The Arizona sentinel., 1883-06-16

prIse almost impossible, while making retreat secure thrOu h the rough adj icent canyons. Captain Crawford. with Indian scouts, early on the morning of ! May 18th, surprised the village of Chef Chatto, who led the re- cent raid into Arizona ard New Mexico. The fight lasted all day, and the village was wiped out
 The damage done cannot be esti- mated. A number of dead be- dies Were found, but the iudiscri- baiile rough country prevented a cnuut being made. The entire camp, with stock and every thing heiOnging to it, was captured. Learned from from prisoners taken that the Chiricahu4s were anxious for peace, and had Al- ready sent two messengers tO try and reach San Carlos. On fhe. l7th they began to surrender. They said their people were much frightened by our sudden appearance in their fOrtresses, and had scattered like quail. They asked me to remain uuti they could gather all the bands together, when they would go hack to the reservation. By terms of the treaty my operations were limited to time of fight. I told the ChirIcahuas to gather up their women and children with out delay. They answered tha, they could not get them 10 res: pondst0 the signal fires as the fugetives were afraid they might ile set by our Apache scouts tu entrlp them. They told Us they had white boy, who WAS at the village jumped by our scouts, but he had run off with the sqnaws who had escaped, and who had not yet been heard from. They assured me that every one Of the band should come in if I would rtmain a short time. The terms of the treaty embarrassed me greatly, and being in the rough region with r.,ions rapidly dis appearing, there bei1g between three and f"ur hundred Chirica- huas to fee !, 1 Was compelled io return. With the Chiricahuas we fO md six Mexican capiives, i've women and one child, taken. in Chihuahua early last My. They are now with the com- nand. These wnlnep say they were captured near the Mexican Central railroad at a place called C1rl1en, and further state thai when the Chiricahuts discovered 'hat the Apache scouts were in the country they became greatly alarmed and aband on tue trail three hundred head of cattle they were driving away from points in western Chihuahua hpse cattle were afterwards picked mp and driven If by body of Mexirans. We marched hack "s rapidly as the condition of the stock and the strength of the women and children would permit. Found the country de populated for a dis!ance of one ! undrrd miles from the .Aprche stronghold. The Chiricahua< in. -i<t that they have always lived in the Sierra MadreS and that when the main body went on inc reservation some remained be> hInd in ihe mountains. or those now with Us there are d number who state they have never hepn m the reservation. have strong hopes of being able tn clear hf. in"untains of ihr last IudIan. O. those now with Us are Loco and Narhps. SO often reported killed, and familias, and other prnmi nent chiefs. Saw no Mexican troops, and sitter leaving the set dement's in nOtheast Sonora did not see any Mexicans other than the captiveS rescued. I have such assurance from the IndiaGs that the white boy will be bought hack if alive, that 1 am looking for him every moment aid will iIfOrm you by courier.
 
 A Chicago M .rch 4nt's Experience.