The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-08-27
ARKANSAS CITY.
Condition Of Affairs in Southern
Kansas.
The Indians, the DrOuth. the
Grasshoppers, and the
Politicians.

EDIroa TIxES:-Since rea1ing Mr..
Hoas's denial Of some fact. in my last let
ter, | have received letter flOm the Chey-
enne agency, and TIE writer states that papers
on file there prove that I was correct, and
that Mr.. Miles did demand troops at two
different times As protection against Indians.
From a scout who vent $50 miles irto the
Antelope Hills AMI stayed about ten days. l
get tie information that about ell the Chey-
cnnts, except ten lc1ge, eighty lodges Of
Kiowas and Comarches, forty lodges Of
Osages. and few kickapaoos and Pawnee',
numbering in all aicu. 1900. are on the
war path in amongst the Rel and Antelope
Hills, some l5e miles southwest of Cald-
we'll. Tie Salt Fork and Fed Fork are
both dIy, and it would lie almost impossible
fer force TO fight the Indians there just
now, IS they would suffer for water Tor 10Th
hors. and man. The scout thinks there is a
prospect for . general Indian war. This is
from q rel able scou, in the government
employ.
LATER-A letter Just received says the
Indians are gathering on the Norths Fork.
They claim to be even with the whites, and
are willing to make peace. They sent seven
men into The agency for rations, giving the
var whoop, but they we're refused. Little
Robe says be will have ratiors or blood.
Company G, 9Th Infantry, start Omorrow
for the agency. Company Z, from Gibson,
will be there tomorrow or next day Aug.
III. Captain Uobam starts for the Black
Jack, on Red Fork, to morrow, and expects
to have tight on tie North Fork. We are
expecting liveip eight on tie plains this
fall. Gen. Miles moves from Fl Dodge,
and Davidson from Fl. Sill, and will have
them betveen two fires. We have crssn-
ICED a company at this point, and a oom-
psny was formed On the other side Of the
river from here, between here and the line,
and ano her wet of here, on the line, bal.
vay besWesn here and Caldwell.
The Oages are very much excitedov the
neys of some Of their tribe being killed
on Medicine Lodge, and Agent Gibson
has hard work to control them. The Kiowas
have promised Mr.. Stubs to protect the
Agency il the Ossges attack it. Mr.. Gibeon
has cent Stubs out on the Medicine Lodge
to investigate into the affair, ant. the Osages
cave peO0Iee1 ~ W11s uoNA NC IeeuSuS aIO
reports. but S:ubts thought Gibson could
NOT control them. Before going on the var
nah they have declared var against the
Whites. We have patrols out every night
Scr safety, although ve do not feel there is
much dagger - yet. There camp 10 forty
miles south Of this town.
Oar wheat crop has proved to be coed,
and the average ~ good IS ever. The corn
v,s considered total loo Is the G. Hcppers
had stripped the feldr. bat mcst OF the
fafuess end that the ears has mot been dir
enybed, on any Of the carly planting. and
the.e viii be about one-:hird OF . crop in
this county. The q. HIS s,syed about Eve
da,s With n, and then left for the northeast,
Tb<v etripped the fruit trets Of all their
leaves and LET the peaches untouched, on
eome trees. On Others left nothing bot the |
pis. 6hey Do not seem TO be troubled With
isdigessioa II I'll, and all seemed 10 enjoy
good appeiitef.
Our coaaty Convention meets tc.nossov.
n Wiafeld, and = I am one Of The dele. |
raaes fiua this to~nehih will add posi-
1exipe and give yos The ieDlt, - eooa - It
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