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    THE INDIAN WAR--Has blown over for the present. Col. Chivington says the Platte route was never more free from Indian insolence, than at present. Lt. Eayres is still after the remnant of the hostile Cheyennes. When last heard from he was on the Smoky Hill, and the Indians were thought to be making for the Arkansas, near Ft. Larned. The Sioux, all that came in contact with us, are very friendly or afraid, which amounts to the same thing. The 1st Cavalry is now concentrating at Ft. Lyon, for a raid into Texas. One company, H. will remain on the Platte, and another, I, at Ft. Garland. We rejoice that the boys are to be relieved from their long and killing inactivity, though we confess to little faith in raids in general, and raids into Texas in particular.--The Colonel is evidently seeing visions and dreaming dreams of Secesh stock and plunder including material for a regiment of disaffected Texans, and perhaps one of "unbleached Americans." In which case, it would be just to call these visions of the Colonel highly colored. Col. Chivington thinks the Colorado soldiers--2370 in number--almost unanimous in favor of a State organization. As they are to vote, by the late law, in the counties where they resided at the time of their enlistment, it will be seen that whatever those counties may think about the measure, the soldier vote will be sufficient to overpower their will; that is to say, if it be anything like unanimous in its favor. Under such complete arrangements, the State will undoubtedly carry. If it prove a benefit, those who have made these arrangements will be entitled to the gratitude of the people; if not, it will be easy to fix the blame where it belongs. The Colonel says the Denver people have raised $12,000 for the sufferers by the late "moving accident;" and that the 2d Colorado Cavalry are likely to have their hands full in Jackson, Case, and Bates counties, Missouri, where the guerrillas who have badly broken through Gen. Steele's lines, are again swarming. Col. Chivington and Lieut. Jenkins went down to the valley this morning.

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Unknown, "The Indian War," Daily Mining Journal, Black Hawk City, Gilpin County, Colorado, Friday, 27 May, 1864, page 3.