El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-13
LAST INDIAN FIGHT.
OCCURRED IN THE DEVIL NOUN
TAINS IN THIS COUNTY.
ONLY one Indian Managed to Escape to
the Reservation, the U hers
Meeting Their Just Deserts.

After reading an article in Thurs
days HERALD concerning the last
Indian light" in Texas, Col George
w. Bay or, the celebrated Indian tight
err called at this Office, and stated that
the last Indian fight occurred nearly
ten years later than the fight OF MAJOR
Jones, at Lost valley.
During the year 1880, the colonel
| stated. Governor Joaquin Terrazas. as
sisted by troop of United States
soldiers and company of tt xas rang
ers had cornered the murderOus VIC
toria, and his band of red handed
Apaches, at Tres Castillos, three steep
bills surrounding fine spring of wat
err that rise from the p aims east OF the
Mexican Central track In tie State OF
chihuahua, Mexico.
! The Americans were prohibited from
engaging in the fight, and to the Nix
lean troop belongs the glory of the
almost total humiliation of this Indian
band.
Thirteen of the Indians escaped by
flight into Texas, and locating in the
rugged Eagle mountains below Quit
mau in this county, and the Davis
mountains near Fort Davis, they would
frequently swoop down on peaceful
travellers to steal and murder. Among
the outrages committed by this small
band WAS the surprise in Bass canyon.
OF tne Grandm parry, wiz Ore Hlonue
of the family of DR.. Chas. L. Race:
Mr. Graham was crippled for life, and
Mrs. Graham was killed in the act O,
handing a gun to her husband to de-
fend himself: an old man named
Grant who was with the party was also
killed. A family named Murphy who
were travelling with them escaped. by
! abandoning their outfit. and Mr. Muir
, ply standing between his family ano
tho Indians S+nod off the Indians with
his gun.
These Indians also killed in the
Quitman canon at Apache P. O., d
sta ge driver named Morgan, VINO was
working for the old Overland Stage
company, and a gam bier from San An
tonic who was on the stage bound TO,
this place. AT the Hot Springs they
killed six negro soldiers while they
were sleeping. These are but a few in.
stances of the many depred ations and
murders committed by this small
band.
Col. Baylor with Is men of com pany
A of the rangers, Joined by the Lieut.
G. L. Nevill with 8 men of Co B, after
chasing his.remnant into Mexico apG
back, finally came upon them in the
Devils mountains, in the eastern par
, of this county. Early on the morn
: ing of January 81, 1897, the Indiar
camp fires were seen, on top OF the
highest bluffs, and the rangers be
tween daylight and sun rise. crep
upon them aud surrounded them, TAX
ing them by surprise. Six men were kill
ed outright by Their camp fires on the
opening fire, and three more were sc
badly wounded in The tight. that they
died, their bodies being Subsequently
discover in cave by Mr.. Baker, who
rec entity had ranch on the mesa neal
new FIT. Bliss. A squaw and two children
were captured and sent to Fit. Davis
Only one Indian got away and he
made tracks for the reservation near
Tularosa where he was duly received
None of the rangers we're wounded,
| though a ranger name Jarnett came
near being killed by falling over tn
precipitoUs sides of the canon, while
freely pursuing an Indian, and was
saved by Col. Baylor Selling him by
the collar.
With the rangers were three Pueblo
Indians from Ysleta, Bernardo Oh
gin. his son Domingo Olguin, and hi:
nephew Aniceto Gonzales. These same
Indians have recently killed his broth
err Simon Gonzales, rOted scout.
The rangers captured or 1S horses
some cavalry saddlers, tin cups
Wicchesters, Remington gun, ST,
shooter and other articles stolen from
the negro soldiers; the clothes stoler
from the Graham and Murphy fami
lies; the top of the boots of the Stag
Driver More an, and parts of the fare
outfit of his companion the gam bier
besides a variety of other things.