Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-01-15


the Shoshones and taken TO Belmont.
1t appears that Deputy Sheriff }. A. Bid
well arrived ut the Crescent mill with the
two Indians, whom he had brought from
Belmont, and left them at the mill un.
der guard Of two men. while he went into
Hike. While he was gone the Indians
made break, and one of them, the
younger OF tho two brothers escaped
Tempiute Bill himself was overpowered,
though not until after a desperate strug-
gle, during which he was shot in tho
foot and very nearly succeeded in wrest-
ing pistol from one Of the guards.
After DIR. Bidwell's return n crowd of
men came To the mill from Hike and de-
manded the prisoner from him. Ths
Doctor being "a deputy sheriff refused,
but the citizens were not to be denied,
they were in dead earnest, and in no
mood for trifling, and periorce DR.. Bid
well had to give way to superior force.
Tempiute Bill was then taken to Hike.
Ho told OF several murders in which he
and other Indians had been concerned,
naming Moquitch and another called
Johnny as the guilty parties. lie said
last August they had killed man who
he said was crazy, near tho Crescent
Wash, about four miles from Hike. That
Moquitch and Johnny had pounded the
man to death with rocks, and that the
body would be found under rock pile
at the point designated. A party was
sent out and sure enough the body was
found where the Indian described. The
body was brought in anddecently buried.
The Indian also confessed to killing q
man in the bills in the rear Of Geer' $
ranch, and another at Tempute Springs
As the Indians Moquitch and Johnny
were at the Indian camp down the val.
ley, party WAS sent to bring them in.
They only brought in Moquitch. After
their arrival Moquitch and Tempiute
Bill were placed in a wagon, pinioned,
with ropes round their necks, and taken
to two-story stone building. From the
upper window plank was run out, the
ropes were attached, when the horses at
tached to tho wagon it is supposed took
fright at something and dragged off the
wagon, leaving the two Indians hanging
by the neck, and as no one relieved them
they very soon died. The other Indians
were then dismissed. After these Indi-
ANS had sthus expiated their manifold
crimes. hearing that Johnny" was at
the camp in the valley, number OF cit.
liens went down and surrounded the
camp. When Johnny" found that es-
cape was cut off, he went for his gun,
but the citizens were too quick for him,
and a general melee followed participated
in by all the Indians in the camp. The
citizens made but short work of them.
The time for forbearance had gone by.
The result was that some seven or eight
Indians were killed; the rest saved them.
selves by fight. Among the slain was
Johnny" who seemed while living to
have been actuated with peculiar amino.
sity against the whites, and took every
opportunity Of gratifying it by murder
ing every solitary straggler that might
fall in his power. These bloodthirsty
savages have had thus lesson taught
them that it is probable the survivors
will not readily forget, and fol
q time, at any rate, will keep
from imbruing their murderou.
hands in the blood of tie unprotected
prospector and traveller. Mob violence
A we at all times deprecate, but there art
= times and occasions when it seems to b,
iustifiable. The settlers at Hike ar,
living in an exposed and out of the way
locality, far from other settlements, ant
in pursuing their ordinary avocation,
of farming and mining, are necessaril,
daily exposed to be attacked and muir
dered when entirely off their guard
Under these circumstances it il not t
be wondered at, that having the Indian
within their grasp. who they know ha,
committed several murders and openl,
confessed to others, that the citizen
administered fitting retribution tina
will effectually stay the hand of some o
these assassins for all time.
RAYMOND AND ELY.-Hearing that tn
western ground of the Raymond & FL
had improved in appearance, we inter
viewed Captain Day, tho Superintendent
of that Company, on the subject. H
informed us that though the ground wa
improving in some respects yet he coul
not say that any very marked change fo
the better had yet occurred. Last weel
the vein on the eighth level had great
improved, but since then it had failed t
keep its promise. From our converse
ton, the impression We received wa.
that there was at present but littl
change in the mine, but thel
was fair reason to hope that til
western ground would prove profitabl,
In the matter Of setting up the pumpin
machinery, the work was proceeding
rapidly IA the nature Of such Upper,
tons will permit. The mason work fe
the reception OF the engine and 9th,
apparatus was nearly finished the TO
course being laid and receiving the fiji
isbing touches. The ponderous pun,
bob was being lowered into il
place, and all other matters we'll advanced
There is no danger of delay arising frol
the non-arrival OF the heavy portion of IL
machinery and we may now hope el
very long that the pump will be in IN,
ton and the long-delayed operations r.
sumed in the lower depths of the min
Then we shall see what We shall Sc
Phoebe will be away up or else it will IL,
DO so high as we should like and sincere
believe it will be.
BACK AaAIN.--Last evening our fren,
W. II. Henderson and II. G. Church r
turned from II prospecting expedition
They have been gone about three week
and during that time have travelled ov
considerable stretch Of country. Tn,
bring back n number Of specimens, son
of which they think very rich, but ,
not speak very encouragin9ly of the 81
and appearance of the lodges they exar
ined. They spent the greater portion
their time in the ridge which divides A
Meadows from Death Valley, and in 4
ridge this side of Ash Meadows, Bo
gentlemen look rugged and in fine heal
and weare glad to see them back 81
and without being attacked by some re
skin assassins of the Tempiute B
stripe.
CLOSING OUr.-Being about to reno
to Virginia City. DR.. d. L. Deal offt
his entire stock of drugs, patent me,
cines. toilet articles. &C.. for sale for ca
at less than cost prices. Families suppl
with full assortment of medicines
most advantageous rates. All perso
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