Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-05
THE HOSTILE APACHEs.
Narrow Escape of a Mail Carrier-Militia
Ordered Out.

l 1OMboiOSE "A. L. OClODtr 0u--I1tu-
tenant j. J. Chatham, commanding Com
pany Z, n. G. A, received the following
response TO request for the transportation
of his company, which is ordered to take
the field:
LoRDsBURG, N NJ, October Sd.
Your dispatch of October Sd received. If pos
slble provide horses for mounting such force as
you can put in the field, pledging a Territorial
certified account to the next Legislature for pay
ment viii be in Tombstone Monday evening.
Met General Crook at Deming this morning. He
IS IN perfect accord with the militia taking the
field 10 watch and protect the citizens in ex-
posed localities. he says he thinks all the hos
tiles have returned from Sonora and are now
| trying to work north.
F. A. TRITLE, Governor.
Lieutenant Chatham's endeavors to Sc
cure horses and saddles have now pros
| pect of success. Captain Savage Company
| d, is also endeavoring to get men into the
| field. Meantime nothing has been heard
| here from the Apaches.
MAIL CARRIERS ESCAPE.
r. o. Babbitt, just returned from Naco-
| sari and Oposura, reports that the Apaches
| shot at a mail carrier between Sonora river
| and Oposura last Saturday morning, and
! killed his horse and made a flesh wound
on his face. He threw away the mail sacks
and fled, reaching Oposura Sunday after
| noon on foot. Rabbits party crossed the
| trail of eight Indians on foot, with several
| horses, several miles north of 0posura,
| Sunday morning The trail was only an
| hour old, and led toward Arizona. The
| redskins are the ones now depredatng in
| this vicinity.
A late arrival from San Simon valley re-
| ports Shanahan, missing for several days,
as safe. Mrs. Mack has not yet been heard
| from.
GENERAL CROOK AND THE GOVERNORS.
| Tucson "a. IT,, October 3d-The Daily
| Times will, tomorrow morning, publish
| the following dispatch
FORT BOWIE q. tt, October ID.
| To Governor i. Il. 1Ti1e, LorClsbGrg: am very
anxious 10 meet you and Governor Ross, but
| don't feel that it would be proper for me to go
! to albuquerque shall go to Demipg tonight
| to meet you and Bradley. Can't you and Gov
| ernor Ross meet me there tomorrow. The last
| information from the Indians put them in the
| Dragon Mountains, with troops on the trail.
The Indians tried 10 get across the San Simon
valley into the STEMS Peak range, but were pre-
| vented by the troops. GEORGE CROOK,
Brigadier-General.
| Governor Tritle this morning had con-
| ference with Generals Crook and Bradley
| at Deming, New Mexico. They are in per-
| feet accord with putting a small mounted
| force of militia into the field to protect and
warn the citizens on their respective bor-
| ders. Crook believes all the hostiles are
| now in Arizona, and that all efforts will be
| directed to either kill or capture them
| Several deaths of citizens are authenticated
| Since their return the hostiles travel pass
| ing the troops by night and hide among
| the rocks in the daytime. But their trails
when discovered, are followed as rapidly
| as the troops can be marched. Arrange
| ments have been made for the militia to
give the troops all the information possible,
and receive all gained by General Crook as
p1TlNr q ( nnEcfhla Tho N1ilitin will lAa Sal
principally to guard unprotected settle
| ments, with the hope that some Indians
may be killed, ifseen. The Duncan Guards,
under command of Captain Lane Fisher,
comprising twenty-five men, are scouting
the ella and STEMS Peak range to prevent
the hostiles passing north. Captains Howe
and Savage, of Tombstone, were yesterday
ordered to place small force in the field,
to warn and protect the citizens in exposed
localities adjacent to Tombstone.
