The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-02-05
The Indians Again at Work.

After lengthy spell of inactivity, the ln- dians of this section have shaken off their torpor, and are now in the field, prepared to kill and steal whenever they can. They started work on the first instant, by attack ing two men-Matthew Sax and Mir. Pe- terson. The men started from Prescott, Tuesday last, in a wagon, to go to Camp TollGate. When between Lees ranch and Williamson Valley, the Indians, who lay con cealed, opened fire upon Sax, who was sit ting in the wagon, driving the team. At the report of the guns, the team turned quickly around and made for Lees ranch. Peterson, who was walking some distance behind the wagon when the attack was made, followed as fast as possible, snd succeeded in getting into the wagon. Sax, then, gave up the reins to Peterson, telling him that he was badly wounded and unable to drive. The Indians chased them some distance. Upon arriving at Lees ranch, bed was procured for Sax, and he was hauled to town. Dr. McCandless was called in to attend him, and, upon exam ination, found that he had received one ball in the left knee, making a slight, though painful, wound, and two balls in the left shoulder, about an inch and half apart, pro- ducing a compound fracture of the cayicle |. (collar bone), and breaking it entirely down. The course of the balls was downwards and inwards. It being late in the evening when the examination was made, Dr. McCandless made him as comfortable as circumstances would admit, for the night. Early next morning Dr. Kendall was called in consulta- ton, when they administered choroiorm and cut down upon the clavicle and extracted several pieces of bone. They also raised the cavicle to its proper position, put on the usual bandages to hold it in place, and when the poor fellow came out from under the intlu- ence of the chloroform, he expressed himself as feeling much better. It is to be hoped be will recover.
 The savages next attempted to take the life of C. V. Beseler, Superintendent of the Sterling Mining Company's works. That gentleman left Prescott early Wednesday af- ternoon, alone, to go to the mill. When near the ranch of Johnson & Zimmerman, his horse saw or heard the savages, who were hid in some rocks near the road, short dis tance ahead. Upon first seeing or hearing them, the animal became frightened, and jumped out of the road Mir. B., suspicioning that all was not right ahead drew pistol the only weapon he had-cocked it and put spurs to his horse. Upon entering the rocks, the Indians let loose upon him, and came very near shooting him from his horse He rode on, however, until the horse, which had received its death wound, commenced stag sering under him. Mr. B. then jumped of and ran for dear life, closely followed by sev- eral of the murderous savages. But they soon gave up the chase, and Mir B. arrived at the ranch safe and sound, but somewhat tired from his run for life. Upon examination it was found that several arrows and bullets, had passed through his clothing Next morning, Messrs. Beseler, Johnson and one or two others went back to the scene of the attack, and found that the Indians had butch. cred the horse, and carried off most of the meat. He was fat, and must have made the sayages good meal.