The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-27

der better Discipline Or 10 we'll armed -
this band was. 1t made my blood run
cold to 80 the heartless wretches butcher
the wounded after the fight was over. /
think there were some fvo or six of the
surveyors who were not fatally wounded,
but the devils seemed to take delight in
killing them. Well, to make long story
short, after the Indians had packed their
dead and wounded companions ON horses,
l WAS strapped to . mustang, and We
started for tho mountains. After travel
ing oil day We canned in the foothills Of
the Sierra Nader. The Indians then buried
their dead aud moved about i've miles
higher up in the mountains to an old
camp. Here they left the wounded in
charge Of . few of their number and
moved west about ten miles to another
camp, where We stayed week. was
we'll treated, but closely guarded, and
had no opportunity Ofescaping. After COM
uniting number Of murders aud ROBBIE
ries arOund Urn, they moved down the
coast to within about seventy miles of
Gaaymss, aud crossed to an island in the
the Gulf; think Il is Angel Island. The
passage was made during dark night,
and IN the excitement made my escape.
l tramped it down to Gnaymas, undergo
ing many hsrdships-living on hsll-6sh,
and almost pertaining for water several
times. The weather WAS 50 hot that
had to travel at night and lay over during
the day. ] WAS i've days and nights max
ing the trip. On reaching Gaaymss
called upon Mr.. Willard, tue American
Consul. He was away from town, hut l
reported the massacre to bis clerk. /
stayed Ia Gusymss two days, and crossed
the Gulf in . schooner TO Lower Calif0r-
mia, where l got in with = party of pros
pectOrs, and made my way to San Diego.
am now on my way to Washington"
did you sec the Mexican boy after the
fight I" asked the reporter.
Eyes, he was with us all the time. l
! am sstia6ed that be wss in league with
the Indians. ! had several talks with him,
but could learn but little"
ut was repoted at Ell Paso by the par.
ties who discovered your dead companions,
that the Indians who attacked you were
. portion Of Vietoria's hand, under one of
bis chiefs, is that fsctr'
AuoV cssO AsAOA0uO W0AOO pOINlUu u ' IL
tories band is true; but that they were
commanded by one Of bic own men is q
mistake. They were under that old will
ain, Victoria. ! had seen him \ Dumber
of times in New Mexico, aud knew him at
Once." ~
"Bat it was officially reported some
months ago that he had been killed by
Mexican troops on tue Rio Grsnde.n
Eyes. know it was so reported, but we
who are acquainted with Apache-Aexic
fighting did not believe it. Why, il you
would place 5000 Mexican soldiers, armed
and mounted on their scrnl, ponies, on tho
.plsins, aud let of one Apache warwhoop,
in two minutes you couldn't SEQ . Mexican
soldier for month after. No, sir; Mexi-
cans never fight Apacl,es unless they are
coFnered aud can't run. Victorio 10 slive,
aud understands the lay Of tho country
too veil to be captured by soldiers. He
thinks no more Of standing them OF than
men,
'You stated that you were going to
Warrington. What do you intend doing
there Z"
II feel, sir, that ON partly to\bla,ne
for this murder. am satisfied that the
Mexican boy wss at tbs bottom Of the
whole thing, and propose to do what
can for the families Of those murdered men.
l believe the lexican government shoulJ
be held responsible for depredatiOns COM
mitted on their territory. They won't.
ana cart protect citizens Of the United
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