Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-07

Indian War In Ari2ona--We extract
the following items from the Arizona
correspondent of the S, f. National:
1--WE are on the eve of another Indian
war--.lndeed the war has already com
menced The Apaohes have for some
time back been committing numerous
depredations upon the settlements Of
this territory, In defiance Of the treaty
made by them some six months since,
until they have worn out the faith Of
the people, Col Bonneville, command
ing the forces in New Mexico, has re-
oeived orders TO commence a cam
palgn against them, and he has ordered
out 200 men to operate against them.
The Indians received the news as soon
as the whites, and are preparing for
battle. friendly Apache, an Old medi-
cine man. gave the startling IN
formation that large body of the hos
tile Indians were on their way back to
attack Tubuc, which town Is about 80
miles from this place A messenger
was Immediately dispatched TO warn
them OF their danger. The result Of the
attack VIII be known In few days,
The force ordered against the Apach-
es is inadequate Two hundred Amerl-
can soldiers viii only have the effect OF
stirring the Apaches up like hornets,
and the settlers Will have to suuer
10 times more than before. A sufficient
number Of men should be sent against
them to march into tho heart of their
country, burn their villages, and give
than, a,,,l, a. they will re-
member for the remainder OF their lives.
Inetticienoy of Federal Authorities
In speaking of the depredatlons aud
murders Of the Indians in this section
of the country n correspondent OF the
San Francisco Bulletin says
"On the Northern California and ore
gon road Indian depredatlons might be
punished, but such as those committed
In Washington Territory this year can
scarcely ever be prevented notwith-
standing the strenuous efforts of the
army, however strong. with white
men (painted when In action TO aid
and 70 indicate the position OF troops,
and to mislead the latter a small body
OF Indians can slip IN between any two
detachments and take advantage OF the
careless and struggling emgrant
From the South pass TO tho
Sink of the Humboldt, some eight
hundred miles, many places favor an
ambuscade--so many that an enormous
army would be required TO guard them
and patrol the country, This year
many .emlgrant trains carried no arms,
and by their caTelessness invited at
tacks from Indians and highway rob
bers This body Of Indians was small
body of Bannocks and Snakes whose
knowledge OF the country enabled them,
with the aid Of white men--to appear
suddenly at different points or the
roads, and attack parties who were
known 10 he unable TO resist them In
most oasea when trains were robbed,
the wagons were searched. and money,
tewelry etc. only taken. Unless emf
grants band together IN parties OF 20 or
30 men, armed and always on their
guard no force on tho road can Sc
cure them from attack
What induced the writer To make 40
many admissions about the inability
OF the army 10 protect emigrants In the
region Of country TO which he refers,
we cannot say unless II was to excu-
pate the force Of military that was
sent thither to punish the natives and
prevent them from committing further
depredatlona, from the blame that has
been attached for the ineffective man
ner In which the duty was performed.
In Utah every dereliction OF duty on