The Placer herald., 1857-10-03
From tho Gadsden Purchase

From the Gadsden Purchase
A slip from the Los Angeles Star con-
tains the following interesting news from
the Gadsden Purchase
By the arrival here this week of Mr.. Pat
rick O'Neil, who has been residing in the
Gadsden Purchase for some five months.
we have intelligence from that district.
MURDER OF WIN. LUDLEY.-Mr. William
Ludley-at one time a miner on Salmon
River, and whose brother now resides in
the vicinity of Yreka-in the latter end of
February bought fourth share in cop
per and lead mine, located about fifteen
miles north of the town of Zonio, in Son.
ora. He had invested a considerable sum
Of money in the undertaking, having large
supplies Of provisions, cattle, Implements
etc., and was successfully working his claim
Shortly after commencing operations, the
unfortunate expedition under Mr.. Crabb
passed there. He took no part with them,
directly or indirectly, but attended to his
work. Yet shortly after the catastrophe
which ended the expedition, the Mexicans of
the neighborhood, probably the very men
in his own employment, came upon him.,
arrested him, and hung him, for the crime
of being an Americam! The only charge
that could be brought against him was that
OF being countrymen Of the expedtionists.
As Mr.. Ludley has left considerable proper
ty, it might be we'll for his friends to have
an investigation into the manner of its ap-
preparation: We suppose it would be idle
to think of exacting from the authorities
OF Sonora, any retributve justice upon the
murderers. But we hope that an effort will
be made to accomplish that object, should
the circumstances above related be found
correct.
FIGHr WITH THE ApAcHEs.-From Gala
bazas, Mr.. O'Neil brings the intelligence,
that Capt. Newell. of the First Dragons,
had returned from his scout among the
Apache Indians which had been very sue
cessful. He had with him bis own company
G, company B. and part of Major Fitz-
gerald's company. The Apaches had been
committing excesses upon the emig:ants at
place called the Apache canon, narrow
gorge in the Chilica mountains. They had
killed two men of one party, ran off all
the stock and burned up four wagons. Capt.
Newell came up with tribe of the APP
aches called Cayoteras, on the GiIa river,
near Mount Graham, about $50 miles from
the canon. There he attacked, with such
success, that the day after the fight, the
chief came into camp, and stated that out
of ninety warriors, he could only muster
two men. Thirty or forty were left dead
on the ground; the balance, he said, were
killed in the flight, or had died from their
wounds. Lieut.. Davis and two men were
slightly wounded by arrows. Capt Newell
brought in thirty or forty prisoners, men,
women and children, a large amount of
stock Of all kinds, and burned up and des-
troyed the cncampment with the corn wheat
&c. This had been favorie haunt of the
Indians, and it was nect essarv to clean them
out, which has thus been efficiently accom-
plished. lie also rescued two Mexican boys
belonging to Sonora, and took them to Cal
abazas. The prisoners were sent to Fort
Thorn, on the Rio Grande, the expedition
being under the command of Col Bonne-
vile, Of tnat post. There was large mum
Der of troops in the Indian country, from
the forts on the above river and from
Tucson.
ATTACK on MExICANs.-An attack had
been made on Il party of Mexicans who
were returning from Caabazas where they
had brought supplies for the Quarter
masters department from Sonora. When
they had crossed the line on their way
back, they were attacked by party OF
Americans, said to be the remnant of the
filibuster party, and two of their number
killed and all of their mules run off. On
information being conveyed to Major Stein,
he sent out party in pursuit, who sue
ceeded in arresting the supposed perpetra
tors of the deed, and in recovering all the
animals. The accused we're put in prison,
but they effected their escape, and fled to-
wards New Mexico. Mr.. Grass, of Tucson,
gave efficient aid to Major Stein, in dis
covering the place where the animals had
been secured.
POpITI ALTON OE A rRAIIA-Tha CanSuS