Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-09-26
BUELL's TROOPS

Have been waiting for two months
for supplies SO that they can take
the field, but through the Jealousy
OF Hatch, they are still unsupplied.
Buell. has no horses for his cavalry
and nc pack mules; SO he is ham,
pered and can do nothing. Part of
two companies Of the Fourth went
after Victorio, but before relief
could get up they were repulsed
and had to retreat. The Indian
scouts who attacked Vic. got two of
their men killed and then retreated.
They are useless in a square stand
up fight, and are simply being
taught how to fight our troops, as
they will ultimately join old Vic,
embracing the first good show after
being discharged. In the mean
time they are laying in plenty of
ammunition. ara becoming more
satisfied each day that the whole
thing is one systematic
BIG STEAL.
This last year requisitlons have
been made on the Quartermaster's
Department for 2,400 cavalry
horses, 70 apapajoes, 200 pack
mules and other supplies in propor-
tlon, which have been allowed.
Now, the facts are, only 200 horses,
Is apapajoes and about 80 pack
mules have been delivered. The
balance have been stolen by the
Santa F6 ring that gets all the con-
tracts. OF course they don't dl.
vide. (?) Gen. Buell. wanted to
buy his supplies here in New Mex.
leo. but no, they had to go through
the ring, paying S120 for horses
that could have been bought here
for $75. Only think oft. Hatch
making acquisitions for eight
horses for each cavalryman!
While the Indians are numbering
the people, these brave men who
rule the Department are
RoBBING UNCLE SAM.
And they blame the Democratic
party for trying to keep down the
army! Not one regiment lie
half full, still all the allowance for
. full army is gobbIed up by these
sharks. say, abolish the army
and let each State and Territory
take care of itself. If the Govern
ment would divide what it costs to
keep up these starched bilks each
State could save money and be bet
ter protected. If the Territory
would offer three hundred dollars
per head for Vic's band, In less
than thirty days not one would be
left. Now, 1t costs over one mill
ion dollars for every savage killed
In this last raid the Indians killed
twenty white men between here
and Arizona. Next you will hear
Of his being at the San Carlos
agency, where he will get 300
more recruits. Rumors are rife
that he is going to take In the
Hayes party and hold them for
ransom. l hope he will give them
big ecare so that they will begin
IN think there are really Indians
out here.
~ MEsILLA.
This town is on the Rio Grande
|. on fiat botto ON land-a full-bloodeG
: Mexican town, where they chair
up the hogs, plough with a stick
hitch oxen by the horns, use wood.
en-wheeled carretas, and all the
other devices OF three hundred years
ago. Mr.. Casad, an old Los Ange.
les man. appears to be the only live
man here. He has flour mill and
carries on several ether industries;
has fine orchard and vineyard,
Grapes and fruit are plentiful, but
command good prices, most all
kinds selling at the orchards at s
cts. per pound. The wine is far
inferior to California wine. They
don't "saben how to do it.
THE RIO GRANDE
At this place is migrating stream,
fond OF changing its bed. A few
years ago it ran. some three miles
from where 1t Is now. Last year
there was no river at all. 1t dried
up. From here your correspondent,
will go to Las Cruises and the
Orgom Mountain mines; thence re.
turn to Silver-if old Vic don't raise
his ecalp meanwhile. AS ever,
A. 8. A.