The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-20
WHOLESALE MURDERS.
A RED FIEND NAMED AHvOrE,
MUREERS TEN WHITE MEN
At Ell DORADO

TO Hunt Down the Murder--T
TO Kill Every Piute Met Il Avote is
not Not Run Down.
A week ago yesterday, at Ell
Dorado, this county, an Indian
named Ahvote killed three white men
two ore haulers and a prospector,
and is thought to have killed
others. The ore haulers were shot
from their seats while on the road
and the prospector was murdered
while at his cabin.
The particulars which we have
from Sheriff Prudential, written
from Las Vegas ranch, which point
he had reached on his way here
when two messengers, j. w. Nc
Gregor and Alvin Crosby arrived
from Eldorado canyon with word
from Mr.. Gracey, superintendent of
the Southwestern company, that an
Indian, named Ahvote, had shot and
ailled his two transfers while they
were hauling ore from the mine to
the mill, and asking him to return
to ElDorado at once.
McGregor and Crosby reported
that the bodies we're found by John
Heuse and Billy Warnecke, whose
camp is on the road between the
mine and mill. The ore teams did
not pass down as usual, and after
waiting some time Heuse and War
necke went up the road looking for
them. The teams were found at
standstill about $50 yards apart some
distance up the canyon with both
drivers lying dead.
4 Ben Jones, a son of L. j. Jones
of Overton, drove four-span team.
His body was found in front of the
wagon with bullet wound near the
/ heart.
H. Fransen of Elsinore, Utah,
was the other teamst9r. He was
shot three times and had fallen off
the left side of his wagon.
Further investigation up the road
discovered the dead body of Charley
Wilson, a prospector and an old
Piocher. He had been shot at his
cabin.
After these startling discoveries,
Heuse and Warnecke Immediately
went on to the Wall st. mine and
warned the men there, who left at
once for the mill at ElDorado, some
Ii miles distant, with the exception
of n Slime, miner from Phoenix,
Jack Wheatley and the Chinese
cook, who remained to look after
the place.
McGregor and Warnecke on their
way to the Vegas for the Sheriff,
stopped at the mine but the place
was deserted, the men having no
doubt gone to Kay's camp to warn
the men there.
The general belief was that the
Indian had killed two other prospec
tors. No cause for the murders
is known except that the Indians
have been riding between the mine
and mill on the ore wagons and a
short time ago Fransen refused to
let the Indian Avote ride. Ayote's
headquarters have been at the can
yon, and as he left on the morning
of the murders he said he would
"kill the teamsters and more too"
This makes thirteen men who have
been killed by members of this tribe
within the past three months. The
Indians are said to have become i'm
pudent and saucy of late, and gen
eral uprising was feared. The mes
sengers said that word had been
sent to all prospectors and to the
several camps. A great many men
were congregated at ElDorado and
much excitement prevailed.
Anticipating general outbreak
Governor Sadler was wired to pre-
pare to have troops sent out. If no
outbreak occurs he was asked to
give reward of $500 for Avote's
capture and the miners would add
5000 more.
ElDorado canyon is on the Colo
RADIO river and 35 miles from the
White Hills on the Arizona side. 1t
is difficult of access, and the quick
est means of communication is by
wire via Kingman and the White
Hills, Arizona, with special mes
senger from the last named place to
the canyon.
The latest dispatch from King
man, Arizona, is as follows:
Kingman, Ariz,, May 15.-Ahvote
the Piute Indian who had in the last
three days murdered no less than ten
white men, is dead. He met his fate
at the hands of members of his own
tribe, who'were compelled by the mi
ners in Eldorado canyon to trail the
murderer to his death, the penalty
for their failure to do so being fixed
at the humiliation of every Piute the
miners could reach.
Eight years ago brother of All
vote killed a mail-rider, and Ahvote
was ordered by the tribe to kill him
and bring back convincing proof
that he had executed the order. Two
days afterward he brought the head
of his brother. Since that time All
vote has been morose and sullen and
lived apart from the tribe.
Three days ago he took a rifle and
killed Lars Frazen and Ben Jones,
teamsters; Christian Nelson and
Charles Monaghan, miners; Judge
j. Morton, assayer and millman,
J known all over the coast. John
} Powers and w. Connolly. well-to-