Tombstone epitaph., 1922-05-28
YAoUi MEANS ON WARPATH NEAR ESTERAmzA.

me situation pecom'ng r2re
 alarming every day. is the wo.d
 Brought to Tombstone by prom
 inent local man. who has spert
 the past eight months near Es-
 pe-anza. where the outbreaks
 have become serious durIr9 the
 past two weeks.
 The American. who asked that his name be not used d., ;o his con rec ton with certain larss holdings in the valley. states that toeethe- with others he left the valley sar'N m the week for American soil, fearing fur ther outbreaks, although up to the time they left no violence had been committed against Americans.
 During the past twenty days un- limited rcbhing and footing has been carried on between Cocorit and Ba- cum, both inland towns. the Ameri- can stated today, and it is considered highly unsafe by residents to traverse any O: the highways in that section.
 At Bacum. a pueblo of 250o natives. great disturbances have been expert enced. the Yaquis proclaiming the town as theirs and have virtually talk en possession.
 "On Monday. May 18th. in the neighborhood of 50 armed Indians got off the train at Esperanza and went on to Cocorit. an inland town three miles distant" the American said. Here the natives had just completed erection of Catholic church through donations Of Ameri- can and native farmers of the Yaqui valley The Yaquis claimed and took possession of the church and every thing in it. forcing the natives to leave. Thursday they left Cocorit. re- turing to Esperanza, where they boarded the train and departed As far as known no actual trouble re- suited while they were in Cocorit al though their actions in taking posses sion of the church for quarters caus- ed great fear and unrest among the natives.
 Saturday. May goth. approximate ly fifty armed Yaquis were seen near Caiems. railroad point 70 miles east of Guaymas and the mouth of the valley shipping and receiving center. The Indians claimed they were hunting horses. according 10 the reports received al Esperanza On the same day man and his 11-year- old boy were both found dead. and their team and wagon later recover ed. They had been murdered. The work was believed to be undoubtedly tha, of the same band Of Yaquis. The Monday following, May 2I. three peo- pie had been killed in the vicinity of Bacum, and five others were missing. the last reports before We left fail ing 10 record the fate of these five, all native farmers of the district
 The same day band of armed Yaquis. estimated at over 60. went to a prominent American farmer who conducts a flour mill in the valley and demanded flour They took away with them over 5000 pounds of flour. presenting the owner of the flour mill with promise to pay which shows the Indians are taking to warfare methods of securing food supplies.
 Two weeks ago a negro contrac- tor who has lived in Sonora for r years. went to Esperanza and con tracted to deliver 10000 railroad ties, some 12 miles distant, employing 15 natives. In 10 days every laborer had quit through fear of the spread ing Indian uprising
 "unconfirmed reports of family of five being murdered in their home still further down the valley had been received before we left It was believed to be the work of the Ia quis."
 Armed bands of the Indians. rang ing all the way from five to more than 50 have repeatedly been seen in the valley agricultural fields and streets of various towns and settle ments, the American said
 When the Americans left a petition -,. ha;no ,;-n,,y.,na ;u shx .n