The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-06-12

Ranch'n Bear Creek, Arizona-A Num-
Der len, Women and Children Massa-
cred ad Scalped-The Troops in Pur-
suit.
SILvE CRY, A. t., June 6.-The PAST
week habeen one of unexceeded suspense
| and terrc in Silver City. Never have the
Indians q their bloody raids come so near
the city The newspaper accounts sent
east are yry meagre, because of the fear
| that 1t wi prevent emigration to this sec
| ton.
The fir news of the proximity of the
Indians us received On Wednesday of last
week, WIN boy, riding horse white
with foa1 dashed into town from Welfy' s
| ranch, or Bear Creek. He brought word
| that h0Ste Indians were in the hills, and
that an daek on the ranch, in which there
were catered many women and children,
was expected, and help was needed. A
Voluntee company of thirty-four men was
soon Organized and went to the rescue.
At III O'Clock the ranch was reached.
All the imihes within radius of seven
miles wre collected there except one. A
| party seoff to bring them in, while two
other psties started for water hole in the
hills whre they expected to find the Indi-
ans, buttfe latter had fed. Returning to
the ranch larger party was organized to
go to Junier Springs, but the Indians had
fled from nat spot also. Scouts spent two
| hours in sarching for the trail which led to
Little Wmut Creek.
Along this stream the most horrible
sights wee witnessed. Dead bodies, fright
fully mulated and naked, were found at
frequent intervals. The houses were
pillagedand clothing and household articles
were sattered everywhere. At William
Ogden's've dead bodies, all scalped, lay in
pool otblood. The two women had been
assaulted and their breasts cut Off A five
yeaT-oldgirl had both hands cut off. Fol-
lowing 5he trail Oh the hills Gomez ranch
was reahed.
A nulber OF children were gathered here,
who hd escaped death by hiding. Their
parents living in the vicinity, had all been
killed. Six miles further, in the house of
Felix Mrquez, five dead bodies were found.
Mrs. Maquez and her seven-year-old daugh-
ter had both suffered at the hands of the
Indians before being killed. The bodies
were slahed with knives and presented a
sickening spectacle. From here, the party
proceede ON fifteen hours ride eastward,
into the oinOs Mountains, without food or
sleep, bu without overtaking the redskins.
By thitime' all but six or seven of the
posse wee exhausted and the horses dis
abled. A elegram was sent to General Brad
ley, askin. for fresh horses, but he had none.
Three trops were sent out to take up the
trail when the citizens had left it. The cit
liens whofollowed the Indians must have
hann loco fhnI1 md nicrht nd
three livehorses and one mule were left by
the Indias along the trail, all showing signs
OF being worm out. The troops proceeded
on the tIil but the enemy was, by this time,
too far u advance and the chase was given
up.
On thretum trail the dead were brought
in in waons. The authorities claim there
are Onlyl35 Indians off the reservation, but
it is Beloved there are a good many more
than this
Up tohis time the only fight between
the trooB and the Indians was brought on
by the hlians attacking Captain Smith 8
comman, while at Devil Creek.
Two q the men, a trooper and an Indian
scout, we're wounded and two horses killed.
The Wounded scout is said to be a son of
ChiefSoco. The Indians were beaten back,
but tey managed to carry off everything
with hem except aQuantity of Buffalo meat.
Aftelthe fight the Indians went on to Stall
wortFs ranch, ON which they made an at
tack, but were driven off after WOunding
StalpOrth.
Te following is partial list of the
dead II. Smith, prospector; Luther era.
Their two stockmen, names not known;
Pete Anderson, prospector; Robert Benton,
rantlman; Nate Luz, miner; Calvin Orwig,
F. f Lyon, j. H. Baxter, Thomas McKin-
ney John Woods and family Of four; Felix
Maquez and family, and twenty-one more.
Til general public is greatly incensed at the
colluct of the troops.