New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-07
SOLUTION OF THE INDIAN PROBLEM.
GIT THE HOSTILE BUCK OR HIS HrAD-scoUuNG
CUEsE-FALsE SYMPATHY.

CUEsE-FALsE SYMPATHY.
WASHINGTON, June G.-James *. Metcalfe,
Of silver CRY " NJ has written letter to Secretary
Lamar suggesting solution Of the dmculues now ex-
istng At tho San Carlos Indian Reservation lie pre-
faces his suggestions with tho statement that he has
been a miner and farmer since 1919 and has been
careful observer OF the tIudaus pecuaries, having
been IN charge OF tho shasta, Rogue River and Coast
Indians Oregon for number OF years. o refers TO
General. Augur and Hazen FOR information rs to how
those Indians were managed. His plan Is as fOows:
send all the soldiers to the reservation and let them
Ne charge Of every woman and child Then say to the
bucks You must bring those hostile Indians in-dead
or aliveor your wives and children will be taken TO
far.on land where you will them again! Take
my for less than two months the trouble Will
ond Require them 10 bring tic live Indian or his
head. send few MeXcans along to see that they do
not bring IN Mexican hclds-they no fools In cum
ming
"Firs,, be sure to prepare stout stockade large
enough to hold all the aud children give them
tlcnty Of food aud treat them WELL but be firm with
them. When the hostile bucks arc brought in try
to execute every who was on the war-path,
and do II In the presence OF all the Indians. Our Eastern
Indinn- lovers will howl such measure. call 1t
murder aud every papor will pipe over It, Lot them
yei These hostile bucks deserve death much as any
other nrIrderers They In charge OF the military
let any one Justify them IN starting out TO murder ndis
crimnatey tell you that false sympathy for the poor
Indian should noi.be considered at headquarters lie
is no better the white and should be punished just
the same.
THE scouting arrangement Is They go along
with the troops keep tho Indians Informed Of every
movement Twenty ave-thouslnd solders cannot catch
one Indian In mountains unless he wants 10 be
caught The soldiers not 20 blame for not catching
the Indians"
In conclusion Mr. Metcafe that the Army officers
In HIS vicinity fully agree with him and commend his
plan.
WASHINGTON, Juno Elm q dispatch to
General Drum dated san Francisco, June g. General
Pope says: Everything possible ia being done TO
nut n stop to the Indian troubles IN Arizona
ana New.Mexco. only thirty -four OF the Apaches
hnyo gone of with their women and children, and
trying to got into Mexico killing and taking everything
that happens to fall IN their way. The difficulty Is to
overcome head them or but there Is largo force Of
cavary after various directions. and IL would
secm that they must he caught General Crook, VINO
knows moro these indians than any other is
I'm the field himself and says that he needs no more
roops No other Indians have left the san Carlos rescr
walton except the party herein Indicated"
General Crook tclegrtphs General sheridan that the
Indians passed Duncan on the night or June 4, going
south well mounted aud travelling last and says that 1t
looks now II the only chance is that troops at the Qua
daloupc Canon may intercept them Captain Crawford
with ninety scouts Will pursue them.
dispatch from Colonel Bradley Of June D says that
the Apachcs eft tho MogOllop Mountains and
NOV ng south fast Troops and Apache scouts are FOL
lowing them. Indians stole stores yesterday morning nj
Durham. Arizona. No murders have been co mmittod
so far as known for the past five days