, 1881-09-04

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Camp Apache is all old post situated al
the base OF a huge nlountafn-range at the
eastern border Of Arizona, III latitude S3S
degrees north and longitude 1899 degrees
! west of Washington. To tile northeast are
! the White Mountains, whencc this partic1t-
! llr band of Apaches take their name. The
! post is not fortified, and consists simply of
Il collection Of log-cablns for the aeco1llno-
tlation ot1he troops located there. To the west
OF tho post is Il deep canon about sixty feet to
tue bed Of a mountain strc:un. III
Il line along this, and with their
rear doors opening on it, are the officers
quarters, which consist simply Of Il line Of
rude log futs. Before them arc the four
lines Of log hnts comprising the quarters Of
the common soldiers. At the nortll are long
log houses for the Quarterlnastcr and COM
nlissary. At the south are similar buildings
used for the hospital and for the Storage Ut
the suffers goods. Along the enst line of
the camp arc q row Ut heavy Iluts used as the
mcss-houses OF the companies, with further
additions III the way OF stables aud out
houses. The post, It's already stated, is
Nut FORTIFIED.
and the main reliance i'll case of an attack
consists in this GORDON Of heavy buildings
pierced with loopholes, the camp being pro-,
tecte'l OIL the east BY the deep rayine Iu
case like the present, where III oyerpower-
ing force OF hostile devils was present ready
to slip III between the gaps Of the buildings,
While half OF the garrison was lying dead
miles away, it would be natural to suppose
that the post would be surrendered aud its
unfortunate defenders nlassa2re.l
The post was garrisoned by Companies E
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D and of the Twelfth Infantry, all under
command of Gen. Carr. The regimental
headquarters Of the Sixth Cavalry, Gen.
Cars regiment, were at Fort Lowell, and
the General had been transferred to Fort
troubles with the hosti1es seemed imminent.
Letters received from him at Fort Apache
state that his wife and son were with him at
ported, it is almost certain that they were !
butchered. |
C1B1cU CREEK,
where the massacre Of the cavalry occurred. |
flows into Salt. River at a point about forty |
miles west Of Fort Apache. 1t is in the mid
lie Of narrow defiles. lofty mountains, ana
bottonlless precipices. Tile trail is narrow
and tortnous, and the place is admirably
1oA u klAtCl lllk l
where the troops are placed at great dis
advantage.
From the reports which came in by the |
:ouriers, and from the fact that the first re-
'orts mention the names of no officers Of In
antry. it Is believed that Gen. Carr started
nut with the two companies of cavalry,
about 1o0 men, leaving the in
antry to guard the post II the band of
F3,sf ,frsx, I
t their best they could easily muster 500
warriors, and after overpowering the cavalry
would have been an easy matter to capt
ire the post. These White Mountain Apaches
elons to the same breed Of hostiles rs those
nder Victorlo and Mana, who have been
omlnitting outrages in New Mexico for
ears. They have of late kept rather quiet,
ut the outbreak was anticipated, to some ex-
ent at least. They have never been thor
uEhly whipped, and never will be good In
lans until they arc all killed.