Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-16
Trailed to their Death

Inc tucson (Ar1ZOna) O1tlZon, OF q
late date, contains the following edi-
tori.l form the pen of Gov. Stafford:
cit has been the practice, until Gen.
Crook assumed command Of this de-
partment, 10 make treaties, and put
faith in the most murderous. .Apaches,
upon their simple word and those
whose hands were most deeply dyed in
human gore generally received the
most blankets and favors. No wonder
that frequent .outbreaks resulted for
the Indian was shrewd, and he quickly
saw that by becoming the leader of q
treacherous outbreak or a horrible mas
sacre he could not only indulge his
natural desire to murder and rob, but
when he chose to come in he would re-
ceiys special favor from the govern
ment. Acting upon this theory two
bad Indians, named Chuntz and Co.
chinay, planned and were the main in
struments in the murder Of Lieutenant
Almy. Later, Pedro became the leader
of the outbreak at San Carlos, and led
the savages who attacked and murdered
q woman, two children and two men at
Old Camp Grant. ,~. s
As soon as Gen. Crook and his brave
troops began to press them for these
crimes, true to thsir, old strdtegy, they
were willing to come in and be fed and
waited upon. Gen. Crook had node
sire to punish the rank and file who
had been led astray by these leaders !;
but he determined to make them the
instruments by which these leaders
should be brought to Justice. He
therefore told the band towhich these
leaders belonged that they could, ,have
pardon and peace but first, they must
bring to him Chuntz, COchinay, and
Pedro. IF they could not bring them
alive, their heads would be good evi-
dence that, they were dead and could
do no more harm. -.
For months these Indians have silent
ly, stealthily, and without cessation,
followed thet trail of these; marauders !;
while the latter have been, day and
night, constantly endeavoring to elude
their willy comrades, who were pursuing
thom, and from rock to rock, and from
one mountain to another they have fed.
Pedro and Cochinay, have been taken.
The latter was pursued from the San
Carlos, through tho San Pedro. and
Santa Catarina Mountains,. to the Ril-
Ito, within four miles of Tucson. His
pursuers found on this latter stream
where Indians had come for water, and
here they watched until squaw came
in sight, when. they. made her captive,
and to save her own life she was in
duced to show the way to Cochinay. A
fight ensued, in which Cochinay and
three of his comrades were killed. The
head of Cochinay was taken to San Car
los, distant about three days. travel.
Chuntz is the only outcast survivor:
He is undoubtedly in the Santa Cata
rina Mountains, not far from Tucson.
But the same stealthy trailers who
brought in the heads of Pedro and
Cochinay are by day and night silently
but surely drawing the coils around
him, and he cannot elude them much
longer.
We are told that, when these heads
are brought in, Majors Randall and
Babcock will call the attention of the
Indians to the fact, and inform them
that such will bo the fate of all muir
lerers. One substantial example of
this kind does more practical good than
all the psalm singing in Christendom,
and we rejoice with exceeding great JOY
that permanent peace is fast approach
ing."