, 1874-07-22
INDIAN H0STlLlTlES.
Raids on tho Limo of the Union
Pacific Railroad. =.
A Dash at Fort Fred Steele.
Carfesp0ndknct qf 11k Chftd1o 14thttnk.

A4hhaAAA oAAAf tJo* -oAAt uusJ A+A"As AVHAA1
BoonlH al II wo wore on tho
nonpEnB or AN INDIAN WAR,
Us nows Of Indian dopredatlonB arc accumulasing
OH oyory hand. Scarcely newspaper can bo
openot! but gives an account Of Bome ntrocity
committed by the Havagos III some portion Of tho
wide Wost.. It IL only very lately that they havc
malo their appearance Oh aud near tho 1ino
Of tho Union raci0o Railroad. aud they now
seem determined to mako aa much trouble as
t,oy can. A. few days ago, two rood-choppers
wore tlrcd upon, near Fort Fottorman, hut suo-
coded in making their oacapo. On tho samo
afternoon, q man named jesse Hunton was NOR
tally wounded by thom, and died at tho Fort
few days afterwaya.
Il. W. Burklaylt, a surveyor in Albany coun.
ty, Wyo. Tor, saw tllroe bauda OF Indians noar
Laramie Peak, while ho was out prospecting.
Ho was fired at by ono Of those bands. and 70.
turned tho fire as we'll as he could wonud!ng
che Indian, and then succeeded in making his
Escape to Lara,nio City, and, on the 4th Of July,
reported tho faciB to Col. praeAott, at Eors
sanuora.
Yesterday morning the 1ndions mado
DABlt AT FORT Pied STEELE,
situated directly Oh tho ltno OF the Union Pacific
Raflroad, ana captured eight bend Of stock 10.
longing to aomo immigrants who wore oilcasnned
hall milo from tho Fort. On tho Baae day
they made chase nfter d hand-car between Fort
Bteofo aud Rawiins,-a milo from tho post,--on
which there were several rnllroad hands. Tho
Indians fred upon tlle railroad mon, which fire
tho latter returned with Winchester rlao, and
Mr.. 7. J. Moore thinks ono OF tue Havagos was
killed. or at least nortally wounded. Tho IT.
dim fell from his horse. when tho othors Btop-
pod pursuing tho hana-car, aud, gathering up
their dead comrado, rode on over tho bills to tho
northwatd.
It will DO soen from this that the Sioux, Ara-
pahoeH, and Oheyonnos are ID earnoHt, ana VIII
not be satisfied until they have made 3 f1no haul
Of somo Of tho herds Of horaos TINT roam over
tho Laramie plAins. Several y6ara have o!apsod
since they hare raided mitch along tho course Of
tho great railroad aoroHa the Continent, but ato-
" they eeon deHirous OF changing the scono Of
aetiyo hoHslIitios from their own grounds to
THE TowNB AND sErTkEMENrs
occupied by tho whttes. Tho troubles oarly In
tile cavalry to tho region Of tho Agencies Mt Rod
Cloud md Spotted Tail. Tile aayageB arc we'll
aware of this und aro taking advantage Of It to
deprelato near tho towns and posts. where they
know there Ia no mounted forco to follow thom.
Our regular military force was cutdown by tho
last Congress- and it will bo aB much aB those
who arc lott can do to ropol tho attacKs Of the
savagos upon our infant settlements here IN tue
1Fost. At 10 timo for many yours! past has there
beon ouch appnront CONCERT Of action among tho
difforout tribes, and 1t will require tho utmost
ateadiness Of purpose, aud tho most direct and
heavy hlovs, on tho part of tho army, to drive
the savngos bnck 10 their reservations.
Already there Ia
yslpE-srnEAD ALARM
in many looa!itios and tho OBJECT npon tho get-
tlo1nent Of this country IL, Of course, most db-
couraging. An Indian war may perhaps como
as well ut thiR timo AZ any osher though It is to
be regretted that our Lawmakers thought best
to cut down tho strength OF tho military force
last winter, whom 1t Is so much needed on this
exposed frontier at tho prosont timo. The OWL
orB Of fooks and hords have beoa notified Ia
keep them we'll in hand and tho newspapers
heroabouts have called upon tho citizona to form,
military companies for aolf-aefensc Altogether
there il most unpleasant, not to say alarming,
state Of affairs In tho Far West.
Nnidin9 Snvnxca to Iso Punished.
WaBu1SoToS, July 21.-1n connection with tho
application Of ecu, Sheridan for ofEeetlVa opera
tionB against tho Inliana-tho NowaB, Conan
chos, aid Choyonnos, s,-tho Secretary of War has
Instructed tho Gonoral Of the Army aB follows
July yq0-Iospoctfuly returned to Tie Qonora ct kht
Army:
III accordance with the suggeations and recommend
atoms received to-day from tho Acting Secretary
lis Interior aud the Commissioner Of indian Airs
tho guilty 1ndianR Will 10 pursued and Plilishet
wheEovor found aud tho reservation llhes should u
not to strike iunoccnt and frenuiy indians who
recent forsys Measures should be Immediately takol
keep friendly 1aa'ans from the other und per
have mt bud opportunity to join them. TO como III
Then nA who persist III hohtica should be patsuet
and punished The Secretary of tho Interior will u
copy Of the letter Of te Secretary Of tho 1nter1or
Jny IL, inclosing the communication from the Com
missioner Of 1nt.an Affairs, Of tho sane date rc
Igened} W11L1AM " DE1xaAr,
| Secretary Of War.