Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-09-06
GENERAL CAFES DISASTER.

Of the massacre Of General Carr and bis
entire command was very much Of an
eIsegerstion. A dispatch from tho
General himself. forwarded to military
h~esquarters at San Francisco. gives .
full account Of the affair. The follow.
ing extract tells the story:
FoRr APACHE. September $3.50 Pm.
To the Adjutaut General. Whippls
Barracks, Arizona: Pursuant 10 orders
from the Commanding General. dated
August Is. to arrest the Indian doctor,
Nocki Dslklinne. - soon - practicable.
and . formal request from the agent,
dated the 14th. to arrest or kill him, or
both. I Arst hoped to arrest him when
he came to hold his dances and incanta-
tions here. but he did not keep his ap-
pointment. ] then sent an Indian scout
with . message that ! wanted to see him
on Sunday. August 2sth. ! received an
evssivs answer from him. and the next
day marched with troops d and E. Sixth
Cavalry. and Company A Of Indian
scouts, the command numbering six
officers and ssvsnty.nins soldiers and
twsnty.thres Indian scouts. I reached
his village on the 30th and arrested
the medicine man. he professsd
entire willingness to como with me. and
said he would not try 10 escape, and
there would DO no attempt at rescue;
but a. We were making camp, our own
scouts and many other Indians opened
Are upon rs. killed Captain Hentig at
the Arst Are, and ran OF the animals al.
ready turasd out to grace. The Medi.
cine Man was killed q o a. they
commenced firing. and We drove them
OF after q severe fight, In which No lost
Captain Hentg. Who was shot In the
back BY bur Indian scouts a. he turned
to get his gun. Four privstes we're
killed. and one Sergeant and three pri-
water wounded. two MORALLY. After
burying the dead I returned as rapidly
% practicable, arriving on the 3lst.
Some OF the Indians had preceded rs.
and bad killed eight men on the road to
Fort Thomas. The next morning they
made . demonstration against this post
and attacked Il 10 the afternoon, but
we're repulsed. Our total loss in killed
IL /: Captain Z. @. HsntiR. Sixth Cav
airy; seven privstes Of Troop d. Sixth
Cavalry; one private Of Troop Z, Sixth
Cavalry. and two privates OF Company
Z. Twelfth Infantry. Wouuded-First
Lieutenant G. G.. Gordon. Sixth Cavsl.
~. in the leg; one Sergeant Of Troop Z,
and one private Of Troop d. Forty.avs
horses and ten mules are killed. wounded
and missing. The command behaved
with the utmost GOODNESS and gallantry.
and encountered danger. hardship and
fatigue With the greatest cheerfulness.
In spite OF the sudden and most traitor
Gus nature OF the attack In their midst.
II will bs seen by the foregoing dis
patch that after all there was no aisas-
trous massacre. but . pretty lively fight,
In which eleven soldiers were killed and
others wounded. General Carr was
not injured. but withdrew his command
10 safe quarters in Fort Apache. where
they are now. ready tor further service
when sufficiently reinforced. or when
troops shall arrive to insugurste an sg-
gressive and forward movement against
the numerous and well.armsd Apache
warriors. Several conpsnies Of troops
on the Pacific coast, including some
veteran Indian fighters have been
promptly forwarded to Arizona. and the
railroad being in good running trim
again. they will arrive at the scene OF
action in . very short time. From the
prompt ordering Of - many troops to
the front. 1t 10 evident that an active and
sfYsctual campaign against the Indians il
intended.
It 10 about time that something was
done to teach these savages q few lessons
in subsection. They have been having
their own way . little too much OF late.
rsidins whenever they pleased and
robbing and numbering with . perfect
loossnsss. dsiying any small bodies OF
troops or citizens who have gone in
pursuit Of them. The Apschss are good
fighters. and not ct oil to BE- dssplssd
10 that line. They regard II merely
. good joke to lead pursuing parties into
. deadly ambush. As they did the ILL.,
faied George DAILY and his brave com.
rsdss recently. and. ~ has been seen.
they had no fear OF General Carr and
his small body Of troops. They have
always been noted for their bravery and
have kept the MsIicsns in mortal fear OF
their thisving raids and murdsrous ag.
Rrsssions. As horssmsn they are nm.
rivalsd and they are just as good shots
with the rife a. anybody. In fact they
ask NO odds In numbers against MeIi-
can or any other troops in mountain
warfare. being willing to fight man for
man ct any time. Gen. Crook conquered
them. but they have yet to learn what
subsection IL. The war now apparently
about to b inausuratsd must be carried
to . decisive issue and not ended until
all the tribes In that section shall have
been brought under military and civil
control. even II they have to DO sxtsr.
minated to do IL.
Dewey 4 Co.'S Scientific Press Patent