The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-11
ARIZONA.
OUR TUBAC CORRESPONDENCE


TUBAc, July 81, 1859.
Rancho Robbed by the Apaches-Despoilin9 the Sonora
Mining Company-A Herd Of Ninety three Mules and
Horses Stampeded-Pursuh Of the Thiecss-Recorery of
Fifty Of the Anin,als-Or Correspondents Missing
FdNacy Of Indian nreatieS-Ddngsr TO the Overland
MaiI-Ne,rs from Sonora-Ne,o Mines, dc.
Arivaca rancho is situated about thirty miles from ru
bac and is the locality of the Sonora Companys works
for the reduction Of silver ORE also the pasture for
company animals. AS the stamping and amalgamasing
machinery run by mule power, large number Of ami
mails are always kept on hand.
On the night Of the 10th inst the herd OF mules and
horses numbering ninety three in all, grazing near
the buildings guarded by several Mexicans. The moon
full but often obs;ured by thick clouds. Taking ad
vantage of these dark periods, band Of twenty
Apaches managed to creep into the herd which was scat
tered considerable ground and having each quietly
secured an animal they raised and before the guards
knew what was the matter the entire herd sampeded
and OFF at full speed for the mountains.
The moon, Ginning out just at the moment dis covered
ances 1t was too late to save them.
Ihere chanced at the time TO be some half dozen mules
me 'e"ncoh works, and with these small party
started on the trail, while express was sent TO the d.
rector OF the Company at Tubac The property stolen was
worth over seven thousand dollars, and every possible
means was taken for its recovery.
party az once started out from Tubac and news was
cent 10 Fort Buchanan forty miles distant anme the
Indians were making rapid progress, and after au bling
around among the hills for time, to confuse their pur
suers ma e straight shoot to the road from Tubac
to Tucson the Carod rancho probably designing 10
plumber that establishment
II go happened, however that the animals at Canod
all corraed and it being near daybreak severoi
persons their feet AS the Indians emcrped from
en- extensive thcket short distance The house they
were SEEN ana several mon instantly started out with
their rles to get shot. Finding they had stumbled
upon hornets nest, the Apaches at once sheered Off
to resh ones, anticipating chase but being closely nr
suea they were obliged TO start on, leaving some fifty
men from the Canod succeeded in nterceptngand driving
Off leaving sixteen horses and twenty Ave mules in the
hands Of the ApsGhes-anmaa valued at three housaud
dollars.
Among the horses was my own, which being Oh
brief iurlough at Arivaca, of course shared the
tate OF the others When last seen Devil bestrode
abig nall naked Apache, Who with his lance, devoted
himself to priCking on the poor mules several or which
gave out and were abandoned
The Canod men, after having secured the recovered
mules mounted and followed the trail for ten miles
when they were discovered by the Indian guard OF
tie a ody sS ,y,as the
struck for the Pna country by different routes and the
pursuit by one party being thus rendered useless
intelligence Of the robbery arrived at Fort Buchanan
the next day and at eleven O'Clock at night Captain
struck the country towards TUCSON hoping to in
tercept one OF the trails when will be folio we'd up
with that vigor and skill for which the Captain is noted
As an Indian trailer and Gghter ne has superior tho
United States dragons Up to this date have heard
nothing Of the soldiers. am told that Captain Ewe
hnt ne would the thieves 10
hell II they went there AS they made for the ella
river, Captain will get as to the disagreeabe 10
caty he mentioned as possible to 60 in this world
We had, or rather tho Indian agents had, "moral
suason cotton cloth and banke: treaty with these Pna
Apacbes, made some months since at Canondel Orc.
sent you account Of the farce, and predicted
it would be openly and n,granty violated by the Ia
dams before their blankets half out and 30
There have been half o dozen violations of the
treaty" and the Indian Department has no. noticed
them.
The overland mail coach has been stopped at night by
nndf ba
of tobacco and corn before proceeding The Patagonia
mail was robbed Of seven horses; the mission Of San
XAVIER occupied by squaters plundered Of reary all It's
stock. These are few prominent Still, willing
to try for once more, and, hope, finally, the treaty
policy, the Americans did not realate Scouting parties
of Apaches the country making themselves
quainted with every exposed position, obtaining full
OF the amount of stock kept by each ranchero
and the manner in which II herded; and when they
could profit 10 more by their spying they commenced,