Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-03
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nwr,DBE. Mohave Co., Arizona,
February >, 1874.
,r,p RECORD: My last 10 you
i.,r5 of few lines, hastily
.IeJ last Christmas morning, at
sttl.ucnt on the PahTeah river, at
S,me time inclos;ng Il sample OF
co.ton raised there. From that
tn thc ferry across the Colorado,
month ot the Pahreah river. by
tr,i we travelled, is about forty
Int hy the wagon road Is mtt-h
er However. when the SNOW is
10 deep as the present season, there
liliir rulty in travelling from han-
cro,s the Buckskin. or more prop
sreaking. the Kitab mountains,
y fl the ferry, IL distance of about
~ miles, precluding the necessity
inr the roundabout route that
SiI There is Il good fcrry-boat,
BILE Of taking two wagons ana
& across at once. The river, at
ire .crt low stare of water, is about
hundred wards wide, but i'll July,
the water is high, it is Il raging
mt ever Il mile wide, bearing on
nso,n immense quantities of drift
from the mountains (Which ii
rp in places along the banks
and fifty feet hi"h). and is repre-
ID As q sublime spectacle. an as
ON that | can we'll believe. The
canvon of the Colorado COM
ceS hw miles below here, and |
Hold that sometimes, in time of
bs. the back water from the mar
canv0n being unable to carry it off
enough. submergcS the country
reyer the banks are low, for many
Is. From the ferry we travelled
RELY TO this point, siNty-thrcr
IS. and should have been far from
weeks ago, but for the occurrences
about to relate.
the 18th of January we were in
kerv act Of packing the horses. pre-
ktorv 10 Il start. when an Indian ar
"a, who proved to be Tubay, the
ef of the Moqui> Indians. Il friendly
> who live in this part of the cnun-
should have mentioned that
lis the residence of John ID. Lee, Il
! against whom l was deeply preju-
H on account of his presumed COW
ion with the terrible Mour, ain
SdoN massacre, an impu;#tion,
lever, he utterly denies. l found
on acquaintance. to be Il Very
)eal,le gentleman. Mr.. Lee speaks
Dir liam language well, and through
We soon learned the cause of the
rs visit. \ NaValoc chief who
receive favorS from Mr.. Lee. and
well disposed toward him, had ar
H at Tubay's Lodge that morning
tin- ridden all nighO to yet him to
And tell Mr.. Lee that three Nava
lnlian~ had been killed and one
)nacd. by MornonS, Il Few days be-
in an atlray in the nci-hhorhood
ra>> Valley, on the north fork of
Sewer river: that the wounded IN
had arrived at his camp the night
rc, and was now actively engaged
trivinT to rouse the NaVahOe> to
that the young men were clamor-
for revenge; and to warn him that
fould probably be attacked within
days. and to prepare for defense.
was dilemma. No possibility
paihlnT assistance nearer than Loo
p: Mrs. Lee and five children, and
elpie>S old man named Winourn,
Dhled hv Il lame f., .ot, who had not
from his bed for four months.
Pr brief consultation, we sent a
u 10 For; Defiance. announcing the
li'ion OF affairs. TubaN agreeing to
fard II forthwith by one of his In
ANA Mr.. Lee and his eldest boy
(ea ior kanab to bring assistance.
{o"h a> he was gone we placed the
e IN the best state of defense we
9' and awaited the issue. On the
day piute Indian, sent by the
'h1eS, arrived. After Il long talk,
Lee acting as interpreter, we
efed that the Young men of the
We're al first determined on war,
sha' The chiefs were opposed to ii,
e present, at least; and hat they
eo to await the arrival of
|" liamlin, who has acted as
representative of Brigham
ny IN all negotiations OF inn
ailce with the Indians for
Pa>t twenty wears, and learn what
e',leilt OF the affair he was willing
iake. This Was favorable, as two
le stain Indians were sons of one
nc chiefs. lie wound up his re-
"> ny mquiring if, in case the Nava-
uid come here, we would pur-
peace by giving up the old man
purn totorlure, in which case they
~ abstain from further hostilitie>.
uliile'ulty represSing our strong
Pe m t" shoot him on the spot, we de-