Some people, we are painfully aware, scoff…

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th the exception of one or two who escaped wounded. Scores of instances might be enumerated where the wards of the government, in other localities, have populated graveyards, and yet these brutes are permitted to stray away from the reservation whenever they feel so inclined. Some people, we are painfully aware, scoff at the idea of poor innocent Lo’s being guilty of murders imputed to his charge, and the In- dian Rights Association of Philadelphia sheds tears of bitter anguish when they listen to the tales of woe, and the incriminating testimony against their innocent and much abused friends, the simple and guileless Indians. Two men are reported as having been killed in the vicinity of Carlisle during the week, but the report has not been confirmed. Harvey Cooley saw three Indians on Satur- day evening on Cherry Creek, north of Pinos Altos, and eleven more are reported as having been seen by different parties, about the same time. There is no question but what Indians are out, and it behooves prospectors and travelers to be continually on their guard. Troops are out in different directions and it may be that their presence will prevent any general outbreak, as the Indians are constantly kept advised of their movements.