The Tombstone., 1885-06-15
fl DETACHENT OF OUR FOL-
 UNTEERS HEARD FROM.
Mayor Thomas and Twenty six Men Headed for Sii-
 yer Creek.
Tucson will Equip Fifty Men and Send Them to Co.,
 chlse County.

and which Mrs. Thomas kindly allowed us 70 rests ranch, states that himself and 20 men would leave that night ou foot for Slaugh. ter's ranch and try and head of about four. teen bucks and fifty squaws. He also states that the men he has with him will fight to the last and stay with him. Another letter from Tsylor's ranch states that he will leave at midnight 10: Silver Creek. and that he will not come back until he has made some good Indiana. He says: we got quite q scare this morning about day break. Twelve COWS came down an Indian trail we were watching and all fny men kneit beside me ready for action. bu: we soon found ou: that they were Tot Indians. then missed two brush-Cowards: l shipped them back te tho ranch and they will have to wa,s home.
 The following letter was received by John Montgomery:
 FORESTS RANCH, June 13. To John Montgomery, Dear Sir: Only got in from the mountains few moments ago, have been at all wafer in rhe mules, no Indian signs that are fresh except on one high peak facing the Chiricihuas, where signal fire had been lighted night before last, wS leave Tsyiur's ranch to a:ght at dark with one pack animal fer Lesslie's ranch and San Bernardino: will stay unt;! sl! the Iudians are cut of the country. We do all our travelling from place to place at night, have no. as yet heard from the mounted party, the sol- aieTs have all left the line and are fol- lowing the Indians across the line; five companies of nig9ers are camped at C!overdsie. officers and men are afraid to move. The men 1 have with me will tight, marched night before last 20 miles iu the mountains and no grumbling.
 Yours, &c. CHS. N. THOMAS.
 From Charley Streeter, who arrived yesterday from Sonora, we learn that as he was leaving the custom house, a courier came in from the vicinity of James Quirk mine near Nacasori, and stated that the bodies of Quirk, and two other men had been found horribly muti- atsd by the Indians near his mine. When questioned by Mr. Strester he said that he had not seen the bodies himself. but had been told that it was true. MT. Quirk is well known in Tomb stone, having beou foreman O! the Tough sut mine at this place for tour years, and will be sad news for his many friends to learn that he hu. thus suddenly deprived of his life by the murdereus Apaches.
 The following cormunlcstion from Mir. Campbell, to the Clifton Clarion shows some more of Crooks sowarslice: The Clifton Guards, under command of Captain Ford. with seventeen n!en, struck an Indian trail at Horse Shoe canon, and made a splendid march after them to the mouth of Cave Creek CA Eon, in the Chiric~hau mountains, and sent courier to Captain Thompson, Fourth cavalry. that VIC had them sure-A band of twen ty or twenty five and offered or services to the government troops to fight them in the cshon and locate the exact posi- ton of them, and Csptsin Thsmpson ssii his orders from Gen, Crook were not to Eight them in the mo ounfsins.. Capt. Ford made noble record as an officer a.d . gentlsmsn of the Clifton militia, and all ths men who were under his com mand are thankful to him for bis kind ness and coartssy.
 The following resolution was in- troduced at the mass meeting in Tucson, Saturday evening.
 Vim. Zeckendorf introduced the fol. lowing, which WIS adopted:
 Resolved, That . committee be ap- poiated by the choir to procure and re- ce,ve donations from citizens for tue p-rpsse of equippisg twenty five to fifty volunteers. to bs sent to our breih- ren in CoeLise county to sssist them in fighting the Indians, and that said con- mittse report to the secretary of Arizona Pioneers for instructions as soon @ sui icient fupds have been collected by them
 The chair appointed e such commit tee Aessrs. Wm. Zeckendsrf, W. C. Davis, 8. Anss, B. c. Parker and T. L. Schultz.
 On motion c. II. Strauss the secretary wss instructed to telegraph the mayor of