The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-06-21
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SANFRANCiS(U. June fs.-The FOL.
lowing dispafch from Gen. Crook, was
rrceived at military headquarters this
SILVER CREEK ARIZONA
az miles north of boundary line,
via Tombstone
I left here May lst with 1913 Apache
scouts, under Crawford: got Wood
Aackey, with ChafYee's company of
~ men and % cavalry, with nations
for two months on mules; followed
the hostile Cheracahuas through q
country Of indescribable roughness.
A number Of mules lost their footing,
stepping from the trail and falling
down the precipice were killed The
stronghold Of the Chericahu.s were In
the very heart Of the Sierra Madras.
Their position was finely waterei
there. They had camped near the
head OF Ranispe, occupying promi-
nent elevated peaks afiording . fine
lookout for miles. rendering surprise
almost impossible. and making their
retreat secure through the rough ad-
jaceot cAn0ns-
Capt Cyawford, with Indian scouts,
early on the morning Of May Is, sur
priced the village Of Chala, the chief
who led the recent raid into Arizona
and New Mexico. The fight lasted
al day, and the village vas wiped out
The damage done cannot be estimated.
There were number Of dead bodies,
but the roughness Of the county pre-
vented . count being made. The en-
tire camp. with stock and everything
belonging to II was captured. II was
learned from prisoners taken, that the
Cheficahuas were unanimous for
pesce, and had already two messen-
gers trying 10 reach San Carlos. On
the 18th they began to surrender.
They said their people became much
frightened by our sudden disappear
amer in their Businesses and had scat
tered like quail. They asked me to
remain until they could gather all |
their bands together. and they would |
go hack to the reservation. BY the |
terms Of the treaty my operations |
were limited at the time Of the fight. |
/ told the Chericshuas To gather up
their women and children without de- |
lay They answered that they could |
not get them To respond TO signals, the |
fugitives fearing they might be beset |
by our Apache scouts and entrapped. |
They told IL they had a white boy
who was in the village jumped by our |
scouts He had run off with the |
squaws who escaped and who had not |
yet been heard from. They assured |
me that every one of the band should |
come IL ! would remain n short time |
The terms Of the treaty embarrassed /
me greatly, and being i'm that rough /
region, 18th rations fast disappearing,
there bei.,g between 30 and 4O Che /
ricahuas to feed, | was compelled to
return.
With the Chericahuas We found six /
Mexican captives-five women aud i
one child-taken in chihuahua, early |
In May. They are now with my com.
mand- These women say they were
captured near the Mexican Central
railroad, at a place called Carmen.
They further state that when the Che.
ricahuas discovered that Apache
scouts were in the country, they be-
came greatly alarmed and bandoned
on the trail the 800 head Of cattle they /
were driving away from points i'm
Western Chihuahua. The cattle
were Afterwards picked up aud driven
OF by = body Of Mexicans.
We marched back n rapidly rs the
condition of our stock and the strength
Of the women aud children would per
init We found the country depOpl.
lated tor u distance Of one hundred
miles from the Apache stronghold.
The Chericahuas insist that they have
always lived in the Sierra Madras
that even when the main body went
ON the reservation some remained be-
hind in the mountains. Of those who
went out there are uumber " no state
thai they have meyer hpcn ON the |