Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-05-11

border. The secretary !s not cispoaeu
to credis the rumors of ougagomonts
between Gen. Crooks forces aud the
hoetile Indiens In Mexico, In which
Crook was beaten. He thinks If the
tight had taken place the department
would heard 1t through uome military
post along the border.
The General Pushes tho Apnohes
Into Mexico.
OF the Globe-Democrat.
DEMING, N. NJ, May 8, 1885,
From reading the dispatches which
come from Washington concerning the
of Gen. Crook against the
hostile Chlrachaus of Sonora, l am
that the general public are
badly mixed as to what 1t Is all about.
As soon as Crook returned from
chihuahua to his headquarters ut
Wilcox, A. T., he sent q long dis
catch to the state department asking
that he might be allowedto modify
the terms Of the treaty. If, after con.
sultation with the Mexican generals,
such course was deemed advisable,
and agreed to between himself and the
generals commanding the Mexican
forces. The answer came back that
he must abide by the treaty, and that
neither himself nor the Mexican gen.
erals had power to modify 1t at all.
The general told me of the receipt
Of this dispatch on the day he received
it. But" said he, "there is somuch
Misunderstanding at the east concern
ing the true state of affairs here, I
wish that you would not mention the
correspondence In your dispatches
just yet. havea perfect right to csoss
the boundary on shot trail" and In
four days time GAtewood's scouts
will find Ch!raohua trail soms-
where along the border, and then | m
going after 'em. The department has
thrown all the responsibility on me,
md 1 am going to assume It," The
general would have been fast after
The flying Chlrschaus several days
before he left Wilcox had he not been
delayed by a threatened attack of the
UPJN sAN CARLOS.
As soon as 1t became evident that the
rangers had neither mum.
bers nor nerve to csrry Jut their
threats, ho was cff, leaving the San
Carlos Indians to look ont for them
eelvea y.
, The portion of Sonora where he Is
now operating was, under the old
Spanish rule, most important min.
ing and ranching district. Gold and
silver In fabulous quantities were dug
from Its hills, and some Of tho richest
placer mines the world has ever known
are said to have been worked there by
The old Spapiards. 1 sent you tee.
gram last night from this point
and spoke of the country
As almost deserted, and no
for the Chiraohsua mountains
and the Sierra Madres have been for
more years than the Oldest frontiers.
man can remember the home of the
wild Apache, the stronghold from
whose rocky sides he descended into
the valleys of Sonora, chihuahua,
New Mexico and Arizona to pillage
and massacre. I WAS struck with the
reply of Pa desh, the captured Chir-
schau, when Gen. Crock asked him,
"What sort of place is the stronghold
you speak oi2" SIT Is all up and
down" was his answer. when the
Mexican soldiers attack us we roll
down rocks upon them aud they GO
away" This tell the secret CT tho
long defiance which the Indians of
Apache blood have been able to give
the would.be civilizers Of the south
west. ] met
HON z. wASHBURNE
last night rsturnine from Los Angeles,
where he has been passing the winter
In search of health. "Where Is
Crook2" he asked.
SIN Old Mexico by this time, and
out of the reach Of dispatches ordering
him back"
"Well, I am clad Ct 1t. You have
captured John Kinney, king of the
cattle thieves; now let Crook rid the
country of the Apsches, and the Ds.
kots boom won't be worth mentioning
with the boom which will open out
here II prospectors can enter these
mountains with safety"
The cattle thieves are indeed down.
ed" to certain extent, but to down"
the Apaches is am1re diff suit task
Who are they2 Whence comes this
race of Indlsus, surprising in intellect
all other branches Of the North Am
erican savage rsoes2 Or medium sta
ture, slender figure, brows B,rAighter
aud broader than any other lndian,
cheek bones less prominent than the
Sioux or eastern tribes. They have
waged successful warfare through all
this region for hundreds Of years. Ii
rs almost pathetic to iaten to one of
tho better class Of ci izsns speak Cf
the long years of terror with which
they have ruled this border. st Ia
just this way every spring." they say.
''The country can never be settled un'
til they are exterminated.
CAPT. RoURKE,
OF Gen. Crooks staff, tells me that he
has made copious notes and careful
examination Into everything pertain
Ing to tho Apache religion, customs
and traditions. He showed me q great
pile of note books, compiled during
ten years service on this frontier, sno
he assures me that they ars the most
intelligent, intellectual Aavsges We hav'
to deal with. "WhAt do you think o
an Indian smart enough to cut tsls
graph wire and insert . small