Ike W. Stevens Survives Arrow Attack on Navajo Reservation
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In July 1888, Stevens traveled from Bloomfield ferry to Gallup with a pack train of three burros and a saddle horse, accompanied by the Navajo Indian Piochete. [2][1] Thirty miles east of Gallup, ambushed Indians armed with bows and arrows fired upon him. [2][1] One arrow struck Stevens in the back near the shoulder blade, embedding so firmly that a stout man with pinchers had to extract it. [2][1] He escaped and reached Piochete’s place, where he found protection and a guard to Gallup. [2][1] Piochete reported the attackers were ex–United States scouts employed during Geronimo’s raid. [2][1]
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- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-07-20 (1888)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, a…
- Escapes Indian Attack (1888)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 …