Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-13
SECRETARY or TIE vrerlAxcE COourrTEE.
Horrible indian Massacre in Arizonia


FROM the Aes;lls (Arizonis) Times, Msy IL
An express reached Mesilla on the evening OF the
sth, from the Western Division Of the Overland
Mail route, bringing most appalling intelligence and
details of recent Indian outrages in the neighboI-
hood of STEMS Peak Arizona. Cachuss, who was
reported to have been He'd at Sonora, has return
cd with his braves TO the of his former oper
atoms. determined to wage war to the knife. The
comparative quiet of the last two months has eyi
dently been occasioned By the absence Of the In
disns in some part Of Mexico, where they have un-
doubtedy removed their women and children, that
they might be in security while they carried their
warfare. The unfortunate removal of the Over
land Mail at time when difficulty with these In
diaDs was rife has no doubt served greatly to eHs
bolden the Indisns-they undoubtedly attributing
the abandonment Of the route entirely TO their
forays.
Nine men are missing and it feared have all been
msssacred, although there exists hope that some
of them may be retained as prisoners. The savages
inflicted upon some of their victims horrible tor
ture, and exhibited refinement Of cruelty uparal-
leled in the catalogue of Indian barbarities. From
the Expressmsn, Mr.. Price, we gather the follow
ing particulars:
A provision wagon left Tanks Station on April
23d, Edward Donnelly and Patrick Donaghue in
charge, to get s1losd of flour at the San CimOne
Station. They started on their return, but never
reached the Tanks. The next day two expressmen.
MessTs. Paige and O'Brien lett the Tanks westward
bound, and never resched the San CimOne Station
and have not since been heard Of. On the 21th q
coach left the Tanks for the West, in which were
five persons-Mr. J. J. Giddings, Superintendent of
the San Antonio and San Diego Mail Company,
Michael Mes, Road Agent and Anthony Alder,
Samuel Nealy and Mr.. Briggs employees of the Over
land Mail Company. Two Of the mules which left
in the coach returned to the Tanks Station badly
bruised, and had evidently been IN severe strug-
gle. This circumstance aroused the suspicious of
all. and our informant went the next day TO Fort
McIane and applied for escort of troops to in
vestigate the matter. Lieutenant and sixteen
men were dispatched, who. on Monday, near Stems
Peak met train of W. S Grant, Army Contractor.
who gave them information Of having fight wi h
Cachuse and his braves, and confirmation Of the
fears that the coach had been captured by the In
dians at near Doubtful Pass. The train had been
attacked the day previous ten miles east Of the oan
CinOne Station; the mules had been stampeded +; q
running fight oc urrrd pursuit. OF the Indians,
in which one Indian vas killed and two mortlry
wounded, and all the mules bat lo rec Oyered. III
train reached Stems Peak about dark. They found
scattered along the rsyine newspapers and other
mail matter, pieces Of harness, &c. The r0oi OF the
station (which was some time since GbandOned) had
been burnt the corral wall had been thrown down,
and the indians had formed breastwOrk OF 1t
around the spring. Near the station the bodies Of
two men were found tied by the feet to trees their
heads reaching within le inches OF the ground their
arms extended and fastened to pckets. and the eYi
dences of a slow fire under their heads. The bod
les had been pierced with arrows and lInces. They
were 80 disfgured as TO render recognition lmpOs-
sible. They were buried by the employees O1 the
train Fearing an attack from the Indians, the train
was Immediately pushed ahead in the night with
out being able TO make further examinations
Our informant, on meeting the train, returned
and brought to Mesilla the intelligence, and thesod-
iers kept on together with enigrant train travel
ing with them for protection, to the Of the diff
| ficulties. The soldiers will removslthe men and
stock at San Cimune and Apache Pass Station TO
Dragon Springs, and escort the emigrants to that
place.
The Express from Pino Alto arrived on Thursday,
bringing considerable dust and quartz gold in the
| hands of passengers. From them we CLEAN the fol
| lowing items:
On Sunday, the 9Th instant party OF twenty
Apaches attacked MG xican train within mile and
half of Pine Alto, killing driver and soaring
off three or four more well armed. The Indians took
the mules, well every article of value belong
ing to the train even stripping the dead Mexican OF
every article Of clothing. They also made descent
upon Mr.. Msstins herd of mules, but were repulsel
By the herders and others about the mining camps
| Great excitement exists at Pine Alto in regard 70
quartz. Many are prospecting, and discoveries OF
paying ores are of frequent occurrence DIscoEe"
ries repor ed Of copper vein, two silver pear
ing veins, and one Of which is supposed 10 De IN