Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-15
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PACIFIC COAST.

TOMBSTONE, April 1l-Captain NJ. Gray, living near old Fort Rucker,writes that small bands of Apaches are seen in that vicinity almost daily, passing and repassing. Fort Rucker Is on the lIne of the old trail from SaH Carlos to Sonora
 Texas Charlie, a well known scout, ar rived in Tombstone last night from Capt. Overton's command On White river. He reports the United States forces lying in camp, and the country full of fresh Indian tralls. He left this morning ;o join the Rangers. RImOrs are rife here that General Crook has given orders to arrest the rangers wherever found.
 GUAYMAs, April To- General Crook and staff, Major BOruke and Lieutenant Llsburge, U. .. A., with Generals CarbO and IOpela, left for the capital to-day, to return Iu four days. IL IS believed some fixed arrangements VI be made where by the Apaches will be prevented from crossing the border. The main objects of General Crooks visit IS to obtain cor rect information as to where the usual raids are made, also their camping places, wat r, etc. on the trails, and to arrange a plan of signals, etc, with the Mexican army.
 HERMosLLo, April 1O.-Gen. Crook and stall with several ladies arrived thus morning in a special coach from Guay- mas. The Governor of Sonora, Don Fe- izardO Torres, has rendered General Crook and party a State dinner tonight which will be followed by ball this evening. There Is to be a conference tomorrow between Governor Torres and General Crook, CarbO and Torpets to arrange for @ joint place of action sinst the Apaches who are making raids on both sides of the line. Gen. Crook expects to leave for Arizona to- morrow.
 HERMOsILLo. April 10.-A brother of Gray, the San Francisco embezzler, passed north tonight, and sad his brother would probably be taken back to California on Friday. The Governor of Sonora has issued the necessary pa- pers f"r his extraditon.
 indian news is scarce. The last from Ores IS that the troops were Tn pursuit of the Apaches that committed the dep relations Tn that vicinity. Governor Torres said thIs afternoon that they mad not heard from the troops that started on the trail of the Ind ans east of Mag dalena for about ten days, and thinks they have followed the Indians into Chr huahua.
 BENSON, A. T., April 13.-Dav1d Cor dova, an employee of Fully x Ochoa, started from Total Wreck yesterday to go to Cont ntion, via this place. When within seven miles Of Benson he saw two Indians near the road, who upon seeing him laid down their guns. and made signs of friendship; but CurdOva, who has had much experience with Apa- ches, distrusted them and put spurs to hIs horse, whereupou they opened fire on him, but he escaped without injury, There are, without doubt, several strt F. gling Indians in the Huacnuca and WhetstOue mountains, and you need not be surr-ised to hear of the killing of more settlers in that locality at any time.
 TOMBSTONE, A. T., April 13.-A herder, in the employ of Don Juan Elias, near the custom house, on the Sonora line. arrived here to-day with news of the killing of two Apaches near the south east of the Swisshelm mountains last tNuAAdF- Nb 4AAAtA AfAA lltS llttlAfIo cam ping near the Indian trail that crosses the valley to the Chiricahua mountains, saw a band of mounted In- dians approaching. Secretiug them selves they awaited the approach ef the savages. When they had arrived within abOdt fifty feet, the prOspectOrs open, fire with their Wiuchesters, dropping two redskins from their horses. The remainder of the band. panic stricken by the unexpected attack from cOnccaled enemies, fled. followed by shots from the whites. resulting in the killing of one horse. Satisfied that the band would not return, the prospectors pro- ] ceeded Co InspeCt the "Eood lndlaus- Az thes approached one Of them raised l to a sitting position and sent revolver ] shot through the left shoulder of one 1 Ot the prospectors Before he cOllG fire | a second time a ball from his com | pauion's Winchester finished him. | Scalping the two savages and securing l their arms, which bore government ! brand, the prOspectors came into SeIipr | Elias ranch. Whether the Indians l killed were government scouts Or raid l ing band from the San Carlos agency i5 | not known. Every Apache in Arizona l IS cOnsi tered an enemy aud unless under ' the immediate protection of the military | will meet with the same fate when l