Of them were killed, two by the
troops and two by the friendly Indians. The
RAIDERS were presumed to be rontos.
Of the nearly eight hundred Indians VINO were at
Camp Verde all have left with the exception OF
few old women and children, and that tue Indians
VINO have left c0mmitied no depredat0ns In that
vicinity there can be no doubt.
the Hualpa Indians, who Tor some time past have
been friendly, have now assumed o threatening at
tltude. Having been eaugnt killing stock they JUS
titled themselves by saying they were hungry The
distribution OF annuity goods to the Pima and Mari.
copa Indians was satisfactorily made on the 7th OF
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