The evening world., 1894-05-02
ROCKS AND BULLETS.
They Crash and Whiz Among
Mexican Soldiers in q Canyon.
WHY Yaquis Indians Work Another
Ambush Plot.
lwoz~ sNnn zUO Dead and Wounded
out Of q Force OF 500 Men.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, May 2.-News Is
received here that the Yaquis have once
more ambushed the Mexican forces sent
against them. Ex-Gov. Luis Il. Torres,
who IL now General of the Northern and
Western Departments of Mexico. re-
port says, has been making another
4 campaign against the Yaauis in
sonora and Northern Sinaloa. He had
m army Of over five hundred men, and
the plan was to dispose Of the YaQuis
then at once and forever
President Diaz selected Gen. Torres
Tor this work. because OF his expert
ence and supposed ability to accom-
a piish the desired purpose.
6 A force composed of soldiers taken
from different regiments, accompanied
by q part of the National militia, while
In pursuit Of the Yaquis in the Sierra
de Bacatel were led into long, deep.
narrow defile in the Sierra de Bacatel.
The walls Of the canyon were almost
/ pl ecipitous rising to the height in some
places Of over 1000 feet and covered
with brush. The command was halted.
and skirmishsrS snss,sio pushed forward to dis
The skirmish line climbed the walls
and beat the brush as far up as possible
without results, and as the trail was
4 tom OF the canyon, the Colonel in corn
mand ordered the force forward. Half
( the canyon had been traversed with nc
Bign Of a foe. and the men were beginning
TO breathe easier, when suddenly huge
4 masses of rocks and boulders from the
4 cliff nearly 1,5OO feet above came bound
Ing from wall to wall. down upon the
riders into shapeless heaps.
4, Higher and higher rose the war cries
Of the well-armed Yaquis, who now be-
Into the struggling mass below. where
all was confusion. Horses dashed
Through the broken column, trampling
on the dead and wounded soldiers. men
4 Writhed and screamed under the weight
\ OF rocks that had crushed them down
into the earth; others sank under the
severely wounded, and those still ,un.
hurt sought the bushes on either side.
Finally the Colonel found wounded
bugler with yet life enough to sound q
call. In a few moments, although still
IN range of those deadly rocks and rifles,
those Of the wounded able to move
( with assistance were started back down
4 the canyon, while those who were able
to offer resistance fired volley after vol.
ley at random into the bushes on the
As rapidly as possible the remnant @,
the column fought it's way back to ope,
ground. where their foes had not dared
70 follow. and after a brief rest dragged
themselves back along the route over
X the day before.
The number killed cannot be accurate
\ iy stated. but out OF the column OF 50t
Z men. II Ia said that at least 200 are either
! killed or wounded. An additional force
OF 900 militia has been organized in Her.
mosillo. and nll the Mexican troops OF
Lower California. Sonora and Sinaloa are
4 to be mobilised at Guaymas for another
campaign against the Yaquis.
It II saic that Don Jakob Corda. q
4 canyon, left q place called La Mes. will
. small escort, to attend the wounded
lend on passing a place called Arenas
I, party Of .Yaquis. According to report.
= he was slain In most cruel manner
4 the savages first haying his feet anC
him.