The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-05-31
A Deeply Interesting Narrative.

Our readers have been made familiar with
the capture Of Mrs. Page aud q young girl by
Apache Indians in Arizona, the search for them,
and the almost miraculous escape Of Mrs Page.
A Tubac correspondent sends 10 the Missouri
Republican the following personal history Of
the affair: -t
Nurrdt,re Of Mrs. La,sena 4, Page.--I hud been
married but little over two months, and was
living with my husband, Mr.. J. II. Page, III
rude cabin at the mouth Of the grand canon
leading to the pincry Of the Santa Rita noun
tains. Our family consisted Of myself and
age, MisAre Kirkland, aud MI. WIN. Randall,
who was engaged with my husband in the lum-
her business. Oe
On the morning of the 10th of March, utter
an early breakfast, my husband left us ut camp
for the purpose Of putting some Mexicans to
work, aud, MIR. Randall going out to kill IL
deer, Misarc and myself were left quite alone.
AZ it was washing-tlay. ] had started 10 procure
some water when the little girl screamed and
.suid the Apuches were Oh us. They came up
in run. Having n six-shootcr Colts revoi-
very in my hand turned to fire upon them,
but they were already so close that before
could pull the trigger they had rushed upon me
and secured the weapon. They then proceed
ed to plunder, seizing on everything they
could carry otl-four, blankets, clothing &c. {;
and not satisfied with this, they destroyed the
balance. We haIlowed and screamed for assist
ance, but the Indians struck me with their
lanccs and told us to keep quiet, or they would
kill u.s. They packed up what they could take
and marched us oil, hand l-hnnd, In hurried
and barbarous manner. After proceeding thus
for u quarter Of Il mile they separated us in or
der to prevent our talking together, the little
girl being little in advance Of mo.
We travelled thus all day, over very rocky
and mountainous road, penetrating deeper and
deeper into the mountain. and finally almost
reaching the summit. Having suffered much
from recent attacks of fever and ague, was in
u very enfeeblcd condition, totally inadequate
for the faigues of such a journey and my in
ability to travel at the speed which they desired
was the cause of my receiving the most brutal
treatment at their hands. They several times
pointed six-shooter ut my hcad, as much as
to say that my fate was already decided upon,
aud that was TO be made victim of savage
would occasionally fall back, crying, and say
that the Indians were going to kill me. They
spoke but little Spanish, yet enough was un-
derstood to awaken my fears and fill me with
apprehension. knew that my strength, which
was rapidly falling, would admit Of my pro-
ceeding but little further and that unless my
husband and other parties were following to
| TcsCllc ue, HtuSt iuIl u VICJlW Us bOOu ub my
strength entirely failed. ..,
We had proceeded thus about sixteen miles,
as nearly as my limited ideas Of distance will
enable me to judge, apd now Jagged behind
so much that my savage captors grew itnpa-
tient, and resolved to kill me. They stripped
me Of my clothing, including my shoes, aud
left me but single garment. They then
thrust their lanccs at me, intlicting eleven
wounds in my body, threw me over ledge Of
rocks, or precipice, some sixteen or eighteen
I feet high, and hurled large stones after me, tt
make sure of their victim, and then left me
supposing that must die, and too barbarous
to end my misery by entirely cxtinguishing til,
spark Of life. This occurred near sunset.
had nine lance wounds in my buck and two II
my arm, und my head aas cut in several place.
by the rocks which were thrown at me, bu
most of the latter glanced, without strikin,
II me.
had alightcd on bank of snow, almost il
state Of nudity, and in q scnsclcss condition
In counting up my camping places bcior,
reaching home, think l must have laid there
in state OF unconciousness for near three
days. When came to took some snow ant
put Oh my wounds. l rccollcctcd the direction
travelled and the position Of the sun from
, camp at sunset, and with these guides startet
for home. My feet gave out the first day, ant
!, | was compelled to crawl the most Of the dis
tauCc. Dlu not uaTc 10 20 uoWl 10 tHe IOOL .
the mountain, for fear l could find no water
: and was therefore compelled to keep in tn
steep and rocky mountain. Sometimes, aite
crawling up q steep ledge, laboring hard 70
: half day, would lose my footing and slid
e down lower than the place from which | start
cd. AS had no fire, and no clothing, sui
fcrcd very much from the cold. | was at
point said to be six thousand feet from the sen
: and only wonder that l did not freeze
e scratched holes in the sand at night in whic
to sleep, and before could travel was Obligc
: every day to wait for the sun to warm inc nl
y travelled what could every day, and In til
t meantime had to subsist on grass alone. o
e the fourteenth day reached camp of SON
8 workmcn in the pincry, which was untenantct
50 There l found a little food and some flou
0 which had been spilled on the ground. TIL
e fire was not quite out, aud | kindlcd 1t vi
q Scraped up some of the flour and made ltt1
Il cake, the first food l had tasted siusc ] le
= home. was near the workmen in the piner
l. and within two miles of my home, but was tt
weak to go on. l could hear the men ut wor
!. and sometimes saw them but could not attra
their attention. AT length crawlcd along
% the road over which they must pass and W;
81 found there, and carried home, after being OF
rs sixteen days.
o. On the third day of tue session Capt. X.
Ewell, U. S. A., arrived in Tucson with u
70 little girl who was taken captive by the India
ID with Mrs. Page. Her release was effected
an exchange Of prisoners, The entrance Of Il