The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-02
INDIAN TRoUslEs IN ARIZONA.


n Train Attuckeo Near frcscott-Sevrre Ftaut
Bctweeu n small Party az soldiers snd Citi-
zens and Absus Oae Hundred md my In
dinns- One White Killed and One Wounded
Thirt, three OF the savaEes Killed The Ia
dams Becomins Very Troublesome In the
Territory, Asc.
wlausGros, Oct !, 1909.
The Superintendent OF Indian Aais has Just rccsised
from Ms George w. Leihy, Superintendent Of indian
Affairs for tho Territory OF Arizona, tho folcwing ac
count OF eight that occurred near Prescott In August
last between small party Of whites and large mum
Der Of savages:-
osrs IspIAx AwAIxs. I
Ia PAx A. T., August ~, 1866
SIT besomos my duty 10 report 10 you the
custanoes Of serious aghi which occurred between
party u citizens and soldiers and large body Of Indians
on tho l2ln inst at skull Valley on The road between
La Paz and Prescott, and about tb,rv miles from tho
latter place. As soon AZ the news rsac hed mo OF the
fght fastened "a tho OF tho sncennicr TO gan
from tho parties engaged Of trans
acton and Y learn fron the prisonars captured the
AZ near could learn folo~s:--O On &C about
the ist ins Mr. Freeman, with hve ,eapsts, charge
OF SIX loaded wagons left In Pax Tor Prescott they
reached skull Valley saicty. and the ih Ins left
the station IN the valley and took the rad psescotl
consisting Of about twenty Ave men, under Lieutenant
Hutton. The train under Mr. Freeman had travelled
lurking The bushes and behind the rocks the left of
the road The mon Of The train immaS stEb prepared
themselves for an attack by Wheeling fntir animaIs
around and tying them 10 their wsxpnAe, When tho
Indians asoerssiped tina, they disc erred thcy rorc
70 the number Of seveniynye or que krndred, and al
preached the wagons Mr Freeman rRfned them on,
and told them f they passed certain 1hs be would Ire
on fhcn They then hated and reid talk with the
whites saying in spansI that they did Dot wish 10 Nm
Free:na1 discovered The Indians Ne despatched
man On ho,s buck to Tue post fss assistance,
prefer % ascertain what thoy wanted, and why they
were 20 far from their usual 1bey aUwered that
,ondent that the water, ts grass he corn and The
country theirs and that they inteuod Ia have tho
Freeman mansrea 10 capture one or Gar party and
threatened 10 XIII him II attack wee made on him.
ON tie approach Of The soldiers sent tor tho Indians
drew back, arr Mr. FretaD MAS pernitrd 70 return 70
the station unmole-ted. Tho Indians. howoynr, fol-
lowed him bacs and oven approached within talking
dhinnc" q the station On the 18th ins Mr. Freeman
and party escorted by five citizens and -four soldiers
started Again FOR Prescott They had travelled
but two three miles when Indians
drew up for defence, when tho Indians rose and
approached them, first deposupg thor bows
and arrows Ia pile, and coming IN apparently IN
armed On the rst alarm Of Indians one 81 the citizens
rode back 70 'hs posi- for assistance aud idenenant
santly ordering portion OF bs command 70 follow ne
quickly az possible II WAS found lmpasylbie TO keep
the Indians Al distance and hophiics supply placed
themselves 10 line by their horses and wagons and fr
time only struggled 10 prevent the indians from gctpg
through TO them On the arrival VI Lescnant Hrfton
ne demanded o. the Indians why the train had been
stopped They answered again that tho uaer tho grass
and the country were theirs, that all ~ whites must
leave the valley in SIX days thai the Americans Of the
train could 30 leaving their goods and amy but that
The Mexican soldiers ArIona VOLUNTEERED must suron-
ON bong Informed where the bow and arrows
had been dopositeJ,. Lieutenant Hutto4 ordered the
the Indian, aud their arms which ~as done He
then demanded thai ten ~ their number should DO
s.ssisd ~ 70 hin Is hosiases On isars'ns MS &c.
