The weekly Arizonian., 1859-08-11
INDIAN OUTRAGES AN AMERICAN
 KILLED BY THE APACHESl

Indians, on Sunday, the 3lst ult, at the Pata- gona mines. It appears about fifty Apaches early in the morning made their appearance at the ranch, bearing white flag. Their mum Der being large, they were sgnalled to leave Not complying with the request, gun was pointed at them, for the purpose of intimating what they might expect from those living at the mines if they refused to depart. A part of tie band fell back, but one determined to have a shot, waited, and having got command of hs pistol, fired at the Americans as they were t. gether, but fortunately without effect Frek man, although cautioned by his comrades 6 take no notice of them, returned the fire it. stantly but without any injury to the Indians; and as they retreated to the other side of q smaa ridge, Freeman and others ascended the ride from this side, and while looking about to ee where the Indians had gone, received sDt from one, and fell, exclaiming he was deid man. One of his companions immediately fird at the Indian that had shot, and, as supposed, killed him; but before he could be secured.le .le was raised and placed on his horse by two ri three of the Indians. They then nasde hasB retreat, and on their way passe { the caub of Capt Stones surveying party, ich>ir,Iat far from the Patagonia mine, rexchangd several shots at considerable d.SAnce, without any serious result to either side That was the last seen of them, as they do Sss continued on their way to Sonora. An e~ress was sent to Fort Buchanan, and although Mr. Freeman r.
 ceived every attention from hisfriends and 9r. Irwin, U. S. A., he expired the same day.
 } ltSsanoy but little over month since bgnd of Apaches visited the same mine, and sple every foot of stock owned by the company and as yet, we believe, they have never recoveed even single animal A few weeks after, aao- sthef psfeS or Apaches madeA -viessys..s z ssaS herd of animals belonging to the Sonora Ex- ploring und Mining Company, and drove of the entire herd of ninety-three mules and horses, valued at seven thousand dollars. There is no doubt that they never intended to return sim gle animal, but started for their hiding places in the mountains, but on their way, however, they were intercepted by two ofour citizens, MesSs. Kitchen and Doss, and were obliged to flee, leaving behind some forty or fifty head of mules. The balance, with the exception of few they had eaten, they afterwards returned to Fort Buchanan, fearing the certain and sure punishment which was preparing for them, and which in some way they were advised of A company of rangers was forming, with the in- tention of following and punishing them, which was disbanded upon their returning the stock, with the excuse they made, that they thought they were oA the other side of the line
 About the same time one of the overland mail coaches was stopped by some of the strolling parties of these war Apaches We might give other instances of the little reliance to be placed in the lying and thieving Apaches, notwithstsn- ding the existance of treaty between us.- They are all alike, and one and all have vioa- ted the treaty. The Finals and Coyoteros are as bad as the Tontos and Mescaleros.
 We have said enough we believe to convince every one that there is no security existing un- der the present treaty; and until our govern ment gives us the protection we need-increas- ing the military force now here, establishing one CT more new posts of defence in positions, which will command the principal Indian trails, and adopt an entirely different system to that which has thus far been practiced, of hunting up the Apaches. and by presents bribing them to make treaties-we will never have any secu- rity for our property or our lives.
 We understand that Col Bonneville has re. commended to the Department the necessity of establishing two or three new posts in this sec tion. We hope such is the case, and that the Colonel will hurry them up-now is the time,