The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-25
KICKAPOO CAUTION.
The Efforts to Remove the Indians
from Mexico.
Report Of the Special Commissioners Of the
United States Mexican Efforts to Prevent
the Exodus-Demands of the Kicka-
poos-Kiowas and Comanches on
the San Antonio Road.

WASHINGTON, July "a, 1873
Colonel II. r. Clum Acting Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs. to-day received the following COM
munication from Messrs. H. M. Atkinson and
Thomas G. Williams, Special United States Indian
Commissioners to remove the Kickapoos nom
Mexico to the United States The letter is dated -
SARAGosA, Mexico July H. 1873
We have the honor to report that on the 7th
instant the Indian Chief Cheyum-Ka-Ko and
Michael Thomas, our Kic .apoo Interpreter, re-
turned to Fort Duncan to notify us that the Indian
chiefs Of the KickapOo, PottOwattOmie, Lipan and
Mescaero tribes OF Indians were assembled near
RemOlino awaiting conference with the Commits
sieners. We Immediately started for the camp and
arrived there on the morning OF the 9th instant
present nearly all the chiefs of the two tribes
first named, together with the head chief OF the
MescaerOs, who was authorized to act for the
Lipans They informed US they had received word
from New Mexican Commissioner that he desired
to see their principal chief at saltillo, and that
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States; that although they would go
until the return Of the Chief Wa-Pa-si from Sal
tillo, which would be in few days. They further
insisted that they be n% 60 to the KaPO
ence to the selection OF their reserva
ton, and be permitted to remain there
until the same mad been selected. The head chiefs
further desired that after their arrival In Kan
sas we would take three or Jour Of .hem to the
In relation to their reservation. They also in
sisted on going
and wished to go route far west OF all settle
ments until they had passed Texas and reached
the Indian Fe re hr s She dd mot
went they wished to go to the reservation on the
head waters OF the Pecos River, near Fort STAN
S SSss @ Ha Ta
unceremoniously. although 1t was thought he
had only gone to Rempino to await the termina.
eiA At with Kinko nnn md
would return In the afternoon. The Indians in
formed Colonel M0nter0, the Mexican commander,
that Mexican living at Remoilno some tour miles
and told them they would all be massacred II they
returned to the United states, and, II not
massacred they would be disarmed ana put upon
promptly sent an order for his arrest and had him
brought to camp, where he was confronted by us.
He denied at first making the statement, but
finally admitted the TACT and acknowledged that
he had been TO their camp. The President of
sentenced him to fifteen days, imprisonment, and
fined him In addition. On tue following day the
chiefs again met us
IN COUNCIL AT sARAGOsA,
and reiterated their former request and informed
US Wa-Pa-S would return in a few days and in
eight days they would meet us again, and II the
Chief Wa-Pa-Si received from the Governor and the
Commissioner from the city OF Mexico a conflrma-
ton OF Colonel Monteros statement relative to the
return to the United States that the whole matter
would be concluded and that they would start i'm
mediately with us to the United States. Should
they now fail to go the lault will be entirely with
THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT,
for II they are in earnest they viii confirm Senior
Monter0's statement, and In that event the In
dams will certainly CO. The chief Chequam- Ka-Ko
and Michael Thomas, the interpreter, who accom-
panied US from Kansas, have worked increasingly
and earnestly for our success and them and Colo
mel Monter0 we are chiefly indebted for the pres
ent favorable aspect Of matters relative to the
object OF our mission. From the present con-
dition OF things we deem our success almost as
sured. We have had the whole resident popua-
other Mexican towns opposed to the success
OF our mission, and as rapidly as one
yet we trust no further serious obsta-
cles will present themselves. We here desire to
state the recent report OF the presence OF KckapO0
Indians on the san Antonio road Is false, as the
warriors OF that tribe have not been out OF Mexico
recently and the Indians referred to by the San
Antonio papers are, as we believe, Comanches and
KiOwas from the Indian Territory