Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-05
THE MASSACRE CONFIRMED.

| TUCSON, "A. L., sept. 1.-The Star ha
just received the following: Thomas, A
T., Sept. 3.--Reports from the vicinity
of Fort Apache are confirmed by fresl
arrivals of Indian runners, but no mes
sage from Maj. Cochrane or troops sen
to the relief has been received. In tht
attack on the post the Indians were reck
lessly brave and defiant, one of them rid
ing Gen. Carr's horse into the parade
ground and whirling and firing as hi
passed out. He is a brother of Civins
and is a Mexican captive among
the Apaches. Troops are being hur-
ried forward and strong .reinforcements
are needed. The report comes in that in
the attack on the post lieutenant and
nine men were killed. If this is true il
was probably Lieut.. Gordon, Sixth cav
airy. -
| LATEST OFFICIAL.
THOMAS, Sept. 3-(Evening) The
southern territory is not believed in any
danger. The Chuiahuas and agency
Apaches are reported all quiet. News OF
Carr's disaster is not contradicted. The
southern posts are still garrisoned and
troops are being pushed forward day and
| night.
(Slgned) HASKELL, A. D. G.
CAUSE OF THE OUTBREAK.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. "A dispatch
from Tucon, Arizona, says "Gen. Carr
was in command of Fort Apache, consist
ing of two companies of the Sixth caval-
ry and one of infantry. After leaving a
sufficient force to protect the public pro-
perty at Apache he had but sixty-three
enlisted men of the Sixth cavalry and
five officers. The medicine man who was
at the bottom ef the trouble had been for
some weeks past predicting to the White
Mountain Indians that when
the corn was ripe he would
raise all their dead chiefs and the whites
would be driven OUT OF Jheir con lntry
This was suficientAto warrant the con-
clusion that preparations were being
made to break out as soon as they had
gathered their harvests. Gen. Carr was
ordered to arrest the medicine man. He
doubted his ability to do so with so small
a force against the whole tribe
who were worked up to believe
the medicine man would raise the dead
chiefs. The circumstances attending the
disaster are such as could hardly have
been avoided. The outbreak has heen
feared for the last two weeks in the
Apache country. Settlers predicted
trouble.
Not less than a hundred Indians
are on the San Carlos reserv alton,
and fully as many in the Navajo tribe.
which is located from sixty to 100 miles
north of the country of the White Noun
tain tribe. A large number of young
bucks Of both San Carlos and the Nava-
jos have been visiting the White Noun
tains recently, and it is believed they
were engaged in the fight. It is report
ed by runners that the fight continued all
day the 30th. Every hill and canyon was
swarming with the redskins.
SCENE OF THE MASSACRE.
SAN Francisco, Sept. A 4-Tucson dis
patch: Fort Apache, near where the
Carr massacre occurred, is 2lO miles
from Tuscon by wagon road By taking
a trail from McMillen about fifty miles
can be saved. During the rainy season
the trail is impossible, and at best but
little time is saved in gains that way.
The country is mountainous and full of
canyons suitable for ambushing and sur
prising the enemy. The mountains are
covered with pine and other timber,
and streams of running water
abound In fact it is the best
timbered and watered section of ter
ritory. There are many strongholds
in the mountains in which a mere hand
full of determined men could successful
ly resist an advance of hundred times
their number. The Apache countrytis
settled almost entirely i.
rf.Fo0oe BY MORMONS,
and 1t is,reported here that there is an
understanding between them and the In
dians. The excitement in Tucson is in
tense and there's talk of organizing a
force of volunteers and proceeding
against San Carlos agency. Indignation
is expressed at the conduct of Indian
Agent Tiffany. He has strenuously de-
MED that there was any danger of trouble
and repeatedly asserted that none of
the agency Indians were now
off the reservation. 1t is
claimed by those well informed in the
matter that SO large body of Indians
could not have been absent without the
knowledge of the agent, and had he in
formed the military of the fact the disas
ter would doubtless have been averted.
The White Mountain Apaches
s4iat ARE THE MOST wARLIKE.
and have always been considered superior
to any other branch Of the numerous SUBJ
divisions of the great Apache nation.
They number all told about 800 and have
never yet been thoroughly subiugated.
For the last few wears thev
have occupied the northwestern
portion Of San Carlos reservation and
have drawn their annuities from the Sill
agency near Fort Apache.
AkGENERAL OUTBREAK.
|. T. J. Jeffries, the best authority on the
Apache Indians, has been interviewed by
the Star reporter. He says if the scouts
have turned against our soldiers it means
general outbreak of the Apache nation.
He has predicted several times the dan
ger of the scouts turning traitors. He
believes the massacre as fully as bad as
reported.
News from Globe City says citizens
have been arriving for the last week ex-
pecting from the movements of the
Apaches that they contempla-
ted mischief. It is hardly
probable that the Indians will disturb
that part. 1t is generally believed the
hostiles are moving into the Black range,
New Mexico. Southern Arizona is too
thickly settled for them. It is not likely
they will get further south than now un-
less they attempt to escape into Sonora.
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