The Black range., 1883-06-22
Manufactured Indian News.

4 late issue of the Rocky Mountain
News of Denver contained the follow
ing:
"Mr. Daniel Mahoney arrived in Den
yer Yesterday after an eight months
sojuurn in the Apache country. Mr..
Mahuney visited New Mexico on atOur
in quest of glittering mineral, and sue
ceeded In locating some valuable
claims, and was pursuing his researches
IN Old Mexico, below Tombstone. when
tie party he was with was attacked by
Apaches. They were compelled 10 re-
main fortified IN the Sierras for forty
days, exchanging shots with the rene
gade remnants of JUS band almost
every day. They were finally liberated
by the approach Of a section of General
Crooks command, and made good time
in getting across the line INFO Arizona.
THE party passed over the ground
where Judge McCumas and wife were
murdered, a few days after its occur
renee. The blood of the victims was
still fresh and visible on the ground.
Then they continued on their way till
silver City was reached. Many times
they were in sight of squads of wan
deriBg ApacheS, and was once pursued
by them for four hours, and would un-
dOubtedly have been captured but for
the coming darkness, and they Travelled
all night to avoid their pursuers.
Mr. MahOney SAYS the country at
that time-abOut two months ag0-was
overrun by wandering bands of red
skins, and none but large parties were
safe in traversing the country. Many
small settlements were wiped out OF eX-
istence, and nothing was left but the
charred remains Of the victims and
backened walls of adobe houses.
"When the gentleman left the rene
gades had vacated and feeling of com
paratiye safety had taken possession OF
the inhabitants, who were improving
every opportunity to rebuild and re-
plant.
"The mineral prospects are bright.
and large numbers Of people are seek
ing the silver regions, and the traveller
meets many caravans daily headed for
newly discovered fields. If the lndi-
ans keep quiet the influx into Arizona
and New Mexico, before the summer
ends, will simply be enormous.
After closing his business in Denver
Mr. Mahoney will return to New Mex.
ico and engage extensively in mining,
believing il to be one of the best silver
regions in the southwest"
Mr.. Daniel .MahOney came from Den
yer to the Black range last fall and To-
Gated a ranch on Palomas creek which
he held until this spring when the
water became exhausted and he went
to FL Paso to get work at his trade OF
bricklayng. After remaining there a
short time he returns to Denver and
gives the News reporter the cock and
bull story above reproduced. Mr.. Ma
honey as far as his friends here are
aware hasn't mining lOcation-cer
tainly none of any known value, and
the fact that he was not in Arizona a
all nor in Mexico further than El PasC
del Norte would preclude the possibility
of his having met and fought the indians
as stated. Mr.. Mahoney for the pleas
ure of making hlmslef appear as q hero
in the eyes of his Denver associates
conjures up a mass of bloody stories
and retails them out to the public
The Indians have been bad enough in
Arizona but they do not burn and ran.
sack villages as everybody who knows
anything about them is aware. The
article given would lead one to sup
pose too that New Mexico was overrur
with the murderous savages, and sc
thoroughly has just such rascals as Mr.
Mahoney circulated their stories that
the people east expect to be scalpeG
as quickly as they enter Ration or FL
Paso. But the truth is that not hostile
Indian except the stray band which
capture the McComas family near the
Arizona line. has been known to have
set foot on New Mexico soil for thu
space of almost two years and life j:
| just as safe here as in Colorado. Mr.
Mahoney is beggarly liar and nothing
less.