The Dillon tribune., 1881-09-10
Troubles In Arizona.

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Se>to> to Abydos.
| Troubles In Arizona.
Major Wilcox, of the Eighth infantry
left San Francisco SUNDAY morning will
200 men on IA special train for Arizona
These troops are veteran Indian fighters
The First Cavalry is much scattered on tn.
coast but have been ordered to ,izon:
and will be sent >outi, as fast as possible
The Forth Artillery are ready for march
ing. but will not bc sent until possiol,
needed. Army officers. familiar with The
southern Indians agree that a general ris
ing in Arizona and OF New Mexico tribe.
is imminent, if not already realized. Up t,
the present time there has been nothing
ronfirmatory or otherwise of the massacre
of General Cars command, but il i,
thought to be true.
\ Tucson di.pa,cl, of tnv 9th la, til,
'o'lnwing:
GLOBE, Sspt ga party or six. who
| lett here Friday to bring in the families
| from Cherry creek, rrtnrr ed last night
| George Turner and Harry Moody wcr,
killed BY the Indians Il; Middleton'> ranch
Inc Middleton family were driven from
| their home and found coming this WAY on
foot and in half fani~Eed con ti.ion
| Henry Middleton was shot through the
bohv and will probably not recover.
Twenty five men start tonight to bring
in the bodies Of Turner and Moody. They
will PROBABLY encounter Ea iaskr's band al
thirtv.tive armed men near the river. I,
Is supposed the indians are in possession
ut Pleasant valley and have killed al the
white settlers. This valley is located thirty
miles north Of Globe near the Tonto basit,
and about eighty miles west Of For,
Apache, which indicates that the trouble i
becoming general among the tribes OH the
reservation.
Wilcox's dispatch: Fifteen car,~ntcr.
hav: come i" from Bowie station. 4
number Of Apaches are appearing there
Most of the Apaches are certainly on the
war path. Two companies went 10 Camr
Thomas to-day. Artillery and infantry arc
| expected here to-day and will in,,nc.lintcl,
| go to the front. All sorts Of runners art
| at1oat and II is hard to tell what to believe.
Carr's Report.
The following was received ut militar,
headquarters in San Francisco:
Fort APACHE, Sept ,, $40.
| Z" .tV"f"~f General H'h;ttle, Baryack<
44,Isosia:
Pursuant to orders from the command
ing General, dated August goth, to arres,
| the Indian Doctor Nockav Sclklinne a.
soon as practicable and formal request
from the Agent, dated the Isth, to arrest
or kill him or both. l first hoped to arrcs,
him when he came to hold his dances and
incantations here, but he did not keep hi,
appointment. then sent an Indian scou,
with message that wanted to see him on
Sunday. August ,Sti. received an eva.
| stve answer from him and next dav with
troops d ard E, Sixth cavalry and Com
pany a, Indian scouts, the command mum.
berins six officers and seventy. mine soldiers
and twenty three Indian scouts, I reached
his village on the goth and arrested the
medicine man; he profcssed entire will.
ingness to come with me, and said that he
would not try to escape and there would
he no attempt ut rescue, but as We were
| making camp, Ctr scouts and man, other
Indians opened fire upon us, killing Cap.
tain Hentig first and ran of the animals al.
ready turned out to craze. The nedicine
man was killed as soon as they commenced
firing. and we drove them of after severe
fight In which we lost Captain HcntiR
shot In the back by our Indian scouts as he
turned to get his gun. Four privates were
wounded, two mortally. Alter burying
the dead, returned as speedily as possible,
arriving on the 3rst. Some Of thu. Indian.
had proceeded me, and had killed eigh,
men on the road to Thomas. Next morn.
ing they made a demonstration agains,
this post, and attacked in the afternoon
hut were repulscd Our total loss Is
killed, Captain E. Z. Hentig, Sixth Caval
nv; seven privatcs of troop ID, Sixth Cav.
airy; aud one private Of troop T., Sixth
Cavalry. Two privatcs Of Company ID
Twelfth Infantry. Wounticd-F'irst Lieu
tenant c. &. Gordon, Sixth Cavalry, IL
leg; one sergeant troop r, and one private
troop f., and fortv-fivc horses and ter
mules killed, wounded and missing. Tn.
command behaved with the utmost cool
ness and gallantrv, and encountered dan
gers. hardship and fatigue witt. the greatest
cheertulncss in spite of the sudden anC
most traitorous nature Of the attack. 1t
the midst Of the camp, officers and soldier,
sprang to their arms and defeated tl,eil
plan of massacre and subsequently, hclc
their post and are ready for further service
We require fifty nine horses and ten pacl
mules. The officers here are Major Coch
rane, Twelfth Infantry: Captain b. Mac
Gowan. commanding Company ID
Twelfth Infantry; First Lieutenant 4. G
Gordon, Sixth Cavalry, the post Quarter
master, wounded. William Stanton, com
manding Troop +, who moved forward
with skirrnishers aad most hantlsomcl,
chased the savaycs out Of the b,,>hv bot
tom close to camp: w. II. Carter, Regi
mental Quartertna>tcr Sixth Cavalry, Ad
Jutant and commanding Troop ID. afle,
Hentiy's death: Second Lieutenant Thom
is Cruise, co,nnandin. Company \, In
dian scouts, and afterwards Troop ID. Sixth
Cavalry. on march and battlefield: Assist
ant Surgeon George McCrearv, L. S. \.
who besides faithfully performing his per,
sonal duties, used a carhine etfcctuallv
Nv Young son Clark NJ. Carr. accompan
led the expedition and desires to have hi,
name mentioned in the dispatch. There
are tortv-hvc civilians here who are assist.
ing in the defense OF the Pos. and am
rationiny such as require it. armed tou,
prisoners. two Of whom bclon. to the
Nintl Cavalry. Thev fought bravery and
| shall Recommend tliat their Offences h.
pardoned. received no dispatches from
you later than August 18th till after m,
return. Then came those ot the 18th
which are the latest now on hand. an
confident that the Indians have been pre-
pairing for this outbreak six months
Cody. who is here. saws so. also Phipp
who>.. employee Guile" was when killed.
There have been only few ln.li,n'
around the post to-dav.
(Signed) CARR, Commanding.