The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-11
Col. VIM. ChrlSty, just From
Sonora, Tells OF the Con-
dltiOn OF Affairs.
Fearful Slaughter OF Indians, Men,
Women and Children Monday
Morning bu Mexican
Troops.

Colonel William Christy, president
OF the Valley Bank at Phoenix, arrived
in Tucson this morning from Mexico,
and lrnS;.t important news of the So
called Yaqui Instruction.
Colonel Christy has just returned
from the mines OF the Ceneguieta Cop
per company, on the Yaqui river, of
which he Is director. He and his
party. entirely unarmed,, rode on mules
overland from the mines to Herao-
sillo. distance of ninety miles. He
met many Yaquls, but neither he nor
any member Of his party was molested
Colonel Christy brings the details of
fearful slaughter of Yaquis by Mex
lean troops at place called Santa
Rosa, about thirty miles northeast Of
Minas Prietas, at dalight Monday
morning.
He says that 600 Mexican troops be-
longing to the command of General
Torres surrounded about 400 Yaquis.
men. womn and children. about day
light on Monday in narrow canyon.
General Torres was not in command
OF the troops. but was at Minas Prize
tas.
The troops were guided to the In
dian camp and surrounded 1t during
the night. and at daylight opened Are
and began an indiscriminate slaughter.
The troops kept firing as long as there
was Yaqui man alive.
WIN firing ceased 81 Yaqui men
and l30 women and children, many of
the latter mere infants, were found
dead The other women and children.
numbering about 200, were taken
prisoners TO Hermosillo.
The Mexican rurales are scouting the
country, warning settlers. prospectors
and travellers that the YaQuis are on
the war path and killing and burning
without discrinF Fnation. Colonel
Christy says the Mexicans are taking
no men prisoners, and that all adult
Yaqus who fall into their hands are
killed. The Mexicans are apparently
(. In a complete panic. but the Amer
leans do not appear to be alarmed.
Colonel Christy says that the YaQuis
are not molesting Americans Four
LII Id ala
miles north of Minas Pietas some days
ago. and this is charged to iaquis,
though resident Americans have their
doubts about IT,
Colonel Christy says that he and his
party rode on mules from the Gene
guieta mines. on the Yaqui river. ac-
companied only by an American guide
who spoke the Yaqui language. They
met several parties of Yaquis who
seemed to be more on the defensive
than aggressive, and who did not In
terfere with them when II was ex-
planned by tha guide that they were
American travellers He says that a
Yaqui man kept close TO his party for
several miles. until a water tank was
reached about six miles from Minas
Prietas He told the guide that he
had not heard Of any war or outbreak,
and was merely going about his regular
business. At the water tank he met
up with a detachment of rurales. who
promptly killed him without any ex-
panation.
Colonel Christy conveyed the impress
sion that the Yaquis were not seeking
trouble. that they desired peace and
had no tendency to modest any one who
let them alone. He said the Yaquis
were the only reliable laborers In So
nora, and that II the persecution OF
them was kept up, all industries In the
state would have to suspend for want
of labor.
He said that 1t was his understand
ing. and that OF the Americans In So
nora. that the Mexican troops, both
regulars and rurales, had orders to
kin all Yaqui men found out of EN-
ployment