The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-07-04
THE INDIANS.
They Shake Up the Mexican
Soldiers.
SOUTHERN EDM
The People of Colorado Appealing to
the Governor for Assistance
and Protection.

DENNER, Col, July Ex-Governor Eaton
received the following telegram this morning
from a ranchman living near Durango:
The settlements OH the MaHces and Dolores
are threatened by the Ute Indians and the
people are much alarmed. Some OF the
people are moving their families for greater
safety and others who are unable to move
are sleeping in the sage brush for fear their
houses will be burned and their families
massacred. The citizens are not suffic-
iently armed, reither have they a.nmuni-
ton. Yesterday a detail guarding horses
saw an Indian scout within two miles OF
the valley. The people have no confidence
in the United States military. We demand
State protection, arms and ammunition.
I was instructed by the citizens OF Mancos
to make this demand.
NJ. T. MORRIS.
On the same day Governor Eaton sent
Inspector General Reardon and Adjutant
General Taylor to the scene OF the trouble
to investigate and report. This morning
the Governor received the following tele-
gram:
DURANGO, Col, July 2, 1885.
| To the Governor of Colorado:
think you ought to send tomorrow, by
express. to Durango, 200 45-caliber rifles,
| also ammunition. l have just got in from
| Rico where they nave 5000 rounds and 40
rifles. and am ready to start without de-
Law if called upon. There is every indica-
| ton OF a wal to take the city. The COM
pany ought to be directed to hold ltsel1
ready for orders. The Rico company will
have to come mounted. l have seen the
agent. He is afraid Of trouble. Quick and
decided action must save the State large
expense and many lives. Signal fires are
REPORTED on the mountains OF the Dolores
and Mancos, and the bucks are alone and
mounted with spare animals OFF their res
eryation. F. w. REARDON,
Inspector General.
DURANGO, July ?, l a. M.
To Governor Eaton just arrived at
midnight. | feel that trouble may occur at
any moment. Telegraph Immediately to
the President. Will write you in the. morn
inc. F. A. TAYLOR, Adjutant General.
The Governor says we will make a 1ur'
ther investigation before t~elegraphing the
President.
THE oPUTE FIGHT
TOMBSTONE, A. T., July 3.-Wlllian
Penn Rowland arrived last night
from San Bernardino ranch and gives the fol'
lowing account of the fight previously re-
ported between the whites a Indians al
Oputo: Captain Crawford with the malr
body of the troops and scouts went directly
toward the Torres mot. ,tains, while Lieu
tenant Davis command passed around tt
the east end of the mountains, thanking
the Indians. Davis surprised their camp
comprising seventeen bucks n fourteen
women and children. In the attack two
bucks were killed, another wounded, ant
several women and children were wounded
The fourteen remaining bucks escaped int
+ the mountains and it was found imposslbl
I to overtake them. Lieutenant Davis sen
Lieutenant Hanna with a detail OF Sin mel
in charge of the prisoners, and three mutln
GUS. Indian scouts to the San Bernardint
, ranch. At the same time he sent a courle
I to Fort Bowie, asking General Crook 10
reinforcements. When Rowland left Sal
Bernardino yesterdy, Hanna had not ar
rived there although On the read six days
: Lieutenant McGrew, who has been dls
matched as a relief to Hanna, arrived a
) the ranch on Monday. Scouts have bee
l sent out from McGrew's command to or
E tain news of Hanna. The belief exists tina
!, that the fourteen bucks, who escaped iron
the Oputo fight, seeing the prisoners leav
the main command guarded by but 81
men followed, ambushed and massacre
them and rescued the prisoners.
HANNA ali RIGHT.
. FoRr BOWIE, July 2.-Lieutenant Han
: ma, with the prisoners arrived here to-day
He did not go to San Bernardino, wing t
rumors which reached him that ii he dl
Q the prisoners would be taken from him an
killed. There is great indignation agains
the Indians, squaws lot excepted. The
are said to be worse than the bucks. The
torture the dying, mutilate the dead. Ih
s capture of a large quantity Of a%mmunitio
at Opute will greatly tend to shorten tn
o campaign. There are now only about slXt
!, bucks in the Sierra Madres.
THE GREAT BATTLE.
e Tucson. A. T., July IA Tuscon Star
e correspondent has just returned fro'
Sonora and confirms the death of Genera
n Garcia, commander OF the Mexican force
in the recent battle with the Yaqui Indian
II and the killing of 400 Mexicans. TT
Yaquis repeatedly defeated the soldier
but the Mexican officials suppress the fact
9 The. Sonora hospitals are full OF wounde
soldiers. The Yaquis are well armed an
have been preparing for warrior seven year
q After firing one or two volleys they charge
the troops and used short, heavy club
The majority of the people OF Sonora a
said to be in sympathy with the Indians.
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