The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-13
The Red Devils.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5.-Latest advices
throws a doubt on the general massacre of
Carr's command having occurred. 1t is now
reported that Lieutenants Crusz, Stanton, and
probably other officers have succeeded in
making their escape, and that only Captain
Henlight and some dozen enlisted men weer
killed. No particulars yet.
Tucson dispatch saws: General Carr was
in command of Fort Apache. consisting OF
two companies of the sixth cavalry and one
OF the 9TH infautry-an insufficient force to
protect the public property at Apache. He
had but 60 enlisted men of the sixth cavalry
and five officers. A medicine man, who was
at the bottom of the trouble, had be IN for
some weeks predicting to the White Noun
tain Indians that when corn was ripe lie
would RAISE all their dead chiefs ana the
whites would then be driven out of their
country. This was sufficient to warrant the
conclusion that preparations were being
made by the tribe to break Ort as soon as
thav had gathered their harvests. General
Carr was ordered to arrest the medicine man.
He doubted bis ability TO do 50 with so small
a force against the whole tribe, VINO had been
worked mp to the belief that their medicine
man would raise their dead chiefs. The cir
cumstances attending the disaster were u
that it could hardly have been avoided. An
outbreak has been feared for the last two
weeks in the Apache country, and settlers
have been predicting trouble. There are not
less than ten thousand Indians on the San
Carlos RaseTvati II Valley and as ma in
the Navajo tribe, which is located from 60 to
100 miles north of the country Of the White
Mountain tribe. Large numbers of young
bucks of both the San Carlos and Navajo
tribes have been in the vicinity of the White
Mountains recently, and it is believed that
they were engaged in the fight. As reported
by a runner, the fight continued all day on
the Both. Every hill and canon was swarm
ing with the red devils.
News from the Lower San Pedro last night
is to the effect that the chief of the Arivipas
and Chief Sagulo have warned the whites to
leave the valley or prepare TO defend them
selves; that something was wrong with thu
Indians on the reservation. | believe boti
chiefs are warm friends 10 the whites.
On Saturday afternoon an engineer of
fleicht train coming Yves, was surprised at TIN
! appearance IF Il large body f molniad lHdt
ans near Wilcox, west of Gage. They fol
lowed the train for about four miles
The engineer opened wide the throttle
valve and sped away. He did not know
whether they were armed or not. He calcu
lated the number at 80. The band scatter
ed; Wipen last seen part was going north am
the remainder going south. He eDc,untere'
ahothef large Dahu aoout eisiis ihies Yves
of Wilcox. They did not show any dispo
sition to trouble the train Reports frot
/ Bowie station are that the band jumped
5 ranch twelve miles South nf Bowie and
was seen 10 buH,. There are about fmt
! meli al Josie bat euty four anus. They hav
: made fortiicaripns df .ovErflIIe.t baied la
Of which there i a large quantity Their
Last night a number Of signal fire were see
in the mountains both iiortlI and south