El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-18

There was no faith to be placed in an.
of them, and old Victoria, their las
chief, was of the same kind. But Col
Joaquin Terrassas and bis gallant me-
made good Indians of Victoria and Z
of his men at Tres Castllas, in Chihua
t in Oct. 49, greatly t.
Texas. New Mexico AMI Arizoza q
we'll as Mexico. He had killed be
TIVE en- 400 and 500 people from the
time his tribe went on the war patti
uu til his death. About % escaped
during the night while the fight wa
| going on, the Mexicans having then
surrounded and these continued theil
| murderous raids In Texas. But The
Texas Rangers, under the writer anC
Lieutenant Charlie Nevill, made {
them in the Devil mountain in FL
Paso county. The others went back
to the agency. A lieutenant of the
United States army at Fit. Stanton
wrote to me that some of the In
dams wanted to go down into Texas
for some of their kindred who were iu
trouble. and as they were determined
to go he had made virtue of necessity
and given them pass. [ replied by
calling his attention to the act Of con-
gress prohibiting army officers or
oReuOS IroW giving GuS 1uuious .pcT-
mission to go into Texas. This band
had been lowering around In the
Eagle, Davis, and Sierra Disblo noun
tains for some time, and had killed
Mrs. Graham, q daughter of Little,
old man Grant, wounded Mr.. Graham,
robbed the train in Bass Canon, killed
Morgan the overland stage driver and
a passenger from San Antonio in Quit
man Canon. But that is another story.
If it had not been that the war in Ell
Paso was on between Manning's and
Marshal Stoudemeyer, should have
followed the Indians and converted
them into good indians.
But to return to our beef herd that
was being driven off. OF course, it was
q great loss to the confederates, as 1t
was long ways to where any more
could be had, and required a strong
guard.
A party was hastily organized, partly
Of soldiers aud partly of citizens, to fol-
low the Indians and punish them for
their perfidy. At the same time they
were to try and recover the beeves. 1t
was q dangerous experiment as the
were at the time quite
strong and very bold and insolant.
Capt. Walker cent fifteen men, and
, Mexican guide who knew the coun-
Try and had had a good deal of ex-
perience with the Indians. The latter
had tax en- the herd back of Dan Muir
phys place. going first in a southeast
1ir ectiOn, and then crossing the
[impia Canon and the overland stage
.oad at the Alamos, fourteen miles
rom Fort Davis. Some one coming
Up from Barela Springs, stage stand
below the mouth of Limpia Canon,
Jaw them as they crossed the road
nd brought the news. 80 that the
couts started down the road and |
truck the trail that led off into the |
Davis mountains on the north. 1t was |
heir first trip, and it proved the last |
o most of them as none ever came |
Jack except the Mexican guide. The |
massacre was complete, and was the |
ad result of placing any faith |
ian. It is sad to reflect that we can
lot now recall the name of q single one |
# this party. [ once knew the name |
# the Mexican guide, aud also that of |
ur old Indian scout, an American |
veil known and a splendid shot, brave
o recklessness, but their names will |
ever be known unles some of the old |
ettlers around Fort Davis can recall
hem. Uncle Dan Davis may be able
0 if he is alive.
The trail was plain and fresh, and
be pursuers followed them swiftly,
sing up their horses pretty thoroughly
/ the rough country until they struck
ne heal of Toyah Creek, probably
here the Lasker ranch was which is
Ow owned by the McCutcheons. Old
gns of an Indian village can still be
ZEN at the mouth of the canon where
lie CT eek comes out of the mountains,
lere being holes in the rock for pound
lg grain, etc. The main camp of the
hnr Il
derates saw the camp, they charged
it'll a yell, but as they neared it !
ley saw they had got more than they
Irgained for. 1t was large village {
I'd the Apaches swarmed out to meet
EN-, having purposely allowed them .
approach no doubt. But their spies ].
I'd watched every movement that was +
ade, and the good St. Nicolas W as I
luckling at the splendid result of his :
plomacy and his eloquence at the Ell E
$50 banquet.
The old Ind ian tighter saw at once the
niger and told the men to seek the
yer of some tim Der on their left. c
his had been anticipated by the willy l
pache chief, and they ran into an am c
scade and received heavy fusilade. c
was now race for life. Every man {
r himself and the devil take the t
which his satanic majesty :
does. Mounted on fresh
rises as the Apaches were, the Amer s
ANS on their faded stock were soon
ertaken, and after their guns and v
stols were emptied they were al the
Grey of the saVages, who with lances a
d quviers full OF arrows and in over [
lelming numbers followed them, and i
lied and scalped them to The last one. d
lie Mexican guides horse, luckily for
m, fell down early in theirace and he t
lied over between some large Span C
, daggers and played ''possum" to c
rfection. The Indians surprising f
N dead passed on i pursuit, and night E
On spread her mantle over MIN. He o
ept off and brought the first news of C
e sad tragedy. f