The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-08
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Company OF Cattlemen Exchange q Fusilade
T. With Them-The Indians Moving South.
SAN SIMON, N. NJ, June 6.ETSenty.
four cattlemen, led by Parks and Fisher,
OF Duncan, who arrived here last night,
had an encounter with a band Of about
twenty-five Indians, night before last, at
the mouth Of Doubtful Canyon. One
hundred rounds were exchanged. Two
indians are supposed to have been killed.
The cattlemen brought with them pa
poose, whose mother Is supposed to have
been killed In the encounter. Eighteen
head Of stock were also captured. III
WASHINGTON, June 0.-Assistant Adju-
tant General Barber telegraphs the de-
partlnent, from Whipple Barracks, that
General Crook reports the Indians to be
again moving South. Roach, who has
been with slx scouts on the Mexican
border for the past month, to find Indian
women and children, freed from captivity
In Mexico, has been directed to report for
duty to the commanding oillcer for troops
from Wuochia, now at Guadeloupe Ca.
non. Lieutenant Walsh reports that a
telegram from Globe indicates that the In.
dians are stealing stock in that vicinity.
He will send out at once to ascertain, and
will ALSO order the Indiana ln again, Tor
another count. General Crook states that
up to last night the following number Of
persons killed by the Indians: Seven on
the Blue, and around Alva; five near Sill.
yer City; two near old Camp Vincent, aud
three near Grafton a total OF II. There
-. :, Il n ,Ja haay, ~ orr bttta1 h1,t thara la
no reliable data 70 be obtained.
WASHINGTON. D. o. June e.-The fol-
lowing dispatch, dated at Whippla Bar.
racks, Arizona, June %, has been received
at tlIe War Department from General
popej Hoaptain Smith reports from dila
river, near sapilo, May 29th, that the IT.
dians are in very rough mountains north
OF him, ahd that Ghatto, ,chief. Of tho
Sioux, with forty Of his men, struck their
rear guard and were after them. In an:
other dispatch af the lllst, from the same
place, heB says the main body of the
Indian women and chillren are scattering
through the mountains eaat OF Buck creek,
and north Of Gila; that Chatto and his
scouts are hunting them and he romans
in the vicinity until he hears from Qhatto.
and that tho day before Qhatto got ponies
and saddles from the Indians. He says q
party israidingeast oflhim. {ii te
A dispatch from General Crook at Bay
ard yesterday says they have no definite
news from the scouting parties or Indians,
In ANOTHER dispatch to Geresal Drum,
dated San francisco, June 3, General
Pope says; Everything possible is be-.
ing done 10 put a stop to The Indian
troubles in Arizona and New, Mexico.
Only thirty.iapr mea Of the ApacAea Aaye
gone Of with their women and chill
dren and are trying TO get over Into
Mexico, killing and taking everything that
happens to fall in their way. The diflicul-
ty Is to overcome them or head them OF,
but there is a alargeiorce Gef cavalry after
them from various directions, aud 1t
would seem that they must be caught.
General Crook, who knows more ABOUT
these Indians than any ether E,an, is iB
the aeld htmsaf, and be says he needs ND
more troops.e ~ ~ y q
0fcourss the newspaper reports are
sensational and exaggerated and create
unnecessary alarm. No other Indiana
have left tie ian Carlos reservation eI-
cept the party we have indicated. 2
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