Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-07-20
source date: 1888
availability: public-domain

Escapes Indian Attack Ike W. Stevens, a miner and hunter well known in Clifton, recently had a narrow escape from Indians. The Gallup Register says: Ike Stevens, a prospector, well known in Clifton, Arizona, and Alma, New Mexico, arrived in Gallup on Saturday evening last, accompanied by Piochete, a Navajo Indian. Mr. Stevens was passing through the Navajo reservation from Bloomfield ferry to Gallup, with a pack train of three burros and a saddle horse, and reports that when thirty miles east of Gallup, he was fired upon by ambuscaded Indians, whose weapons were bows and arrows. One arrow struck him in the back near the shoulder blade, embedding itself in the flesh so firmly that it took a stout man with pinchers to extract it. Mr. Stevens succeeded in escaping from the attack- ing party and reached Piochete’s place where he found protection, the Indians giving him every assistance, and coming with him as guard to this place. Piochete says that the party who attacked Stevens are ex-United States scouts, who were employed by the government during Geronimo’s raid. He states further that there is a large party of bad Indians in the vicinity where Stevens was attacked, and thinks it un- safe for a single white man to pass over the road at present.

are ex-United States scouts, who were employed by the government during Geronimo’s raid. He states further that there is a large party of bad Indians in the vicinity where Stevens was attacked, and thinks it un- safe for a single white man to pass over the road at present. Wednesday night some miscreant used a stone to smash a plate glass window in the store of Shoemaker & Hadley. Then he reached in and abstracted two pairs of shoes and a pair of boots. The glass cost $125. ( 18 ) this region — via Magdalena — and because of many hardships, did not arrive until 1886. They later lived in Pinos Altos, then homesteaded at Mule Creek. C. C. Harkey and wife, Laura Watkins Harkey, presently own the Mule Creek ranch. Other family now living in the area are, a son, James, of Morenci and grandsons A. C. Watkins of Mule Creek, Danny Watkins and Carl and Wayne Hawk of Silver City. — Photo Courtesy of Carl Hawk. H rfT 3 '-S P 3 H 3d fD C 3 cr o> >-s p 3 Cl O "S fD 3 <s S* o 2 3 _ J in w c o o ST & CD “ 3 3 fD P ►-S P n fD Xfl i-n & m fD CO Hsl fD ^ 3 o < Orq. fD o P *3 t-t- O CO fD w fD co fD ►-S <J fD § U1 P 3- i-S < i-S fD 3' 3 fD Q- O 3 << £ P o o fD ^ in * | S 3 3 P 3 i—4 00 CL GO r+- £* 3" fD P orq a ►— < • CD CO in t— l s' CO o ►-s p o 3 P "S fD M 1 P Ol c-t- a 3- fD ►— < • w << s S' >-h fD a> P *•

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now in jail. The constable has some seven or eight warrants for other Chinamen who have been keeping joints where opium is sold. The law in regard to selling opium should be rigidly enforced, even if it is necessary to lock up half the Chinamen of the town. Woman Trouble Tom Woods, a former resident of the upper Gila, but who has been residing in Pinos Altos with his family for the past year, recently had a difficulty with a resident of the camp which came near ending seriously. Mr. Woods accused his wife of undue intimacy with the party, which she did not deny. When meeting the party the next morning Mr. Woods drew his pistol, which was caught by his enemy, and the shot diverted from its intended course. Three shots were fired, in all, one of which took slight effect. Mr. Woods then mounted his horse and left the camp since which he has not been heard of. There was a sensation in Mexican society Wednesday caused by the simultaneous dis- appearance of Francisco Lara, aged 25 years and married, and Petra, aged 15, daughter of Dionicio Parra. The girl had a quarrel at home. The couple were reported to have gone toward Pinos Altos. The father and a deputy sheriff pursued, yesterday.

aused by the simultaneous dis- appearance of Francisco Lara, aged 25 years and married, and Petra, aged 15, daughter of Dionicio Parra. The girl had a quarrel at home. The couple were reported to have gone toward Pinos Altos. The father and a deputy sheriff pursued, yesterday. The Mexican elopement mentioned last week came near resulting in a tragedy. Dio- nicio Parra, the father of Petra, who ran away with Francisco Lara, a married man, found the guilty couple camped on the Mimbres, and fired several shots at the man, who escaped by swimming the river. The girl tried to escape but was captured and brought to her home in Silver City, but says she will not remain. Deputy Sheriff Cantley has brought from Solomonville, Arizona, a man named Slayback, who is said to have stolen a horse from Wm. Slayback, on the Gila, in this county. Mother Deserts Infant

t was captured and brought to her home in Silver City, but says she will not remain. Deputy Sheriff Cantley has brought from Solomonville, Arizona, a man named Slayback, who is said to have stolen a horse from Wm. Slayback, on the Gila, in this county. Mother Deserts Infant The lady who recently visited this city sell- ing corsets, and who had an eight months old girl baby with her, made arrangement with a Mexican family to take care of the infant for a few weeks, claiming that it was a great hin- derance to her while traveling. After leaving the city she failed to remit as agreed, and the lady who had charge of the infant turned it over to Tom Cobb as chairman of the board of commissioners. Tom is equal to almost any emergency but he couldn’t get rid of so young a girl, although he put in almost all of his time in attempting to do so. The ladies of the hos- pital finally agreed to take the child, Mr. Cobb agreeing, on behalf of the commissioners, to look after the moral training of the young lady.