The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-05-09
correspondence of The N. Y. Tribune
IMPORTANT FROM ARIZONA - MRS.
PAGE STILL ALIVE.
Tucson. Anril / 1850,

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Mis- Tags Is still alive, 40 lo-se- viii
the Indians, and she has passed through ac.
tual trials. hardships, and difficulties du.
ring the last fortnig ght. exceeding in thrill
ing interest any of the most highly-wrought
pages of fiction.
Last night a messenger arrived here
from the Santa Rita Pinery, with letter
or Mr.. John Page, stating that his wife
had come in alive, after enduring almost
incredible trials. MIR. Page Immediately
set out accompanied by a physician, and
everything possible to be done for her re.
lief will be done.
1t seems from what We can learn that
Mrs. Page, probably the day following her
seizure by the Indians, finding that her
friends were on the trail, refused to 90 on,
and her savage masters lanced her in seve-
raj places and left her for dead After
some time she revived to find herself weak
from the loss of blood, with wounds still
open, footsore from her previous trials,
without food, aud miles from any habta-
ton What position for young woman
of eighteen summers-a bride of two months
whose life hitherto had been all sun.
shine
Through all the trials Mrs. Page strug-
gled for two weeks and dragged her emac-
lated form by degrees toward the home
from which she had so lately been rudely
torn by ruthless savages. No one suspec-
ted her presence in the mountain, and those
who were looking for intelligence from her
thought she was miles away amid the haunts
Of the red man. How she was enabled to
suffer SO much and reach home at length is
incomprehenslble. But sad as have been
her trials, how pleasing the consolation at
last that once more she is surrounded By
friends, and that she is no longer at the
mercy Of the savages.
Last mail brought US intelligence that
Fort Buchanan is to be abandoned. The
present necessity of continuing that post ii
very great but orders having been giver
for its abandonment, any remarks in refer
ence to the subject will Of course be super
fuous
i Nine animals were stolen on Thursday
night from the ranch of Mr.. Graydon, jus
without the limits of the reservation OF
which Fort Buchanan is situated This il
within four miles Of the post. Application
was made for the assistance of scoutin:
f party but SO reduced is the force at th,
Fort, that the commanding officer coult
spare but three men-all the available
} force being with Capt. Ewell. who ha
5 gone to Arivyha Canon to negotiate an ex
change of his Indian prisoners for the littl
: girl who was stolen with Mrs. Page.
j Tucson is full of strangers, all draw
3 hero by tho interest attaching IN the move
/. ment for the establishment Of Provision
: : al Government. The feeling in Wester
!. Arizona, as l have already stated, is almo:
}. unanimously adverse to the measure. Th
delegates from sections mingle freely, an
? much good feeling prevails but fea
e there will be some wave Of trouble rollin
q over the quiet waters ere the Conventio
e closes its session The delegates frol
b Eastern Arizona already find that the
J. have been deceived in regard to the fee
e ing existing among the citizens Of this SCI
o ton, and some have expressed regrets th;
It they did not con6ne their movement entir'
C ly to tie country lying east of Apache Pas
e leaving Western Arizona out Of the que
y ton. As there is no prospect Of harmon
II izing the opposition feeling here, the adv
Z Gates of the measure have to choose betwee
!. forcing the thing upon US, in the face Of r
|, monstranees, protests. and opposition, or
y adjourning the Convention to Mesilla, an
y there organizing their Government to en-
Re brace only Eastern Arizona.
i. Much local dissatisfaction exists amor
e the people OF Tucson a: the action IF q
n. few friends of the Provisional Governmer
q, stated in recent letter that the citize
D. of this place mostly opposed the measul
of and that the few advocates who tried to 6
he up meeting favorable to the cause owe
" did the matter, and caused it to break
ed in confusion. II is now alleged by t
to Opposition that but six persons Of Tues
ad are in favor of the Provisional Governmel
is and that they have elected four Of tn