Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28
THE CROOK CAMPAIGN.
Letter from TitusviIIe's Arizona Repre-
 sentative
TitusvilIs Pal Herald.


 We are permitted to make a few ex- tracts from letters written July 4th to his family here, by J. Fl. Cogswell, Jr, who, 1t will be remembered by many of our readers, mas been in southeastern Arizona since May, lSSl. He Is at pres ent 'ranchins' in upper San Simon val ley, which lies between the Stems Peak range of mountains on the east. and the Chrlcahua range on the west. This lat ter range trends off to the southwest and extends into Mexico, and from the San Carlos reservation on the north to it's extent in Mexico has long been the favorite hiding haunt of the Apaches. In their mIgrstiOns, or predatory raids Father, between Arizona an Mexico, they generally take the San Simon valley
 ou5e, from which, if pursued, they can easily screen themselves in the businesses of the mountains at either side of the valley. We quote:
 Crooks campaigners in Mexico con- sisted of about 20J reservation cut thrOats, called scouts, and some 50 white soldiers. He wa, guided by n hostile who had taken part ID the last raId made here last April, when Judge McCOmas and wife were killed and their little son captured. This guide took them to the can p of the widows and orphans of the warriors who have been killed in the various collisions of the past few years. This camp also consisted of the old and played out Indians who were uuale to z. on raids any more. The 32j in this camp, were a dead load n the band, who were tO be fed and were of no good Co them whatever. The surrender was voluntary. They We're received and es- cOrted back to Arizona by our troops. When Crook had taken possession Of the camp about ljO warriors came to him and had ''talk," and said they would go in, and actually went within one days march of the lIne, Crook giving them rations all the way. On the march they would leave Crook in the morning and go of and raid on the MeXlcans, return Ing at night, bringing stolen cattle with them, which they would kill in camp, but would not give the soldiers a bite, though they would draw their rations all the same. When they got near the line they bsde Crook goodbye and went back Co their families Tn their strOnghOlds When they were thus following Crook along they worked the trusty e scouts for over 5000 rounds of fixed ammunition for their repeating rifles.
 Now, what has been accomplished by this great campaign: Nothing, worse than nothing! Chatto, BOnIto and Geronimo, the worst thieves in the bunch, with their warriors and fam ilies, are snug in thelr fastnesses with some three or four thousand rounds of ammunition added to their stock, and have got rid of their useless sisters and their cousins and thelr aunts,' and all that were of no use tO them.
 There have not been less than five hundred white citizens murdered here in the last three years, and with few more campaigns like this the number Of Apache victims is liable io double. or what good IS an army in our midst? To protect the Indians in their viliainies. to stuff them with rations and supply them with ammunition IS all I have known of theIr doing for the last few years. If l there were no soldiers here We would be | better of, for then the citizens would do | something themselves; but now, if a l party of citizens get together and pur sue the Indians they are called outlaws | and are ordered to their respective | homes at once.