Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-06-16


 found, but the indescribRbly rough coun-
 try prevented count being made. The
 entire camp, with stock and everything
 belonging to 1t, was captured. Learned from pris ners taken that the Chirica huas were anxious for peace, and had
 already sent two messengers to try and
 reach San Carlos. On the 17th they
 began to surrender. They said theil
 people were much frightened by our
 sudden appearance in their foriresses
 and had scattered like quaIl. They ask.
 ed me to remain until they could gather
 all the bands together, when they would i go back to the reservation. B. terms
 of the treaty my operations were limited
 to time of fight. told the Chiricahuss
 to gather up their women and children
 without delay. They answered that 1 they could not get them to
 respond to the signal fires az
 the fugitIves were afrald they might be | set by our Apache scouts to entrap them They told us they had a white boy, who
 was at the village jumped by our scouts,
 but he had run off with the squaws who
 had escaped, and who had not yet been
 heard from. They assured me that
 every cue of the band should come in if
 l would remain a short tine. The terms
 of the treaty embarrassed me greatly,
 and being Tn the rough region with
 rations rapidly disappearing, there be- ing between three and four hundred Chiiicahuas to feed, was compelled to
 return. With the Chiricahuas we found
 six Mexican captives, five women and
 one child, taken ID Chihuahua early last
 May. They are now with the command.
 These women say they were captured
 near the Mexican Central railroad at a
 place called Carmen, and further states
 that when the Chiricahuas discovered
 that the Apache scouts were in
 the country they became greatly alarm
 cd and left on the trail three hundred
 head of cattle they were driving away
 from points in western Chihuahua
 These cattle were afterwards picked up and driven of by body of Mexicans.
 We marched back as rapidly as the con ditition of the stock and the strength of the women and children would permit
 Found the country depopulated for distance of one hundred miles from the Apache stronghold. The Chiricahuas insisted that they have always lived in the Sierra Gadres and that when the main body went on the reservation some renamed behind in the mountains. Or thosa now with us there are num- Der who state they have never been on the reservation. I have strong hopes of being able to clear the mountains of the last Indian. or those now with us are Loco and Nacbes, So often reported killed. and families, and other promi- nent chiefs. Saw DO Mexican troops, and after leaving the settlements in northeast Sonora did not see any Mexi- cans other than the captives rescued. have such assurance frcm the Indians that the white boy will be brought back if alive. and that am looking for him every moment and Nill inform you by courier.
 TOMBSTONE, June 12-The news fur nished through Mexican sources as to the place of the fight is confirmed. The captured was where Garcia had l a fight with the Indians on the 26th Of ! Aprll, was called by The Mexicans Tres l Casillas, in Sierra Talmosa, near the | Chihuahua line. six days March from | Oposura, about one hrndied and fifty | miles, and sixty miles northeast of l Nacori, in the foothills of the second l cham of the Sierra Msdres. After the . Ii isht with Garcia the camp was attacked | aud captured by Crook on the 10th of | May. Crook remained at the rRncherla | about week. The day after the fight | six squaws came in with flag of truce, to surrender the band and in the next few days nearly four hundred came in. The surprise was complete; were 1t otherwise the place could never have been taken. The Indians had passes and peaks fortified with large rocks The warriors were mostly away Jn the road. The command and prison srs are still at Silver Creek where they wIll probably remain several days. The 'quaws with Charles McComas have not ret come in though within signalling The boy will probably be held or the purpose of making terms of reaty. Crook will probably be Tomb tone tomorrow. The Mexican women prisoners tell horrible tales of their reatment. They were subjected to very indignity. The troops ran out Of aiions and were compelled to live on cots of She mescsl plant. |
 YUMA, June Yesterday evening session of the Board of Prison Com nissiOners awarded the contracts for , wood and medical attend nee. ThIs morning Superintendent ieediu resigned and Mir. F. s. Ingalls,, f Prescott, was appointed as his suc- l essor. Mir. J. H. Long. of Prescott, ! 7as appointed Turnkey. The Board ( leets this afternoon to wind mp unfin- I shed business and close the session.
 GUAYMAs, June l3.-At 4:30 p. ID. ( a vessel arrived from Trini- T al bringing large party of returning iIners from the placers. They were ' hours on the gulf without [ ,od or drink and as they left Trinidad 8 efore any of the others who have re- e irned they were supposed to have r cen lost. t The steamer Sonora arrived at this a ort yesterday ladened with dates from Iazatlsn.
 General Carbo IS expected to arrive O n the steamer Mexico with troops and p le Seventh Infantry band. The theatre Alvarez has been leased si 7 Tombstone parties for varieties and n now undergoing general repairs. Il Mir. ]. c. Dawson, Secretary of Gen il