Arizona citizen., 1876-12-23

the Chiricahua tribe.
 Two men were reported killed nea
 Camp Bowie, July 14th. They wer
 miners and had gone upon the Chirica
 hua Reservation after the Indians wer
 removed, searching for mines Troop
 were sent out and followed the trail O
 what was supposed to be five Indians
 to the Sonora lIne Lieutenant Henely
 Sixth Cavalry, is out now, and he ii
 instructed not 10 stop on account 0
 any Territorial boundary, until he Ina, aScertained what Indians are on tho
 border that may have committed thes,
 depredations, au5 also who are left be hind that slr3s.zs 31,sSe moved with the
 Chiricahuas.
 All the Indians who have in former
 times given trouble in central and southeastern Arizona, now belong to
 San Carlos Reservation. The majority of White Mountain Indians that were so 10th to move last year have settled on the reservation, although they visit the mountains for the purpose of hunt Ing and planting Pedro's band, how ever, still remain III the vicinity Oi Camp Apache, most of his young men being employed as scouts. At the re quest of Agent Cum, two chiefs, Dia- blo and Pitone, were discharged from service as scouts a, Camp Apache. Diablo, in revenge for his dismissal, undertook to create a mutiny among the scouts, and when defeated took refuge at the San Carlos agency, and this act now serves to keep him out of the White Mountains.
 In March last, Agent Cum reported some renegades from his agency in the TOnto Basin, and guide Stanley, with Indian scouts from Camp Apache, pro ceeded to that locality, and succeeded in finding them and reported killing seven at one point on the 9th, and nine at another on the 2Sth, whilst only one Iudian escaped.
 Recently NIT. Cum reported certain Indians to have left the reservation, and Captain Porter, Eighth Infantry, with some Indian scouts from Camp Verde, overlook the runaways who fired into his party, wounding one of his scouts. He succeeded in killing seven and captured two women and five chil- den.
 With the authority recently received to enlist forty additional scouts for ser vice in Southeastern Arizona, there will be three companies of forty scouts each. They are posted as follows 2. Company A, It Camp Apache; they are used for the protection of the White Mountain country, lying north of the San Carlos Reservation and to prevent the return of the Indians to that region authority, and will be of ser vice in case of depredations In the Lit tie Colorado country. Company B, Camp Verde; this company is used for. the protection of the country lying. west of the San Carlos Reservation, and to prevent the return of the Indians to. the waters of the Verde river. They are also held in reserve in case of trOu-. ble with the Hualpais, and serve as a. check upon that tribe Company C, which is now being enlisted, is intend ed for service in Southeastern Arizona. and will be used in case of Indiansl leaving to the south from the San Carlos The first work they will have to do, will be to try and find the. Indians who murdered the two miners recently on the Chiricahua ReServa ion, and to find out what Indians wereI left behind after the removal of the and that may have taken 'efuge in Sonora, to raid in Arizona.
 The scouts supported by a small force )f cavalry, are exceedingly efficient and nave succeeded with one or two eX-I captions, in finding every party of In Hans they have gone in pursuit of They are great terror to the runaways rom the reservations, and for such work are muct,l.~.r.o Ere efficient than louble the numC 0'f soldiers.
 Another company of scouts could be ldvantageously posted at Camp Me Dowell, should the number allowed by law and the exigencies of the service. elsewhere permit it. It is possible for he Indians to pass through the noun ains from the San Carlos Reservation and commit depredations on the set dement's of Salt river and the Lower Verde, which are rapidly settling up.
 The future may develop use for more. troops along the border, or the Sonora and Lower California line. Last De ,ember, Governor Stafford reported that. forces from Sonora were taking refuge Dn United States territory, and in com pllance with instructions from division headquarters, Major Riddle, with two of the Sixth Cavalry, pro ceeded to San Rafael and vicinity. The Mexican forces under Serna, and also those of Pesqueira, had both been in Arizona Territory, but withdrew on -he approach of United States forces. Troubles have occurred on the line of