Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-08
ANOTHER INDIAN MASSACRE.

Another massacre of troops is reported from
the frontier. Gen. Cars force consisting ei
ITO men and seven officers, were attacked about
'hirty-iive miles from Camp Apache, Arizona,
m the White Mountain Reservation, close to
the New Mexican line, by force of about $40
Apaches under Chief Pedro, and nearly every
mkS was killed The attack was commenced
byan Indian scouting party attached to Gen.
Cars command, and Piedro's warriors, COM
ing up, Immediately surrounded the command
and cut of all chance of escape 1t is aso
reported that the redskins captured Fort
Apache whore Gen. Cars wife and the wives
of some other officers were staying. The fate
Of the poor women may be imagined. There
seems to be no doubt that Gen. Carr one Of
the brayest officers OF the army, Lieuts Carter.
Cluse, Station and Dr. McCreery were among
tile number killed.. Troops have been dis
patched 10 the scene of the disaster from every
point IN the Western Regions. Dispatches IRON
Fucson Ara, give the following particulars of
the dreadful affair;
The Indian courlers who have come in state
that the place where the massacre took place
was near the side of a canon, and that after the
scouts fired on Col. Carr a large force OF White
Mountain Indians, who were in ambush,
up and fired on the troops from another quar-
.er than where the medicine mon were located.
1t appears that Col. Carr was completely be-
wildcred, and did not know which way to turn.
Both the scouts and the White Mountain In ians,
who were now largely in tie ajorty, rushed in
and completed the work they had 80 finely un-
der way, and, 50 far as known, not one was left
to tell the story. These reports are all from
friendly Indians, no viii e couriers having vet
come through; but the commanding Off ;ors at
Camps Grant and Thomas believe them.
great many Indians have come through and
tell the same story. 1t Is feared that the rising
may be more general than 1t was first thought
to be, from the fact that Chief Pil drO. who
has gone on the war-path, IL an Indian
of more than ordinary sense aud Judgment.
and would not have rebelled unless urged on
by his followers 1t is thought that new troops
would reach the battlefield early to-day, in time
to be heard from, but no tidngs have been re-
celved up to 10 o'clock this evening. Gen. Viii
COX has taken the field with every available
man under his command, and VII concentrate
at Camps Apache Grant and Thomas with all
possible dispatch There would be no trouble
III raising 2, oO0 or 5000 volunteers for imme-
date service if the Government could furnish
arms and rations.
The origin OF the trouble seems to have grown
out of strange Authorizations of medIcine-men,
who pretended to be able to revive departed
chiefs and braves of the tribe from their graves
Last August band OF White Mountain IN
dams, uudcr a chief named Petone, who lived
north of Camp Apache, killed a chief named
Dlable, of the same tribe, ON the San Carlos
reservation. On receipt of the news of his
death, his band, accompanied hy the agency
police, started for Camp Apache to avenge
his death. They found Petone and
his band eneamped in strong
| position on Shllo creek, and could
| not dislodge them. Petone soon after was
| killed in a quarrel with members Of another
band. This was then augmented by duel be-
| tween two chiefs OF different bands OF the
| same tribe, i'll which both were killed. These
/ are the braves the medicine en- pretended they
\ puiS 20 tlc xrb
| on to victory and drive the whites out of the
| country. Nockaydet kltunO is the name of the
| principal medicine-nah whom Gen. Carr lad or
| ders TO arrest. The situation of Mrs Gen.
| Carr, who Is at Camp Apache, is peculiarly
| sad. Not only has she lost her husband
| but her only son, who was with hls father at
| the time OF the massacre and who had lust
| returned from the East to spend his vacation
| with his parents. He was 8 years old, and a
! promising boy, In whom the fOndest hopes of
| his parents conferred. The Mexican althori-
| ties, who have a force of about 400 men on the
| border, have been notified of the outbreak and
| have expressed Willingness to keep watch out
| for advances in that direction, and will do all
they can to aid the American forces.
The Apache colntryi is settled almost entirely
| by Mormons and it Is reported here that there
| is an understanding between them and the In
dams. The excitement in Tucson is intense.
| and there Is talk of organizing force of vol
unteers and proceeding against san Carlos
| agency. UNIVERSAL Indignation ~ espresso az
the conduct of Indian Agent Tiffany He has
studiousy denied that there was any danger of
trouble, and has repeatedly asserted shat none
of the Agency Indians Were oil the resetva-
ton 1t is claimed by those well Informed in
the matter that SO large body Of Indians could
not have been absent without the knowie sc IL
the Ag III, and hsdhe in, )rm ID the military OF
the feet the disaster woula doubtless have been
averted.
The White Mountain Apaches are the most
warlike. and have always Zen considered supe-
rior. to any other branch Of the numerous sub
| divisions Of the great Apache natIoA. They
number, all told, about sou, and have never vet
been thoroughly subiugated. For tue
last few years thev have occupied
the northwestern portion Of the san
Carlos reservation, and have drawn then annu-
tiles from Sill Agency, near Fort Apache. T.
]. Jefferes, the best authority the Apache
Indians, SAYS that If tbs scouts have turned
gain,t our 81 ldiers II means q general out
freak of the Apache nation.
1t Is generally believed the hostiles are NOV
inS into The Black range New Mexico South
ern Arizona is too thiekiy settled for them. it
is not likely they will get further south than
now, unless they ATTEMPT to escape into sonora.