Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-26
HOW 1T WORKS.
The Indian Scare Writer Located in
Prescott.

Prescott.
This community, says the Prescott
Journal-miner, was startled from Cir
cumference to center this morning by
the daring deeds OF rowing band of In
dians. 1t has been noticed for several
days that a large number OF Indians
have been arriving daily. An Indian is
an Indian, and but little attention is
paid to them here as to what particular
tribe they belong to. as the Wallapais. a
lazy, worthless but harmless tribe, to-
gether with an occasional Supai,
also a friendly tribe, are the
principal ones that visit Prescott.
To see an Indian on the street is to say
to ones self it is only Wallapai, and
the subject is dismissed. Those who
have arrived during the past few days,
however, it seems are Navajos, and
their visit here has not altogether been
OF friendly nature, as their subsequent
action and their sudden departure might
indicate. This morning at 10 O'Clock a
or fifty bucks and perhaps from dozen
to twenty squaws congregated on the
plaza, and soon afterwards took up
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Prescott. When near the O. K.
store they were heard to
give wild whoop and their pace was
Immediately increased to regular In
dian trot towards the pine-clad noun
tains, with their inaccessible caf1ons
and gorges, lying Immediately west of
town. The word was soon given out
that they had taken two small children
up from the sidewalk and had carried
them away with them. The news
spread like wild fire over the town, and
in less than half an hour an armed
posse under the command of Sheriff
Lowry, with Chief of Police And
rews as first lieutenant, mounted on
the best horses to be found in the town,
might have been seen in pursuit Of the
daring red devils, had not the Indians
taken to the businesses of the mountains
above mentioned, where the probability
of being able to overtake them seemed
to be almost hopeless. The greatest
excitement prevailed over the event
until it was learned that the children
belonged to squaw who was member
OF the band of Indians.
NoTA BENE.
IHo eultoT VI tuiS paper Was az
costed this morning by meek man
nered but rather keen eyed young man
who stated that he was a newspaper re.
porter and wanted job to
help him to get to Tomb.
Tombstone, where he had been prom
ised the position as Indian news re.
porter of San Francisco daily. Owing
to the intense heat prevailing the editor
was only too glad to find some one who
was willing to swelter in the sun in
search of items while he kept cool in
Martin Maier's ice house. About 4
O'Clock the responsible man OF the paper
put in an appearance to look over the
proof sheets of the day, and about the
first to confront his gaze was the above
highly sensational bit of news. 1t is
needless to add that there is not word
of truth in it and inquiry in regard to
the brilliant young man who wrote
it disclosed the fact that he had just
arrived from Flagstaff after success
fully closing the Navajo campaign there
He stated that for four days and five
nights he had slept on his lead penci
there, momentarily expecting that an
attack would be made on the town. He
did not wait until the paper went te
press until he drew his salary for his
days work, and is now on his way tt
Tombstone, from whence exciting In
dian news may be expected in few