Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-11
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ARIZONA.
The Apache War - Progress OF the
RecOrd-Union's" Special Courier To
wards the Front.

CHARLESTON, June 10.h.-Your dispatch,
directed to Tombstone, vss received. No
delay that can be avoided shall detain us.
We run light, and as our animals and our
selves grow hardened. we shall make sill
better time. We have put up our stock.
after thirty FIVE miles ride. / expect to
cross the line into Sonora at San Pedro to-
morrow night, forty miles from here, il not
delayed at the Custom-house at that point,
and then will telegraph you. We will have
then three enemies to contend with-the hos
tiles, the "rustlers" who infest this portion
of the line, and those who live by plundering
small parties. l have two cool, wary men,
and hope to have no trouble l am aiming
for fronteras, thence TO Bsnishs, where
hope to obtain guides to take
us into the Sierra Msdres by Crooks
trail. As yet nothing definite has been
learned from this END OF the mountains, ssnsa-
tiunal reports to the contrary, notEithstaod-
ing. There are many rumors in circulation,
bus none worthy of crsdenee. Along the
route We propose to travel occasional bodies
Of Mexican soldiers will be met, and the
nesrer we approach the scene of hostilities
the less danger for us, because the stations
will be found stronger, and not so far apart.
| have letters from the Consul st Tucson 10
the Comm snding General Of the Department.
General Torres. which will secure me all the
assistance may require, should we reach his
base OF operations. The Mexican authorities
are earnest 10 their cffsTs, and are heartily
cooperating with General Crook. Thsy do
not believe that be has met with disaster, nor
Do they believe thai he can succsed in pun
ishing the hosiiles there or drive them from
the fastness they have chosen, which is rep
resented to be impregnabia snd Of vast ex-
tent. The theory of the raioy season ending
the war, advanced by correspondent Of
Tombstone paper, ia untsnable, considering
Crooks tesacity Of purpose. 1t rains here
heavily at times, but the streams run down
quickly, and the grasses spring Up, giving
ample feed for the Indians stock snd enabling
them to proloDg the contest almost indefi-
nisely. That some email bands of hostiles
have been seen is no evidence that Crook had
bsatsn and Is driving them. To me it is
evidence thst they-these small bands
are runners between the reservations
aud the hostile camp, obtaining ammunition
fer those in the mountains, for il is well
known that tbs average Indian trader will
sell 6 hostile q gun or ammunition if be is
sble to 2sy for il, and tbs fact that some
squsws and pappooses have come 10 and
gone on the reservation, representing that
the hossiles desired to surrender, il DO evil
dsucs to me that such is the fact. It Is the
same old Modoc game-ve feed tie nome
bsian,s. while thsy obtain provisions. am
uaunision and news, which they convey to
the males We are lighting. / cannot under
stAnd how one st all eonTersant with Indian
tactics can fer moment consider this CIR
cnmssaues IS sn evidence thai the Indians
desire pescs. TEsy know they can have tat
az any time BY coming IN ard surreadering.
This poiRs tCnasles,onl u IN excellent plscs
TO ohssin news, ss * = port entry. Tne
hezdwasars Of the Sonora sn6 Ssa Pslro
rivers spring up within hslf nils Of eaea