The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-03-22
More Blood and More Sorrow

We, last week, gave an account of the mur- der of two men-A. C.. Swain and John Me Donad-by Apaches; and it now deyoyeS upon us 10 give another and fuller account of the terrible affair; also, to record the murder of another civilized being, by the same cruel wrctches
 WrcKENBURO, Yavapai Co.,, Arizona, E. March l4th 1873.
 To hc Editor of fHe Ari.ona Miner:
 On Tuesday night, March llth. tue Salt River stage with five passengers, passed a wagon by the way side, three miles south uf LluIlvy's station. The driver and passengers saw man stretched out by the wagon, but feeling that the Indian question, at least, hcreabouts, at rest they be- lieved it to bc camp fer the night But the early break Of day revealed the deadly work of the savage fOc-an old pioneer, August C. Swain, lay dead by the side of his muclcss wagon, nutilated
 By his side lay ya young man, John Mcdonald, who, the day before arrived at SinitL's mill, rose early aud was cn JUute to Wlckeuburg. and who, . on arriving nt tlc place also met the late Of his dead companion. They were found side hy dc But our taie of sorrow does not end hvrc F. W. Smith and Geo. Taylor, son of Peter Taylor drove from smiths mill to LAmlcy's station sauIc afternoon; Mir. Smith remained for the night, and young Taylor, feeling every security at o'clock started for hOnic some i've miles distant, on foot
 Ills not returning that night created but little un- easiness, but on the return of Mr. Smith, Wednes day morning, nothing was talked of except the sad atiiir Of Mir Swain and the young man, sup posing young Taylor was about the camp. SOon however, came from an anxious mothers lips where Is George 7" The almost certainty of his fate was felt as tue words came from the fond mother. party at once started, but no success attended their efforts, until Thursday morning the l3th, little distance from the Inflated spot where Swain and Mcdonald fell, on a Lill not dis lhnt they c'linc upon scene too horrible to re- port, fully, in your journal Suffice it Co say that tlp stFll guu4p1 he stp ut Is ptd M to quivcr Here lay young Taylor. Evidently the savage foe had done all hc could to put out the candle Of life ny procrastlnatiug, aud every ycn- ton of his heliish and bartnrons ingenuity. yiny odd arrows were taken from bis naked body One Of tie mules taken had been slaughtered and re- mains Of fires were visible and the feast had been taken, and the war dance performed. The ap. pehrancrs are that he fought desperately against great odds The trail Is new one, coming from tue west going cast, and the number, judging iron the well beaten trail, would indicate hun. drcds. Young Taylor was strong, inc young man, tovoritc of all who knew him and iayorilr, fl may so speak, of fond and loving parents
 The remains were at sent to Vuiturc City for burial arriving Thursday night at 10 o'clock. To the large mum Der of citizens pres. ent the solemnity of the occasion seemed 10 per. wade all hearts Mir B. Sexton committed the hody to l,s last resting place by reading portion ofth solemn and appropriate service Of the Epis. copal church for the dead
 It is the opinion of al that had tho mail stage OSeh two hours lateT, urINer and passengers would have received the same fate. SB
 It now appears that the band of butchers were travelling in an easterly direction when they fell upon and murdered our late fellow citizens. All accounts agree in stating that they numbered between 300 and 100, but this we take to be an over estimate. Some say that the warriors no, not warriors, but skulking murderers, had their women and children with them, and that they were band of Apache fumas who have been living ! m the mountains near the Colorado river, and ! who have never lived long on any reservation. |
 Aga'n It IS thought that they were eastern Apache~, who were returning homewsrd from | n trading trip among the Indians of the Colo | ,ado. But, speculation aside, they were h. | Hans, and murdcrous ones at that, and it is to ! le hoped that Lieut.. Rices command will . ind, surprise and kill the last devil of them.