The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-12
SLAIN BY SAVAGES.
Shocking Sights ON an Indian
Trail in New Mexico.
The Mutilate1 Bodies Of Many
White People Discovered.

dispatch from Silver City, New Mexico
says; The past week has been one OF un,
exampled suspense and terror in Silver City
Never have the Indians on their bloody RAID q |
come so near the city. The newspaper ac-
counts sent East are very meagre, because
of the fear that it will prevent EN-
igration to this section The first
news of the proximity of the In.
dams was received on Wednesday
Of last week, when a boy riding a horse white |
with foam dashed into town from Welty's
ranch, on Bear Creek; He brought word that
hostile Indians were in the hills and that an
attack OH the ranch, in which were gathered
many women and children, was expected and
help was needed. A volunteer company of
thirty five men was soon organized .
and went to the rescue. At 1880 |
O'Clock the ranch was reached All the faini.
lies within radius of seven miles were col
lected there except one. A party set off to
bring them in, while two other parties started
Tor water hole in the hills where they ex-
pccted to find the Indians, but the latter had |
fed Returning to the ranch larger party
was organized to go to Juniper springs, but
the Indians had fed from that spot also
Scouts spent two hours in searching for the
trail, which led to Little Walnut creek.
Along this stream the most horrible
sights were witnessed. Dead bodies fright
fully muti'ated and naked, We're found at
frequent intervals. The houses were pill
laged and clothing and household articles
were scattered everywhere. AT William
Ogdens five dead bodies, all scalped lay in
pool of blood. a fiveycaI-old girl had both
hands cut of. Following the trail over
the hills Gomez ranch was reached.
A number of children were gathered here
who had escaped death 10y hiding. Their
parents living in the vicinity had all been
killed. Six miles further in the house of
Felix Marques, five dead bodies were found.
Mrs Marquee and her even year-oid daugh1
ter had both suffered at the hands Of the Ind
dians before being killed. The bodies were
slashed with knives and presented a sicken1
ing spectacle. From this point the party
proceeded fifteen hours ride eastward into
the Pino5 mountains without food or sleep
but without overtaking the redskins
BY this time all but six or seven of the posse
were exhausted and tho horses disabled A
telegram was dispatched to General Bradley
asking for fresh horses, but he replied that he
had none. The troops We're sent out TO take
up the trail where the citizens had left it.
The citizens who followed the Indians
must have been very close on them, a eight
dead and three live horses and one mule were
left by the Indians along the trail. all show
ins sign. of Icing completely worn out. The
troops proceeded on the trail, hut the enemy
was by this time too far III advance aud the
chase was given up On the return trail the
dead was brought in in wagons. The Ameri
cans were cared for. but the bodies of the
Mexicans lay here for hours before anything
was done to them.
cone of the heroic deeds that occur on sucE
occasions was performed by little Willie Car
penter The parents We're some distance
from the house when the Indians appeared
Willie and his one year-old sister were playin
in the yard The boy, with wonderful wis
dom, caught up his little sister and slipped
into the weeds. He crawled long distance
and finally reached this city, having carried
his sister five miles on his back The parent
were wild with JOY to find their chlliren
whom they supposed the Indians had carrie
Off.
THE boy who brought the news to tow
had narrow escape. At one time he foun
himself within few hundred yards
the Indians. He dismounted and hid in
pond of water for nearly an hour anon
the weeds until they had left, when h
again mounted and rode on. a mine
named Clark was working Wednesday on
mine not far from Juniper Springs lie ha
Just set off a blast and rushed up the hill t
avoid the falling rock, when on reaching It'd
top he saw the Indians between him and h
camp. He started for Little " alnut creek an
warned all the ranrhmen, who moved the
families up to Stewards ran h. If it had nd
been for this every man, woman and child
the vicinity would have been murdered.
1.-The authorities claim there are only l35
dams off the reservation, but it is believe
there are good many more than this. Up
this time the only fight between the troop
and the Indians was brought on by Indian, IA
lacking Captain Smiths command while III
men were bathing in Devil creek Two OF I'll
men, a trooper and an Indian scout, weI
wounded and two horses xii ed. The l
dams We're beaten back, but they manage
to carry OFT everything with them except
quantity of jerked beef After this fight Il
Indians went on to Stalworths ranch.
which they made an attack but We're drive
OIL after having wounded Stalworth.' tt
number of dead whites at last accounts VI
nearly fifty.
GRASsHOPPERs accumulated in such qua
titles at gate ON ranch at Wheatland, Ca
that it was necessary to remove them with