, 1873-10-12
INDIAN OuTRAGES.
The EFosti!c EsslHstls in Southern Col
Ornuo So KILLING Cntt1o atidiscrilni-
NtIl.

The Erosfi!c Essands in Southern Col
OrnsiO So killing Cntt1o AndisGrilni-
nulcly.
Pueblo, CT. toet. o, Corresronaeeo OF Tic 81. Aois
Democrat.
have several Important factg concerning tho
lato Indian o11tragcB i'll the Upper Arkalluas VAL
Icy, tho first Which lave occurred in this part Ut
Colorado for several years. On the 2ati, ult, n
lnrgo pal ty OF Indians, estimated to number over
3u0, md consisting Of Cheyouncs, Arnpa1,oen,
anu kiowaa, cano into tho Arkansas Valley from
| tho south, md campod nbout two nlilou nbovo
the town Of Los AniInas, tho counsy-Beat Of Bcnt
County, Col, mud just ncroas tho river opposite
| These Indians wero intoryiewcd next day after
their arrival by tho commanding olllcor Of tho
fort 10 learn, If possillo, their Intentions, but
thcy considered tho country au belonging 10
thom, and thoy should roam over it as they
plcasca. It was found that tho 1ndians wore all
warriors, not single Bquaw Icing among them,
and that each warrior was armed with n lrocel-
loading Government ,rifo, Md from ono To two
good royolyars, besides bons aud arrows and
apears, and cncl supplied with an extra led
horse. Theso signs all hetokoned mischief, and
i'll the meantime the commander Of tho poaL had
received dispatches from the military autIorities
At Fort Sill, i'll tho 1nCian Territory, that those
Indians had loft their reservation, going north
wcat aud TINT thoy Woro probably hcnt on mis-
chief. Acting, therefore, upon those intimatiouH,
tho military authorities Of Fort Lyon requested
the Chiefs to leave. with tloir warriors, and 20
back to their reservation. 70 tits reol,ogt tf1o
CLlofs replied tAut they would not 70 til shey
rot ready. aud talked iii n very imri,dcnt n1n,;-
nor
They left, however, in n 1ay or two afterwards.
and proceeded up tho Arkansas River, through
tic settlements md soon hogan to scnftnr ont
in bautls atnoug The stock and rnnchnn on lila
river and tributary stroa,us: md os tlnro II nf,
gamo In This part Of tic country ut thin aonnom
of tho yenr, tho t,nniio nnvnoos hcrnn ~ Iii
cattle and compel the hordcrs 10 cook for them
Willie they foaatol on Juicy steaks Of fat Bl,ort-
loruH. These ncIa were soon followed by IN In
discriminate slaughter OF tho cattlo througll-
out tho valley, and for noaIly q weeli those
outragcs havo continued, until tho ut
most excitement aud CONSERVATION prevail
throughout Southern Colorado. For tl,reo days
past the acttlern hive beon coming into Pueblo
for distance Of 10 miles down lho river, bring
ing III their families md procuring ar1na for pro-
tectlon. Already numbor OF our cltizonu lavo
formed lmpromptn companies, autl gono down
tho river to protest tho gett]crs Tho BheriT OF
thls county wont to Donyer two dayH ngo, Anl
was supplied W TOY. Elhert with such arms az
could DO spared GoY. Elbert also tolegraphed
to don. Foilo Tor military nil, hut up to tho
preBent nothing 'B known hero Of any military
movements against the8o " friendly" rod mon.
1he Indiana are now proceeding toward tho Bet-
eiemonts On tic Los Anlmas liver, below Irini-
dau, and tAo 6nttlerB of Los Animaa County nro
nf1n!hG Tor do{cnHe, although many have loft
their Fanchea and teu to tho towns and
th1ckly-sottloa ueighbortioods. Tho schools all
through tic country ilayo boen closed, mud Bey-
eral Indy teacllors hayo como into Pueblo for
protection. 1t IL impossible to rive oxnCt de-