20079. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, February 24th, 1872. The Indians. And, to crown all, they, on last Wednesday, attacked... (article)

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory February 24th, 1872 The Indians. And, to crown all, they, on last Wednesday, attacked a station kept by S.T. Cullumber, a few miles below the military post of Camp Date Creek, killing Mr. Cullumber and a Mr. Harris, and running off several head of stock, which belonged to Mr. Cullumber and Mr. James Grant, proprietor of the mail line. Of this horrid deed, we have, through the kindness of Lieutenant Ebstein, 21st U.s. Infantry, who is now here, been placed in possession of the following account, received by him, Friday morning last, in a letter from his wife, at Camp Date Creek. That lady says: “Have had a day of great excitement here. Cullumber and Harris were killed last night. Jemaspie (a friendly Apache-Mohave Chief), came in this morning and said the Tontos were near by. Indians sent up a war whoop and forty or fifty went out. Captain Dwyer, at the time, was down at the ranch. This afternoon, an Indian came back; said they had found ten Tontos, and wanted the soldiers to go out. Ten or twelve men, with Gilson, went. Have just returned, having killed two Tontos. Apache-Mohaves and Tontos were suspected, so we are very glad the real murderers were found.” The driver of the stage, which, owing to this murderous affair, did not arrive here until late yesterday morning, informs us that he examined the station where the men were killed, and found the house plundered; and the walls, floors, etc., smeared with blood. He also says that the Indians had dared the troops at Camp Date Creek to go out and fight them; that there must have been hundreds of hostile Indians in the mountains around Date Creek; that, in all probability, they are there yet, and that he will not return without a large escort.

20014. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, April 8th, 1871. April 1st, near Camp Date Creek (where there were two companies...) (article)

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory April 8th, 1871 April 1st, near Camp Date Creek, (where there were two companies of soldiers), this same party of Indians attacked a train of five wagons- four of which belonged to Dr. W.W. Jones, and one to Henry Lachman, killing Mr. Lachman, wounding another man, and driving off every animal in the train. Jones’ wagons were loaded with goods for the military authorities, Lachman’s wagon with goods for Mr. Adams, of this place. If, as stated, Jones’ wagon- master was informed by an Apache-Mohave Indian, before being attacked, that the “Tontos” were laying for him, a great respons ibility rests upon him. The men of the train were very poorly provided with arms and ammunition. The Indians destroyed a good deal of property, but did not burn the wagons, owing to the fact, we presume, that a party of officers and soldiers were coming on, close behind the train. The Apache—Mohave above spoken of, carried news of the terrible affair to Camp Date Creek, and troops were dispatched after the Indians, who for some unexplained reason, returned to the post after they had ret aken some of the mules. We have heard said that, the night of the attack, the Indians and troops rested upon different sides of the same mountain, and that had the troops acted as they should have done, all the mules could have been retaken, and same Indians killed.

20011. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, February 18th, 1871. Date Creek Apache-Mohaves claim that Apache-Tontos... (article)

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory February 18th, 1871 Date Creek Apache-Mohaves claim that Apache-Tontos attacked them recently, and drove them to near the post. Troops had gone after the “Tontos.”