Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-13
Gen, Crook Sketches the Mon
grel Mob Of Hair LifterS
Taken in the Mountains.
The Bloodthirsty Ohiefe, Mana
and Loco, Among the Oap-
tured Crowd.
The Village Of the Hostiles
Wiped Out in a Day With
out LOGS to the Victors.
Tho Flying Bucks Anxious fOr
Psaoe and Grub.
Special Dispatch to The BKn.

Special Dispatch to The BSH.
SAN Francisco, June IL. Tho fol.
lowing dispatch from Gen. Crook was
received at the military headquarters
this Afternoon:
SILVER CREEK, A T., IL miles
north of the boundary,via Tombstone
LEFT Tombstone May 1st with 1913
Apache scouts under Crawford, Gov.
Wood Mackcy with the Chaffee oom.
pany of 42 men and the Sixth cavalry,
and rations for two months on mules.
Followed tho hostiles to Chiracahua.
The country is of indescribable rough.
nesB. A number of mules lost their
footing stepping from the trail, fell
down the preclpices and were killed.
The stronghold of the Chiraoahuas Is
in the very heart of the Sierre Madres.
The position Is finely water.
ed, dense growth of timber
and plenty of grasr. They had been
camped for miles near the head of the
Bavispe, occupying prominent elevated
peaks,
AFFoRDING FINE LOOKOUT
for miles, rendering surprise almost
impossible, and making retreat secure
through adjacent canons. Captain
Crawford, with the Iudiau scouts,
early on the morning of May 10th,
surprised the village of Chata, the
chief who led the recent raid into
Arizona and New Mexico. The fight
lasted oil day. The village WAS wiped
out. The damage done cannot be es.
timsted. A number of dead bodies
were found, but the indescribable
roughness ot the country prevented q
count being made. The entire camp,
with stock aud everything else belong.
Ing to 1t, wac captured 1t was learned
from the pris taken that the Chira.
cshuas were unanimous for peace aud
had already sent two messengers to
try to resch San Carlos. On the 9Th
they began TO surrender. They said
their people were much frightened by
our sudden appearance In their fast
nesseu, and had
SCATTERED LIKE QUAIL
They asked nae to remain until they
could gather ali the bands together,
when they would 90 back to the reser-
walton. BY the terms of the treaty
my operations were limited to the
time of the fight told the Chir-
acahuas to gather up their women and
children without delay. They an
swered they could not get them to
respond to signals, the fugitives fear
ing they might DO set by our Apache
scouts to entrap them, They told us
\ they had white boy who was in the
Nviliage jumped by our scouts. He
had ran off with the squsws who cd
capped, and who had not yet been
heard from. They assured me every
one of the band should come in If
would remain a short time. The terms
pf the treaty embarrassed me greatly,
and being in that rough region with
RATIoNs RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING,
there being between three aud four
hundred Chiracahuss to feed, 1 waf
compelled to return with the Chirsc.
aheus. We found six Mexican cap
tives, five women and one child, taken
In by Chiracahaus early In May. They
are now with the command. These
women say they were captured neal
the Mexican Central railroad, at 9
place called Carmsn. They further
state when the Chiracshuas discovered
the Apache SCOUTS we're 10 the country
they became greatly alarmed snd
abondoned the trail. The 800
head of cattle were driver
away from points in weaterr
Chihuabua. The cattle were after
wards picked up and driven off By 6
body OF Mexlcans. We marched
back as rapidly as the condition o.
the stock and the strength of the
women and children would permit
I found the country depopulate1 fo'
a distance of 1C0 miles from the
Apaches. The Chihuahuss insist that
they have always lived In the Sierra
MADRAS; that even when the msir
body went on the reservation som'
remained bekind In the mountain
and have never been on reservation
have strong hopes of being able
TO CLEAN quE MOUNTAINS
of the last Apache. OF these now
with us are Loco and Mana, 80 otter
reported killed, and the families o
other prominent chiefs. l saw NJ
Mexican troops after leaving the set
tlement In northeast Sonora. l hav'
such assurances that the white boy
will be brought back alive that I an
looking for him every moment.
H. s., hxyn reiaH