The Washington times., 1894-05-03
THE YAQUIS BLOODTHIRsTY
A Terrible Conflict Between Me1icans
and Indians.
OVER TWO HUNDRED KILLED
Huge Masses Of Rock Were Thrown Upon
Travelling Mexican soldiers by the vsno-
NOUS Ysauis-lren and Horses Crushed
and Trsmplsd to Dsath-A Horrible Story.

BAN DIEGO, Cal, May 2-News Is received here
that the Yaqui Indians have once more am
pushed the forces sent against them.
Tho report says that force, composed Of sol
diers taken from different regiments, accom-
panied by a party Of national militia, In
command Of q lieutenant colonel, lately arrived
from Mexico, were in pursuit Of the Yaquis in
the Sierra De Bacatel On the afternoon Of the
NTH day Of the march the trail led the pursuers
into q long, deep, narrow defile in the Sierra De
Bacatel The walls of the canon were almost
precipitous, rising to the height: in some places
Of over 1000 foot, and covered with brush. The
command was hnlted and skirmishers pushed
forward to uncover any possible ambush.
The skirmish line climbed the walls and beat
the brush as far up as possible without results.
and as the trail was clearly defined in the sand
in the bottom Of the canon, the colonel in COM
mand ordered them forward Half the dam
gerous locality had been traversed, with no sign
Of life or motion from the cliffs towering above,
and the men were beginning 10 breathe easier,
whom suddenly huge masses Of rock and boulder
from the cliff. nearly 1900 feet above, came
bounding from wall TO wall down upon the
hemmed-in column, crushing horses and riders
into shapeless heaps, and higher and higher
rose the war cries OF the well-armed Yaquis, who
now began firing volley after voiley directly into
the struggling mass below, where all was con-
fusion.
Horses dashed through the broken column,
trampling on the dead and wounded soldiers;
men writhed and screamed under the weight of
rocks that crushed them down into the earth;
others sank under the pitiless hail OF bullets,
and others, less severely wounded, and those
still unhurt sought the bushes on either side
and watched for some sign Of their bloodthirsty
foes. In such confusion II was impossible
for fbQ ay,da at a r6
but finally the colonel found q wounded bugler
with yet life enough 10 sound call
In q few minutes, although still in range OF
those deadly rocks and rifles, those Of the
wounded able to move with assistance were
started back down the canon, while those who
were able to offer resistance nred volley after
volley at random into the bushes On the cliffs,
and had the satisfaction Of occasionally seeing a
hRlf-naked Yaqui leap convulsyely from his
hiding place and come whirling down through a
thousand feet Of space.
As rapidly as possible the remnant Of the col
umn fought its way back TO open ground, where
their foe had not dared to follow, and after
brief rest dragged themselves bnck along the
route over which they had marched so cheer
fully the day before.
The number killed cannot be accurately
stated, but out of the column Of 500 men It is
said that at least 200 are either killed or
An additional force of 200 militia has been
organized in Hermosillo, and the campaign
against this party Of reds will be be pushed vig-
orously.
Torres himself and q small party Of soldiers
retreated to Guaymas, where, according TO one
version that has reached Ensenade, he has been
placed under arrest because Of his failure This
is not believed TO be true.
At any rate all the Mexican troops Of Lower
California, Sonora, and Sinaloa 20 be mobil-
lied at Guaymas and another campaign organ
lied against the iaquis. but whether Gen.
Torres Is to lead or not remains to be Seen
1t is said that Don jacob Corda, young doc
tor, after the encounter in the canon, left place
called Lanes. with q small escort, TO attend the
wounded, and on passing q place called Arenas
fell into an ambush prepared by the same party
of Yaquis. According TO reports, he was slain in
q most cruel manner, the sayages first faying his
feet and making him walk. They finally lanced
him.
The Sierra De Bacstel is two days journey
from Guaynas, and is q very rugged, wild coun-
try, one OF the strongholds Of the Yaquis. II is
said that only 100 or 200 Yaquis were in the re-
bellion.
Further details from Guaymas are expected.
The Yaquis are TO Mexico what the Apaches are
to Arizona, only, II anything, they more
cruel They are magnificent specimens of man
hood. few being under six feet, and have almost
unlimited powers Of endurance
They have never been entirely subdued, but
inaugurate periodical raids from their impres-
nable stronghOlds in the Businesses Of the Sierra
Nevadas-