Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-08-17
THE GR|NOELL
 EXPEDITION ID
Tiburon Islands Is Re-
 ported a Success.
Pierce Fights With the Cannibal Indians Resulted, hut Party
 Escaped Unharmed.

The Los Angeles Examiner pub fishes telegram from Douglas, Ari- zona, under date of August s, giving the following account of all expedi- tion to Tiburon Island:
 Thomas F. Grindel, ex-Rough Rider. who fitted out an expedition at Guaymas to explore Tiburon Is land, the home of the savage Serls, has returned. He relates six weeks of adventure among three tribes of h. dians. Although on three occasions the party is said to have engaged ln desperate fights with the savages, all of the six men who made up the party returned to the starting point in safety.
 Grindell and his comrades on the expedition not only visited Tiburon, but penetrated the country most frequented by the Yaquis and the southern part of Sonora, infested by the Mayos. The latter tribe is more savage than the Yaquis, but urilke the Seris, the Mayos are not canni- bals.
 The main object of the Grindell ex- petition was to explore the interior of Tiburon, said to be the source of the gold which the Seris sometimes exchange for arms and blankets with an occasional trader who ventures to that coast.
 GrindelI and his men left Guaymas in sloop. we'll stocked with arms, ammunition and supplies. They effected landing early one morning, but had hardly finished making camp when, they report, they were attacked by the savages, who could do little against the Winchesters of the eXpedi- tion. The Seris fought with bows and arrows, there being but two old Springfield rifles in the attacking party.
 The Americans guns laid low sev- eral of the Indians and they were compelled to retire and through z half civilized Seri guide, who accom- panied the expedition, Grindell eX plained to the chief of the tribe hi; mission and made a treaty of peace with him, the agreement being that the indians should receive certain wares in exchange for any gold takei . from the island.
 This arrangement made, the part! was enabled to prospect the islanC without resorting to any more war fare. although they were always oI the lookout for any signs of treach cry. Grindell says he found an I'm mense ledge bearing low grade gol' ore, and in several places exceeding ly rich placer fields.
 From Tiburon the Grindell expedi ton set sail for the mouth of tn Yaqui river, and went up that strear to Potam, the head of navigation fo
 boats of the draft of the party's slooI They made this point base for e2 : petitions HUG Ju0 ldqul anu NuoJ
 country, the rough rider having de
 termined to study the customs of a three tribes. Twice the party was al tackled, ouce by Mayos and at anotht ; time by Yaquis. An Indian guide su'
 ceeded in making peace with tn
 Mayos before any on either side vel
 killed, but the fight was for a Tor
 time desperate, as the Indians fl
 outnumbered the expedition.
 %Some miles back from the Yaql
 liver the six men were ambushed by
 band of at least dozen, two of who are believed to have been Mexicf 5 bandits, while the balance we 2 Yaquis. After a few minutes hal 2 fighting Grindell and his five COT $ rades fought their way out of the tri : and kept the Indians off in runnil
 fight which wound up at a ranc where the Yaquis abandoned t pursuit.