248 ness of considerable importance.- I arrived here on the 1st inst. and remained here until to day awaiting the arrival of Jim Little one a Caddo, and Anadahko Jim, who had been sent to the Indian tribes east of Red River, to learn if possible, the parties who committed the depredations in Jack and the adjoining counties in May and June-They left here on the 9th June, and returned yesterday evening.-Below there report is substantially given.- They visited Fort Arbuckle, the Keechie and Kickapoo villages. At these villages they found no men, the women said the war- riors were out hunting Buffalo. They then went to the Caddo Village and when there found an American horse, upon enquiring they learnt he had been brought there by a Keechie, they waited on the Keechie Chief, Chic-ah.heh, and enquired how the horse came in possession of his man; He pretended he had been found in the Witchita mountains but delivered him to them. He is an Iron Gray; branded with a letter S on the right hip, has a scar on the left side, near the last rib, which left a sunken place. He has been hardly used-had his ears split, and was very poor. The chief asked if that was the only horse they were looking for. They answered, "No there are others", He then informed them there were three others in the Witchita Camps, which had also been "found" in the mountains.- They then returned to Ft Arbuckle, and were present at a talk between the Comdg Officer and the Witchita Chief. Jim Little one felt convinced the Chief was concealing facts. He took him aside and learned there were three horses in his village. which had been left there by Keechies, a black and a Bay, and the color of the other not recollected.- The horse in their posession being too poor to travel was left with the Comds Officer at Ft Arbuckle. He promises to advise Capt Ross as soon as the remaining three are turned over to him by the Witchita Chief. He advised them to remain_until the Kick- apoos and Keechies returned from hunting, in order to search their Caballado' s for American horses. This they declined for reasons unnecessary to give- Some weeks before they went on this mission a hunting party of Caddoes saw two Comanches passing above with three American horses, on the next day two Caddo Men and a Squaw saw horses approaching them, They charged upon them, and found them in charge of 4 Comanches of the number two horses were recognised as American also a bob tailed sorrel, and a dun, American Mule, a Comanche had a bundle of clothing on his saddle-among them a black vest, and some white garments. It
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