Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-19

made up his mind to risk it; hitched up our teams and our family started on the lonely western route.
 "On the fourth day out everything seened pleasant; father seemed well pleased with the camp and erybody ap- parently was going to enjoy day oI much needed rest. We had had hard work in the morning as we had to make two loads out of one in order to reach uesa to which q very steep road was leading. After taking up the first load we returned, had meal and then took up the balance of the load, and when everything was on top of the mesa we stopped to repack what the first teams had left before, when mother said: thank God VIC are on our road safe; there IS no appearance of danger Just then my elder sister said: What is that coming, is it Indians from the hills on the west? Father answered, why there are no In dians here
 At that instant ten or fifteen Indians came upon the road behind us and asked for tobacco and some other trifles which father gave them. Mother remarked that these Indians seemed to be after mischief and at the same instant l saw several Indians striking father with clubs and at the same time other Indians of the same band made a rush at where mamma was with the children and was knocked senseless.
 When l recovered my senses l saw father mother and the baby lying on the ground-stark dead. I looked around me but could find no trace of my sisters. I saw that the Indians had destroyed or carried off everything we had in or about the wagons, and picking up few crumbs of hard bread and other edible matter, l | started out for Maricopa Wells. While crossing the desert lying between Glla Bend and Maricopa, nearly pellshlng | from want of water and food, perceived some Indians coming towards me on the road and l made for bush to hide my l self; they however had seen me, came up to me and gave me to understand that they were Pimas and friendly; they gave me some water and cakes made from the ground beans of the mesquite tree and told me to go on, that they would go | and see about the murder and return. After visiting the place of the slaughter | they came up with me, took me up and brought me to Maricopa Wells, where oul former emigrant party had remained. TC these I related the killing of my family my wounds were dressed and was klnd ly cared for
 Three days after the occurrence the emigrant train started west, myself aboard accompanied by the friendly Plmas aS far as the place of the murder, now called Oatman's Flat. Here we found the bodle: as stated and also the tracks of my sister; whom the Indians had carried of. Wt buried the bodies of father, mother anC the babe In one grave"
 A head board surrounded by a simple railing now marks the place where res he remains of the victims murdered 5y our common enemy, the Apaches, a Jatman's Flat
 After all was oyer we started fo Yuma: 1 was sick with fever and mJ wounds were swollen and very sore. Ter lays travel brought us to Yuma, where
 .as placed in the hospital and taken goot are of. The commanding officer of tht post promised to do all he could to ge
 ny sisters from the Indians as soon as ht could get recruits, but could do nothinl men for want of soldiers.
 T remained in the hospital about two months before l could get around an( see the people that were living about tn fort; but as soon at l was able l called t
 zee them all and among them found
 rood friend; he was the post carpente and his name was Grenell; he helped m Ill he could, gave me good advice ant
 Fhat little money I wanted, and he prom ed me he never would rest until he hal liberated my sisters He told me to g
 San Diego to school; the train was go
 ng in few days, so l went with 1t ant
 ried to get soldiers from San Diego to g after the Indians, but l could not succeed
 jo left and went to Los Angeles, wher
 did all l could to get up party to 2 with me after my sisters, but being Onl
 . boy the people put me off until 1 go home where l was among my kindred an expected aid, and while looking for hel the news was spread in a newspaper tha the Oatman girls had been given up b the Indians at Yuma"
 The assistance and necessary none was procured now for Lorenzo and h was sent after his sisters to Fort Yuma. : After about two months he returne with Olive Oatman, (his sister Mary hay .. ing died while being with the Indians and he took her to William Rockfellow
 father and mother in the Rogue Rive : Valley, and in the winter of 1855 and 5 she went to live with her cousin Wn Rockfellow, and there she related th
 story of her capture and sufferings as fo
 lows:
 OLIVE oAT1IAN's STORY,
 "When l saw the Indians it seemed 2 . if they had come out of the ground all ( 3 a sudden, and while father was givin l them some tobacco one of the Indians h l him with a club and as I looked aroun I saw another one strike my mother; th