, 1885-05-29

DENVER, May 2S.-The Neics' Silver
City, N. NJ, special says; The Apaches
are making bloody trails through this sec
ton. 1t is now thought that three or four
different bands ARE %depredating and muir
dering in as many sections of the territory.
The hostiles are thought to number about
300. -Four chiefs are with them-Gero-
nimo. Mana, Natcha and chihuahua.
This morning five dead bodies of a Mex
lean family consisting OF a man and wife
and three children, killed five miles from
here, were brought in and buried to-day.
One other person is known to have been
killed in the same vicinity and one badly
wounded. The party which left here last
night returned to-day for supplies of fresh
horses. They report numerous ranches
on Bear creek sacked, horses stolen and
cattle killed. The Indian trail was fol-
lowed from there to the Pinos Altos foot
hills, where last nights killing was done.
The Indians approached within four
miles Of Fort Bayard. Three troops Of
cavalry are now in pursuit. 1t is reported
hat the Indians are doubling back on the
old trail in the vicinity of Bear creek.
This band numbers from seventy-ive TO
eighty. Another band on the ella river
drove off 100 head of horses.
Two couriers are missing. Three adj
ditional prospectors were killed on the
north fork of the Whitewater, and one
named Joe Bunting on Magollon creek.
The latter made a brave fight and killed
two Indians, one a chief. The fight was
witnessed by Bunting's partner, just com
ing into camp. He succeeded in killing
two berore getting away. News is just
received of additional killings in the
Black range. Families from all the sur
rounding country are in town, and in
tense excitement prevails.
The Tribune epubtcdn's Fort Stan
ton, Nm, special says: Two of Gero-
nimos' squaws captured by the Indian
police have arrived here. One of them
wore FIVE gold rings, evidently taken from
victims of the present raid. The squaws
tore their hair and wildly .lamented their
fate. Mai. Van Horn is here. and has
received from San Juan, chief of the
Mescaleros, an offer of $50 warriors in
case the hostiles come east Of the Rio
Grande river.
SAN Francisco, May pa Chroni
ele's Deming special says: Thirty Indi-
ans who passed Camp Fleming last night
killed five men within four miles of Silver
City. A company of volunteers from
Silver City are in pursuit of the Indians.
The military are doing nothing. Intense
excitement prevails. The town will be
guarded to night to prevent a possible
surprise.
The Tucson Stars Silver Guy special
says: Capt. Madden struck Geronimo's
band of Apaches yesterday on the Upper
ella and ran them into the mountains
where he expected to fight to-day, but tn,
Indians evaded him. Several rancho.
about eight miles from here have beer
~plundered and destroyed. A family o.
five Mexicans were killed last night foul
miles from here. Three children wer'
Drained. Another Mexican was shot, bu
he escaped with his wife. This morning
Georges ranch, two miles from Fort Bay
ard, was attacked and an American
wounded. The Indians are heading 70
the Black range. A party of citizen
left here to warn and protect settlers oil
Rio Mimbres. Capt. Lee with seventy
} five men took up the trail at loon to-day
A special from Stem pass says the In
dams have been sighted in a canyon
short distance from here. 1t is believed
they will attempt to go through the pass
Should they do so two companies Of cav
airy in the immediate vicinity will inter
cept them.