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want of protection against the depredations of those Indians. In fact few, if any, depredations have been committed since the successful campaign against Victoria's Band, that can with certainty be traced to Indians and in case they should again make their appearance, in this section of the country, which is hardly probable, the citizens are sufficiently numerous and strong enough to quickly destroy or drive them out of the state.

  This post, it is presumed, is at present occupied mainly for the reason that it affords shelter for troops and here they will necessarily have to remain at least until assignment can be made for their location elsewhere.  Still it is evident that the transportation for supplies for so large a garrison, as is now held here, has become a useless and unprofitable expenditure of public money, and also it is true that Concho like other posts surrounded by a a numerous population affords means which go to the support of some worthy people, yet it is a fact that