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Salt River. Wliilo peace |)rov!vile(l between tlie trilx's ii |)Mrly of 

 Apaches came to the Pimas to trade ^oods for ponies. ^Vll('n near 

 tlie vilhisjes they divided into two parties, one of wliich came on to 

 tratle and the otlier went around to try to steal horses. The thieves 

 were followed and when it was found that their tracks joined those 

 of the party at the villajjes the Pinias went hack and killed many of 

 those who were trading;. Some of the Pima warriors overlook the 

 horse thieves and killed several of them. 



Blachrater. A Pima was killed ])y Apaches while lookinjj 



for his horses near Ka'matuk, the hill between Blackwater 



and the Sacatons. 



lS64r-65 



JL Gila Crossing, Salt River. This was the first year in whidi the 

 Pimas were supplied with firearms (by* order of General Carleton) 

 anil aided tlie United States soliliers." 



Salt River. The Pimas and Maricopas went on a campaiirn aj^ainst 

 the Apaches and met a band that had probably and)ushe(l some 

 American soldiers, for they had arms and other army j)roperty. The 

 allies rushed the camji of the enemy and capturctl all that had been 

 taken from the soldiers. When they returned with their spoils to 

 the villages some whites accused them of liaving killed the soldiers. 

 They told how they obtained the things, but the whites would not 

 believe them. '"That is why I do not think tlae white man is good 

 enough to trust us," said Owl Ear. ^\nien several guides took the 

 whites to the battle ground they were satisfied when they saw the 

 dead Apaches there. 



YjOS Blackwater. In a rai<l in this year two Apaches were killed 

 j' )( and their ears cut olf and nailed on a stick. 



In an effort to establish peace with the Apaches, the soldiers and 

 Pima scouts took a wagon loaded with rations to the Superstition 

 mountains. The Apaches took it to be a hostile move and attacked 

 the party, killing the driver of the wagon. The Apaches were pur- 

 sued and several were killed before the trail was lost. 



Woolsey to make sure of a lame Indian with a lance, who was eyeing him suspiciously. 'I'lllook 

 out for him.' was Lennan's n-ply. and the slaughter became general. * * * The fight, if such it could 

 be called, lasted seven or eight mimites. U'nnan had incautiously closed upon and shot an Indian 

 near him. forgetting the lame one against whom he had been cautioned, who the next moment ran 

 him through the bocly with his lance. Dye (a rancher) coming up. killed this Indian. The only person 

 wounded was Tonto Jack, who was shot in the neck with an arrow. * * • Twenty Tontos and 

 four Finals lay dead upon the ground. f)ther8 w<'re seen running oIT with the blood streaming from 

 their wounds, and it is supposed some of them died." (F*. 121.) 



1 John Walker, thi- first agent for the Pimas. in his report for the year 1800 stated that the trilw 

 petitioned for more guns, as theirs were " few and old." See Report of Commissioner of Indian 

 Affairs 1860, 168. In the report of J. L. Collins, superintendent of Indian allairs in New Mexico, 

 it is stated that 100 muskets and 10,000 rounds of ammunitioQ had just been given the Pimaa. In 

 ibid., 1862, 239, 1863. 



