secretary 
of  the  Union  Iron  and  Foundry  company  at  St. 
Louis,  are  here  today  en  route  home  from  Grant 
county,  where  they  and  their  associates  have 
just  purchased  from  Mrs.  Caldwell  the  famous 
“ricolite”  quarries.  They  brought  letters  to 
several  prominent  citizens.

INDIANS  OUT

From  several  localities,  reports  reach  us 
that  roving  bands  of  Indians  have  been  seen 
during  the  past  two  weeks.  Numerous  signs 
have  been  seen,  quite  recently,  and  a militia 
company  has  been  organized  at  Chloride,  for 
protection.  The  Black  Range  has  always  been 
a favorite  haunt  for  the  murderous  Apaches,  as 
they  are  familiar  with  every  portion  of  that 
country.  It  was  here  that  Victorio  made  his 
headquarters  during  the  dark  and  bloody  days 
of  ’80  and  ’81,  from  whence  he  sallied  forth 
upon  his  mission  of  bloody  butchery.  Times 
without  number,  he  has,  with  a handful  of  war- 
riors, met  the  government  troops  and  whipped 
them  most  unmercifully.  The  Apache,  true  to 
his  cowardly  nature,  fights  from  ambush,  and 
the  boys  in  blue,  when  in  pursuit,  and  all  uncon- 
scious of  the  impending  danger,  are  mowed 
down  by  the  bullets  from  the  hidden  foe.

Capt.  Byer’s  fight  on  the  middle  fork  of 
the  Palomas,  was  a one  sided  affair,  as  the 
Indians  esconsced  behind  rocks  and  trees, 
poured  a murderous  fire  upon  the  troops.