Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-05-14
they were camped, and fought with tbeir usual desperation,

they were cdIup uptus hAu Aoueut "Aeh NN~AA usual desperation,
 CHEERED ON BY LOCO.
 Who frequently shouted to the scouts to turn upon the white officers and troops. The herd which was grazing short distance away and protected by the hos tiles in the rocks, was at daylight sue cessfully charged upon by the cavalry under Captain Rafferty and Lieutenant Blake and was captured. In this charge one soldier wes killed and two wounded and several h, rses were killed. Capt. Rafferty's horse was shot from under him and Lieutenant Touey had a bullet hol- through his coat. The fight was kept up on both sides under shelter of the rocks until night, the Indians being driven from point to point and during the night they abandoned the field and retreated toward the JanOs river, where they were met by Colonel Garcia. To reach this point they had to traverse an alkali plain a distance of twenty-five miles, the majority of them being dis mounted and many badly wounded. They were without water, and apparently splrit-broke".
 REP.-Did you learn any particulars of the fight with the Indians by Col. Garcia's command?
 GEN. W.-Only what was told mo by the United States officers who were on the field five or six hours after the fight ended The Indians who had stolen away from the front of Tupper's com mand during the night, made directly for the Janos river. The Mexican troops numbering about 300, were
 ON THE LOOKOUT
 For Indians, but had no definite know ledge of where they were, and the first intimation they had of the proximity of the hOstiles was by observing the clouds of dust coming across the alkaii plain early in the morning. They decided that a body of Indians was advancing and the troops were deplOyed along the arroyo, under cover and made prepara- tlons to receive them. The advance guard of some fifteen or twenty Indians was permitted to get water and pass on, Col. Garcia reserving is fire for the main body in the rear. When they approached
 A DEADLY FIRE
 was opened on them, which was prompt ly returned by the Indians. The latter being in a sandy arrOya commenced at once to vigorously dig pits for their pro lection, and, for a time, the sand flew with astonishing rapIdlty. Itwas a mat ter Of life or death with the Indians aud they fought with gr at desperation. Col. Garcia af erwards t"ld our officers that for time 1t was "quien sabe" case as to which side would win. The MexIcans, however, closed m gradually and over powered the hOstlles, who left over fifty dead upon the field. and more than thIr- ty squaws and children were taken pris- OueIs, among them LOcO's daughter. The Mexican loss was twenty killed and about thirty wounded. When our troops arrived the dead bodies were still on tue field and were counted. Among them were seventeen bucks who were baLdaged, showing tbat they had been wounded m previous engagements with our troops. Lieut. D TT told me tha m a sand hole dug by an Indian was his dead body, httl, scrubby fellow, not more than twenty-One years old, and that in a small circle around the hole lay the dead bodies of five Mexican soldiers, showing how dearly he had sold his life. As soon s.s the fight was over the M xi- can commander sent two hundred men in pursuit of
 THE FLEEING HOsTLEs,
 and he informed our officers that te was quite sure he would get a majority of them, and laughingly said, ''you Amer jeans nee1 give yourselves no uneasIness as to the return of the prisoners we have or may talk ."
 The MeAicans captured the remainder of the stolen stock -43 head. So 1t would seem as though Loco's band has been completely annihilSted, and we have nothing more to fear from hlm in the fu- ture. It is claimed by his daughter that Loco and hls squaw were both killed, and a dead Indian was recognized as Loco by several persons who had known hIm during life.
 In reply to a question as to the best means to prevent raids in the future, and to the proposition to disarm the Indians on the reservation, General Witeher re- piled that while he held decided Opin- ions upon these points they were mat te.s wholly beyond his present sphere, and he preferred not to express his sen timents at present. Thanking the zen tlemsnly officer for his courtesy and in. formation the repOrter took his leave