The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-04-29
ANOTHER INDIAN WAR IN ARIZONA.

The most calamltous Indian outbreak they
have ever had in Arizona has just been raging
IN that unhappy territory. The accounts arr
largely made upo excited reports and rumors
but sufficient thread of truth runs thro them
to show that the situation is abundantly serious
Connectedly the story runs about as follows
Some two weeks ago sixty renegade Indians
remnants of Victories old band, who had lett
the San Carlos reservation last September IN
der the leadership of Juh, Geronemo, Natchez
and Bonlto, and gone to Mexico, returned and
forced the band OF Warm Spring Indians un
der Loco, who had refused to 90 with them
last fall, to Join them. They sta,d one even.
ing near the San Carlos agency and next morn
ing left, with Loco's band, going north ward to
their old Businesses. On hearing of their pres.
ence, on the 18th inst, A. d. Sterling chief OF
the San Carlos Scouts, with Sagatol, an Indian
captain of scouts, followed them to their camp,
and both were killed. The Indians now num-
bering about 90 bucks, started up the Gila
river in the direction of the subagency, kill
| ing on their way one Gibson, a freighter of
Globe city, and two men who were with him,
burning his wagon train and contents and kill.
ing or driving off his stock. Moving on,
close to Clifton. they killed ten more men and
ran off 100 mules they were in charge of. Con-
tinuing up the river, they committed murders
as they went, burning the ranches of Purdy,
York, Hutchins and Cornell, and driving off
the stock. Arriving at Stevens sheep camp
before daylight on the 18th, they attacked the
people while asleep. A man named Stanislaus
Westss, with five other men, was butchered
outright, with the wife Of Westas and two
children.
OF course reports Of these outrages coming
in from all sides, Col. Forsythe, on the Goth
started from Richmond in pursuit with four
companies of cavalry, with six Indian scouts
to scout on his left and proceeded to cross the
Glla When about two-thirds across, an In
dian announced to him that four Of his scouts
had bean killed by large number of Chirica
huas and that Lieut. Mcdonald, who had been
sent in advance, and the other two were defend
ing themselves against them. Fprsythe with
his band rapidly galloped for 10 mile to them,
fading the Indians strongly intrenched in
STEMS Peak. He attacked and drove them
from their intrenchment, when they fell back
and occupied another intrenched position from
which he was unable to dIslodge them. Col.
Forsythe was obliged to return to Richmond
for water.
Nayf Hav atuo m Fort Ananha that
the Indians, leaving their intrenchment, had
proceeded southwark, surrounding a mining
camp known as Ayres, 20 miles south of Fort
Bowie, the man who brought the news report
ing that three men had been killed and one
badly wounded. Their next exploit was the
burning of the town of Guallysville, just over
the New Mexican line In Arizona, and the
killing of 80 people. BY this time Col. For.
sythe, with some Is companies of cavalry, was
again IN pursuit, but for the next two days the
Indians completely eluded him, and at last &C.
counts were rapidly making their old strong
hold in the Chircahua range, near Mexico,
and the chances were regarded as decidedly
slim of overhauling them before they again
crossed the line, when, unless the Mexican
government IS prompt and energetic in drlv-
ing them back, they will no doubt again go
UNPUBLISHED for their crimes. AS far as known,
the number of deaths on the part of the whites
from the raid is not less than 100, while the
Indians have probably not lost half dozen.
Their escape into Mexico, however, for the
present at least, ends their bloody work.