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came into our territory, and whatever other information you may have bearing on this subject.

         If you had horses sufficient to mount one of your Companies, could you prevent these raids?  Or what, in you opinion is necessary to prevent them, or can they be prevented, as long as the robbers find refuge in Mexico.
         Company F of your Regiment is to be relieved by a Company of 24th Infantry from McKavett, when it will proceed to your post.
                                    I am Colonel, Very respectfully
                                             Your obdt. servant
                                (Sgd)     C. C. Augur
                                              Brigadier General
                                              Commanding

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 263 Hd. Qrs. Dep't. of Texas,

                                                                                        San Antonio, Tex., March 28, 1872.

GRIERSON Colonel B. H. Grierson, 10th Cavalry, Commanding Fort Sill, I. T. Colonel,

                Enclosed you will find a copy of the President's order, directing that all persons in the Indian Territory, South of Kansas and West of Arkansas and Missouri, except such as have authority from Superintendent of Indian Affairs in that Territory, to remain, and such as are actually in good faith engaged in building and operating the Railroads, now being constructed through the Creek and Choctaw Country -, be at once removed, and further directing that a sufficient military force be detailed for this purpose.                The General Commanding the Department has determined to confide to you, the carrying out of the above Orders of the President, and I am to instruct you, as follows:
                    You will communicate at once with the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Indian Territory, or, if that is impracticable, with the local Agents, and obtain from them the names and location of the persons authorized to remain, and also, the names and location of unauthorized intruders, whose removal is ordered.
                    To these latter you will cause notice to be given of the order of the President for their removal, and of your instructions for its enforcement, and fixing a reasonable time, you will inform them, that at the expiration of that time, they must leave the Indian Territory, if not, that force will have to be used, to effect their removal.  They should be impressed, too, with the fact that this order has been given after a great deal of discussion of the matter in the public newspapers, and in Congress, and