Arizona silver belt., 1881-10-08

tell Col. Riddle and command to go on" and he and his men "would come up with me in short time." Col. Riddle sad he must "go at oncc," and started his command towards Georges camp. Geo. and Eonito skipped to the Chiricahuas camp, and told Jul, Natchay, Chatto and others, that the soldiers were coming and would murder their women and children. SOnSf>pi the Chiricahua chiefs did not want 10 go, as near as I can find out. Juh, Geronimo and Natchay were the rul. ing sst'rits. Nalhasay advised them not to go. The Chiricahuas that remained say, tbat George wanted to murder all the whites. Geronimo took the horses and -plples. Riddle took 3e women and children prisoner to Thomas. The horses and mules belonged to Frazers freight team, but they did not take the Pack train. 1 have no hesitation in saying, that, in my opinion, there would have been no stam. pede if there had been no troops here. 1 do not blame Col. Riddle, for suppose he was acting under orders.
 Oct. Bud, a. m.-Chiricahuas raided Tom NEwlands ranch and took 33 horses. The k of Tom being here las, night saved lllis life. Col. Price and Major Chatfee here. People in Globe will be glad to hear that the Major has recovered iron, bis illness. Wilcox and Haskell have been sat down upon by the War De. partmcnt. Mckenzie is in command in the field, and Carr is over the troops at the agency, untrammellcd by orders, and al. lowed to act according to their best judg. ment. H.
 SAN CARLOS, Oct End.
 J. E. King returned from Thomas, re ports Chiricahnas stealing stock and de. predalins. Frazier lost 10 mules, Tbomp- son IS, Newland 36 horses and some horn. ed stock. Pompey two mares, other par ties g horses and mules.
 Telegraph line between Thomas and Grant, cut y Indians. Gen. Wilcox left Tbomas yesterday morning for Grant. The 47 prisoners taken from this place to Camp Thomas, together with those al. ready there are en route to Lowell. H.
 SAN CARLOS, Oct. 3rd
 Official information has been received here. of the attack by the Chiricabnas, on NJ. Salnaniego's freight train at Cedar Springs. Ba-tolo Samaniego and men were killed. Contents of wagon scattered around everywhere. Stock stampeded.
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 CAMP THOMAS, Oct. 3, 1881. Col. CARR, San Carlos.
 Couriers arrived here at 12 o'clock last night from Sanford's command, with yer bal dispatches, stating that Sanford and Overton were fighting Chiricahuas near Cedar Springs, between here and Grant. 1 immediately sent couriers for Col. Me Kenzie. teysrs ssl, Creek and -Rhek Riv- CT informing him of it. Couriers from Sanford first saw tue Indians about 9 p. III. yesterday, with Overton and Glass in pursuit on charge. Sanford formed q junction with Overton and overlook them. They were driving the Indians toward Eureka Springs, and whipping them. Still fighting when the courier left. Six Nexicaus were found dead at Cedar Springs-killel bcforethe troops arrived. Mcclellan and Rafferty left yesterday morning; should be up with Overtou to- day. Con. Wilcox was in command.
 RIDDLE, commanding.
 SAN CARLOS, Oct. 4th 9, p. m.
 Nadask came in today. White men have been stealing and rebranding his cattle. He is very much exercised about the presence of such large body of troops being hcre Indians are counted daily. Sam Bowman, Chief of Scouts.
 Col. Wood, Post trader here, lost $15oO worth of goods by the plunder of Sama. niego's train.
 Gen. Carr received an official dispatch, stating that Col.s Sanford with the prison. CTS [hostiles, for Lowell. Ed. BELT] ar rived at Cedar Springs at noon, Sunday. Col Bernard went in pursuit of Indians. At two p. m., Glass and Overton joined him, and they engaged the hostiles. and fought them till 9 D. m., when the Indians skipped away towards the Galoosa Mts.. back of Rockers. Capt. Carroll of New Mexico with two companies joined in the pursuit at daylight, and Col Bernard with four companies followed the trail in heavy rain. Mcclellan and Rafferty not heard from. The hostiles have crossed the railroad, ands gone through the Dragoon Pass. They arc heading for the