Year: 1859



 serted Ranche near the Sonora line A party was sent out who found the horses but were un- able to catch them having been rendered, by their few days of liberty perfectly wild.

 On the night of the 5th inst. two pack ami malls were taken from Mr. Yancy, at Tubac, by Apaches and two days after re-taken from the Apaches by party of Papagos Within the past twenty months Mir. Yancy has had over one hundred mules stolen by Indians

 At this moment, when there are strong indi- cations of increased Indian hostilities and while the people of this region are being rob bed almost daily by marauding bands of sav- ages, there comes from Santa Fe an order for one company of the mounted force at Fort Blu chanan to take post at Fort Fillmore, and sub stituting a company of infantry in place of the dragoons. Without rehecting in any manner upon officers or soldiers of the infantry corps, 1t is notorious to those acquainted with border service, that in the pursuit of Indians, Infan- try are useless. As well might company of sappers and miners be sent out to catch Apaches.

  less capture them. The ineflicency of infantry in chasing these Arabs of America as the Apaches have been ftly termed is too well understood to require evidence

 Mounted men are indispensable at Fort Bu- chanan at this time, and in the name of the people of this portion of the Territory whose lives and property are at stake, we protest against the withdrawal of a single man; and we call upon the Secretary of War to examine into the real condition of affairs in this Territory be- fore he approves such an order It is unjust and vitaly injurious to our citizens to station soldiers here who from the nature of things can be of no use except to stand guard at post and consume rations Instead of having troops removed, there should be more sent There is great need of a two-company post on the San Pedro and another on the Gla, and we under stand that assurances have been given by the Secretary of War that such posts shall be es- tablished To furnish Captain Ewel with a company of infantry in addition to his present force would be eminently proper, for then he could take into the field two full companies of mounted men leaving the Infantry in charge of the post None who know Capt Ewell ques- ton his zeal or energy ill pursuing and pun ishing Indian marauders whenever he is prompt 1 ly informed of their thefts, All he asks of citizens is that they will give information of their losses at the Fort, when they can always be certain that men will be sent in pursuit But, ordering away the company of dragons from Fort Buchanan at this time is an act of gross injustice, and should receive attention from the War Department five cannot have mounted men it would be as well not to have troops at all, for with infantry frontier has the name of having troops without any bene- fit We do not, of course, know what arrange ment the commander of this Department proposes making, but trust he will take into consideration the ravages of the Indians in this country, the amount of property exposed, the fact that there is but one solitary post in this entire region, and above all, the right of the people to some degree of protection from troops competent to afford it.

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