The Daily Tombstone. [volume] (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-23

put tiiS luuldHe huSt nave ildu sCOutS
on the lookout and been aware that
party was on their trail, as they closed
in on the pursuing party, and Daniels
who was somewhat ahead of the 9TH
ers was shot and killed The balance
of the whites made their escape. Billy
would not have been killed if he had
not been so persistent in following
them into the mountains. From this
camp the Indians went into Guada-
lOupe Canyon, where they came upon
a camp in charge of eight soldiers, the
balance of the command being away
in the mountains searching for them.
The hostiles killed five of the soldiers,
and the remaining three made their
escape. In this camp the Indians
found "a good supply of ammunition
and provisions, and after taking all
they could carry away they set fire to
the remainder.
The party which made this raid
numbered from fifteen to. twenty.
They went into an eightacrs lot near
II ranch half mile from Sanderson's
and stole eight saddle horses. While
they were taking the stock two In
dams We're placed near the cabin door
as guard, but they got off with the
stock without any trouble. The re-
turn trail of this party ran within
three miles of my cabin, and they
took mule belonging to Sanderson
and me. Although only twenty In
dams were seen it is thought that the
full party numbered one hundred and
they broke up into small bands to do
more mischief. l bet there have heen
three hundred Indians riding over
the country. The soldiers don't pre-
| tend to be able to come up with them.
They can't do it. The soldiers can't
follow them over the mountains. l
have not heard of an Indian being
killed by the soldiers since they start
ed out months ago after the hostiles.
On the LIST of last October / took
my family in my wagon and started
from Soldiers Holes for Wilcox. On
the night of that day l camped al
Sulphur Springs, and started the next
morning for Wilcox, where | stayed
with my family. My hired man and
four or five other men started to re-
turn the next day to Soldiers Holes
They camped that night at Sulphur
Springs. My man slept near the
wagon and the other boys went into
the house to sleep. Just before day
light the Apaches made a descen
upon the camp and stole my null,
and eight head of horses belonging t,
the Sulphur Springs ranch. They
probably did not imagine that my
hired man was asleep near the Wagon
or they would have raised his scalp
The raid was very quickly and silent
ly carried out, and the men in tn,
house did not realize that the Indian
were about until they carried off tn,
stock Their trail was found at day
light by my man. Three of the boy
from the ranch took the trail and fol
lowed after them, but they were al
killed. This party, which consiste,
of twenty Apaches, went from tn,
valley to Mike NoOnan's ranch ant
killed him. His body was warm wheI
it was found. Noonan had killed al
Apache two years ago when they wer,
on raid, and they were after him TO
a long time. They had been keepin,
constant watch for him, and wer,
successful in catching him the sam,
day that they raided the Sulphu
Springs ranch. They don't want t.
kill all the ranchers that are on tn
line of their trail, but where the,
, have a grudge, as in Noonan's case
they will go out of their way for re
venge General Crook and his sol
diers are never going 20 catch thes
, hostiles. Soldiers are placed at all tn
, watering places and at all the gaps il
the mountains. The soldiers canno
t follow the trail and come up wit
them, as the Apsches will outrid
them every time. Then it is the wors
/ thing that was ever done, havin
r those Indian scouts along with tn
soldiers. / believe the scouts kee
the hostiles posted whenever the SO
e diers are coming. 1t is natural the
+ should, as they all belong to the sam