The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-08
BY TELEGRAPH.
Terrible Indian Atrocities.

ASHlNtIoN, July u
The commission of Indian affairs has re-
ccived the following telegram
Usage CRY, Kansas, July Z.
To Hon. L. Smith, Commissioner, Wash
ington-Just arrived from Cheyenne and
Araphoc agency on the north fork of the
Canadian river. Hostile Cheyenncs, CO.
manchcs and Kiowas made their appearance
in the vicinity of the agency on the 81
inst, and same day killed and scalpcd VIM.
Watkins, 80 miles north of the agency.
The five war parties secmcdto be moving
in the direction of the trail from Agency
to Caldwell, Kansas, and | at once dis
patched a courier to Fort Dill for the
troops to protect Agency, which were
temporarily granted. On the morning Of
the 9th we mustered a small party of en-
ployes to escort me through to Caldwell.
Hostile Indians had been seen at King
Fishers lanchc. Proceeding north we
took all the men and stock to Lee Il
Reynolds rancho, on Turkey creek On
tic ~ iHStdht tllc lliultIlo uttuChcu thio
rancho but were rcpulsed getting only
some horses.
Four miles north of Bakers rancho we
found Pat IIennessey, George Rand Chas.
Galloway, and an unknown man, lying on
the road murdered. They had three
wagons loaded with sugar and coffee for
Agent lIowarth, all of which was destroyed
or taken away. All the men were scalped
lIennesscy had been tied TO his wagon and
burned, and the fire was still burning. We
gave them hasty burial and proceeded to
the next rancho, where we found tcamstcrs,
stages, etc, concentrated. They reported
n war party of about 100 as having passed
north that morning. The ranchmcn had
driven them off. We took wom1n and
child from this place. and gave the
men all the ammunition that we could
spare. The next rancho we reached
after dark The Indians had gone into
camp -four miles cast in Shelton Creek. |
advised all ranchemen and freightmcn to
abandon their places which they did, and
by making good use of the night we reach
cd Caldwell yesterday.
We found Lcilns OK train at Pond Creek
% miles south of Caldwell aud fear this
train loaded with subsistence for the
agencies Will be captured, as we saw nine
hostile Indians in that vicinity, and tho
party has only three guns. My chief clerk
is in command of the party. There are
now but two ranches occupied on this
road and we fear their fate before help can
reach them. ! have no doubt the Indians
will clear everything until repulsed, this is
their proclamation. | have offered my
own life in passing through their lines to
save others, and now ask, and shall eX-
poet to receive at once, two or three com
panes OF cavalry, one to be stationed at
Bakers rancho to protect the government
interests on this road, and one at Agency.
These troops should be transported quickly
rs possible to Wichita by rail. No hostile
and must have troops to back it up. Let
the hostile element be struck and with such
power as shall make work quick and eifec-
tua now go to Leayenworth awaiting
instructions eand ready to 90 with General
Pope.
Signed JonN d. MILES,
Indian Agent
Mr.. Miles is a quaker, and considered by
the interior department to be Il cool and
thoroughly reliable agent. His request for
troops has been endorsed and recommended
for immediate attention by the military
authorities Of the war department. The
hostile Indians referred to are estimated to
number 1000, comprising about one fourth
of the Cheyenne, Kiowa, and Arapahoe
tribes, 1t will he remembered that these
tribes. who had been raiding extensively
in Texas, should be brought into thorough
subsection and compelled to gives us their
rading leaders. This was not done, and
trouble now proceeds from some turbulent
portion Of the tribes, hree-fourths of
whom are peaceably located at Fort Sill
reservation, where also Satanta, Big Tree,
and their other prominent chiefs still re-
main in compliance with the agreement.