Year: 1867




The public mind is we apprehend considerably muddled
about the Indian War" Whether really or
no? If so, with whom and what for points very
lucid. Whether the " war" has begun ended Whether
it be with Sioux Cheyennes, Arapaoes Camanches Kiowas
Backfeet if all these have indeed consolidated for the
demolition of red pipes? An occasional telegram from the
supposed theatre of operations lights the mudde and makes
the darkness visible Cen Hancock has had interview with
few of them, and told them his forte was "hng hard
Then told that he unable to hnd their tra and in
the next BREATH that he compensaes himself o surrounding
them and then that when surrounded they not there
This be sure somewhat hard hit" for the General
The Indians land is very wonderfully declined to let the
army visit their aud children When army had de-
ermiDed to visit them it is teleraphed outrageous cir
cumsance that only the warriors and these armed
fact the startling of which be estimated by
those know that il is impossible to Indian unarmed
unless he asleep Then the telegram that the stations
the Smoky Hill route taken burned and this ele
gram first denied from tie nearest telegraph station Denver


afterward corroboated fom the army the Arkansas
River two hundred mics off who discover that was done
oy tile very Indians VINO broke up camp on the Arkansas ana
whose ra Gen. Cusar has been unable discover although
there have hesitation in coming to the conclusion
they Indians that the
RACES in question: in face of the fact that the time of the
and the distance make it physical mposbly
Nevertheless "t pretty quarrel it stands The
Indians would let Gen. Hancocks into their domes
tic retiremen they armed" They and
be found Certain stations reported burned of
they burned and these heathens burned
them.


If shoot down the first aborgnes we meet for
this would like know what the advantage being
able to go war? Further to show its character telegram
from Denver from persons just the Smoky Hill road
in coachin ALL five persons, probably-who
have several thousand Indians the way ad who by
announce that they on the warpath" although they
appear have allowed said coach peaceab enough
through 400 miles inhabited but by them and taken
for certainty that if they The Indians the Indians
them.


Is interested in getting up Indian war; whether
or no If the Indians really determined that travel
should pass the Smoky Hill route the Platte
either for that NATTER not COACH without heavy
would go from Eastern Kansas Denver pass in safety up
the Platte That they do is evidence that there is
tured plan of offensive operations overland
One telegram informed that the first blood of the wa"
drawn White and five Indians. Who they were why
they happened to be picked up, not informed
killed at ALL their crime apprehend the Pomastes
proximity" As the next telegram that Gen. Gus
tar find tra the previous telegram apprehend
may be set down apocryphal.


If all this crimnaly serious it would be Pick
wckn. OF course Gen. Hancock do something for the
money his expedition to 1t has been estimated that
in former Indian wars each Indian killed
hundred thousand dollars If be done otherwise let
lieutenant anxious distinguish himself swoop
little band Of and children who not having
heard of the be off their guard likely
to get the worth money the usual fgures-NK
Tribune.