The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-06-05
After the Apachss.

Preside OF SAN Francisco, June A.
The following dispatch was received al
pm: Fort Bayard, n. NJ, June p
The Indians shortly after crossing the
New Mexico line, evidently divided into
small parties, which raided in widely.
separated localities, while the women
and children were hid away in the
mountains. Troops have been following
the different raiding parties without re-
suit other than to break down their
stock. 1t is impossible, with troops, to
catch the raiding parties or afford the
citizens scattered among the mountains
protection from such parties.
A dispatch from Captain Smith s
camp, dated Sapillo Creek, June LIST,
states that the Indian women and
children are scattered through the
mountains east of Duck Creek. on the
upper ella. Lieutenant Davis, with
sixty Apache scouts, are on the trail,
hunting them.
Following are the present dispositions
of the troops: The Tenth Cavalry and
thirty Apache scouts are moving north
from Bayard. toward the Dotel range
Captain Chaffee. with one troop of the
Sixth cavalry, is in the vicinity OF
Cuchillo Negro; Major Van Horne, with
cavalry force from Fort Stanton, and
Mescallero scouts, are securing the east
bank of the Rio Grande, to prevent the
Indians crossing; Captain Madden,
with two troops of the Sixth cavalry, is
west of the Burro mountains; Captain
Lee, with three troops of the Tenth
cavalry, is moving across the Black
range, between Smith and Van Vliet.
Major Biddle followed the trail of ten or
fifteen Indians, which crossed the rail-
road near Florida Pass, beyond Lake
Palamas. Mexico. There is no definite
information of other Indians crossing
the railroad. The troops are now NOV
ing into positions near all the known
water holes between the railroad and
Mexico, to intercept the Indians NOV
ing south. Captain Lawton, with three
troops of the Fourth cavalry, and
Lieutenant Roach's scouts, Is
in the Guadalupe canyon, near
the boundary line. Major Beaumont,
with two troops of the Fourth cavalry,
is in STEMS pass. There have been NO
1t will be impossible for the Indians to
scouts after them. l shall endeavor to
nave tuS bAOVpG Ii pOcltAOH " ili1OASSP'
when they attempt to getinto Mexico.
(Signed,) GEORGE CROOK.
Brigadier-General.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-The following
dispatches, from General Schofield to
Adjutant-General Drum, relative to the
Indian troubles, have been received by
the War Department:
I'm reply to your dispatch of this
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War that do not believe it practicable
to do anything more at this time than
has been done to give protection to the
settlers in Arizona and New Mexico
from'the marauding Indians. 1t is not
possible to actually guard all the
frontier settlements. That would re-
quire a force many times larger
than the United States army;
besides, damage has already been
done in Arizona and New Mexico
Settlers who have escaped have taken
refuge at the military posts and large
settlements. I understand that General
Crook and Colonel Bradley have all the
troops they can use in the pursuit oil
Indians, but l will send more if they
can use them. In my opinion, the only
way to protect the scattered settlers
from the marauding Indians is to keeI
the savage Indians under military con-
troll and not permit them to roam al
will over large reservation.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs
has received the following telegram from
Agent Ford, at the San Carlos reserva-
ton, respecting the attitude towards
the government of the Apaches on thai
reservation:
"SAN CARLOS, Arizona, June 3.
A count shows that all my bucks are
all on the reservation. There is perfect
quiet and order here. These indians
have commenced to harvest their
grain.
81 PAso, Texas, June 4.-The --latest
news received here concerning the raid
ing by Apaches comes from the neigh
borhood of Hillsboro, New Mexico
Fifteen armed men, under the leader
ship of one Jackson, left Hlllsboro, OF
Tuesday morning, and before noon hac
recovered twenty-eight horses. They
continued on the trail. which before
night became very fresh, and the mer
concluded to go into camp and SEND fol
reinforcements. Jackson accordingly
sent a swift courier back to Hillsboro
and 100 men, mostly Territorial militia
left at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon tt
assist Jackson's band. The Indians
apparently are driving large lot O.
captured stock before them, and unles:
they abandon the stock and take tc
fight Jackson is certain to overtakt
and attack them.
SAN FRANCISCO, June A. Major
General Pope has just received the fol
lowing:
FoRT BAYARD n. NJ, June 3.
A report by courier from Captain
Smith, on Mogallon Greek, dated june
I'd. states that he thinks the Indians are
moving south. If the report prove:
true, he will follow with his command
and scouts as rapidly as possible"
(Signed, GEORGE Crook, Brig. Gen.