Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-15
YAQUI INDIAN SEEKS A WHITE
 MANS HELP
Educated Savage InvadeS New
 Mexico to mist Col, Sellers
 in Warfare with Mexico Proposition Turned Down.

ALBUQUERQUE, June 14.-"That's probably the best proposition I ever turned down." said Colonel D. K. B. Sellers in telling of a remarkable ex- Derience he had few days ago with
 m unknown man who claimed to be a | tull-blOOded Yauui Indian, and who
 andeavered without avail to enlist the aid Of Colonel Sellers in an expedition
 against the soldiers of the Mexican army.
 The man. Eho did not give his name, was Of magnificent physique, with very dark complexion and straight hair His appearanrance bore out the state ment that he was 3 Yaqui Indian. T was born in Mexico but have been living on this side of the line" said the alleged Yauui after he had made known his business to Colonel Sellers. My father is a sub-chief of the Ya- quis. My mother was a Mexican and was educated in Arizona My father has sent me up through this country 10 secure the services of a few Amer jeans to lead and organize the Yaquis. can place you at the head of 1000 Yaquis. There are approximately 50, GOO Mexican soldiers surrounding the
 
 have their stronghold. In those mountains there are gold mines of un- told richness. If you will consent to lead the Indians We can fairly wipe out the Mexican army. which is large ly recruited from peons and criminels. We can capture say 800 of the Mexi- can soldiers, make slaves of them and work them in taking out the treasure from the Yaqui mines. The members of the tribe will keep the rest of the Mexican soldiers from making any disturbance. We can take out a mil lion dollars in gold. take it direct to Mazatlan and ship it thence to San Francisco.
 The Indians I shall place under your command are all well equipped with modern arms and ammunition. The idea is to bring along a few more picked Americans with you smuggle yourself in about Cananea as a pros pector. I cannot get in that way now, as I tried it once and was stopped by the soldiers and relieved of my guns
 My father then wrote to me to bring some Americans down to lead in this venture.
 Now, one yell from a Yaqui will disperse fifty Mexican soldiers and put them On wild run. They came near getting me once, though" said the Indian, barring his breast to the oulging eyes of Colonel Sellers, show ing an irregular scar and another in his back where the bullet hand come out. Through the lung" he said. T just lay on my back motionless and let it bleed for awhile, the wound closed up and soon recovered. This method will generally work with a wound in the lung" He then showed another scar where he said a bullet had grszed his forehead.
 It will not cost cent" went on the Yaqui persuasively, fixing the Colonel with his piercing black eyes. "The Yaquis will feed the Mexicans while they are taking out our gold. The government will put a price on our heads, but that is small matter. The | Mexicans will make good hostages and We can obtain immunity by making a bargain for their release-or If the | government soldiers capture you or me, unless we are at once shot. an exchange can be easily arranged Otherwise the Yaquis will shoot all the Mexican prisoners down like they l would lot of prairie dogs. But there is no danger. Win you go2"
 T didn't answer for a minute or | two" said Colonel Sellers, in relating I, the incident last night. Tt nearly | floored me. That million looked mighty i good, but on the other hand. there was too much chance for something to happen in the meanwhile. have sometimes handled Navajos in small punches and can talk their lingo pret- ty well, but from what l hear the "a