The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-04-28
THE ARIZONA INDIAN OUTBREAK.
Tie Worst Ever in the Territory---savags
/ TorturessInfiIcsed.


SAN FRANCISCO, April PA Tucson dis.
patch says a correspondent at Stafford gives
an account Of the recent Indian attack as
follows: Stanislaus Mestas, aged nine years
has just arrived from Stevens sheep camp
with the following story of the Indian mas.
sacre on the 18th inst:
:" Before daylight the Indians attacked the
camp whilst we were all asleep. Ny father
and five othrr men attempted to get their
| guns but were too late. The Indians rushed
in from all sides and overpowered them be-
fore shot could be fired. The work of
slaughter then began. An Indian put the
muzzle of his gun against the head of one
man and fired, blowing his brains against the
floor and walls. saw them kill my mother
and two little brothers by beating their
brains out with stones. They killed five.
They tied my father aud tortured him most
dreadfully. He begged them to spare him,
but they only tortured him the more. When
they were tired of torturing him one of
them split his skull with an axe. An In
dian squaw, the wife of one of four friendly
Apache sheep herders who worked with us,
saved my life by holding me behind her and
begging them TO spare me. When all the
Mexicans were dead except me the Indians
left"
The squaw, who arrived with the boy, says
there were ninety-three warriors in the at
lacking party. They called themselves Chi
raluahuas, and said that they were going
straight to San Carlos Agency to kill all of
the whites and get more of the Indians to
join them. They also declared that they
would kill all the inhabitants of this valley.
The hostiles frequently declared that their
whole desire was to kill in retaliation for the
three Indians executed recently at Fort
Grant.
Later news from the front Is to the effect
that the whole force of about three hundred
Indians, including women and children,
crossed the Southern Pacific track near
Lordsburg last night going south. The cav
airy were in close pursuit.
The present outbreak is the most disas-
trous which ever occurred in Arizona. Not
less than forty persons have been killed. To-
night mass meeting was held here. Gov
ernor Trittle presided. 1t was determined to
raise force of volunteers to take the field
for two or three months.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Lieutenant Gen.
eral Sheridan forwards to Adjutant General
Drum Colonel Forsyth's account of bis en-
counter with the Indians in New Mexico, as
follows:
DRY CAMP, ON ROAD BETWEEN LORDS
BURG AND RICHMOND, April 20.--General
Mackenzie, Fort Craig: started for Rich
mond this morning at daylight and ordered
Lieutenant Macdonald, with six Indian
scouts, to scout the country, and proceeded
across the plains. When about two-thrds
across one of the Indians announced 10 me
that four Of the scouts had been killed by a
large number of Chirahuahuas and that
Lieutenant Macdonald and the other two
were defending themselves against them.
galloped for sixteen miles to them and found
the Indians strongly intrenched in Stevens
Peak range. l attacked them at once and
droYe them from their intrenched position.
They fell back and occupied two impregna-
BILE positions, which were from six to eighteen
feet high. found 1t impossible to dislodge |
them without great loss, and gave up further |
operations at five o'clock and started again |
for Richmond. My loss was four Indian |
scouts and one private, troop C, killed; one
sergeant and four privates wounded. | |
know of certainty that two Of the enemy |
were killed and a number wounded. We |
captured and killed thirteen head of their
stock. Have just met Mr.. Fenton on the
main road between Lordsburg and Richmond |
who will take this dispatch to Lordsburg. l
am compelled to 60 to the ella river at
for water for animals. will take
up the trail and try to get these Indians in
the open country, after which hope to give
you more favorable reports. The number of
Indians fought to-day was between eighty
and one hundred. 1t was impossible TO do
more under the circumstances. The cailon
was the worst ever saw.
tSigned) FoRsYTn.