The Evening critic., 1881-08-20
ON THE TRAIL.
Official Report of Indian Marauds
and Army Operations i'm the South


and Army Operations i'm the South
west.
The following official dispatches have
been received at the War Department:
SANTA FEE, N. NJ,
Aug. II, 1881.
Assistant Adjutant- General, Fort Lcarenworth,
Kan:
The following is just received from the
superintendent of the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad:
ALBUQUERQUE, Aug 1O.-Indians are re-
ported within ten miles of our road at FL
rita. They have killed five men and two
boys. have wired Gen. Bradley.
(Signed) A. w. SMITH.
Superintendent.
A dispatch from Lieutenant McGunnigle,
commanding Company G., Fifteenth 1nfan-
try, dated Rincon, 10th instant, Just re-
ceived. He states that twelve Indians. are
reported to have fired upon party of work
men six miles from Rincon, on the FL Paso
branch of the railroad. lie at once pro-
ceeded to the scene of the reported firing,
and saw some pony tracks and moccasin
track, but no Indians. General Hatch has
been tclegraphed all the information re.
ccived here although he undoubtedly also
gets it from other sources. The newspa-
pers report that tho town of GARCIA, ten
miles, from Elrita, was burned by hostiles,
and tho A. Il =. Railroad have sent an
armed party to the scene of the outrage by
n special train, and that another armed
party of citizens left Albuquerque last night
for the scene of the disturbances. The above
has been telegraphcd to Gen. Pope, at Fort
Garland.
(Signed) LOUD,
A. A. A. General.
HEADoUARTERs DEPARTMENT or MISSOURI
Fort GARLAND, Col, August 10.
To COL W. ID. Whipple, 4. A. General, Chi.
cdgo, H.:
The following dispatch from Col. Hatch Is
repeated to you. The question of putting
an end to this raid is one only of short
time, namely, the time needed to hunt up
and run down the small parties of India ms
scattered about in the mountains.
(Signed) JOHN POPE,
Brevet Major-Gcneral, Commanding.
FORT CRAIG Aug.l13, 1881.
Maj Gen. John Pope:
The Indians out are Mama with ten Hot
Springs Indians from Mexico probably a
few Mescaleros and the other renegades
from the Navajoes, and some Indians who
have come from Arizona, in all now not to
exceed thirty. These are the Indians who
have come near Elrita, the nearest point
twenty-five miles south of that place. OF
the forty Mescaleros joining Mana from the
reservation twenty returned before crossing
the Rio Grande, and twenty after the attack
of Guilfoylc at Monico. Lieut.. Wright,
from Wingate, with fifteen men OF
X Company, Ninth Cavalry Joined
Guilfoylc on the 9th inst. south of
Urita, forty miles Guilfoyle had then
made another attempt, the Indians turning
south. Wright reports two men killed in
that region. No town was burned and no
attack made OH railroad on which are two
companies of infantry. There are operating
against this band of Indians direct four
companies of cavalry and one of Indian
scouts. Four companies of cavalry and one
infantry are south of this scouting and
watching the trails from Mexico, as the
strength of the Mexican Indians is yet south
of the Mexican and Texas lines. None OF
the companies have reached me from Fort
Lewis. If the Indians do not break south to.
day shall bring up two companies from,
south by rail. Col Shafter, Of Fort Davis
who has offered his assistance, has five com.
panies of cavalry, and have requested him
to send two companies to scout southwest
of the MascacrOs' reservation, and to send
cavalry where the Indians are reported
south of Qutnan. Gen. Wilcox telcgraphs
me TO call upon Major Biddle at camp
Grant. l have requested Biddlc to send
cavalry to San Francisco River. / have
sent 5000 rounds $50 calibre) to Tiffany al
San Carlos who is anxious about the White
Mountain Apaches. cannot learn whether
any of the Hot Springs Indians living at this
agency are out. 1t has rained daily for 0
long time very hard, which interfcrcs seri
ously in trailing. Letter by mail
4 (Signed) HATCH, Colonel.