The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-05
TROOPS ON THE TRAILS.
THE APACHE INDIAN OUTBREAK.
Official Report of the Campaign-General
scbOheld's Opinion of How to Pro-
tsct Settlers-Genersl Crook
ON the Situation.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.-MaJOr-Gen.
Pope has just received the following
from Fort Bayard, New Mexico, under
date OF June 3:
A report by courier from Capt. Smith,
at Mogollon creek, dated June 2, states
that he thinks the Indians are moving
south. II the report proves true he will
follow with his command and scouts
as rapidly as possible.
(Signed) GEORGE CROOK.
Brigadier General.
GEN. scHoFIELD's OPINIONS.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-The following
dispatches from Gen. Schofeld to Adiu.
tant.General Drum relative to the In
dian troubles have been received at the
war department:
ain reply to your dispatch Ofthis date
please inform the secretary of war that
l do not believe it practicable to do
anything more at this time than has
been done to give protection to the set.
tiers in Arizona and New Me Xico from
maIauding Indians. 1t is not possible
to actually guard sill the frontier settle.
ments. That would require force
many times larger than the United
States army; besides the damage has
already been done i'll Arizona and New
Mexico. The settlers who have escaped
have taken refuge at the military posts
and large settlements. I understand
Gen. Crook aud Col, Bradley have all the
troops they can use in pursuit Of the In
dams, but will send more il they can
use them. In my opinion the only way
to protect the scattered settlers from
marauding Indians is 10 keep the say
age Indians under military control and
not permit them TO roam at will over
large reservation"
GEN. CROOKS REPORT.
Gen, Crook, under date OF June 2, also
telegraphs az follows from TT. Bayard:
1.-THE indians, shortly after crossing the
New Mexico line, evidently divided
into small parties, which rRided in
widely seperate localities, while the
women and children were hid away in
the mountains. Troops have been fol-
lowing around the different raiding
parties without result, other than to
break down their stock. II IL impossi.
bic with troops to catch the raidiug par
ties or afford citizens so scattered
among the mountains protection from
such parties. A dispatch from Capt
Smith, dated SahillO Creek, June l,
states that the Indian women and child
rem are scattered through the mountains
east Of Duck Creek ald the upper ella
a
scouts were on the trail hunting them.
The following is the present disposition
of tho troops: The Tenth Cavalry and
30 Apache scouts are moving north
from Bayard toward Dstel range; Capt.
Chatlee, with one troop Of the Sixth
Cavalry, ia in the vicinity OF Cachillo
Negro; MAJ. VanHOrn, with cavalry
from Fort Stanton and Mescalero
scouts, is scouting or 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, with
Smith and NanVleet; Mai. Riddle
followed the trail Of 10 or
10 Indians which crossed the railroad
at the rear OF Florida Pass, beyond Lake
Palamas, Mexico. There is no definite
information of any other Indians cross
Ing the railroad, Troops are now NOV
ing into position near All-Know water
holes, between the railroad and Mexico,
to intercept the Indians moving south.
Capt. Lawton, with three troops of the
Fourth cavalry, and Lieut., Roche's
scouts are in GaudalOupe canyon, near
the boundary line. Mai. Beaumont,
with two troops of the Fourth cavalry,
is In STEMS Pass. No citizens have
been reported killed since tho 2sth ult.
1t will be impossible for the Indians 90
keep their families in the country with
my scouts after them, and l shall en-
deavor TO have the troops In position TO
intercept them If they attempt to get
into Mexico.
APAcHEs ALL AT HOME.
The commissioner of Indian affairs
has received the following telegram
from Age Ford, at San Carlos reser.
walton, respecting the attitude toward
the government of the Apaohes on that
reservation, dated San Carlos, June 3;
"a count shows that my bucks are oil
on the reservation. There Is perfect
quiet and order here, These Indians
have commenced TO harvest their
grain"