Show MURDEROUS APACHES the following to is a special to the ogden ogdOn standard from colonia juarez mexico bearing date november the doming deming head daht contains an account ut of the killing of two mexie mexican dan oin officers i a by the apaches Apa the account states that fifty mexican soldiers were sent out oat from palomas to intercept kid and his hia band of thirteen warriors orb on their heir way back to the he sierra madre mountains while traveling along the foot hills bills about sixty eight miles southwest from palomas the soldiers were ambushed by the ludiana and the two officers la in charge who were traveling in advance of their party were shot hot through the he head and the soldiers completely routed the indiana retreating into the mountains the officers killed were sent to chihuahua for burial and the government was notified whereupon an order was issued for five hundred men tobe to be dispatched immediately to the mountains to be stationed near the colonies of and juarez juaree liast saturday heleman pratt and your correspondent started for the mountain colonies for the purpose of assisting in locating forts and plans of 1 I 1 protection in times of danger where the families of the colonists could be gathered and guarded by a few men thus leaving others to assist in repelling attacks leaving here about 6 clook bi we soon reached the mountains and tegan legan the ascent traveling all night through forests and pines deep canyons and beautiful little valleys we arrived at pacheco at 4 next mornings morning after a few hours rest at the house of bishop jesse jesee N smith jr we met with the people at their noon services As the hour of meeting arrived I 1 was very forcibly reminded of pictures I 1 have seen of the early settlers of america attending church each family as they came out of their homes was guarded by the male members armed with win chester cheater rifles and pistols and when the congregation had all gathered each corner ot of the little church was stacked with rifles after consulting with the people it was unanimously decided to erect a stockade fence of pine trees with stone bastidos basti bast laDs aos on each corner around the schoolhouse thus waking making a fort feet in the evening in company with bishop smith and bishop henry lunt fate of cedar city utah we went to corrales nd the ibe people there decided to build a fort on a little hill bill overlooking all the houses bouses monday morning bishop smith accompanied us overto cave valley the headquarters of the apaches when in the sierra madre mountains here the people decided to fortify immediately and bring in all scattered families the mountain settlements and the colonies of juarez ebon now have hav a military organization of well armed men with complete outfits divided into companies of tens COQS with a captain over each ten and are called out twice a month foar fo drill and target practice after meeting with the people of cave valley heleman pratt Prat and tand I 1 rode over to visit the celebrated caves hitching our horses ih a little clump i of cherry trees near the river with rifle in hand we began climbing the tain just below one of the principal eaves trails leading up the mountain are worn into the solid rook over a foot deep this cave to is about fifteen feet high in the mouth is a large olla built for holding grain just back of which the cave is divided off of finto into compartments part ments with port part holes boles and windows these rooms extend back hundreds of feet and it to Is said that one of 69 them contains 0 large olla of several thousands of gallons capacity nicely sealed and its con contents are a a mystery to all visitors but on account of the lateness of the evening and not knowing if captain kid intended recruiting cr up in these orvee for a few days we concluded to wait till a more favorable time for visiting the interior in the mouth of this cave is a pool containing about ten gallons of clear cold water supplied by a little spring coming out of the rocks immediately above on the opposite side of the canyon ar are other eother large caves located higher up in the mountains and from which a large mummy was taken a few years SWO ago by A a company of acie scientific men from the united states next morning we visited another large cave riding our horses horse into the mouth of it this cave like the other one is well forted up inside and is so arranged that the entire canyon lead log up to it can be covered with a few feir rifles irom from the forts interior A small body of well armed men with supplies supplier in these caves cave could defy the entire mexican army dr of the B Y academy made us a visit last week and organized church schools in juarez he was surprised to find a well graded free school chool supported entirety entire jy by the people boari JOSEPH PH |