The Imperial press., 1904-06-25
YuMA's EARLY INDIAN WAR.
Some Further Particulars ot a Tradegy oi Fifty Years Ago.

toticaI ~stitty au auvpa~lttHu taken lu is'~ Angeles oi au luliau uprising ai Yum" in lS,u Following completes tIc stony, a~ told by lcrrmtah liul. a survivor "i Che murdered InriN li l> lu ihr iurm "' a deposition, aud -lNt> a vivid mrtc-
 siuu cd thc dangers ui i.v CatlN travellers through ihi> tc-iou:
 This a3ri day %. May, l>fO, lriurr Alcl ~icaru~. hr-t AlcAltr "i lt's Angeles aud Judge vi tir htsi iu~."uov iu tlse Criminal Law. te-'uAi.N apIr.ar. ri Jeremiah ll.N. whv drl~~ri. HuV saith. thai hc !. one et A party ai iur. t,z.n AmcytAu rmieUtuis. Wio haNr cr.~~,sl ihc Colorado since mas-acrr "i John J. Giau,ou ac,. Ds- companions ny ,hr Nuuta~. ADtut uvc days before reaching ihc mouth u. thr nila, they met A CuVA Indian ny iac uamv ul John Lewis. whp ~fe.k- ttv English. Spaui~h and Yuma .AH- uA-r~. amt had come from Tuc-u Vrrs .u> v wlii 'tvu. Anderson ui Tennessee. iGi- Greek Indian ~hoW,i thru g c.f'iuClir gwen tB thr NumAs ry Gru. Anderson, Co tNc effect. tAAt Lc ir.t q ru Ihc UuAI Wuicu lac lad buili iur ihc lsrls >v "i crossing hls csullauv. uliuu condition ih1i thcy would cru-s Ali Amrrc.tu- 1r S-rf4 tar a hug~e. Sl .p1 ,or a usau, aul $l .t0 ior ihr cargo .l4yk., and tA4t upon violation ut this contract. by lauy higher charge than thl>. aAli b14i shuuil ur iurlcltsvi. IA drpsucni und -rsl"sI. i!,1- lDAt Was used ai the lower crossing. commonly c.4llei "Algudnur-. The Greek --sld hc and ihrt-. other meu Nrrr lucn up ihc river. by uTIrr~ ui GlAuinu, hunting blanks ln make a rAit fer tue purpo>e ui going doan n tn build another u2t, ibAt lse ;hc Greek was partner with GlAuis,m. and also owned .ail %! the aforesaid Indian bat That I.amtpu hA4 a terry ai ih- mouth ui ihe Ii.a, and plenty oi provisions oa~ "i the men ui IepJueui'- party, by the name oi Anderson. An odd acquaintance "i GlAutuu $. immediately started ahead io get provisions aAd animals from Clautou. bui 0n ;llr -Srd ui ApUf, about e clock iu ihe night. he rvtururi, say ina that from doe sus -lNrn by tn~ Me1irsis at 'lr u4Dfgtn D5 tue bl'a, Hut uIad-rstzudln. iAelr language. Ac l--- lit.yed that 1iamiou $ lsariy Wrr- ail killed H. related i3lAG a- ue approach ei rlu-e io the terry. s.-i- ~-rc u@d
 to hlm. 5ut & .iicll he did mot understand aud went uu. t~-lug uu lsurssles-A. uuiI' finally ihe Mexican women pulled hlm a&4 tat~ s4N4rVv ~AfA .ff't --+tt'r -AEf Att''' the laG aud clothes ui 8 Mexican, auI bad him. which perhaEs Wa- aH that saved his llie Th.- wA- aleui 5J lnlIe- from ile monih oi tue ,'ila. lmlOn- eut'- party went next day perhaps -p miles. blt saw np Indians, tilaugh -uIne Me1irans said tlat the indiau- had followed Anderson tn within i've miles of our camp oi thc prrtluu. day 2I
 Next day ihe road l,si us within taJ yard- cd 6.auiuu'- late ferry where iiere i- a moauI here ih~ rad forks, one leading down t2 G.aut0u's ielyy the ieil hand It-aiiu. about -ix ui.r- further to the present i.rry occuWe,l by iLe lndlau- We -tnpIel DuIy G. -.c ihai 5lautpl'- ferry Was entirely eyHc- uat~d. and nu sizu uf bpat cor aaD.ta- ton on either -sl~; tbree Indians were, but, as ae rode towards tu-iu. they ran aul hid lu tie bushes. We weut On then towards ibc Indian ferry, the ap- pr0ach to which. ior lour miles, i- through the iAick bugrh oi mesquite, young willow and c3ttBums.,i, by a very marrow path, barely sufficient for siug.e horse, tbe bl-Ites dragging the packs oa etch -.dr no-i oi ihc Hay. Ne had siaYei al. day aud night ot ihe 25ih at our camp, about lo miles be- youd Gieuton's ferry: on iiii- day, In