Evening Bulletin
San Francisco, California
Tuesday Evening, May 23rd, 1865
Murders by the Indians in Arizona—
Death of Charles O. Cunningham.
The following is an extract from a private letter by Herman
the mining and civil engineer, to a friend in this
Ehrenberg ,
city, and which is dated from La Paz, 10th of May:
The mail from the East ( Prescott) brought us sad news of Indian
is one of the
depredations. Our friend Charles O. Cunningham,
victims this time— dead. You will remember I wrote you that he
started for Prescott with Mr. Gray some 14 days ago. At the
Harcuver Mines they were joined by Mr. Borger and proceeded on
their way to Prescott. About 40 miles from. that place Cunningham,
who was some 200 yards ahead, was shot dead on the spot by Indians
in ambush. Borger was thrown from his mule, but succeeded finally
in making his escape with Gray to Col. Dobbins' ranch 12 miles
back. Afterwards they returned with Col. Dobbins and another man
and buried Mr. Cunningham. A few miles further on Cornelius Sage
and a Mr. Bell were found slaughtered and scalped. The old
Mountaineer Weaver (whose son was lately killed by the Indians, )
and another man were attacked and. dangerously wounded. Five men
were killed near Saul man's Wells, 15 miles west of Weaver; three
below Dobbin's Ranch, and the Sheriff and two soldiers near Fort
Whipple. And from Prescott we hear that the men working on the
Mohave road have been driven into Prescott by Indians. Where are
the troops promised us? I make no comments.
Messrs. Gray and Borger have not arrived yet, but will be in to—
morrow. Both they and the two mail riders were compelled to
return, not having been able to reach Prescott.
In Mr. Cunningham, this section of this country has lost its most
one that never
and ever hopeful citizen;
energetic, fearless
despaired, no matter how dark the sky— honest, upright and kind to
all. The whole town is in mourning .
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