Bisbee daily review., 1902-08-13
INDIAN BATTLE
 OF EARLY DAYS
"REMINISCENCES OF AN EVENT
 IN CLIFTON COUNTRY
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. Walk CT was one of the principal characters in it It was fought nearly thirty years ago not far from Clifton, near the present station of Sheldon; or rather it had its beginning there, but the bloodiest incident 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 acquaint- ed with the country. having been there a short time before. One afternoon Mir Walker was out hunting, and climbing a hill overlooking the spring he found that stone lookout had been built there since his last visit. On his return to the camp he report ed his discovery and said he believed that the country was infested by h. dians His companions made light of his find. and at bed time they all turned into their tents. The next morning a little after daylight MT. Walker. who was still lying in his tent, heard Dawson building a fire. Soon after that there was a discharge of firearms, or MT. Walker thought one frearm, a revolver. There were he thought. about six shots fired, and he supposed that Dawson had emp tied his revolver at a coyote. He next heard Dawson yell ''Indians!" Then there was another volley, and a bullet cut the tent pole of MT. Walk CTS 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, reminding him that Stout was lame and unable to travel. One of the men had Sharpe rifle, Mir Walker had a Long Tom, and the rest of their armament consisted or revolvers. They took refuge in ci- enega and then they discovered that the ammunition for the Long Tom had been left in the tent, though MT. Walker had gathered up his cartridge 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 cien- ega fired at every puff of smoke he saw Then he thought of new dan ger. If the Indians should take pos session of the lookout on the hill just above them they would be at the mercy of the Apaches. He left his rife with his companions and, arm ed only with his revolver. he climbed the hill to the lookout.
 me Indians soon after disappeared. and they had hardly gone when man named York. who owned a ranch in that neighborhood. came with party of rustlers who had stolen couple of cattle The miners told him about their battle with the h. dians. York insisted that the Indians were Mexican rustiers. As a matter of fact MT. Walker and his party had not seen their assailants. but they knew from their incessant jabberfng while the fire was going on that they were Apaches.
 A pursuing party of eleven was
 made up and they followed the traii
 of the Indians that night and came
 upon them the next day in . canyon
 near Stein's peak. The pursuers were
 ambushed, and York fell at the nrss
 fire. He called to MT. Walker to leave
 the neighborhood. He was able tc
 crawl under . little juniper tree, and