The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-15
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| killing Of t4.o Americans a5aU three Mexi-
cans by the ApacIies early IN the week at
Eagle Springs, about 100 miles south Of
here. The Indians crossed the Rio Grande
and started for che Carue1aro MOT ntaiaa,
Mexico. The Mexican fIonl,s under Col.
Terraces are if pursuit. ~
| 1'HoMAs, A. T., scptenli,or 3.-Reports
from the vicinity Of Fort apache, Of Iaos-
tiles is confirmed BY tue fresh arrivals Of
Indian runners, fltG no message l.rona Maj.
| CotI,ra1,e or the troops ses1g to relieve him
has been received. III flleassttssck lpon the
post tho Indians were rcekiessIy brave and
defiant, one OF them riding Cars's horse
into the parade grotllac, nzfAisling and fir-
ing, AZ he passed cat. He is q brother ei.
Civ;nia an,l Il d Mexiean captive among
tie Apaches. Troops afs hurryilse for
ward ana strong reinIoreeuaenfs are need
etl. Reports come ii tIlat III The attack on
tIle post 4 Lieutenant and seyei1 ne.a were
killed. II tllis is true, It pEnhahIF WAS
I.iltlt. Gordon Of the ftll cslEalIN.
The latest official news Is iron, II4bnts,
scpt.::.. 11.Iiis evening the southern part
oi liz Territory s net believed 10 .1,e in
any danger. The Cherjcllaas and a4cnty
ApstcIscs art: reportedsall qfiol.
The news Of Calr'a i disaster has not been
contradicred. The aoutHsrst posts are still
ea1Tisouca aud troops are icing pushed
forward tIH{ and nlzsllI.
(3igned,] HAsKIsl.1, ID. G.
L SAN FRANCISCO, September <t.--MajoH
MeCleIlau with 90 enlisted ne,loi cavalry
LEFT Lowell for Thomas, aud viii 60 tin old
Fort Grant toobaerve the masemoEt of the
indians on the Lower San Pedro. II half
the reports are true, there iafear Of Il gem
eral uprising Of the whole Apache nation,
which means war of ex5erlninatioa. Up
to this hour Is p. m.) nothing farther has
been received confirming Or otherwise from
the scene of the massacre.
All the women antl children are being
removed from Fort Thomas 10 Fort Grant,
and the Fifth Cavalry has been ordered
from the Department OF the Platte. This
is the old Indian fighting regiment Of Ali-
zona. The report gives much satisfaction
here. The Indians with Government car
bnes the same as were used by the scouts,
were seen near Fort RoNie Yesterday.
They have had time 70 reach that point
since the massacre.
SAN FRANCISCO, Septonbar 4.--Maior
Wilcox with thh 3th InfarffY will leave.
oan Francisco tomorrow 41ior1fng with
200 men, Oh d special train FOR Arizona.
and will 20 through AZ fast az possible.
These troops are veteran Indian fighters.
The First Cavalry are much scattered over
the coast. but have been ordered ITO Ari-
zona, and will be sent south as soon as
possible. The Fourth Artillery are ready
for marching, but they willnot be sent tl1-
til they are positively needed. The army
officers here familiar with Southern Ari-.
zona agree that a general rising OF the Ari
zona and New Mexico tribes is imminent,
# not already realized.
SAN FRASc1sCo, September 5.-Latest
advices from Thomas leave some doubt as
TO tile general massacre Of Car1's command
having occurred. It is now reported that
Lieutenants CRUISE, Stanton and probably
other officers succeeded III efIecting their
escape and that only Capt. Hentiger and
some dozen enlisted men were killed. No
particulars yet.
4 Tucson dispatch says that Gen. Carr
was in command Of Fort Apache, and that
his command consisted Of two companies
Of cavalry and one Of infantry. After
leaving a sufficient force to protect the
public property at Fort Apache, he had
but l03 enlisted men and five officers. A
medicine man who was at the bottom Of
the trouble had been for some weeks past
predicting to the White Mountain Indians
that when corn was ripe he would raise all
their dead chiefs and the whites would
then be driven out Of their country. This
was enough 70 warrant conclusions that
preparations were being made BY that tribe
to break out as soon =ss they had gathered
rheIl, harvest. Gen. Carr was. ordered to
arrest the medicine man. He doubted his
ability TO do so.Witilso 40 stnal Ia force against
whole tribe who had been worked up TO
believe that their medicine man would
raise their dead chiefs.
The circumstances. attending the disaster
were such that il could hardly have been
avoided, as an outbreak has been feared for
the past two weeks in the Apache country.
There are NOT less than 10000 Indians on
San Carlos reservation aud full as many
more Of the Navajo tribe which IS located
from 6O.to 100 miles north Of tile country
Of the White Mountain tribe. Large NUM-
bers Of young bucks Of both San Carlos
and -Navaios have been visiting tile White
Mountains recently and II i believed they
were engaged in the fight. It's reported
by runners that the fight lasted alIsdar Of
the 30th. Every hill and canyon was
.swarming with the red devils. News from
lower San pGllro last night Was. to the ef-
feet .tllat Esken1i qua, chief Of the =Aravipas,
and chief sagula have warned the whites
to leave the valley Or prepare to defend
themselves rs something Was.wrong with
the Indians On the reservation.
| Both Of the chiefs are warm friends Of
1.-THE whites. Yesterday afternoon the en-
gineer of s freight train coming west was
surprised at the sudden appearance Of 4
large bodyof mounted Indians near VIII