Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-06-01
War AT BUCKEYE.
THE RAYCRAFT FACTION ALL
DRIVEN FROM THE FIELD
WITH WINCHESTERS.
Raycrafts Cabin Riddled With
Bullets.

On Tuesday evening there wa
considerable excitement in this cit,
caused by the report that there hat
been some claim jumping at Buck
eye and that Pete Millich of Genoi
had been killed.
| The first ds6nate information re-
garding the trouble reached Carso1
yesterday morning, by Henry Nor
rison who reached this city a little
past midnight.
| He had been driven out of Buck
eye in the afternoon and walked in
He gave the following account of the
affair:
Give of us were working in the
cut at the time and the only trouble
we feared was in regard to the water
rights. None of us were armed ano
did not expect war. neither did we
wish it. About half past nine
Tuesday morning Arthur Raycraft
sent Chinese cook to the claim from
the cabin to inform us that five arm
ed men were making a sneak on the
water works. We all started up
there but Dick Raycraft advised Geo.
Jaqua and myself to 90 back to the
mine and watch it while the other
three men went out to look after the
water. 1t appears that the five arm
ed men were working on just oppo-
site lines and shortly afterwards sent
three men to the mine and two to
the water supply.
''Jaqua and myself were in the cut
when they arrived and all three
cooked their guns as they approached.
They were Pete Millich, Bob and
Will Trimmer They advised us to
leave at once as they were going to
take possession. | argued with them
some length of time and they were
becoming desperate and told us if
we didn't 90 out ourselves We would
be packed out. Further resistance
was useless and we did as directed.
| was wearing gum boots at the time
and insisted upon going to my cabin
and changing them for leather boots
thinking [ would have to do little
walking, DIillich showed me on
ahead Of him until we were over the
line when / interceded for Jaqua
who is an old man and unable to
walk to Carson, but pleading didn't
go and Jaqua was notified that he
must skip too.
Finally two guards accompanied
me back t. the cabin under cooked
rifles where l found scene Of des>
olatlon and fine selection of bullet
holes from rifles discharged at Arthur
Raycraft. The jumpers had taken
possession of the place and run him
and the Chinese cook off l changed |
my clothes and boots before starting |
on the back track to Carson. Two
men followed us three miles out of
camp and told us to sneak for Carson
and stay there. We travelled over
the hot sands until our feet were ter
rible blistered and swollen. | was
compelled to take my boots off and
travel barefooted in the sand toward
evening. We got here about II
o'clock and both of us were stagger-
ing from weakness and suffering"
Here Mr.. Morrison displayed his
blistered foot upon which he was
compelled to wear large slippers.
"The reports that Pete Millich
was dead are mere conjectures as l
:hink he was merely shot through
he hat. 1t might have scratched
him but nothing more serious. 1t is
| mystery to me however that Arthur
vas not killed outright t. He is hard
lighter anyhow and proves his
Gather. One of the Stevenson boys
hot seven shots at Tom Raycraft as !
lie was running along the sluice box !
,ut missed him.
"One bullet struck directly at Dicks f
eet scattering dirt over him. i
eyes, we propose to fight for the a
lain. 1t belongs to US and we have S
lad warrents issued for several ar a
ests. l don't think the trouble will
'e over until they vacate and turn i
ur property over to US" t
Joe Raycraft on hearing of the 4
hooting went up to Genoa and there
net his brothers Dick, Arthur and
7om with Jim Lohr all of whom had
,een driven out of Buckeye. f