Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-19
The Indian Campaign.
Correspondence of n. Y. Evening Post.
CAMP BEAL's SPRINGS, ARIZONA,


21st September, 1872. I
The present operations of the military in this
part Of Arizona are caused by certain develop
ments following the massacre of the stage party
from Prescott to Gutenberg, about six miles
west of Wicken5erg, last December, when young
Loring of Boston, Mass, and FIVE others, on
their way to San Francisco, were killed, two
others wounded severely, the mails robbed and
the stage horses stolen. At the time il was I'M
certain whether the act was committed by In
dams or MeXicans, or Mexicans and Indians
together, but by those who had the best oppor-
tunity OF knowing, it was believed beyond a
doubt to be the work of Apaches-Mojaves, a
tribe which make friendly pretensions to the
military and citizens and are fed upon the reser.
vations.
WHO WERE THE MURDERERs?
General Crook Immediately began to work up
the case in order to discover the guilty parties
and have them punished. After time he
learned that certain Apache-Moiaves, who be-
long 10 the Date Creek reservation, but spend
part of their time on the Colorado reservation,
and much Of their time hunting scalps and
plumber, were ''fiush" with "ereenbacks" and
had been disposing of some of the plumber to the
Mojaves, who are, and have been for long
time, friendly; also, that they had boosted to
them of the act at the time they showed some
bank bills to an intelligent Mojave to learn their
value.
TRAPPING THE AssAssINs.
Thereupon Gen. Crook sent certain white men
and trustworthy Mojave Indians to learn the en-
act number and the names of those implicated.
He learned that there were thirty engaged in it..
They divided into two parties-ffteen to make
the attack and fifteen TO reconnOtre and render
such assistance as might be needed. Getting all
the proof he needed, the next thing TO be done
was to capture the assassins. The time finally
arrived when il was supposed they were an at
the Date Creek reservation. Then zen. CROOK
sent to Captain Byrne, the post COMMANDER at
Camp Beal's Springs, TO get the Molaye Indians
who could identify the murdererS, and the inter
preters of the post, to meet him at Camp Date
Greek. The day before General Crook and his
party reached Date Creek large number of the
Apache Moiaves left the reservation, including
about one-half of those the general wished TO
see.
THE PURSUIT.
Next morning after his arrival he prepared to
arrest those of the murderers remaining. They
had TO be selected from about sixty Indians,
and in order TO get the right ones Mojave chief
went among them, aRd to each of the guilty he
gave piece of tobacco. Gen. Crook gave the
orders 10 the soldiers to arrest the Indians,
which they resisted, one soldier being struck
with a knife. He drew his revolver, and then
the firing became general on both sides. Gen.
Crook, not seeing the cause, rushed in TO stop
il, and came near being killed, as one Indian
was taking deliberate aim at him, when his aid,
Lieut. Rush, pushed the general aside just in
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them.
Several Indians were shot and others captured,
among them a notorious chief who several years
since deliberately murdered an Indian agent,
who bad at one time saved the chiefs life.
The prisoners were put in the guard house, and
shortly after one of them attempted TO escape,
breaking through the roof, when he was shotby
the guard What will be done with those cap
tured is not yet made known. Probably the
military will either hang them or hand them
over to the civil authorities TO punish.
ON THE WAR PATH.
News has lust come in that the Apache-Mo-
javes have massed force of about three hum
bred and are on the war path. No doubt their
intention is to revenge themselves upon the
Moiaves. Guns and ammunition have been
sent to the Mojaves from this post for defence.
large number of Huapai Indians have volun-
teered to 20 with Gen. Crook in pursuit of the
Apache-Moiaves. Fast as they come in they
are enlisted. They are clothed and receive the
same pay as our United States soldiers. About
one hundred have been sent forward to join
Gen. Crook, and they are coming in daily from
the mountains TO enlist. They are ready 10
fight all hostile Indians against whom Gen.
Crook is preparing to make an active campaign.
They will join the cavalry force at or near
camp Huapa. We expect to hear of some
smart fighting soon, as the general is after them
in earnest. His policy is to show them that we
can conquer them. Indians once conquered
generally remain at peace afterwards. But the
Apaches have never been whipped, and are very
defiant.
We hope there will be fewer murders, robber-
les and petty thieyings to chronicle in future, as
the Apaches will be kept too busy by the forces
in the field to devote any time to their favorite
pursuits. W. o. G. S.