been concealed In her belts and bscocheouis aud al
iepied 10 force thr way To their bows sai aows Ono
down by soldier Just IN time, his knife cut partly
through his clothing ON rising, the Indian srucs a
the hand He Instantly raised his revolver and shot the
Indian dead. From th's m"ncni the nrinp became
general and rapid To citizens and .od,srs were wei
bic execution. Tho Indians soon began reu At and
were followed up BY ID. whites min they cans. within
h about one-hsf mile from NJ place where ,hc 'ras
was stopped
one wounded by the Indians wljrh rake mp thr total
Of casualty 70 the whites Jwcnky-lrBce indians were
found sss a sgss &c s and .s ss ss s
battle ground making % MI thrty-hrce that are known
Prom wha, c1uld learn from the prisoners who are
IN the hands Of the military and citizens At Prcgoit tho
Indians numbered about one hundred and MY the
Apaches with about fifteen Yavapas aud Apache
Mojaves The prisoners are ya,apas and nay hst their
party were out hunting, wh.n .sey e,ns s.ross the
susson, induced them 70 join conpsny IN their attempt
upon the train, promising 10 drive the whites from the
valley and deliver over 10 the yayapas, 10 whom u
belonged before they rdnned ny The surerntend
ent 10 come In on The rser The 1cnto Apachss ere
they accuse Of ssa ng ,hsr children and q many other
me design On The train was prompted by DE largo
nomber OF eaiable horses whch u contained and the
quantity Of -four with Which tie wagons loaded.
shc succes Of the attempt benz rendered 10 appesrnco
20 easily prncihahs on account u the weakness ne
party that bad IN charge
II u With no hule feeling Of sorrow thai rsuor 10
successful The whites may have been n this analr, II
bodies Indefinite trouble and boodsied for the future.
Through almost every part ~ our Territory our
roads and trails naIked overlooked BY places
htied by nature choice spou Tor tarTrs~ and
smbussade and many traveller J fear wiii rnder up
his life through TIE hands ~ tho revengefu savAse,
craving for the blood ~ The white vii 10
but Intensified hy nis late slaughter 81 hsr brethren.
regret thai this s0peun'sDdensy 10 poorly pro-
v.ded wih tho means II rndaoem 90 force 10 eass.
Tie indians, once persuaded T. come n upon The nser,
70 ren.an ana 49, s.Ss .nse wi t aspos,'on ~ W.
possos the Yasagal. occaslonAy leave the river an1
traverse the country 70 The est ~ search q sane Is
Of them encounior.nr iarrs composed of u iaL
pals and fonio Apacbes, we're induced BY tho a'tsr %
JON them IN th~ aie raid apon ff.cmAns u>ln. " =
my Impression however that This the nfsl Ia.
during my surs rncndency wfich any ~ the faYaIsH
engaged Ia operation Of lho And The Hasls-
pals aud ronto Apaches are a no lims 10
h. irrned. Their rssndiinesS = ever ngt the
The Wits Though p'es,y ssvsrs'y handed 10 ,ila II.
stance they upon No Geld "a hiry minutes after
the soldiers bad left u aud engays1 IA das1s fne the
bodies Of their slnn comTsdss b, turning brush upon
them There Al presenf considerable anxiesy ssisting
among the population o. Western tr<oba e~isr " the
exposed condition mary ~ tho frinss0 ant ~ttlers
and the utter IEsrciercy In numbers VI tie military 20
protect them.
Tor over too months have had slresi mail from
Gan franssco and have been Ddsatsf % 'rsvsl
hing aqaanlsnce. Tor zoe Isesvrr ness ,hsi has isiy
reached from the Ia, am entirely nnlnfsfmsd ~
% tho action Of the late Congress rssnakins afpfeyva
tions for this Territory and consequently unsbs 20
fall back upon promises b quiet the ure.sare~ thai
prevailed for a considerable TIA pe-cs-
fol river Indians r~,ard W the probable time ~tsn
they 30 gron 'bsN r>~yvai.on WITH The means psc
yfdef Tor them 90 af@mps their sarrrr ~ The
private entsryrt. ~ ~ cltx<ns likely
shortly 70 have regular mail, wksn hope - fsrsss
.uch sdvcss from your department si ~ decisive
mpon The Question builr rslisvfng tkst tks
selection already rBsfs tie aprroprsis i9s
ssrvsion that nss rerosy onsr % ne hss.sAss ~