The New York herald., 1879-10-22
At Lloyd's Rancho After
the Massacre.
PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Details of a Visit to the Mes
calero Reservation.
How the Trouble Began and How It
Is Likely to End.

SAN FRANCISCO CAL. Oct 81. 1879.
A Tucson despatch says:-"A letter from Silver
City, N. NJ, says of tho slaughter on the 1sth:-
Arriving at the of the tragedy We found six
teen persons dead. We buried them Five others
are known to have been killed We found no Indians
about. They reported to have gone to the MIN
bres Mountains About one hundred and fifty
Apache scouts, lately with Colonel Morrow in New
Mexico. have returned to Arizona, their term OF
enlistment having expired. They refused to re-enst
It is probably this which gave rise to the runner that
Indian scouts had deserted and Joined the enemy.
Governor Wallace is ut Las Vegas. 1t is
now believed that vctoria's band is trying to
20 through the Burro Mountains to Mexico.
Colonel Morrow says he has troops enough to whip
Victoria but that it will take two months to do it.
He needs o couple of light howitzers. Volunteers
are being raised at Mesilla and Las Cruces. In
fight on the 18th inst. Messla and Las Cruces
pany, numbering thirty. massacred by one
hundred Indians only man (Mr. Hicke) escaping.
Stages for the East leave here regularly though
there trouble"
AMONG KILLED.
Another despatch from Tucson, Arizona says:-
"Adv,ces from Meslla. New Mexico. by mall state
that among those killed by the Indians in New
Mexico is W. G. Hinds United States Collector. A
large body of Indians is reported be concentrating
between Colorado and Hillsboro. 1t is currently
ported that company of Indian scouts have de-
serted our forces and Joined the enemy"
CAUSES OF THE TROUBLE IN NEW MEXICO
EXPORTS TO RETAIN vIcroRIA's BAND ON
THE RESERVATION FUTILE--IN INDIAN ''cUssED-
NESS" MANIFEsTED-AN AGENTS STATEMENT.
MEscALERo RESERVATION, N. NJ, Oct. g. 1s79
The recent foray of band Of Warm Spring
Apaches upon the Hllsboro mining district brought
your correspondent to this point to learn from
Agent Russell whatever he might know that would
interest the HERALD concerning the Indians
in question. The reservation comprises an area of
land fortyfve miles square. It borders toward the
north upon the Rio Bonita. Fort Stanton being dis
tant from the line but miles. 1t is traversed
by the Rio Tularosa, creek that sinks into the
plains not far from the foothills of the White
Mountains. among which lies the Indian tract. Two
or three other minor streams to be found on the
reservation. Tho agency is by the Tularosa creek,
on the ROAD between Fort Stanton and Tularosa
town. and about half way between those places.
VICTORIA AND BAND.
Major Russell eaid ho Was vary prilline to 1sixs
such inform alton as he had at command. Without
considerable research he could not give dates
but they are not of important bearing upon the SUBJ
stance of tho story. Victoria and his followers said
and the just deserts their late outrageous conduct
would be nothing less than the determination of the
band. At the same time II matters traced back
he thought that blame for the unruliness Of these
Indians would be found attaching to the govern
ment They had been shifted from reservation to
reservation-from AlaInosa to San Carlos-from San
Carlos to Tularosa lin Arizona, about 200 miles west
ward from here)-and from Tuarosa back to San
Carlos. They had been discontented with these re-
poated removals. and about year and half ago,
when they at the Warm Springs, or Ojo
Caliente. and another change was ordered,
they firmly objected, the ground that
the place assigned for them the heart of
country occupied by Arizona Indians. who although
Apsches. the bitter enemies Of tho Warm
Sprngers Victoria declared that he and his party
would die before they would consent to the removal
As consequence that leader and his band were for
tho space of about year kept under military guard.
At the end offthat time they succeeded in getting
away and began to roam the country 1t then
thought expedient both by the military authorities
and by those of the Indian Bureau. to endeavor to
induce Victoria to settle upon this, the Mescaero
reservation. Messengers were repeatedly to
tho Warm Spring leader from General Hatch.
commanding the military district, and from Mr.
RUSSELL AT first the couriers tailed to find Victoria
but one day last spring word was brought to the
agency that a member of Victoria's band had como
to the reservation. This man was persuaded to act
envoy, and before long Victoria, with thirteen of
hie braves and some women. appeared in the neigh
picious Ut first that they would be arrested but Mr..
Russell succeeded in having talk with them at his
house, and thereby Inducing them to believe that
long they should behave themselves they would
not be nolested but would be treated the
other Indians upon the reservation. They ex-
pressed themselves well satisfcd and some
OF them. Mr.. Russell said, drew tho charges
from their guns in his presence token OF the
cessation OF hostile feelings. They asked permission
to pitch their camp upon site OF their own scec-
ton. arequest which was readily granted, and they
were supplied with tents. blankets and other things
u.
the band, and then Others came to the agent beg
ging that their relations might also bo allowed to
come upon this reservation. In cases this was
sssented to at once and concerning the Others Agent
asked instructions as to his
TROUBLE BEGINs
Meanwhile all had not been peaceful and orderly in
the camp Of tho Warm Sprngcrs They had killed
ono of the Mescaleros. This, however, was in Mr..
Russcll's opinion, an act of sell defence. the
Mescalero having in drunken fit. gone to their
camp and insultcd and assaulted them. But other
killings succeeded the first and apparently without
tho extcnuating circumstances OF that case. MIR.
Russoll then felt called upon to interfere. Ho
gathered the Warm Spring men at his house. and in
plain and firm language told them that the dis
turbances must cease forciblo measures would
DO taken to insure that end. TO this the Warm
springers answered that it was good talk" that
they would conduct themselves in accordance
with it. aud that they hoped that the agent
would speak to the Alcscaleros to the effect.
The next thing heard lbut two or three days after
tho talk of Victoria and hts band that they had
left tho reservation by way Three Rivers and had
commenced depredations, killing cattle aud stealing
horses MS they had crossed the limits of the
Indian track Since then the ravagcs OF the band
have constantly grown bolder until thoy cuni-
mated IN the ruthless slaughter of men, women and
children In the Hilsboro district and tho succeed
Ing lights with tho troops. 1t may here be noted that
victoria nad hardly gone from the Mescaero reser-
vAtion when word came from WASHINGTON giving tho
desired permission for the removal hithor OF ali tho
Warm Spring people who had expressed wish to
come
FORCE OF INDIANS.
There are now about seven hundred soldiers en-
ploycd in the hunt after Victoria. How many war;
rors that old scoundrel has at his back IL is inpos
sibe to say have heard the number estimated as
hiah as 200 and az low as liO: but Mr. Russa taIs mo