Captain Keys has had many years experi-…

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Gilbert of Alamo Hueco ranch assisted at the burial. Captain Keys followed the trail still further towards the Mexican border, but a heavy rain came on and completely obliterated the trail. The country is still flooded with water, and is so boggy as to be almost impassable. Captain Keys has had many years experi- ence in Indian campaigns on the frontier, and it is said that he was thoroughly convinced that the depredations had been committed by Apaches, notwithstanding the official report from the war department that there is only one Indian, a Mr. Kidd, off the reservation. A rumor to the effect that seven Indians were seen near Cook’s Peak by four different men comes to us through apparently reliable channels. If this is correct it would seem that there is more than one band of marauding Apaches abroad in the land, consequently other depredations may be looked for in the future. In fact the season is propitious for Indian troubles, and it is well for people who have much mountain work to do to be on their guard. The southwestern part of this county has not been free of Indian raids for only a few months ( 27 )