The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-05-17
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District school closed to-day.
Capt. Grozier left Tuesday on a visit
+ bis wife.
John Saucier is In town shaking
Ands with his many friends.
The fishing party that went over to
Diamond creek last week met with
god success.
John Fulton is taking out some good
Oh from his Silver Plume property up
Eshworm gulch.
Dr.. Blinn. Jim Blain and George
Htchey returned from Magdalena the
esrly part of the week. =
The editor and wife are Indebted to
W. B. Dawson Tor a mess of trout TAX
el from Diamond creek.
The Indian report that came in Mon
cay night TO the effect that the Apaches
on the San Carlos reservation had gone
out on the war-path in force, set the
boys to cleaning up their fire arms.
Stockmen report the water supply on
the ranges rapidly diminishing. While
cattle are generally looking well IN the
mountains where grass is fairly good
and were water exists in limited guam
titles, cattle in the foothills and valleys
are In bad condition and many have
died. If abundant rain does not come
soon there will be a heavy loss Of cat
tie.
Tho Indian report that came in Mon
day night was subsequently contradict
ed, but last evening THE RANGE re-
ceived reliable information from Engle
that word reached that place WedDes-
day forenoon that a band If fifteen
Apaches were out and headed for the
Black Range. This report corresponds
with Geographic dispatches sent on the
same day sent from Wilcox and other
points in Arizona, saying that many
San Carlos Apaches are off the reser-
walton divided up in small bands and
committing depredations. The leading
spirit of the savages is one Es-kim-in-
gin a college graduate. A Wilcox dis
patch states that Indlans have been
seen around Buckhorn basin and that
He miners in that vicinity have quit
wax, also that Indians attacked min
erSin the Dragroon mountains twenty
six miles south of Wilcox. 1t is also
reported that a band of fifteen Indi-
ans were seen rounding up stock "a
few miles south of Clifton, and that a
posse of citizens had gone in pursuit
of the renegades. Troops at Fort
Bayard have gone to the scene of the
trouble. The Silver Belt, Of Globe,
Arizona, a most reliable paper, says
there is great dissatisfaction and rest
lessnes among the San Carlos A~paches
and that Es-kim-in-zin, who is a run
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leader, and that the indians make ex-
travagant offers for ammunition, a
wagon and two ponies for a winchester
and cartridges, and one pony for thirty
cartridges, and one dollar for six car
trldges; the Silver Belt predicts seri-
GUS trouble in Arizona, and settlers in
that section of country are taking steps
to protect themselves. The abandon
ment of Fort Bowie leaves a large scope
Of country unprotected and offers an
excellent opportunity for the Indians
to commit depredations, an opportuni-
ty which it seems they have already
taken advantage of. Taking every
thing into consideration it seems pos
sible that southern Arizona and south
western New Mexico may this summer
suffer from Indian depredations such
as occurred in 1885, and 1t would be
well for settlers in remote districts TO
keep we'll on their guard. Up to date
no Indians have been reported in the
Black Range.