10136. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, November 14th, 1868, Local Intelligence.

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory November 14th, 1868 Local Intelligence . THE RECENT ATTACK ON THE MAIL PARTY: We were mistaken, last week, in stating that the Indians jumped the mail party at a place six miles this side of Wickenburg and that the soldier shot by them rode to Walnut Grove before dying, but we are not to blame for the mistakes , as we related the circumstances of the affair just as they were related to us , and until the arrival of Messrs . Coulter and Cory, from Wickenburg. Saturday night last, after our paper had been worked off , no other version of the affair was known here. Mr. Cory has furnished us with the fol lowing account of the sad affair, which we presumer is correct : "When within about twelve miles of Walnut Grover the mail party, consisting of the rider and two soldiers was jumped by a party of Indians. At the first fire one of the soldiers was shot through the heart, and fell dead from his animal- The rider while in the act of drawing his revolver, was shot with an arrow , which entered the arm above the elbow, and passing through, entered the wrist, which compelled him to drop his pistol (which was afterwards recovered) and take to flight. The remaining soldier dismounted from his mule and escaped to the Grove on foot. A party of citi zens from Walnut Grove went out to the scene of the conflict and buried the soldier. The riders wounds are not serious . "