Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-13

TUCSON, Arizona, June 12,-Last night
courier arrived at Tombstone from Crooks
headquarters at Silver Greek, Arizona,
bringing the first official information of
Crooks expedition. 1t left American soil
on the Sd of May, marching 200 miles
southeast from San Bernardino, on the
boundary line of Chihuahua and Sonora. fol-
lowing the trail of the hostiles. Crook was
guided by the Apache Nadaski, who was
captured near San Carlos just previous to
the expedition leaving. At point about
200 miles south of the line the
command crossed the Sierra Madres
range, advanced fifty miles over
an lndescr1bably rough tract,
eight mules being killed by falling
over precipices, and pressed on without
delay, rendered nearly barefoot by the
sharp rocks. After fourteen days. hard
working night and day the Indian camps
of Chato and Bonito were discovered in
the heart of the Sierra Madres in an al
most impregnable position. The Apaches
did not dream of an attack, for the en-
trance to the stronghold was next to i'm
possible and the warriors were principally
out on a raid under JUN, only thirty-seven
bucks being in camp with the women and
children. The San Carlos scouts under
Capt. Crawford and Lieuts. Atwood and
Mackey, with Al Sebre, Mcintosh and
Mickey Free, chiefs of the scouts, sur
rounded the camp before the hostiles were
aware of their proximity
and advanced from different points, and
were near before they were. discovered.
The scouts secreted themselves behind the
rocks and commenced firing upon the
camp, creating perfect panic. A num-
Der succeeded in escaping, though nearly
all SURRENDERED. Seven were found dead in
the camp. Five Mexican women and a
little girl were recaptured. They were
taken from Carmen and chihuahua, and
are now with Crook in good health. Every
thing in camp was burned or carried off
by the scouts. Among the property cap
tured were hundred ponies and mules,
forty being loaded with plumber, saddles,
girdles, clothes, gold and silver watches
and several thousand dollars in gold silver
and greenbacks, showing they had been
very successful in their raids.
After the fight most of those who
escaped came in. Altogether 1888 prison
ers were taken. The chiefs captured were
Chato, Conito, Geronimo, Nachez, Loco
Mono. The two latter were long reported
dead. The chiefs say an American boy
six years old, captured a month ago in
New Mexico, is with the squaws in the
mountains. He is no doubt Charley
McComas. Runners were sent out and he
is expected in hourly.
After the flight the command with the
prisoners marched leisurly back to Ameri-
can soil, and the entire command with the
prisoners are now epcamped on Silver
creek, about sixty miles south of Tomb
stone. Not one of Crooks COM
mand was lost during the cam
paign. The courier states that the
reason why Crook remains at Silver creek
is he is awaiting news from the secretary
of war as to what disposition to make of
the Indians, as Wilcox, agent at San
Carlos, refused to receive them. and that
he will go back to the Siere Madres after
the rest of the hostiles, if they do not
come in. In conversation with the courier
he stated that the hostiles had plenty of
money. One old squaw, who was the pos
SCISSOR of three $50 bills, made inquiry of
some one at Colonel Biddles as to the
value of her possession. Upon being in
formed that the notes were tor $50 each,
she grunted and decided to negotiate and
pointed with her skinny finger to the naught
after the five on each note. Quite a num-
Der of bucks have silver stars and other
ornaments beaten out of Mexican dollars.
on their head gear, and several of them
American double-eagles made into neck
laces. rough estimate of the amount of
wealth among them, is fully $4,000, and
probably more. The troops and packers
of the command state that the place where
the capture occurred is the prettiest spot
on EARTH and the road to it rougher than
mortal man ever trod. Large numbers Of
the hostiles seem pleased with the situa-
ton, evidently expecting an immediate
return to the flesh pots of San Carlos
The only complaint comes from some of
the squaws whose bucks are among those
who made their escape. Officers
who were with the expedition state Crook
had surrounded the Indians before they
knew of his presence; that if he had not
done so it would have taken six months
and all the men in Arizona to have gotten
them. AS an illustration of Crooks mod.
esty and the total absence of fuss and
feathers in his make up, it may be stated
that although the fight and capture occur
red on the 18th of last month, he leisurely
retraced his steps to the camp of supply,
Silver creek, not sending courier to sig
nal his movements. The first intimation
had of Crooks return was the arrival of
lieutenant at Col. Biddle's headquarters at
8 a. m. Sunday with dispatches for camp
Bowie, the nearest army telegraph sta
ton. Upon making inquiry concerning
the general, who was supposed to be hun
dred miles distant in the Sierra Madres,
Imagine the surprise that awaited the
camp when informed Crook was only two
hours behind with the captured Apaches.
About 10 O'Clock the general rode into
camp with an escort and greeted Colonel
Biddle with "a nice morning, colonel"
and straight away struck out for
the wash basin, which he had
spied, and was soon engaged in perform
ing his ablutIons, after which he threw
himself into a camp stool and engaged in
conversation about his campaign in an off
hand way, as if hunting the cruelest and
fercest foe on the continent in the widest
and most inaccessible county to be foundd
was matter of very-day occurrence.
lieutenant, name unknown, was the only
person wounded in Crooks command, and
he but SLIGHTLY.