Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

they could bsiast Of many temporary
trtumph- dining the years preceding
their final subjeetion. and il was sell
dom that their bloodthirSty bands.
returning rsdhanded from the slaugh-
ter Of the unprotected. were overtalSen
by immediate and adequate punish
nent - swiftly would they svvoop
down on the u3Susp.cting settler.
murder. hurn. destroy and disappear.
that pursuit was nearly always frait-
less. and though, in time, punishment
was nietesl out after fashion 10 the
whole tribe. the individual perpetra-
tors almost invaria by escaped identi-
fcaEis.n and Justice When ten. Crook
suhdued them and placed them on res
srvssions, il was not by any one
pitched battle. but By hunting them
releutlessly from their mountain fast
uesses and keeping them constantly
On the move until there was no longer
hiding place in all the land where
they cpuld he safe from pursuit
Then they sued for peace. which was
granted them. but which they only OBJ
served when il was Convenient To them
selves.
Ia spite Of Christian teachings the
human mind still elings instinctiveiy
To the law Of retaliation and refuses
- be satisfied when those who have
taken human IFS are lief. n possess
sion OF their own II is consequently.
SAYS the IT. Louis tSluhs- Democrat.
a pleasure to recall one instance at
least in which a brutal band of Apache
murSierers were overtaken by swift
and terrible rctribution. The instance
here related is history heretofore I'M
written, il is true: nor can all the par
ticulars be found in the records of the
war department., for il was not deemed
advisable in those days Ia report the
killing of many Indians for fear of
raising a clamor among the Boston
philanthropists, so called. class in
the east who could hear of the mas
saere of settlers and their wives and
children unmoved, but who never
failed to shudder and raise a wall At
the death Of a poor Indian The raid
On the Hassayampa is only too well
remembered by many residing in Ari-
IONA to-day. for il was one OF the last
Indian outrages committed in northern
Arizona
The few score Of citizens OF the little
mining camps sprinkled along the
liassayampa river were commencing
70 breathe easier. It was nearly four
months since zen. Crook had gathered
in the numerous bands Of marauding
Apaehes and placed them under mill
tary control GA the reservation. and it
was now posi- Bile "a lie down at night.
Or even to travel from place Ia place,
without fear or trembling. Former
horrors We're forgotten and men were
At their ease and of their guard But
the poor Indians were suffering from
ennui- 80 one day a large band OF
them stole away from their reserva-
tion ON the Verdi river and headed for
the mining camps on the Hassayampa.
They had some squaws with them. for
they intended To take good long holt
day and the gentle squaws could not
bear - forego the pleasure of tortnring
the white prisoners. of whom IL was
hoped there would be many They be-
longed to that branch OF the A paehe IA
NAHA AA1fN u a. AAAF - anu
there were just - Of them in all
Il was midafternoon on the 18th of
May. 1873. when the snaxe-like process
sion wound down through dark, mar
row ravine to the deep canyon Of the
Hasss yampa. and crossing quickly
over the dry bed Of the stream. s.isap-
peared noiselessly among the huge
bolwders that lined the opposite side
and covered the abrupt slope Of the
overharging mountains Four miles
below was smiths mill. ten-stamp
quartz mill that had Just been com
pleted. and five miles above was Ell
Lambley's ranch. where the water Of
the river came to the surface for short
distance before sinking again in the
sandy channel There was no one in
sight as the Indians waited behind the
powders. but a wagon road passed up
the canyon from Smiths mill 10
Lambley's ranch, and thence Ia the
mining camp of wIekenburx. still
farther above. soon Gus Swain came
driving his mules slowly along the
sandy road. his riekety wagon
illed with empty barrels As he
nsared the group of bowlders il Is
strange that mis- mules did not give him
warning that death lnrked behind
them. for his OF mule was uoted Tor
its intense dislike ar Indians Poor
SWANS body was found the next day.
nutilarec n IN unspeakable manner.
living in the sand beside bis deserted
wagon But there was the wound Of
big mnskst ball in his breast. and
they br~athed easier when they saw
that proof that death had saved him
from torture The tracks showed how
the Indians had swarmed around the
wagon. and that they had led away
one OF the mules. but had butehered
the other On the spot Not \ trace OF