New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-11
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$500 tShAc april A, 1856, The following tErSlEzr
final bararity suffering and
Ioftanes Haxc lately fslled he pu1Ifc ear iii IL
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NARRATIVE % Mka. .ahasxs i y, NAM.
had been married bat little lover 49, 1,s.,.ss,
and was living with my hnsbxads ~. " n. psrs
leading to the pinery OF tie sansa iz' fS2se
Our family consisted Of myself and h4sx 55f = ~
Mexican girl eleven years of age HiI1x1 ~ 2aSSF
and MIR. VIM. Randall, who Was eugH6ed s7I2l -
On the morning Of the 16sh Of March afx9x ia
early breakfast, my husband 1eft lis at ea5x iUz
the purpose Of putting some Mexicans 20 M6sks
and Mr.. Randall going out to kill deer Mhsaxe
and myself were left quite alone As IL was MnslE.
ing day, | had started To procure SONS wsters
when the little girl screamed and said the Apaches
were on us. They came up III q rue. Having
sixshootsr Colts Keyoiver) in ny band, turned
that before could pull the trigger they had rushed
upon mc and secured the weapon. They then pro-
ceedcd to plumber seizing everything they could
se
halioed and screamed for assistance, but the In
dians struck rne with their lances and told ~ To
keep aaies, or they would kill us. They pasked up
what they eould take, and marched us or hand IN
hand, In hurried and barbarstis manner xftef
proceeding Tins fcs quarter Of mile hey sspa-
rated ~ u order TO prevent our talking together
ne M ht,ie glra being 9 little ~ advances of zae.
mountainous rosdt penetr ating desucr and deeper
into the mountain, and finally almost rexeff1f III
summit Having suffered much fxcaH rscAslz N i
condition, totally inadequate for the fntiguss u
such o journey; and my inability 70 travel 81 -
speed which they desired Mas tie cAase af nsy III
ceiving the most brutal treatment at their b1nds-
f1rr1kr aIfa yu4v
head, as much as to say that my fate Was already
decided upon, and that was to be made d victim
Of savage barbaFity. The little girl, who was
ahead, would occasionally fall back, cryng, and
They spoke but little Spanish, yet enough was mn
derstood to awaken my fears and fiIi me with ap-
prehension: knew that my strength which Nas
rapidly failing, would admit OF my proceeding hut
little further, and that unless ny shuAband ana
other parties were following to rescue me, must
fall victim as se0n as my strength entirely faitcd.
We had proceeded thus about sixteen miles, a.
nearly as my limited IDEAS Of distance viii enable
me to judge, and now Jagged beHind 50 much
that my savage captors grew impatient and ~
solved to kill me. They stripped me of my cloth
ing including ny slloss aaa isit me bit ainge
ficting eleven wounds in my body, threw me over
ledge of r0eks, or precipice, some sixteen or
eighteen feet high, and huriad large stones after
supposing that ! must die, and too harbarons %
end my misery by entirely exiting gushing The spark
of lifc This occurred near sui1sek lad nine
lance wounds in nv back and tvs ID nv arm alzxz
my head was cut In several places by the xocha
which were thrown after me hut most Of she 3attsr
glanced without striking me-.
had alighted on i hank or snow almost hi q
state Of nudity, and in senseless condition. II
counting up ny camping places before reaehiu6
home, think must have laid there in & stste A
unconscfousness for near Hrea is4s. Whsn Z
wounds. recollected tie direction HIM aIi
the position of the sun from camp at aHnsat aSad
with these guides started for home. NV feet e&4S
out the first day, and was compelled to crwi The
most Of the distance. Did not dare to go down to.
the foot of the mountain, for fear could find no
water and was therefore compelled to keen in tie
steep and rocky mountain. Somatimas sfter
crwiine up q steep ledge, Iaboring hard for haH q
day, / would lose my footing and slide down lower
than the place from which started. AS had no
fire. and no clothing, suffered very much ff0m
the cold A W
was at point said to be six Thousand feat above
the sea, and only wonder that did not freeze.
scratched holes In tho sand at night ia which 10
Sleep and before could travel was obliged every
day for the sun to warm me mp. l travelled what i
could every day, and In the meantime had "a Eab
sist on graas alone On the dag Ire&chs
untenanted There found q little food and s0me
| -four which had been spilled on the ground. The
fire was not quite out, and kindled II up; seTape6
| the first food had tasted since Left home. was
now near ne worknea ~ tne plnery, ana WITHIN
emo ,es ng on ets ~ e f. ~ s -
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