Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-05
TIE APACHE WAR.
Details of the Mexican Plan of
Cooperation.
Fears OF Losing the Trail.
Special to the N. Y. Herald.

special TO the N. I. Herald.
Ell PAso, TEXAS, June l, 1888.
The following has just been re.
ceived from the station named, stu
ated on the Mexican Central rail
road:
SAX JOSH. ozrHSAHU4, May 81.
Your field correspondent, accom-.
panied BY an American courier, leaves
shortiy, we'll mounted, for San Buen-
aventura, the base Of Colonel Gall
lardo's operations. The Mexican
officers begin to fear that the hostile
Apaches are being driven toward the
southwest by General Crooks opera
tions. His Recently reported egh. e.
the Sonora line is confirmed by run
ners from the scattered hamlets and
villages on the chihuahua slope Of
the Sierro Madre. Oposura, in
Sonora, is almost directly across the
range from San Buenaventura, in
chihuahua. The fight which Colonel
Torres had with the Apaches on the
18th of April occurred some fifty
miles south by west of the Sonora
town.
MEXICAN PLAN OF CONCERT.
The Mexican plan of concert, as in
Dictated by General Regardo to your
correspondents, has been already in
dicated in these dispatches. The
particular point to which your cores
pondent and courier is tending, is
about sixty miles west by north of this
station. 1t is a preside, located on
branch of the Rio Gases Grandes,
about forty miles below the town SO
called. 1t is at the upper end of the
Sierra de los Palos, a front range Of
the main Sierra. Gallardo is under
stood to have gone in at the north
mound across to Guanaha. the point
at which General Crooks fight oc.
Cured some ten days since. The Rio
Papigochi is one OF the branches Of
the Yaquai river, whose headwaters
break the Sierra into a magnificent
but difficult canyon region full OF
game, timber and grass.
INDIAN LINE OF RETREAT. HE
There are, the Mexican soldiers say,
two lines Of retreatiDg operations for
Juh to follow One of them heads up
into the very heart of the range toward
San Miguel and San Buenaventura.
This would do if the Apaches would
be apt to take off their leaders, had
determined to die fighting or to sur
render. The other line would make
to the south, striking the Rio Mayo
valley and the section west Of Chihua-
hua, leading toward Parral. where
there have been no Indian troubles
for % years. There is some reason to
believe the latter is the line deter
mined on, as Okato's band has wan,
dered toward TIE south end of the De
Los Palos range on their way to San
Buenaventura, which course was bar.
red by Gallaredo's force and opera
tions. General Regardo himself is
supposed to be taking direct charge of
the movement west Of Chihuahua.
The courier will bring back report
at early day, and your correspondent
will push right on TO Gallardo first.
OFFICERS WOUNDED THE RETURNED
SQUAWS.
The officer reported wounded 10
Crooks fight must have been Lieut..
Gatewook. The squaws and bucks
who came into Wilcox, A. T., are
remnant of Chato's people cut off from
the main body. They have probably
been in the United States all the time.
Juh is apparently in chief command
of the hostiles. Loco has never been
under the rule Of the United States.
J uh is a man eff fifty-four years of age,
possesses great ability and is desperS
ate fighter. His orders are given by
Geronomo, an assistant chief who has
some education. Juh's voice is de-
strOyed.
Colonel Garcia is not in command at
0posura, Sonora. He was relieved
some time since. Colonel Bandetta, a
new man, is there.