Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-05-29
Return of the Volunteers.

ranchers, and inasmuch as a party of volunteers from the San Pedro. headed by Pablo Rsbeiie aud Zick Vail had tBk rn the traIl and the cavalry troop from Benson, under command O, Lieut., Wever was closely following them, they reluctantly abandoned. the pursuit. The Indians hai secured a remou1t from Paolo's herd on Sunday night and re turued into the mountains.
 ihe wh Iie pursuit WAS one of cease- less aud tiresome toll. but the zeal and enthusiasm of the pursuIng party was not sbated even when the chase was abandoned. Early and late the Irail was followed through gorge, canon aud almost InpenstrBble mum taIu-, always pu-hing on and eat e. 10 overtake the emmy. Even when an opportunity presented itself for seem- lngly Inevitable comb #, the tteet-tooied A yaches would SC ,tter and dodge from rock to rock 6n from bush or tree 10 some other cover, always retreating but vanishing cautiously and eludIng pur suit by all sorts of cuunmg devices. They were encumoered by no needless supDlies and after the first fight they ven cast away everything that might hinder or impede their flight. They stripped to the waist, and about the only garment of note worn was the aboriginal breech-clout. Ore who has never engaged in the ch-se can form no adequate conception of the difficulties encountered ami the many disadvan- tages under which pursuit party labors. Had not the Indians been considerably frightened they could have easily am pushed the posse upon one or two favor able occasions, but they took no chances whatever and merely tried 10 keep out If reach of the bullets.
 The history of the pursuint has been very correctly stated by the CITIzEs, and 1t only remains for a few details to be recorded to complete the tale.
 When they left Tucson at II o'clock a. ID. on Saturday, the party consisted Jf M. G. SamaDiego, who was afterwards unanimously elected Captain; R. \. LeEtherwood. Juan Y. Tell,z, 'uSevio Tel'ez, !. naciO E. Gonzales, Diouisio Tellrz, Manuel Cortez, Ramon Sais, Victor k. Esplnoza, JesuS SaIs. B4rtolo Iugo. Bruno Larra, Pedro ]. Agulrre, Leocsi Miranda and Jesus
 'adlla. The two last named p-rsUn~ were the guides and trailers and they .1hiblted rare skill and great perslst- tuce in following the difficult usIl. They reached the T, Hes ranch at l2:3O Q ID. and struck the frsIl half an hour ater. tollowIng 1t along the RincoDs, mp md down theIr side, sometimes SO Tar | ID that they were invisible from the slains below. They found tbe slaugh- cred beef at three o'clock and csusht
 irht of the hostiles about four o'clock, | ,nd immediately gsvs thtm rattle.
 he Indians filed up the sIde "f the noun
 am far ah,ve the pJs el and sent the bui- ,.ts down rath. cHrrles-ly emoug them. Afier driv ng the Indians away an in- g,.Ltory Of the captu ed property wrr
 ,Ken and found to contA'n: Octh vigno
 ,aste,um, the captive M xican ', < ses, l carbine, 45 govt. an belt, $ -add.,-. bridlr-, l rIata, l cup, can
 rrns, l serape, ? blanket. sgcK four.
 red sbirt, maileta aud cloth, shawl, meet, socks, ,ndkerchief. pIll w case zap. and some m.nor articles of Hp-
 .hrel These were gathered up and the | .nImsis we're pack d with znch articles ,s 1t was deemed best to carry Bad the
 ur-uit for tue tune abandoned. Toe posse proceeded at once 10 the ranch "f l Amelio CarrIllo, very close to that oi
 darfInez, at fauque Verde. two miles rom :he scene of tho encounter. Here
 hey rested at night and few Of the Iursuers preferred to remain instead of
 oins ahead, but theIr places were taken
 ,y others and three new RrrlvRl~ from 1 fucson also auemente1 the force
 tnong them Herbert Brown of the CIT-
 ZEN.
 | Promptly at o'clock the next morn
 ug the party started right up the face
 q the frowning mountain aud for more ! hen two miles the tedious as
 .r.t wa= continued, over rock' ,ud through bushes, and about the tImC
 he hostile trail was found, two wOrf
 ut and abandoned hor-es were eDcoup
 cred. Still up the trail went for fully wo miles, and for a short distance Il
 Aas stream with various articles Bban toned by the Indians III theIr panic and
 flight. The fifteen or sixteen men
 pushed forward following the trai shich turned from the mountain tor northeast, following the course or the | Rincons towards the AravaIpa. Ihey
 vent up and down, over ridges ana ' trough csiIons, from the timber line oI , op of the range. down into the loS p fOothills-a most tOrtuoUs and dltiicul route, and apparent Y random progress The trail was lost ouCe or twice but wa ! soon found again. An old road va finally tsken down which Ihe trail lt, , o9ards the pass leading over to th - l san Pedro, and the pursuers put th , -purs 10 their steeds Bnd went fly , ing down Gt gRIt which eqQHlle' n 1 Phil Sheudan's immortal ride.
 The trail finally turned out into th s rough country and It was followed dow , nto the Can Dns and at about half pas e tight o'clock on Sunday morning. O | coming up to the summit of a range c a foot hills, the herd Of the hos,iles va
 discovered on the opposite bench of
 targ. and rocky mountain side, too ia for tue ,uns to reach. Down tl the Tel , gas the ranch of the Italian, John Mo' U ssco. well known m this city. and rei ,dent of Ariz lnG for the past twenty iiy
 years. Another look convinced the part z that the Indians had gone towards tl y ranch to plunder 1t. and preferring !. ssye the lives of the people to even ' o.ssible capture of the stock, the par' fl once started with a whOop after th e hostiles. Like fash they turned an e ru-hrd mp to theIr herd, pouring dow " ro,l-y after volley into their pursuer . but happily with too hlgn am do any damage. The bullets sun ' ,he,r clear but deadly sou v about five feet above the heads pa inc posse. In the 10 -aotme. leaving Id ,mall detachment to hold the positio n. the maia body of the band went Hlnt Ts tue bench under cover of the rocE 7. brush and natural pr iections and, by ,s short circuitous route. gained the frD~ ,- ing aud rocky heights above from whi' s, again came down shot after shot. lh sr were too hI. b for the guns of their pu
 suers and every shot fell short. lhr n. Indians finally held this latter posl,i' ss while the main body made good tb, ;s retreat, two of the rtmsining ones nos n. mounting the only two horses they h
 witb them, end the third hostile han as ing fast to.the tail of one of the hors
 to assist in hIs flight-a most grotesq
 and Imaginable incident, enjoyable eV
 under such extremely disagreeaoie e
 cumstAnces. ,,-,:.
 The posse then went 10 the ltalial
 house. and found that himself, his VI
 d daughter l6 years Ottage and two so