Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-06-07
GETTING SERIOUS.
INDIANS MAKING USE OF THE HE
 LIOGRAPH.
Signal fires in the ore Stock StoIen---SmaIl Force of Troops
 in Pursuit.
Tombstone Epitaph.]

Last evening, between nine and ten in the Whetstone mountains, which, from the way they were handled, were undoubtedly Indian signal fires, prob ably to communicate with another band in the Chiricahuas. The fires were on the highest peak of the mountains and after being allowed to blaze up for short time were sud denly extinguished. It Is evident that this Is a fresh band direct from the reservation, who will make their way into Sonora on the other side Of the Huachucas, and when across the line join those already there.
 James Price arrived in town last evening from the eastern part of the county. On the Friday preceding the killing of MT Hardie he struck the trail of the band that did the killing, and the trail, instead of leading toward the reservation, was leading away | from it and toward Sonora, showing that the murderers were not the band that has been raiding along the border, but fresh lot direct from the reserva- tion. After killing Hardie they stole nine head of horses and colts from Frank Leslie's old ranch. William Reynolds, who has charge of the ranch, missing the horses, started in search of them, and found the Indian trail, which he followed for some distance, coming to a place where they had killed a colt and roasted it. At this place there were six small fires, and judging from this and the size Of the trail it is presumed that there were at least six Indians in the party. The only part of the colt left was the head and bones, the Indians carrying off the hide and flesh. Following the trail, MT Reynolds came to place where the Indians had killed and eaten another colt, and also found mare that had been killed. Two of the horses came back to the ranch completely used up, showing that the Indians had travelled rapidly. They abandoned at the ranch an Indian pony, broken down, which is another proof that they were direct from the reservation. One day during the week detachment of troops came to Leslie's ranch and MT. Reynolds put them on the trail. At present there are three bodies of troops camped at different points along the border, but 1t is not likely they will accomplish anything, as the number is insufficient. What is need is at least a a athousand soldiers and renewal of the agreement with Mexico to allow the
 troops of either nation to cross the
 line at will in pursuit of Indians. It is only by such methods that any hope
 can be entertained of killing or captur- ing them.
 It is also reported that Indian tracks have been seen in the Middle pass of the Dragons.
 It IS further reported that the In
 dians have fathomed the mystery ol the heliograph, and with looking
 glasses are using the stations for theil own puporses and to mislad the troops
 thus further complicating matters
 Taking everything into consider
 ation, and without in the least wish ing to exaggerate the gravity of the situation, it would appear that we art on the eve of another Indian cam
 paign that promises to be as long l. disastrous and costly as the one tha resulted in the capture and depora
 tion of Geronimo, and the citizens asl X that General Miles leave the ease o :, his headquarters in San Francisco and assume personal direction o operations.
 ! But the only way by which our In dian troubles can ever be permanent . ly settled is by the removal of the In dians on the White Mountain reserv
 ation to the Indian Territory. South , ern Arizona can never rest in securit, until this done