The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-06-20
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OVER THE BORDER.
AcAenzie's Mexican ForaS-Story of
the Raid By a Raider-A Lively Ad-
venture-TIEe Battle. Short and Deei.
siye
\ graphic account o! how hIcKen-
zie carried the war into Mexico is
furnished in the Kansas Times by one
who participated in The battle and
| the victory. The writer seems to
have been the csptain of a squad OF
ten men, who were spelling for an ad-
venture, and in pursuit. of employ
ment against the border cattle
thieves. lie said: When we saddled
up and got to his quarters, mis- men
were already in line,On hundred and
twenty CT them. and all armed with
Spencer rifles and q pair of heavy
dragon reviewers. He made them
leave their sabres behind, and ! knew
from that be was counting en- surpri-
sing somebody, and did not want
their rattling. We crossed the river
safely by about 10 O'Clock, although
it Was pretty high and rough, and
struck out hard for q little Mexican
town called Santa Rosa, which is dis
tant about sixty miles from the bor-
der OF Texas, and which is IN the
heart of the Kickapoo and Lipsa
country. He put US ten in advance,
and told Us that he relied upon our
experience and our knowledge of In
dian tricks, and ordered US TO keep
q sharp lookout and post him fully
SIS to all that was going on. That
night We made about forty miles and
eamped in some chapparel brush, a
mile from the road, feeding the
horses well and Visiting until late in
the day of the 18th to make another
night march. Some Mexicans who
he'd seen Us turn out OF the road, |
came prowling about the camp, but
we took them prisoners and kept
them until We started, knowing that |
they would not find their horses and
oyertake Us before we got to Santa
Rosa. Taking little more time the
second night,sO as to have our horses
fresh, we got within sight of Santa
Rosa about daylight on the morning
Of the 10Th. Colonel Mckenzie here /
came up to the head OF the scouting
psrty and told Us that he expected
to find indians either in the town or
just beyond i. at the foot of the
mountains, and shat when We struck
them we we're to dash In-among them
without stopping to count noses. He
would be just behind US to see us
through. There were very few OF
the inhabitants ofSanta Rosa up and
stirring IS we dashed through, but
one or two OF these fired upon US
from houses without doing any harm.
About 2 mile beyond the town we
came upon three Indians on their po-
niea, vino seemed TO be on picket.
We charged them with veil, and
killed the three before they had gone
half 3 mile. We now came to q ridge
that was pretty steep, and below this
ridge and between it and the first
range of mountains there was fiat
that had some old ruins of houses in
il. 1t was tolerably light now, and
we saw what looked Ike 4 camp be-
fore us, and some dozen or two Indi-
ans, wrapt in their blaneeis, stalking
about They spied US IS soon as we
did them and sprang Tor their ponies
In moment we were among them.
YELLING AND SHOOTING LIKE DEVILS.
Colonel Mckenzie came right on
after US, taking part in the fight and
giving no quarter. don't think the
work lasted ten minutes, all told.
Some got into the mountains and es
capped, and some, who were badly
wounded, we left where they fell, al
though the boys were for killing them
sll, and would have done so bat for
the Colonel. We had tEo men killed
and two mortally wounded, and one
who was dying as we gallOped off.
We killed tweaty-eIghs that 1 count
ed, al big, fine bucks, and captured
forty-ewO which we brought back
with us on their own ponies, fifty or
sixty Of which we got. Some of their
badly wounded got off to the mount
aims, and some Of these viii die. The
Indians we struck were q band OF
Kickapoos, evidently On the war path,
and heading for Texas. They were
in war paint aGd feathers, but such
was the complete nature ofthe sur
prise that they did 10. have time to
make much OF o fight. There were
some Mexicans among them who's wore
they were prisoners, and so Colonel
Mckenzie released them, though TO
our way OF thinking they were mean
er than the Indians. Among the
captured was q Lipan Ciici, who was
g surly devil and hard to keep from
ESCAPING. We had to tIe him on his
horse and threaten him with cooked !
pistols several times. These Kicks-
poos and Lipars have been rsiding
on Texas for twenty years, and this
is the firs- tine American soldiers
have ever followed them into their
own territory. They we're lot look
ing for anything Of the kind, and
seemed more surprised than alarmed
when we commenced OF them. They
had the best of American guns and
pistols, and il they bad been looking
for us, they would undoubtedly have
given Us an ugly fight. None Of my
men were scratched / think J killed
two, maybe three, Tor [ WAS TIding q
swift horse, and got Z little ahead in
the chase. Colonel Mckenzie IVES
greatly pleased with Us, and said that
If ever he went On another raid he
would be sure 20 take us along. We
killed brave that must have been
seven feet high He was tallest man
| ever saw. One Of the Tenth Regi |
ment shot him in the back Of the
head. He had about his person seTe |
raj dollars worth Of silver ornaments.
We heard Of several thousand Kick |
apco warriors about twenty miles
further south from Santa Rosa, but
we did not 20 after them.
A MODEL SQUAw.-The sqUaw
Matilda, mentioned Il the dispatches |
as one OF the chief medislors, is a |
woman. says an exchapge,of 70 mean !
capacity. Living with 81 American,
she keeps his house tight and snug
as any white WON Z cO1!d. When
ever not occupied with hcusehCuld !
cares she is busy oger her pencil and |