The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-01-19
ROMANTIC IF TRUE.

8 corrcsrondcnt of the Chicago Trib-
me claim, to have recently interviewed
"A band OF pro-pectors who were on their
way 10 seek the Golden Mountain Of
the Anaches. in the interior Of Arizona.
Directions for finding this desirable spot
had been given them by the Chief Coch-
Iise. whom they had the good luck to
capture. and who revealed the secret as
The price Of his release. The further
and far more startling revelation Of
Cocl,isc is thus given:
A party Of Apaches, while lying in
ambush one day in the latter part Of
December, lsa5, in chihuahua, Mexico,
OIL the Rio Grande, across the river from
what is now the town Of IL Paso. Texas,
watching a travelling cava!cade as it
passed "A ciump of small trees. saw ono
of the number spring from his horse ln-
10 tho dense chapparel ard disappear
from view Of the horscmen. The cav
lalcadc fred a few shais at or towards
him. aud half dozen Of them dismount-
ed and pursued in the direction lie took.
but of no avail. Tie escaping Hsan ran
directly toward where the Apac!cs lay
in the bushes, and ran into their midst.
They seized and bound him, mounted.
and lashed him on TO q horse, and at
once took flight. They Travelled toward
the Apache chief town by circuiious
and concealed route, and reached II after
six days travel.
The prisoner was much alarmed at
first, but finding that his death was not
Ito be immediate. le seemed to put his
mind 10 studying out some plan OF es-
cape bat they kept him securely bound
till they arrived in camp. Then they
decided to keep him till grand fete day.
some months ahead, and then put him
through the gauntlet and end his life in
a grand carnival. lie for some time was
as restless as captive bear, walked up
and down his small enclosure, and talk
cG 10 himself necessarily. But before
lic day arrived for Lis taking OIL this
is the captains term, noi lie Indians
he lad became somewhat resigned to
| his captivity had learned something OF
The A;,aches language. and gave them
some OF his history. They got interest
ed in him and promised him his life in
return fo:. l,is solemn promise that he
would never attempt TO escape. lie
married the chiefs daughter. and on the
death OF the chief became chief himself
{ The oldest son became chief in his turn,
and is TIC chef WHO Is tie subject Of
our s.cTv.
Tie white chief taught them the Sc
.crcts CT the Great Spirit. and these Sc
lcreis have enabled them 10 make the
lApac;,cs tie strongest tribe in the West /;
TO ;srs- through the country Of the White
man i'm safety everywhere: to obtain
:. Information of tlscir enemies and tleIr
movements always. a;d by pass words
ard signs 10 know All enemy or friend
as far as seen. They always have Kept,
and still keep. cEc of their educated
half breeds ia the camp of tie whites,
and by the secrets Of this great society.
hc is alwa, able 10 keep them informed
of every movement Of any kind, and OF
every plan for attack OH them as soon rs
iha: plan is known 10 the chiefs Of The
enemy themselves. And when captur-
cd. they are almost always sure to effect
an escape, released by some member OF
Ibis society among the enemy. The great
white chief told that the society extend
ed all over the world, taught thcm all
the ceremonies connected with it taught
lhcir maidcns to make tie badges and
insignia worn by ihc initiated, and Oh
certain DAYS. the cath of June and some
Others, they walked in procession and
held grand dance at night. They be-
rliicved him 10 be the son OF tic Great
! Spirit. lie is buried a; the Golden
Mountain. and his grave is walled and
, covered with gold, and is their sacred
place of worship. They gather now
Inearly every year on tie sslh day OF
lJunc. This great white chief told them
he was s.moons" [monihsl on his journ-
ev from his starting point: that he was
/, taken prisoner in Batavia. New York
!. and from there taken to and confined in
. Fort Niagara. in the latter part Of Sep
! tcmbcr OF tie same year in which he
! came 10 the Apache country. The rea-
!, son of his imprisonment was Oh account
: Of his going TO publish a book divulg
!. ing the secrets Of The great society. III
: was kept prisoner at Fort Niagara iii
!, September II. when he was taken iii :
: close carriage ana driven via Buffalo
New York, to lIcEnrrin, IT,. c.s, o.
! the Illinois river. and thence taken in
:, IA, boat 10 tic Mississippi river, dowi
: which l:c sioated TO New Orleans. Their
!, he was placed on a vessel aIi siilcd q
!. the mouth OF The Rio Grandc river. ali'
!. proceeded up that river Oil horseback e
) ii Paso. where The Apaclscs found hin
!; Ills captor- iuieiss!cd lo give Iin int
). the hands OF some Jesuit priests anon
!, the Indians. near where they capture
! him. Ills car;ors pissed down ihroug
n Mexico aud escaped. That great whit
!, chief was the man supposed to hav
!. been murdered by the Masons. Wiiliai
!. Morgan. and the subject Of this story
! hi. SON, Coci,ise.
Y. 0TOrangc county Is asked 10 raj.
Is $4,000 in aiL Of the Lake Eric. Evan
e willie. aud Southwestern Railroad, on
half 10 be paid when the bed Of tlic roa
is graded through the county, and IL
n remainder when tic cars are running
~ For grading the road the company wi
u spend among our people at least g. .
600. before they get one cent VI Ol
&c ,,.,av -p.n1i V-uiou