Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-07

COMMANDER OF the DIVISION OF the racine,
stationed at the Preside:
RELIEF FOR FORT APAoHE-o CONFIRMATION or
GENERAL CARR's SAFETY.
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION
OF THE MISSOURI
CHICAGO, H.. September 9th. J
To General Mcdowell, u. S. A.. Presidio.
San Francisco A dispatch has Just been re-
ceiyed 70 P. NJ from General Pope, at Santa
Fe, which says Bradley moves out from
Wingate with infantry and two cavalry COM
panies toward Fort Apache to relieve the
pest. ] am sending infantry as fast as pos
sible to Wingate for Bradley Mackenzie is
en- route, having marched this morning from
Unicapbgre for Gunnison, eighty miles.
where he will take the cars for this place,
fully equipped for the field. Two companies
of cavalry remsrched to-day from Cummings
to Bayard, where there are two companies
now, and the whole force will move toward
Fort Apache If the news continues bad.
Neither time nor troops will be spared. l
have been working the wires hard since my
last dispatch to you to get news about the
condition of the rad 70 Foss>.se3che, bnt
have entirely failed thus far.
General Pope has dispatch from General
Wilcox, saying that courier brings news
from Apache that Carr aud his command are
safe, excepting the loss Of Heutig and ten
men killed. VoLKMAN, Aid-de-Csmp.
THE STORY OF THE ENGAGEMENT REroLD.
CAMP THOMAS "a IT,, September 9TH
Kelton, A. A. c., Preside, San Francisco
On the 9lst l received dispatch from the
commanding officer at Apache. which report
ed that a Mexican had come in from the
Cibicu at midnight of the 30th, telling them
that the Indians had been fighting the troops
all day and some soldiers were killed. Lieu
tenant Stanton, as courier, escorted by thirty
three men, arrived last evening from Apache
with dispatches from the commanding officer
to the Department Headquarters. to the pur-
port that General Carr went TO the Cibicu
on the 26th, with three companies of cavalry
and one of Indian scouts, to arrest medicine
man named Mckay Edetkleney. The arrest
was made, and while the command was NOV
ing off for Apache. one company Of the In
dian scouts commenced firing, and Captain
Hentig aud seven men were killed that the
troops then returned the fire, killing the
medicine man, and after burying the. dead re-
turned to Apache that some Indians had
made an attack upon the post, but were re-
pulsed. Lieutenant Gardner was wounded
in the leg. VIVIAN.
TROOPS MAKING FORCED MARCHES.
WHlPPLE BARRACKS, PRESCOTT "a. tn
September 4th.-To Adjutaut-G General Divis-
ion of the Pacific, Preside, San Francisco.
Cal: The following is from Biddle for the
information of the District Commander :.
Have sent you all the particulars at the time
the troops left here, September 9th, for Fort
Apache. The letter of the companies and
officers in command 1 now repeat. B and G
Companies and Company C scouts left the
other side of the river at 3 o'clock P. NJ. yes
terday to go to Paymaster Tanks, twelve
miles. Overton left the other side of the
river between 8 and 10 o'clock this morning
with troops to make forced march to over
take -Perrine, when he would assume COM
mand and press on to Apache. l have sent
all the news 1 have of Cars fight, except
that it is said the scouts shot the soldiers Of
the pack train and then armed the Indians
with the dead soldiers pieces, and all com
m enced fighting.
The Indians got the pack train. | can't
hear of any hostiles between here and Fort
Apache except Pedro's band, and if it is only
these, or twice Pedro's band, 0verton can
whip them. There are struggling Indians on
the trail that would likely kill any small par
ties travelling over it. | ordered Overton to
send no couriers or small parties back except
to save the command.
] think great many of the lCdians that
were in the fight have tgn frightened at what
they did and have started FOR the agency, and
to avoid consequences have armed all citi-
zens here at the post. About fifty available
soldiers here. / expect the scouts from New
Mexico here tonight on their way to be dis
charged. ! was going to disarm them here,
but they have not come. A troop ar
rived at the agency at P. N. this evening.
We are able to take care of it. Rafferty's
Company will be here tomorrow. When
Tuppers arrives and McLellan's, we will
form battalion and proceed with them to
Apache. With the force L viii then have, and
leaving Stacey's company here, | will be able,
1 think, to clean things up.
BENJAMIN, 4. A. G.
ATTEMPT TO INCITE OTHER BANDS TO REVOLT.
WH1pPLE BARRACKS, PRESCOTT, A. T.
September 5th-To Adjutant- General, Divis-
ion of the Pacific, Presidio San Francisco
One of Santa's band came in from Cibicu
and says the White Mountain Indians tried
to get some San Carlos and Chiricubuas to
oin them. They refused and ara coming
into the Agency. The Cibicuoo or White
Mountain Indians, who fought Colonel Carr,
are near the junction of White and Black
rivers. They sent word by this Santa Indian
that they were going to stay where they
were, and if the soldiers wanted them to
try and take them. | take this only for
what think it is worth. 1t is reported to
me that some of Pedro's baad of White
Mountains ars down on Ash creek. If so,
they are probably watching the movements
of the troops towards Apache, either to con-
vey the news to the indians there or ambush
or attack in the rear. Lieutenant Glass and
a company of thirty-three men arrived here
this evening, and can take care OF this
agency with them and what more | have.
We had an alarm this evening which
proved false one, but while out with the
Indian scouts l found San Carlos Indians
coming in to defend the agency, and a whole
band of Yumas and Mobaves came up for
the same purpose. l believe If tie troops,
now here are allowed to stay, and get the
guns ordered to me, with ammunition, l can
stand off all the hostiles that want to come.
l say this so as not to embarrass you in NOV
ing your other available troops to any point
you may desire. TIFFANY, Agent.
AFFAIRS AT "THE 'FRONT.'
CAMP THOMAS, September 9TH P. N
Nothing further from Apache. At a. NJ,
some murders were reported in Tonto Basin
and Pleasant valley, west of the reservation
A party of citizens leave Globe to-day to as
sist the settlers. Colonel Price. of the Sixth
Cavalry, with two companies of cavalry, are
supposed to be advancing in that direction.
Everything is quiet at San Carlos. Precau-
items have been taken against an alta TX there
and at Globe. The people in this vicinity
feel easier since the receipt of the news from
Apache. G. H. Stevens and two others left
here three days ago for his ranch on Eagle
Creek He should have returned last even
ing, but nothing has been heard of him yet.
A special from Wilcox says: Reports still
continue to arrive of the killing of packers.
and prospectors in different directions. Lieu
tenant Guilfovle, who has gone to the San
Carlos Agency to recruit company OF
scouts, reports burying ten or twelve men
east of here on his route from New Mexico.
The Bowie scare has subsidized, and the car
penters who left the station will return to-
day. Many of the freighters and packers
now here ara preparing to take their chances
and start out. The blackboard leaves for
Thomas this afternoon.
Two Indian couriers arrived from Apache
at P. NJ. Every thing was quiet around the
post, the hostiles having left its immediate
vicinity. They said the bodies OF four white
men were found near Black river, probably
those of the McMurran party. Craig and
Overtoh's command and Clark's Indian scouts.
reached there without encounterirg any hos
tiles. All was quiet. Msjor Chs fees CON-
pany reached San Carlos to day. The Major
is very sick with inter mittent fever. A mail
courier from Clifton arrived here at Z P. NJ
and reports that the Indians stole all the
stock and provisions at the Mormon settle
ment, sixteen miles east of here, to day. No
one was killed. Jack O'Neil, while prepar--
ing to go out to look after the Stevens party.
was thrown from mule and dislocated his,
shoulder.