, 1873-10-16
THE INDIAN WAR.
Closo Of the Cntnpnlwn and Isct1lr1i OF
tho Y0AN1atunrH.

tho Volunteers.
Fron. The Denrer ICokl Tribune. 0et, 10.
thoroughly posted in regard to. tho important
movements OF the past two weoks, IN ropolng
d threatened Indian Invasion. WhiIo 1t Is a
burning Shame and n disgrace TINT Our Terrlto-
ry should bo invaded cattle slaughtered, houses
atd ranches robbed, and horses atolon, tho
fault does not rest with our local authositics
or tho inhabitants, but with tho informal 2nakor
policy that tica tho hands Of thoso Interested,
and exposes us to a repetition Of such foraya,
Testanents, md tractB, Ia changed to storm re-
prossion aud force, wo may caoh have reason to
expect to bo exposed to unwelcono visltB from
70 gentle Bavagcs.
4 little moro than two weeks ago, the to1e-
graph announced that a band Of Southern Ohey..
ennes had LETT ther reservation at Fort Sill, and
wore marauding in tho Valley Of tho ArlsansaH,
frightening settlers. destroying stock, and COM
mittiug numerous lepredationB.
Tho commanding officer ut Fort Lyon hold
parley with them, mud received q promise that
tho pnrty would Immediately go to their roHerva-
tion. InBtead OF doing so aftor making feint
Of retur1ing they struck cut for tho scono OF
Bns Pacific Rnllroad.
Tho first intelligence Of their presence In Tho
country was received at Donyer on Saturday
evening last, between G ind 7 o'clock, in tho
Rhnpo Of kilograms from cattlo-hordors in the
employ Of AIeesra. aittson, Farmer, Wilson,
Cranmor, md others, in tho vicinity Of RIVER
Boud, Dijou, and Door Trail.
Between tho time that tho kilograms were re-
ceved and o'clock Sunday morning, sixty.tve
men Ind been collected, arms, ammunition, mud
saddles procured, and tho outfit embarked oil
board specinl trim at the depot of tho Kansas
Pacific.
made for assistance promptly and oheorfully,
md tho action of tue railroad officials was moro
tllnn could bo expected.
Tho work Of organization was most efficiently
done by tho Wilson hoya, J. ?. Farmer, ". u. F.
contributed their time aud that Of their
employees, the use Of horses and food from their
Arriving at tho front, the party, with tho OK.
ception Of ten or twelve, wore mounted and
started III search OF the onemy, It was tho in
teution to moot at Wilson'S Hanch in Bijou
Basin, on Sunday, but by somo means tho con-
centraton was not effected until tho next MORN
ing at NIoorea Ranch, on tho Sandy.
In conversation with many who participated
In tho movement this detention ia regarded as
most proviuontinl for tho reason that. il IN
earlier start had heon occurred, tho Indians
would havo been reached earlier, and an ougago-
numbers, md hotter equipment of al1ns and
horses, they could not have failed to gain tho adj
vantage.
1t Sloorc's, 1t was resolved to form ncmi-
military organization MIR. Byors, of the Nclus,
was made presiding officer Of tho meeting, and
John Hitlson waa elooted Captain, Andy Wilson
First Lontenant, and ". H. II. Cranmor Second
Lieutenant.
At Moore's so,no timo was spent in forward
ing scattered fan1ilieR who Anl abandoned their
homes, to tho Dijou Dasn. This accomplished,
tho trail was tnkou and followed unrolnittiugly,
until thoY pursued tho Indians past tho water-
holes in Horse Oreols, mileB below Dowling:'e
Ranch, which is 10 miles south of River Bond,
making n forced march Of over 200milcn between
10 O'clock Monday morning mud shutdown
Wednesday, evening, without provisions Of my
kind, except what could be procured Of tho cat
tlc-sauclep, md forage for horsef, and blankets
At tho last camp mnao BY tho Indians, thoy
abandoned camp-ntonais, moccaBnH, aud
knives losing Hone revolvers and lleld-glasseH.
It was clearly aEccrtnned that they did no oool;-
ing from the head of Dijou till after they cross
cd Adobe Crock, in full retreat for their roser.
vation.
All nlong tho trnil, wherever an opportunity
offered, cattle woro moyci1essly slaughtered and
wounded with arrows and lances, horses stoleu,
and cabins broken open and plunderol. There
is every evidence that mischief was megnt wlon
t!loir plans for stealing wero matured. Tho ro-
cults show in a most forciblo manner tho neces-
Eiy Of n military organization Of settlers, hnv.
ing itn headquarters somewhere in tho Dijol
Basin, to protect that section OF tho country,
eltt We hope to eoo steps taken as Hoon as posi-.
bic 10 this end.