Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-03
THE BOUNDARY LINE. Trials and Adventures of the Survey ors as Described by General
 Frank Wheaton.

Trials and Adventures of the Survey.
 ors as Described by General Frank Wheaton.
 I The Rocky Mountain News contains
 graphic account of the boundary sur
 vey between the United States and
 Mexico. That portion relating to Ari-
 zona Is herewith republished.
 As the exedition gradually worked its
 way westward different tribes of Indians
 were encountered and in many instances
 the white men succeeded in making the
 Indians their friends. The size of the
 party inspired respect, and pleasant
 courtesles were extended at water holes
 and camping places which under other circumstances, might have been a mid
 Water was conveyed in ten gallon kegs, packed on the backs of mules. At a point about 100 miles west of Fl Paso the savages became so troublesome that the engineers boxed their instruments and observations on the stars were sus pended fer several days while tbe entire expedition turned itself loose on the prowling redskins. The manoeuvers were so skillfully executed that the h. disns were soundly drubbed and 12C horses were captured, which the h. diane had taken from Mexicans.
 Upon arriving on the banks of the Gila rlver the adventurers amused them selvea making investigations into the ruins of an extinct nation. The mesae and table lands along the river wer in many places covered with ruins which were then new to white men. Many fine samples of pottery were collected and were afterwerd sent to Washington and placed in the Smith sonian Institute, where they may be seen today.
 At the point where Fort Yuma was afterward established the party met | with one of the most remarkable adven- lures of the entire trip. It was almost 1 a repetition of the reputed experience l of Pocshontas and Capt. Smith, Gen. | Wheaton has passed through many | alrbreadth escapes, but he regards the l escape from death on the Colorado | river as one of the closest "calls" he has ever had.
 DOOMED FOR MASSACRE.
 "The Yuma Iudians," said the general l "ln the days of which 1 speak, were rece. The nation was large | Bnd powerful and all other Indians of | the southwest looked upon the Yumas IS absolute lords of all the territory they claimed. The men were of magnificent l physique and the women were the hand | scmest Indian women on the continent. The head chief of the nation WAS named Col. Azul. His leading warrIor was zuown as Juan Antonio. He was six 'eet six inches tall, perfectly proportion sd and as handSOme es q picture. When we arrived on the east bank of the Col> 1rado river we found ourselves confront ,d by an array of 1900 Indians, the flow sr of the Yuma nation. The river w9e 1 over a quarter of a mile wide and from fifteen to thirty feet in depth We found hat the Indians had taken possession l ,f two flat boats used as ferry boats by white men they had murdered two years before, and had crossed from the west ;Ide to meet us. Our party was divided It the time and there were just forty-siX at headquarters when we to consult as to the best course ,o pursue. The Indians gave notice through our interpreters that there was 10 way for us to cro-s the river, the great Colorado of the West. We expect | d that they would attack us in the night. About o'clock in the afternoon he Indians appeared to be listening to addresses from their chiefs. The blsnch- | d faces of our interpreters gave reason or our worst apprehensions. The in- erpreters informed Lieut.. Col. Craig hat the enemy had decided we were not Q be permitted to leave the spot and mastered before morning. We pre- pared for desperate resistance, making . circular b-eastwork of our apparatus, wagons and camp property. We were we'll armed, nearly every man having ,ood rife and two pistols. In addition ye were amply supplied with ammUnit- on. Toward night the chief and his aading warrior came toward our camp, ,skirg to see OUT head man, as they wanted to know bow much money we lad and where we kept it. The chief gGs received with the same courtesy J military visitor, and DO intimation was ,Iven that we had knowledge of his plans. Lieut.. Whipple offered 8 apiece or every man of the command that the Indians would ferry across tEe river, md S1 for every horse and mule that he Indians would swim across and land ,n the other side. The proposition was n accor dance with plans previously de- ,ided upon as 1t was thought best t. ,ut on broad front. While the inter 'iew' 'wns in progress the families of the ,wo chiefs were attracted by curiosity to ,ur camp. The women came forward md peeped into the tents, afterward re- firing bebind the warrlors, where they ;st down on the ground"
 SAVED BY A sQUAw.
 Continuing his story, the general tated that suddenly young Indian ,irl, about IA or 15 years of age, left a group of Indian squaws and children md moved forward to her father, Juan Antonio, whisf fering few words into lis ear. The interview with the officers vas brought to an end. Juan Antonio
 ncd his attendants aside and retired 8
 npce, sitting down under
 DI,the head men of bis