The Portland daily press., 1879-10-31
THE RED MEN.
Annual Report Of Gen. Sheridan.
GENERAL REVIEW OF THE SITUA-
TON.
Future Indian Combinations improbable.

New YORK, Oct. 3O.-The annual report Of
Gen. Sheridan has been forwarded to Wash
ington. The totalforce in the Department of
Dakota, the Platte, the Missouri and Texas is
1911. He refers in high commentator to
Miles expedition, and recommends the estab-
lshment of another post between Forts Bu-
ford and Assiniboine next summer, to prevent
the Indians north of the boundary line from
moving SOUTH as well as to protect settlers on
the line of the Northern Pacific Railroad. He
refers to the affair at Camp Robinson, and says
the troops were not responsible therefor, as
thew had but to obey orders originating in re-
quests from the Indian Bureau, and the only
thing to be regretted is that the occurrence
might have been avoided had we had an over
Whelming force to meet It, but we had not.
1t is also to be deplorcl that the most guilty of
the northern Cheyenf'S which escaped about
the same time have lip5 been punished. They
murdered men, women and children in Kan
sas and have gone free, and this circumstance
will be likely to give encouragement to these
and other Indians at some future time TO at
tempt the Same thing. TIE invasion of In
dian Territory in the Department OF Missouri
by souatters has been stopped, and the pros
pect is fair that Victoria and his indians, who
have been depredating in the Mesllla valley,
will be soon overtaken and killed. lie refers
to the Ute outbreak, which, he says, appears
to have been brought about by Mr. Meeker
wishing the Indians to engage in farming TO
which they were uncompromislngly hostile'
He gives details of the action OF the troops,
which have been previously published, and
saws. AT present large column of troops is
held at White River Agency Another large
column is being organized at Fort Garland,
and still another at Amitas Valley, pending
the action of the Indian Bureau through its
special agent, Gen. Adams, and these troops
will be held at these points awaiting the result
of Gen. Adams negotiations with Chief Ouray
for the surrender OF the murderers. On the
Mexican border nearly all the VexatlouS condl-
lions heretofore existing have ceased under
the action of General Ord, aided by the MeXl-
| can government, in suppressing raiding par
| ties 1t has been pretty well established that
| most of the raids made by our Indians nave
! their origin the Fort Stanton indian resar-
| yation | have repeatedly called the atten-
| ton of the authorities to this fact and to the
| impossibility Of stopping them unless the res
| ervaton is placed directly under the control
! of the military, when l am satisfied we shall
| be able to put an end to them
Indian Combinations at an End.
There has been no general combination of
hostile Indians in this military DIVISION our
inc the past year. and L doubt that such COM
| binations can ever again exist. The continu-
GUS settlements of the valleys of the Arkansas
| the Smoky Hill, the Platte, the Black Hills
| and the valley of the Yellowstone, and the
construction of the Union Pacific, Kansas Pa
| cific. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and
Northern Pacific Railroads, and their natural
connections, following the Indian wars OF 1868
and 1876, have thrown too many obstacles IN
| the way for Indian runners to communicate IN
telligence among the various tribes. IN add
ton to this the great southern buffalo herds,
together with the elk, antelope and deer upon
| which they depend to subsist their warriors,
are now nearly gone.
The Danger in Future.
Indian troubles that hereafter occur will be
| those which arise upon different Indian reser-
| yations or from attempts made to reduce the
| Hoo, lc;1a Of
| concentration of Indian tribes, and think L
| can safely say in the nature of the warning to
the government that there is great danger at
| all the agencies of wild Indians where sufil-
| Gent military force IS not present. OIL scenes
| occurring similar to those recently enacted at
| the White River Agency. He states that
| complaints continue of insufficency OF food at
| the Indian agencies, which arise from INSULT
| Gent appropriations by Congress, and the beer
| ration should be increased. The game has dis
appeared upon which the Indians formerly
| subsisted. The removal of Indians from
| localities where they were born is scource of
much trouble, as the Indian never abandons
his birthplace except by compulsion, and he
| has no doubt the present trouble in Colorado
arises from suspicion by the Indians that
| they are to be deprived OF their homes by a
| concentration in order to make fewer agencies
| All the officers of the department have done
their duties well and faithfully.
Gen. Adams Movements.
| A dispatch from the camp On Wnlte RlVef,
| oath, says Gen. Adams was to leave the next
day with an escord of three friendly chiefs
and 81 Ute Indians for the UncompahSre
| Agency, where a 'big TALK will be had, at
Which Ouray will be present An armistioe of
ten days has been agreed upon by Gen. Adams
with the hostile Utes, during which Merritt's
command will remain passive on the north
side of White River, the country between
White River and Grand being neutral ground.
Thirteen Whites Killed by the Apaches.
TUCSON Oct 30.-Intellgence was received
this morning saying that the Apaches have
captured station on the Tornado Del Mlerto,
near Fort Craig and killed - persons. The
Navajos have broken out and troops at Fort
| Wingate been despatched against them. They
stole all the stock No murders reported.
SAN Francisco, Oct 80 Tucson despatch
relative to Navajos outbreak, says the Indians
burned Fort Wingate.