Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-06-12
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Particulars of the Harshau Raid.

Particulars of the Harshaw Raid.
 Special Co ;he CITIZEN.
 I MBsTOSE. June 7.-Lieut. Brett, o
 troop A, second Cavsl.y, station at th' ! Y 'rs= ranch. co o,upsui q b sn orler
 ,sfrsei To lay win iae informant .
 Il, cl..lier he'd reached his camp ,
 i.~ iou.s pTeviouslv Hni stated tLai
 .rst ,veains a man Lad been kil..
 riuu SIX milrs from BsnsOn, toward
 5. Davld. by the Apach, and tha; ths
 IudIEas we're headed for the Dngoobs.
 Upon receipt of this information the
 Lieutenant threw hIs command into po si.iOa Gs s SkiImish liue b,txeen h!s
 camp and Tomu-tOBe and rode in to
 give warning. He remained about au
 hour and half and then returned to
 his ccmmand. The Apaches jumped
 a ranch on the lower San Pedro adjoin-
 ing Waterman's, yesterday, and did some
 killing aud stock stealing.
 The folloviug are the details concern
 ing the killing oi Thomas Hunt by the Apaches, at the Trench mine, a mile from HarshaE, si 9:30 yesterday morn iug: II is supposed that Hunt was en- gagged iu r.a iinS, as book was found lyIn- beside the body. The shot entered the back Of his head near the crown and emerged under the jaw. Deceased has been about Harshaw but a few weeks, engaged in looking for a chlonding prospect. He was aged about 30 years In the vicinity of the tent iu which Hunt was killed are a number Of other tents, occupied by other chloriders, one by Ed. Gillispie, well known here. and an old man, name unknown. At the time of the shooting Gillispie and the old man were standing at table few feet from their tent, engaged m washing dishes. Upon hearing the shot GilIIspie had preseutmsnt that it was fired by Indians. GlaEcing toward an oak, - yards distant. be saw through a crotch of the tree an Apache buck with his gun leveled on him, The timber is close at hand, and telling the old man to break for it. Gillespie, sprlng into hIs tent, an In- dian firing shot at him as he entered. without effect. Grssping a rifle he passed out et the back of the tent, where he was saln;ed with another leaden mis- sile from au Indian, Then he broke for the timber, running in a zig-zsg man Her, followed by two more shots. Reach ing place of comparative safety he secEeied himself and took look at the camp be had just left. h a shor. time Le saw eighteen well clad bucks. all mounted on good American horses and leading several others. emerge from the vicinity and start up the adjacent mountain. They followed DO trail, but -eemed to pick ont the most rugged and precipitous route they could find. Toe leader wore new clean white shirt. which le had receatly aoaued. Two Of the Indians had pre- c-eled the rest some distance; upon .e4cliag the cre=; 1f the mountain they lil:ed for some time. apparently taking a yiev ot ths surrounding country. then taking the turbaus from their he ls ;hey waived them to the band, as s Fi:Ill that the coast Vas cieaE. The ulin bsLd pashel on ss rapidly as the mature oi the ground would permit, EhIle two, apparently ss Tear guard. re. named until the band had gained the 5unmii, when they started after them. Iu a short tune the whole outfit passed ogt e; sgat. Returning to camp, Giles pie found the body of Hunt and all the tents in the vicinity ransRckcd. From his tent they had taken suii of clothes, 0 lot of canned goods and ie troycd several sacks of four and other articles. Contrary to the g.aersi custom, the Indians did not fire tho camp. The recent raid in tbat has driven all it's chlorI- iess into Harshaw and CrIttenden. The direction taken by the hOstiles when leaving was toward Noghles. where they VIII probably be heard from ere long.