New-York tribune., 1874-07-11
TIE INDIAN WAR CLOUD
WIDESPREAD UNEAsINEsS AMONG The
SAVAGES.

N. |
ING TENDENCY TO A GENERAL wAR-BANDs oF
KIowAs. coMASCHEs, cHEYENNEs. ARAPAHoEs'
AND SIOUX ON THE wAR-PNrI-THE ARMY MOI
STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY on AN AGGRESSIVE I
CONTEST.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, July i0.-The detailed information
received at army headquarters ithrough the maiS
indicate q more widespread uneaslness among tne
Indians than was at first believed to exist. ueh'
Sherman still considers the movements OF the saw
ages IA the usual Spring raids, but sees IN them
growing tendency TO q very general Indian war Oh
the frontiers At present the movements are con-
fined to the plains and it is believed at headquaI-
ters that they will remain The tribes lhhaOtinH
the mountains, Gen. Sherman says nave oeeh very
effectuauy overawed by the vigilance OF the
army and the miners ana "oulu naiuiS
unite ing the hostile operations, The latest
army disnatcbes received from Fort Sill, in the
heart of the country occupied by the wild tribes
south of the Arkansas River, announce that all ls
ouet in the immediate vicinity of the Fort, but
warlike party composed OF Kiowas, Comanches'
Cheyennes and Arapahoes ls now on the way from
the Red River north and north west across the Can
adian. Cimarron and Arkansas Rivers The ohclhi
advices estimate this force at about five hundred
warriors. well mounted and equipped. The greatest
CONSERVATION exists among the Ssetters Of outhern
Kansas and many are seeking safety within the Sc
cure limits of the settlements. At some points the
settlers are rayng at central points IN order 10 CO.
operate with the military forces.
In 1869 these same Indians made Formidable
demonstration along the valleys of the Republican,
Solomon. and Saline Rivers, and committed nuner
ous atrocities These led to the vigorous FAN anu
Winter campaign commanded by Gen. sheridan III
person. which resulted not only in the effective hu
initiation of these arrogant tribes, but their complete
abandonment of the region bordering and north Oh
the Arkansas River, and the submissive Occupation
of the reservation set apart for them south Oh the
Canadian. Since that time, with the exception OF a
few isolated predatory expeditions across the hed
River into Northwestern Texas, these Indians have
remained within the control Of the military forces
and the Indan.agents at Fort Sill. The 9th Cavalry,
NUMBERING about 800 men, constitutes the entire
available mounted force TO operate against these
Southern Indians The 80 and 9TH Infantries are
doing garrison duty at the forts in the threatened
territory The 10Th Infantry until recently stationed
in Louisiana is the way TO relieve the 81 heg
ment The aggregate effective force OF infantry is
about 0OO Active operations. however, must depend
mainly upon the cavalry, and. considering their re-
duced numbers, owing torecent Congressional legls-
latiOn and the vastness of the region threatened by
the Indians. a satisfactory check punishment of
the depredatng bands seems at headquarters almost
hopeless
The latest dispatches from the Sioux country
promise a more troublesome condition Of things IN
the North. All the agencies the Upper Missouri
River between Forts Sully and Rice are endangered
by the hostile acts of the bands of the warke tribe
of that region. The main direction Of attack is
along the Northern Pacific Railroad, and west
toward the Wind River Valley. An attack has also
been made on the remote northern settlement Of ST.
Joseph near Pembina, the British American
boundary. The force Of the Sioux in
open hostility is put down at about 5000
but their operations are scattered over consider
able extent of country. The troops accessible for
the campaign are the eth Cavalry and 18th and 22d
Regiments Of infantry Gen. Sherman SAYS that
enlstments have been stopped to meet the required
conditions of the army. so that the companies have
been depleted TO mere squads. He thinks that the
troops may be able 10 protect the settlers but they
are unequal to the task of aggressive and decisive
campaign. Many of the settlers, he thinks, Will be
able to defend themselves. The General character
teristically says: The Indian Bureau has fed the
Indians all Winter and the ponies are tat, so the
savage warrior is In fine trim for the acquisition OF
fresh scalps and plunder. Next Fall, after the sum-
mers activity, they will all be taken back and fed"