Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-05-25

Miners Falling Victims to the Ari-
iona indians.


iona indians.
Santa Re New Mexican.
Inc readers of The New Mexican
remember the announcement of the
oeath OF John p. RIsque, the we'll
known Albuquerque lawyer, who was
kliieo recently near Clifton, Arizona.
yesterday morning his remains passed
up the read, acc' mpanied by his grief
stricken wife and one or two other
persons. It. f. Conway, of Sante Fe,
came up also as far as the junction,
where he took the other train for this
city. Hearing OF his return, reporter
of the New Mexican called upon him
and learned the particulars of the
lamented Risque. They are as follows:
The decreased had gone over to Clifton
on business a few days before the
unfortunate event, and while there
made arrangements To visit some min
ing property about seven miles from
the town. Four others, all old mining
men, went with him. The party was,
to all intents and purposes, unarmed,
and consisted of Messrs. J. r. Ma
gruder, Prescott, Frisk, Slosson, and
Risque. The mines were on the side
of the mountain, and, the ground being
uneven, the men travelled in single file
in the following order: Prescott first,
Risque second. Magruder, Frisk, and
Slosson. Mr.. Risque was the only one
mounted, and rode mule OH account
of a temporary lameness. AS they
filed up ravine, one OF the party said
he had heard that there were Indians
in the country, and the conversation
for few moments ran upon that sub
ject. Presently SlOssOn, who was an
elderly man, exclaimed: There are
your Indians, boys" Mr.. Magruder,
who told the facts TO Mr.. Conway.
grasped his rifle and asked where Z?
Slosson pointed ahead, and stood per-
fectly daZed by the sudden excitement.
In a second more, volley from the
rifles of the Indians swept down the
Iavine, carrying death to three of the
party. These were Prescott, Slosson
nd Risque. Prescott fell with ball
through the thigh, SlossOn died in
stantly, and Rsque received a ball
through the head and one through the
body. Magruder escaped the shots
and retreated behind clump of bushes,
and Frisk ran rapidly back down the
ravine.
From his hiding place Magruder
cauld hear Prescott's cries and could
see that Risque was not quite dead.
Another volley silenced the former and
Magruder determined upon fight. He
rau up the mountain, followed by the
shots OF the Indians, and succeeded in
escaping to where two men were at
work on mine. With these he started
away when the three were fired upon.
They ran, and falling among the rocks
and brush escaped, the Indians being
unable to see and afraid to come near
lest they should be ambushed and shot
down. Frisk had also fallen among
some rocks and lay upon his face per-
fectly still while the red skins searched
for him. He said they passed within
six feet Of him, but failed to discover
him among the rocks and dry grass.
which were about the same color as
his clothes. The Indians robbed the
bodies of Slosson, Prescott, and Risque,
took the mule and disappeared. Ma
gruder and his two companions then
went to the bodies, Strengthened them.
and went to Clifton, where they found
four collins, one of which was intended
for Magruder, Frisk having reported
that he, too, had been killed.