, 1870-10-26

VNG AAAEU k-KAAVHEH-t&C ~ 4kES
lcnscd After 1'svcnty-cight Dny.'
C0ptlwtly-9xovG the ApnChc1 NuEc
War;
From he San Frnncixeo Alta, OF. l2.
Last July there WINS published in the dno An
account Of tie murder OF party OF white men
near Mtche MS Ranch, In Arizona, by the
Apache Indiana. The names Of the murdered
men we're published ut the time, but now We
are called upon to state that one OF those cup
posed to have oeen killed IL still alive aud
we'll VIC give below tho story Of Nr. 3, D.
Smith, as related " that eeutleman yesterday
to one OF the reporters OF the ANa:
II am resident OF st. PAU, Minnesota,
ahere my family nov reside. In 1869 came
10 this coast, and for eeveral years travelled
grest deal through AriZona, California, aud
the northern part Of Mexico. After leading
the life Of m adyenturer for few years, l
returned to st pnul. Last February came
20 this coast again and went to San Diego.
where remained until April. and then started
for U1iz. the capital OF Sonora rrocured u
fine saddle horse, an1 armed with Henry nfe
and two revolsere, I started to make tue
trip alone, as the whole country VIE familiar
to me. and had travelled over the route
great many times. I overlook = party Of ssven
prpspectois on arriving ut the line botween
Arizona AEd Sonora. It WAs on the eth OF
July, and found them camped near Potter
Kitchens ranch. They etarted out at p. m,
tut stayed and refreshed myseH aud horee
by 4 couple Of houfa' more rest, promising to
oye1take them. As soon a. the moon rose.
took to the saddle and proceeded on my jour
On arriving within sir miles Of Monument
Station my horse slied at En- object inA: ahead
in the toad. 1dsmou0ted, and found II to
DO The dead tody Of a n1an-one Of the party
yards found the dead bodies Of the whole
party and three Of their horses. They had
been stripped OF their clothing. Things
looked little equally, and I hesitAted come
time before decided to 80 forward. 1p.o-
seeded cautiously on foot, and within a
mne l found another body, which. upon cx-
animation, proved to DO that Of Jusn fnneGo,
Sraniel merchant who resided ut Altar,
forty miles distant. He WIS probably On his
way 10 Tucson. knew him we'll when was
down there in 1852 ond 1853. About twenty
rods from there found the body Of Span-
ard, known a. Ctpnano, w6o lived in N4gda-
EirA- 4 little further on I came npoa the
lcdlee Of thee unknown men. There i no
mistake about It, wts now thoroughly fright
encd. Death teeu cd to etsrc me in the face
every way turned
"Whilo considering what Was beet to be
done WAS startled BY roice. near i. hand,
commanding me ir loud English to halt NJ
Henry rite Was brought up. for use. and I
now made up ms mind to fight 10 the death.
I looked cautiously in every direction, but
was unable to discover tho person who hailed
me. Again WIS hxsled with, "Who sre
.ou:" Still could not discover where the
voice came from, and knowing stood
At the mercy OF the person speaking. re-
commanded to drop my arms, and did 80.
At this, stalwstt Mexican, whose name
afterward Learned WIS Juan Montoia. strode
out OF the bush, End, taking my horse and
aruss ordered me to follow him. He led me
to campof Apache Indiana only few rois
d.stant, where was placed under guard.
MontoiA was tho leader Ut tao band. which
WAS composed Of afty.E1 warriofr, and his
orders were ali obeyed promptly. That night
and the next day talked to him in both Span
ish and EnSlisb, and tsied to learn from him
served through the WAT as an officer 10 tha
United States army, And showed him my pA.
peEs. and told him tbs object Of my mission
| 10 Sonora
1.-THE next day number Of them started
OF up the road, and in short tiue We heard
ing other tr.yellezs- remxined prisoner
twentY.eight days, and WAS then released, and
proceeded on mule, which Montoia gave me,
| to Vriz, the capital Of Sonora While re-
MANNED with the party they continued theis
numbering and plundeting most every
taty discipline BY Monto,a, and wess trained
when IN action. AL were armed with Hcs,r1
and Sharpe's rites, aud revolvars. They
Fe1e well mounted, and fought like veterant
| when it t.nse to cloao conteat. Montoi,
told me he nae Ecouts on the il.,.s ~ look
outs, and That they sigualled TO him ii:
approach OF parties, and everything Of i'm
pmtauce Regarding them / have no idel
Why they spared my life when they3 klllet
everybody elee on sight They Always had 4
big p2w-wow and sca1p-dance after k,llias
sod thea the epoils were divided. They tool
al Of my clothing, end gave me some old azti
clea taken from como OF their murdered vic.
time, in plRcc OF them. After I had yisttet
CE3x. returned to GuaxmAs By way Of Her
moei1la- Governor Feeqhira treated me ver,
kindly wlilo remained in Criz.
"At Guaymas, Nj. .wi1lazd, the United Stake
count of he massacre q Tie putty. u nsme "a %
with the Initials wrong, appeared 2:ucng th,
rect. The account stated that my body ha;
boon rnntilited until 1t Wis ecAsceiy recogniz.
| ble. Copiea OF these papers had bean sent t,
my family in st. Paul. BY nv friends. no.
determined to come to San Ftzucsco and tale
graph 70 my folks. who have bo,n in mourn
"I m1de IN agreement With Captain Dali o
ths cleaner Continental, after telling him u,
ssoxy, to bring mo to San Francisco, md thu
| as soou as could communicate with nj reis
tive~, would pay him for the passage. OF
Cspe ST. Lucas the chip ~xs wrecked IN ,
storm, and I left her in the boat commaadet
by the ca1penteE- It looked ike pretty
rough deal to jump out OF I most OF ApAchea
into shipwreek. But we we1thered the TEN
pest and reached land safe. Ths ac:1nnt o
ihe wreck - given BY the carpenter and put,
think hATr enjoyed my second tdp to thll
| coast IA much "A did fhn frat =