The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-09
General Crook Reports,


WAsUrNGroN, Aug. 5-General Crook 8
report of his campaign against the Apsches
in Mexico has been received at the war de-
partment, After reciting the facts which
led 60 the pursuit Of the In
dams, and the support so willingly
offered by the Mexican officers, lie
SAYS: We moved southeast, down the San
Bernardino, the most southerly oranGn o.
Zariin river, western Mexico. For three
DAVIS we did not see a human being, the
whole country had been laid waste by the
Apaches. and much land, formerly cult
waited had GROWN m in tangled
cane and mesquite. We followed the trail
which our guide, Peaches" assured me
mad been made by the hostile Chiracahuas;
ON the 9th OF May we passed by hamlets OF
Bayispe San Miguel and Borenca, whose
Inhabitants welcomed us with exuber-
ant ioy, The authorities Of Bavispe offered
10 come TO our assistance with every man,
m needed. and also offered the services Of
four guides conversant with the foothills
of the Sierra Madres. These ofiert
II did not accept for want Of
believing that the guides could be equal 70
those whom we had been following. On
The 18th OF May the scouts discovered
camps and indians, which were Afterwards
found TO be those OF Chato
and Bonita. In accordance
with my careful instructions. they would
have been surrounded, but. for the fact
that some scouts incautiously fired upon
a buck and squaw, the surprise was COM
plete, and IN a subsequent fight which
lasted several hours, the Indians were
tboroughiy beaten. The camps and their
contents were captured, and i've half-Rrown
girls aud young boys taken prisoners. Nine
dead Indians were found afterwards. They
had been killed in the light. bhe sNtr mely
] q "A
cSmp being situated halfway up
the precipstous mountains, gushed
with ravines and arToyas, preventing
any exact count being made without
extreme danger from the Indians, WI
might be wounded or hidden In the rocks
and who could have killed ct their viii
without exposing themselves. There
from the Americans and Nexioans, found
| in the camp, and about forty horses and
muIes. Early on the 18th Chincuhua
entered my camp. He il not a
chief, but one Of the most prOmi.
nent men in his Tribe, noted
I for his intelligence and bravery he salo
the country into which be penetrated vas
/ Nerican troops bad never succeeded
/ In gstfirg into Il, hut hsc
siwavs been met and driven
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I a. they hsd paced TIE footbi.ls- he eh
I pisinsd thst since the saeurity vas e
nest. no men were absent Oh raids IN 30
I nora ard ChihuahuA. He tod me vhers
! the different chief were hiding ~ -
/ siso stsfed that viii Chstto, vas =
srDsn white boy captured In hes hsxico
and corresponding eo.ss
v-ffh the description o. Chari-.
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