Arizona miner., 1864-04-06
FORT wHPPLB WEDNESDAY APRIL 6, lset
CoL. wOOLsEY's EXPEDITION.


 1be absorbing topic of interest and discussion ln this part of the Territory, is the expedition against the Pinal Apaches, commanded by It Col King :. Woolsey, which started out on the 29tb ult II Is composed of an hundred men representing all of the main mining and ranching districts, and is very formidable movement against the savages. With scarcely an exception the men are used to mountain travel, cool coura geous and enduring Moreover they. have had much experience in Indian fighting, and having suffered greatly from the recent depredations they are eager to chastise the wily foe. The su cess they have already met is, trust. bat m ipdication of that which will attend their march. Under date of Ash creek, April 2d, Col Woolsey writes to secretary Mccormick
 I reached here this evening On my return from the mountains west of the San Francisco. We jumped raucheria of Apaches yesterday, ana killed fourteen. I am On my way to the rendez- vous on the head-waters of the Agua Fra. We nave sent thirty five men back across the divide tonight under F. McCannon. They will be at g rancheria early to morrow morniDg-and will bt apt to have a 6ght--also one next day. On tuesday they are to join us. We will all mee in the upper valley Of the San Francisco or "Wednesday next, to start for Big Rnmp's village on the Salt River. ....--. Please hurry Up Captain Welker with the addi tional provisions, as We will be short before wS get back. if we are kept in food We will punist the red thieves severely. IL is hard to see oul brave men bare-tooted and poorly clad, and they ought at least to have an abundant supply 0 provisions. Better men never followed any On; to battle. A. Ingalls, vas wounded to day by al arrow Dr. Aisop dressed the wounds, and h. is resting we'll The soldiers with me fight lik' old hands. Charles Bench killed three indians Holman one Four of the boys are witl McCannon tonight
 This looks like work, and is fully confirmed i note of the same date from Mr. Henry Cliltor who says ::
 On the first of April. some eight or ten gnile east of Black Canon on BradshawS s dIggings, w surprised a FancheFia of Indians, and killed fouI teen of them We found 10 stock out piehty signs in the shape of horses tails. and oX-hide col. Woolsey recognized one piece of hide as 6t longing to large stock bull, which he bfougl 60 the Agua Fria Ranch from his ranch on th tsila. The piece of hide had brand OF 1t whiC seyerai others recognized. On the first, while H were at Cane Greek, Artemns Ingalls, came int camp with two arrow wounds, one ID the baC and the other in the right shoulder. He ha been hunting with party A bout 8 mile fro camp, they separated, and as he was coming alor around rocky point he was surprised by five six Apaches Deeming discretion the bett part of valor, he took to his heels. On reachlr camp his wounds were dressed by Dr. Alsop. an although I think he is badly injured. it is u general impression that he will recover. Indis hunting tries the men seyerely-many are alreaC footsore, but all are in good spirits. If we ct be supplied with provisions, we will give u Apaches good punishment.
 In note to Major Willis, Coi Woolsey giy some interesting particulars
 The Indians were aii Tontos and Finals, b the arrows are like those of the Yapapais al Mohaves. At the ranchera they were maxi nearly thousand of the same kind I thir they intended to make us suppose that the NJ hayes and Yumas are committing depreciation 1 have never before seen arrows of this Xii among the Apaches. The MoccaSons all belong to the latter.
 Col Woolsey sent Secretary McCormlck a
 Major Willis each quiver of arrows as alnC tho first trophies of sAe expedition.
 Col Poston, Superintendent of Indian affa en route to this post with an escort of fifty NJ
 copa aud Pimo Indians under Juan Chivare