The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-08-05
GENERAL CROOK.
A Lengthy and Detailed Report of Iii,
Campaign.
Kindly Aid PrOfrered by Mexican
Officials.
Trials ana DeprlyatIOns Sustained


$500 N''"h A''fNAN0t
WASHINGTON, Aug. l.--General Crook y
report of his campaign against the Apoches
in Mexico has been received at the war de.
partment, After ieciiing the facts which
led TO the pursuit of the In
dinns, and the support SO Willingly
offered by the Mexican officers, he
says; We moved southeast, down the San
5ernardino, the most southerly brar ch OF
IaiJln river western Mexico. For three
days we did not see human being. the
whole country had been laid waste by the
Apaches, and much lana, formerly cult
waited, had grown up ia tangled
cane and mesquite. We followed the-irai
which our guide, Peaches" assured me
had been made by the hostile Chrucahuas
On the 9th OF May we passed by hamiots of
| Bayispe San Miguel and Borenca, whose
Inhabitants welcomed us with exuber.
ant JOY. The authorities Of Bavispe offered
to come to our assistance with every man.
If needed and also offered the services OF
four guides conyersant with the foothills
OF the Sierra Madres These oilers
did not accept for want of
transportation and supplies, and moi
believing th-t the guides could be equal TO
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
u buck and squaw, the surprise was com.
plete, and IN subsequent fight which
TASTED several hours, the Indians were
thoroughly beaten. The camps and their
contents were captured, and five halfgrown
Virla AL hnpu fol rfg
dead Indians were found afterwards. They
had been killed in the fight. The extr melv
rugged nature of the country, the
camp being situated halfway up
the preoipitous mountains, gushed
with ravines and arroyas, preventing
any exact count being made without
extreme danger from the Indians. who
might be wounded or hidden in the rocks.
aud who could have killed at their will
without exposing themselves There
was considerable property, stolen
from the Americans and Mexicans, found
IN the camp and about forty horses and
mules. Early on the 18th Chirlcuhus
entered my camp. lie il not
chief, but one OF the most promi'
nent men In his tribe, noted
for his intelligence and bravery. lie said
the country into which he penetrated was
looked upon as impregnable that the
Mexican troops had never succeeded
IN getting into ii, hut had
always been met and driven
back with rocks as well as bullets, IN soon
ny they had passed the foothills. lie ex. |
planned that since the security was 80 !
great, no men were absent on raids in 30. |
nora and chihuahua. lie told me wher. |
the different chiefs were raidng. H. WAS
also stated that with Chatto, was "A |
small white boy captured In New Mexico, |
aud corresponding SO closely |
with the description OF Charles |
McComas, that have no doubt |
IL is he, Tie said that In consequence of
the attack the Chiracahuas had scattered 10 |
the mountains like so many quail. and |
that he would 90 back and gath or them To. |
gether and return; but, said he, You
have Apache soldiers with YOU and my |
people will not respond to any smoke sir.
nails, because they may be sure your
scouts have them, He went ON TO say that
INC captive boy was alive and
In good spirits, but had gone off with the
sQuaws, who had broken away from the
camp upon discovering that our scouts
were closing in upon them,
From that on the Chircahuas came IN
rapidly from all points of the compass.
men women and children. All the chiefs
surrendered and gave themselves up,
The chiefs at last finally begged to be taken
back TO San Carlos. | replied tina. they
were asking great deal, that | had no
power 20 put them on the reservation.
and could not close INV
eyes to the atrocities which they had been
guilty Of Many of the Anne ricans wanted
their band routed out, and that II
| took them to San Carlos
no doubt u cry would be raised
for their blood, They had not only 20
fear the Americans, hut the Mexlcans also.
whose people they had murdered in SO
cruel n manner they could not expert
me to fight their battles or to palliate their
villainous conduct. The chiefs then said.
1--WE give ourselves up do with us as Won
please" They begged to remain where
l was for lew days longer.
and explained what scarcely needed an eS.
PLANTATION, that the country was 80 fearfully
rough that they could not gather up all OF
their people az once as they were SO
much scattered. To this | could not
assert, for the supply OF rations for the
command made such delay Impossible.
We had by this time SA Chirichua Indians
and six Mexican captives to feed and II was
about rs much as we could do TO
get back to our base without starvation.