20165. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, March 29th, 1873, Indian News. Glorious Victory! (article)

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory March 29th, 1873 Indian News. Glorious Victory! Forty Seven More Apaches Pacified. Captain Randall Makes a Ten-Strike! We may be excused by the Quaker philanthropists for a little exultation in this issue of the Miner, on account of the speedy retribution which has been meted out to the murderers of Gus. Swain, 3ohn McDonald and Taylor. On the 11th of March , these three men were slaughtered by a large band of Apaches. Within twenty days after the murders were committed 79 of the warriors composing the band have been killed, and 26 of their women and children made prisoners. Since our last issue, Lieut. Rice, from Camp Date Creek, has arrived at Fort Whipple. Lieut. Rice had a number of Apache-Mohave Indians from the Date Creek Reservation and Dan O’Leary and Sam. Ball as guides and trailers, and went to the scene of the massacre, and followed the trail of the redskins till they crossed the trail of the party from McDowell, who were on the same track. Lieut. Rice procured sufficient evidence to make it certain that young Taylor was captured alive and subjected to most horrible torture. The Apache-Mohaves with Lieut. Rice declared that the Indians who committed the outrage were Pinals. After striking the trail of the McDowell party, Lieut. Rice turned toward Prescott and arrived at Fort Whipple on Saturday last, having followed the trail from the Hassayampa creek toward Tonto Basin, across the Agua Fria, and returning to Fort Whipple via Humbug creek. An express arrived at Whipple Sunday evening, from Captain G.M. Randall, of Camp Apache, stating that he had met the foe and killed 47 warriors and captured 7 squaws. The news was received in Prescott about sundown, and the rejoicing was general.