Arizona miner., 1866-11-30
TIE FIGHT AT FORT ROCK.
LETTER rnou HON. A. F. DAVIS.
IImnltlLLr. Nov. 10. lsG6.

ilARnD WILLIE, NNhs ip' A'.'N'
 EptroR OF TIE ARizoSh MNER:--lion. Wm. II. Hardy and self lcn your city last Sunday morning for this place; as we cN- pected we came up with Colonel Carter. Judge Bacbus and party, ant also Miiief f' and sil,,rthon's freight trains at Fort Rock station, on Monday night. We found the camp in not little excitement. The rel devils had again been at work, eight head of horse. and mules lay in front of the house, dead to attest it. The particulars of the at- tack and final rcpulsc are, as near as could | obtain them, as follows: The | <. Mail with ! escort oftw soldier. arrived at the station ! on Friday night; Saturday morning. while !. saddling up, the Indians opened fire from behind the breast work of rocks that gives the station it's name At the tirst fire MT. Buckman was wounded in the right side just above the hip, the wound is dangerous but not mortal. \ Aportion of the party tconsis'ing of seven persons in aih succeeded in getting into the house, others hastily took refuge be- hind rocks and thc battle commenced in earnest. The son of Mr Buchanan was while
 firing upon the h ,ians shot through both legs. but continued to fight and Killed two
 lndians after receiving his wound. A young
 soldier boy tam sorry did not learn his namnl
 fought from behind rock baycly; while
 in the act Of firing be received severe wound
 in the check. but continued his firing with
 good effect until the Indians withdrew,
 which they dil 3t about two o'clock D. m.,
 evidently sick o' their job. lt is estimated
 that the Indian- numbered from fifty to -ey-
 cnty five They only exposed their heads
 while firing. hut well aimed rifles made that
 extremely hazardous for them The blood of
 the redskins stains the braa twork in many
 places. and t k thought that many of them
 Lit the dust They drove off six head of cat-
 tie with them as they retired. The attaeked
 party were pcnt up not daring to expose
 themselves, lest the lurking savagcs should
 send them their death warrant. until the ar
 rival of Colonel Cl-ttr and party on Monday
 morning. You will of course he willing Co f forgive mail carriers when you learn thcse isc;s. The wounded men were made as com
 f1-table us possible in wagons, and are now on their way to this place, the mail is alsg , coming back But He met Mr Ballard fen mics from here going out with fresh stocl
 lsn wagons for carrying mail and passengers , lie returned for an c-cort and will soon h
 on tht road to Prescott Tho preparation I now made for staging. if we conld but hay
 military protection. would insure complet
 and saiisiactory service. but until that i, nad , l,t not unjust blame be charged ,o the prescn q mail contractors, for they are evidently 1oin- p their best We get mai regular from L. Angeles, the company are carrying it in iou Il horse coaches.
 , But to resume my Indian narrative. O { leaving Fort Rock, our party consisting i n all, some sixty persons we thought hra - enough to ensure ns immunity from India e hostility but no; so. Aflcrwe bad passed ,tai - gerous points, and thought we were safe, tl ,g. Indians attacked the Fear of the train, fTe d several arrows and thirteen rife shots, bl ,- without effect We, upon horseback c e hearing the firing rode hack and pursue D. the rcd skins into impossible canOns,
 m The Indians are encampcd about the Wi ,, lows and Wallapai Springs, and are in for ,e enough to make it uncomfortable for sm' ,e parties. Can we not have 8 .tec troops q. northern Arizona for our protection. ormu tb they swarm south of the Gila Will not | q commander of this department finally awak
 to the fact that there are hostile Indians |, side the Apache in Arizona And will !, not acknowledge our claims at last l try .r he will, can not believe that the continu n, slaughter of our citizens that for the past {, h. months has been going on, will be long ,v suffered without an effort to protect us, en him who is intrusted by our government wi we our protection.
 .st Colonel Eakins is doing very well, and W nh probably recover. Samuel Knoode, whom he will be remembered, was shot by the gndia ras few weeks ago, is recovering slowly.