Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-05
WARING APACHES.
The indians Retire to the South After
Their Bloody Raid in Arizona and
New Mexico.
The Troops Taking up Positions Near the
Water Courses to Intercept the
Willy Redskins.
THE INDIANS RnrRrArrNo

PAN FRANCISCO, CAL, June A. -
MAJ Gen. Pope kas just received the
following:
'FoRr BAYAnD, N. NJ, June 81
"a report by courier from Capt.
smith at Magillon creek, dated June
z, says that he thinks the Indians are
moving south: III the report proves
true he Will follow with his command
biscuits as rapidly rs possible.
GEO. CRooKE, Brig. GEN.
THE REPORT TO WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, June The follow
ing dispatches from Gen. Schofield TO
Acknowledgement Drum relative TO
the Indian troubles have been received
at the war department.
I'm reply TO your dispatch of this
day please inform the secretary OF war
that | do not believe II practical to do
anything more at this time than has
been done TO give protection to
the settlers in Arizona and New Mex
leo from the raiding Indians.
IL Is not possible actually to guard all
the frontier settlements. That would
require force many times larger
than the United States army, besides
the damage has already been done In
Arizona and new Mexico, The set
tiers who have escaped have taken
refuge at the military posts and large
settlements. understand that Gen.
Crooke and Col. Bradley have all the
troops they can use, but / Will send
more IL they can use them.
In my opinion the only way to protect
the scattered settlers from marauding
Indians Is to keep the savage Indians
under military control, and not permit
them to roam at will over large res.
ervation.p
Gen. Crook, under the date of June
2, also telegraphs as follows from Fort
Bayard
'The Indians, shortly after crossing
the New Mexico line, evidently di.
vided into small parties, which iaided
in widely separated localities, while
the women and children were
hid away in the mountains. The
troops have been following the differ
ent raiding parties with no result other
than to break down their stock. 1t Ia
impossible with troops TO catch the
raiding parties or to afford citizens so
scattered among the mountains pro-
lection from such parties.
IA dispatch from Capt. Smith dated
Sapillo Creek, June /. states that the
Indians women and children are scat
tered through the mountains east of
Duck creek and the upper ella and
that Lieut.. Davis and sixty Apache
scouts were on the trail hunting them
THE following is the present dispo.
sition of the troops: The Tenth cav
airy and the Tbirtieth Apache scouts
are moving north from Bayard toward
the Datel range. Capt. Chaffee with
one troop of the Sixth cavalry il In
the vicinity of Cochillo. Mai Van
Horn with the cavalry from TT Stan.
ton and the Mescalro scouts are scout.
ing on the east bank Of the Rio Grande
to prevent the Indians crossing
Capt. Madden with two troops
of the Sixth cavalry Is west
OF the Burro mountains.
Capt. Lee with three troops OF the
Tenth cavalry is moving across the
black range between Smith and Van
Vleer. Major Biddle followed the
trail OF ten or fifteen Indians which
crossed the railroad at the rear OF
Florida Pass beyond Lake Palamas,
Mex, There Is no definite informa-
ton Of any other indians crossing the
railroad. The troops are now moving
into position near all the known water
holes between the railroad and Mexico
to intercept the Indians moving south.
Capt. LamtlD, with three troops of the
Fourth cavalry and Lieut.. Roche's
scouts are in Guadalupe canyon, near
the boundary line. Maj Beaumont,
with TWO troops of the Fourth cavalry,
is In STEMS pass.
mo citizens have been reported
killed since the 10th ult. 1t will be
! impossible for the Indians TO keep
their families IN the country with my
scouts after them, and shall endeavor
TO have the troops in position to inter
cept them If they attempt to get into
Mexico y
THE BUCKS ALL THERE.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-The com.
missioner OF Indian affairs has re.
ceived the following telegram from
Agent Ford at San Carlos reservation,
respecting the attitude toward the
government OF the Apaehes on that
reservation:
"SAN CARLOS, June g.
A count shows that my bucks are
all on the reservation. There Is per
feet quiet and order here, These In.
disns have commenced to harvest
their grain.n