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Silver City Enterprise — Killing of Sheriff Bullard (smoke test) (1871) "apaches""apache raid""raiding party"
…s diggings, led by James Bullard, brother of the deceased, arrived to drive the Apaches into the hills. The funeral will be held tomorrow at the Methodist chapel on Bullard street, named in honor of the deceased only last spring. The Hon. R. V. Newsham, late of Mesilla, has consented t…
…urderers will be hung. They are worse enemies to a country than the Apaches. If jus- tice is not done in this matter the officials of Graham county will be to blame, and capitalists will be pretty apt to give that county a wide berth in the fu…
Capt… (1889) "apaches"
…urderers will be hung. They are worse enemies to a country than the Apaches. If jus- tice is not done in this matter the officials of Graham county will be to blame, and capitalists will be pretty apt to give that county a wide berth in the fu…
…treeter, known as “the White Apache,” a man who has lived with the Apaches most of the time for many years past, and who aided and assisted them during their outbreaks, was recently killed at Nacosari, Sonora, by a Mexi- can. The Streeter who cl…
The whole country at the time was kept in… (1889) "apaches""depredations"
…huahua held out inducements to him to raise a company to fight the Apaches.
…huahua held out inducements to him to raise a company to fight the Apaches. Finally, after a consultation with Mc- Knight, he went to work and raised a company, composed of Shawnee and Delaware Indians, and some select American and Mexican fron- ti…
…onally killed some of these and palmed off their scalps for genuine Apaches. Although he could have done this without detection, if he had been so unscrupu- lous, still no person ever considered the report more than a good joke on Kirker, which h…
…he cavalry escort which protected that coach from Geroninro’s raiding Apaches; she may have doubted it when she began to adjust herself to the hardships of frontier life in Silver City. But she no longer doubted when she understood the fundamental…
…murderers will be hung. They are worse enemies to a country than the Apaches. If jus- tice is not done in this matter the officials of Graham county will be to blame, and capitalists will be pretty apt to give that county a wide berth in the future…
Our handsome sheriff, Mr… (1890) "apaches""depredations"
…zona. An officer in command gives it out cold that there are seven Apaches on the war path, besides the renegades in Old Mexico.
A rich one is told at the expense of the… (1890) "apaches""depredations"
…zona. An officer in command gives it out cold that there are seven Apaches on the war path, besides the renegades in Old Mexico. A rich one is told at the expense of the Pinos Altos constable. Wood Poland and a few companions came into camp fr…
…there from the Chiricahua mountains, where he was killed by hostile Apaches Sunday after- noon. His companion, Mr. Francis Haynes, of Philadelphia, had his horse shot from under him, and escaped by mounting his companion’s horse. The Indians fired…
…looking in the direction of his ( 23 )cabin beheld a dozen or more Apaches, and found to his utter amazement and dismay that the Indians were between him and his rifle. A moment later the screams had ceased and being discovered by the Indians…
Geo… (1890) "depredations"
…not yet been found and has probably been broken to pieces. Indian Depredations Carl Ehrman and Peter Rigg Added to the Long List of Killed In addition to the killing of Hal Williams, reported as having occurred near Hachita in last week’s Enterpris…
Captain Keys has had many years experi-… (1890) "apaches""depredations"
…was thoroughly convinced that the depredations had been committed by Apaches, notwithstanding the official report from the war department that there is only one Indian, a Mr. Kidd, off the reservation. A rumor to the effect that seven Indians were…
…was able to hold the horses and Devine made it so lively for the Apaches that they soon took shelter behind a knoll some distance away. Devine tied the horses to the wagon, got An- derson on his back and carried him to an open space some two…
…the Cook’s Peak country, and it was then predicted that murders and depredations would soon be heard of as the result of their presence in the country.
Some five or six weeks ago Indians were… (1890) "apaches""depredations"
…ce in the country. It is supposed that this is a predatory band of Apaches from the San Carlos reservation now on their return to Arizona, and it is feared they may do a large amount of damage enroute. Information has been sent to all the camp…
…tter move their families a long distance from the agency, as a great massacre was certain. The half breeds are showing us what they think of this information by getting their families out of here with a rush. The government herder, John Dwyer, and…
…red, through their Indian friends of years standing, that a raid and massacre has been fully decided upon and maturely planned. General Miles is thoroughly conversant with all these facts, and himself says that our situa- tion is extremely critical.…
BUILD IRRIGATION DAM (1891) "apaches"
…in receipt of news from southwestern Arizona that the White Mountain Apaches are very uneasy, and it is feared they will go on the war path. They are having much trouble among themselves.
Santa Fe, April 11… (1891) "apaches"
…in receipt of news from southwestern Arizona that the White Mountain Apaches are very uneasy, and it is feared they will go on the war path. They are having much trouble among themselves. This morning Deputy Marshal Frank Por- ter came in from t…
Mr… (1891) "apaches"
…they were never more quiet nor doing better work than at present, Apaches as well as Tontos, Yumas and Mohaves. — Democrat. WILL BE SHOT A late El Paso telegram states that Bob Clayton, who, in company with Dr. W. S. Bolton, shot and killed J…
…eir White Mountain fastness where they were preparing for a gen- eral massacre. Through his earnest persuasions they were induced to abstain from war, return to the agency and rely upon the good faith of the government to redress their wongs ; a hope…
re they were preparing for a gen- eral massacre. Through his earnest persuasions they were induced to abstain from war, return to the agency and rely upon the good faith of the government to redress their wongs ; a hope…
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