10135. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, November 7th, 1868, Another Indian Outrage.

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory November 7th, 1868 ANOTHER INDIAN OUTRAGE. Monday last at a point about six miles this side of Wickenburg, a party of 75 or 100 Indians attacked the mail party , killed a soldier——one of the escort— and wounded the mail rider, captured the pack animal and two bags of mail matter . The Indians cut the party off from Wickenburg and tried to capture the whole outfit, but the carrier and his escort got away from them and succeeded in reaching Walnut Grove , where the wounded soldier died - The captured bags contained two weeks , California and Eastern mails , which no doubt, will be destroyed by the red skins . ( Jerome Booth was the soldier killed in the attack. He was a private of Co 14th U.S. Infantry , stationed at Camp McPherson, A-T. )