THE NEW MEXICO MILITIA
Governor f. A Tritle, accompanied by
F. X. Ainsworth, Acting Adjutant- General,
yesterday held conference, as previously
arranged, with Governor Ross, of New Mex
leo. After the consultation Governor Ross
issued the following proclamation
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
SANTA FE IN. NJ, october 2, 1885. I
It is well understood that bands of hostile In
dlanS have escaped from the pursuing forces in
Mexico ana are moving into New Mexico and
Arizona, and also that numbers of others are
leaving their reservation in Arizona with the
evident intention of marauding southwestern
New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. At a
conference between the Governors of these Ter
ritories it was determined to Immediately put
militia into the field, and arrangements were
made whereby the forces of the two Territories
will cooperate along on either side of the ter
ritorial boundaries, as the emergency may from
time to time require. Parties of militia of either
Territory in hOStilpS ard
| the line will notify the militia commanders at
or near the points on the line toward which
\ they may be moving, with the view of securing
| such cooperation. The same course is also to
| be pursued in regard to United States forces,
| giving all reliable information possible to the
officer in immediate command of such troops in
1 the vicinity in regard to the movements of hos
| tiles. 1t is therefore ordered that militia COM
| manders in this Territory have authority to put
| scouting parties into the field upon the ascer-
| tainment of the approach of bands of hostiles,
| with the view of anticipating their movements
| and especially of taking possession Of all water
| ing places on their probable lines of march.
| Militia commanders, being on the ground and
/ III possession of information as to the degree of
| the emergency, in view of the necessary delay
/ in communicating with headquarters, will act
| upon their discretion as to the number of men
| they will put in the field, as also in the incur
renee of expense, the main object being to pro-
| tect the lives and property of the people. In
| view of the lack of appropriations to meet this
| emergency, whatever is done should be at the
least possible expense necessary 10 accomplish
u.
Governor and COMMANDMENTS Chief
ON THE TRAIL OF THE RENEGADEs.
DEMING IN. NJ, October 3d.-The latest
| kilograms from the troops in the field say
| Captain Crawford had found the trail of
| the renegades south Of Bowie, heading
| toward Mexico. The Indians hal been
surrounded by troops in the Huaehuca
mountains for two days, and were unable
| to get north. 1t is supposed that they
have again gone into Mexico. Geronimo
| died of wounds received in the fight in
Guadalupe Canyon, and was buried by his
| men. Altogether there have been killed
| eight bucks, and thirty squaws have been
| taken prisoner and held at Camp Bowie,
The Indians are getting worn out and short
of ammunition and are DESTROYS of getting
| back to the reservation. The cold weather
| coming on Will soon end the campaign. A
party of supposed renegades, who were
| followed by troops up Bear river from the
| ella, turn out to have been = rustlers,n or
! MeXicans disguised as Indians and engaged
| in stealing stock. 1t is supposed the last
| band of Indians passing here were Mexican
| horse-thieves, and the killing of Pollock at
Lake valley is known to have been done
! by rustlers," taking advantage of the
| Indian outbreak.
Willy WAYS OF THE APACHEs.
TOMBSTONE IA. l. october 5d.-1he dit
| ticulties in fighting the Apaches are illus
| trated by an incident which occurred yes
| terday, when Tom Keefe, county under
| taker with an escort OF five men, left
Tombstone for the Dragons TO bring in the
| body of Mike Noonan, killed the day pre-
vious by the renegades As soon as they
| reached the Dragon mountains the party
| moved with great caution, as fresh Indian
| signs were on every side. Just as they
started down the grade on the other side of
the pass, the wagon accidentally overturned
and the occupants and coffin were thrown
to the ground. Quigly, who was driving,
| held on to the lines and succeeded in stop
| ping the team. The wagon was righted
and the party proceeded a little distance
when Keefe shouted Indians !" short
! distance ahead on a small divide stood three
| Apaches, whom the guns of the party COW
| cred in an instant. The Indians removed
their hats and displayed red handkerchief
| to indicate they were scouts. They then
came up to the Keefe party and one Indian,
| who could talk considerable English, said
| they were on the way to notify some sol
diers that a large body of renegades had
| crossed the middle mass and vare noviDer