The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-05-29
INTERESTING NARRATIVE.


capture of Mrs Page and young girl by Apache
! Indians in Arizona the search for them, and the
almost miraculous escape of Mrs Page. A Tubae
correspondent sends to the Missouri Republican
the following personal history of the affair:
| Narrat;re Of Ms Lorsena A. Page.-I had
been married but little over two months, and was
living with my husband, Mr. J. H. Page, in rude
cabin at the mouth of the grand canon leading to
the pinery of the Santa Rita mountains. Our
family consisted of myself and husband, little
| Mexican girl, eleven years Of age, Misare Kirk
land, and Mr. VIM Randall, who was engaged
with my husband in the lumber business.
On the morning of the 10th of March, after an
early breakfast my husband left us at camp for
tie purpose of putting some Mexicans to work,
and Mr. Randall going out to kill deer, Misare
and myself were left quite alone. As it wash
ing-day [ had started to procure some water, when
the little girl screamed and said the Apaches were
They came up in a run Having six
shooter (Cot's revolver) in my hand turned to
fire at them, but they were already so close that
before could pull the trigger they rushed upon
me and secured the weapon. They then proceed
ed to plunder, sezing on everything they could
carry off-four, blankets. clothing, &C.; and not
satisfied with this they destroyed the balance
We hallooed and screamed for assistance, but the
Indians struck me with their lances and told US to
keep quiet, or they would kill us They packed
up what they could take, and marched us off,
hand-in- hand in a hurried and barharous manner.
After proceeding thus for quarter of mile they
separated us in order to prevent our talking to-
gether, the little girl being little in advance of
3D.. .r....
We travelled thus all day, over very rocky
and mountainous road, penetrating deeper and
deeper into the mountain, and finally almost reach
ing the summit Having suffered much from
cent attacks of fever and ague, in vety
enfeebled condition, totally inadequate for the
fatigues of such journey; and my inability 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 at my head, as much as to say that my
fate was already decided upon, and that was to
be made victim of savage barbarity. Tie little
girl, who ahead, would occasionally fall back,
crying and tell me that the Indians were going to
kill us. They spoke but little Spanish, yet enough
was understood to awaken my fears and fill me
with apprehension. l knew that my strength,
which rapidly falling would admit Of my pro-
ceedng but little farther, and that unless my hus-
band aud other parties were following to u.s.
must fall victim Is soon as my strength entire
ly failed.
We had proceeded thus about sixteen miles, as
nearly as my limited ideas of distance will enable
me to Judge, and [ now Jagged behind so much
that my savage captors grew impatient, and re-
solved to Kill me. They stripped me of my cloth
ing including my Shoes and left me but a single
garment. They then thrust their lances at me,
infctng eleven wounds in my body, threw me
over a ledge of rocks precipice some sixteen or
eighteen feet high and hurled large stones after
me, to make sure Of their victim, and then left
me, supposng that | must die, and too barbarous
to end my misery by entirely extingulshing the
spark Of life This occurred near sunset. | had
nine lance wounds in my back and two in my arm,
and my head cut in several places by the rocks
which were thrown after me, but most of the lat
ter glanced without striking me.
| had alighted on bank of snow almost in a
state of nudity and in senseless condition. In
counting up my camping places before reaching
home, | think must have laid there in state of
unsconsciousness for near three days When l
came too took some snow and put my wounds. |
recolIected the direction travelled and the posi-
tion of the sun from camp at sunset, and with
these guides started for home. My feet gave out
the first day. and [ was compelled to crawl 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 keep in the
steep and rocky mountain. Sometimes, after
crawling up a steep ledge, laboring hard for half a
day, | would loose my footing aud slide down
low er than the place from which | started. Ks |
had no fire, and no clothing, | suffered very much
thousand feet above the sea, and only wonder that
did not freeze [ scratched holes in the sand at
night in which to sleep, and before could travel
was obliged to wait for the sun to warm me up. L
travelled what | could every day, and in the mean
time had to subsist on grass alone. On the four
teenth day [ reached camp Of some workmen in
the pinery, which was un enanted There found
some -four which had been spilled on the ground.
The fire was not quite out, and L klndled it up.
Scraped up some of the -four and made little
cake, the first food had tasted since | left home.
was now near the workmen in the plnery, and
within two miles of my home but was too weak
to 90 on. | could hear the men at work, and
saw them, but could not attract their
attention. AT length | crawled along to the road
over which they must pass, and was found there,
and carried home, after being out sixteen days
LoCUsTs These insects have made their ap
peaFance in this county, according to prediction.
They are s'thick as hops" about Greensborough,
and are making westward We tremble for our
own safety and the safety of some OF our friends,
because it is said they death and destruction
to everything green.-High Point Exporter.
Locusts are beginning to make their appearance
in the northwestern section of Shenandoah coun-
ty, Va In some instances hogs have been killed
BY feeding upon them too freely.
OLD GE-Arthur Smith, a citizen of Har-
nett, died on the 9th ult, aged Sc years He +
had l12 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren.
Had they been all boys he would have raised a
perfect American army. and the best of it is, the