Arizona republican., 1902-08-02
AN INDIAN. BATTLE
In Which County Treasurer Walker
 Took Part.

There was one Indian battle in this territory Of which not much has been heard County Treasurer J. E. Walker was one of the principal characters in it. It was fought nearly thirty years ago not far from Clifton, near the had it's beginning there, but the bloodi- est incidents occurred near Stein's peak far to the south.
 MT. Walker and two companions by the name of Stout and Dawson were in the Clifton country looking after some mining property. They had their camp by spring between two lofty hills. They were well acquainted with the country, having been there a short time before. One afternoon MT. Walker was out hunting, and climbing a hill overlooking the spring he found that a stone lookout had been built there since his last visit. On his return tc the camp he reported his discovery and said he believed that the country was infested by Indians. His companions made light of his find, and at bedtime they all turned into their tents. The next morning little after daylight MT. Walker. who was still lying in his tent. heard Dawson building a fire. Soon after that there was discharge of firearms, or MT. Walker thought one firearm, revolver. There were he thought about six shots fired. and he supposed that Dawson, had emptied his revolver at a coyote. He next heard Dawson yell "Indians." Then there was another volley and a bullet cut the tent pole of Mr. Walkers tent He got out in time to See several puffs of smoke from the top of the hill opposite the lookout, and Dawson started to run. MT. Walker called him back, remind ing him that Stout was lame and un- able to travel. One of the men had a Sharpe rihe.- MT. Walker had a Long Tom. and the rest of their armament consisted of revolvers. They took re- fuge in cienega and then they discov- cred that the ammunition for the Long Tom had been left in the tent, though MT. Walker had gathered up his cart ridge belt when he fled out of it. He was obliged to crawl back within the range of the Indians fire. It seemed that he was two hours making the ! journey. He returned safely, and from the cienega fired at every puff of smoke
 he saw Then he thought of a new danger. If the Indians should take possession of the lookout on the hill 1 just above them they would be at the mercy of the Apaches. He left his rifle with his companions and, armed only with his revolver, he climbed the
 hill tn the lookout
 1 The Indians soon after disappeared,
 and they had hardly gone when a man named York, who owned ranch il. ! that neighborhood, came with a party
 on the track. he said, of party O. 1 rustlerS who had stolen q couple of cat
 sle. The miners told him about their | battle with the Indians. York insisted | that the Indians were Mexican rustlerS
 As matter of fact Mr. Walker and his party had not seen their assailants, but
 they knew from their incessant jabber- ing while the fire was going on that they were Apaches.
 A pursuing party of eleven was made
 up and they followed the trail of the | Indians that night and came upon them
 the next day in a canyon near Stein's peak. The pursuers were ambushed and York fell at the first fire. He called to Mir. Walker to leave the neigh borhood. He was able to crawl under
 a little juniper tree, and there his
 mangled body was found day or two later. Hi. pocketbook was found spread open on a rock nearby, and or
 it some Apache artist had drawn pie
 ture that the whites could understand
 It was the picture of a squaw. It sig
 nified that York was still alive wher
 the Indians came upon him and that h.
 had begged for his life like a woman
 Another member of the party was kill
 ed in the first onslaught, but only on' I Indian was seen. MT. Walker caught { view of him. He looked like a coppe
 streak as he was running from one pill