Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-13
ARIZONA.


Tucson, "a. IT, June 12th.-A special to
the Citizen from Tombstone says A courier
who arrived last night from Crook at Silver
Creek, reports that Crook, guided by the
Apache Nadaski, captured bsfore the expedi-
ton left, crossed the line and travelled 200
miles south and over the Sierra Madres.
After fourteen days march they reached
Chatto's and Boniso's camps, in the heart Of
the Sierra Madres. Most of the warriors
were outfon raid with Juh. Only thirty
seven bucks and lot Of women and children
were in camp. The San Carlos scouts under
Captain jack Crawford, Lieutenants Gotten
wood and Mackey, surrounded the camp, adj
vanced from different points and fred upon
the csmp. This created psnic and nearly
all surrendered. A few escaped. Seven
were killed. Five MexicAn women and lit
tie giTl wers recaptursd who we're taken from
Carmen, Chihushua, and sre now with Crook.
A hundred ponies, partly loaded with plum
der, and several thousand dollars were cap
tursi, showing that they had been successful
in thsir raids. Three hundred and eighty
three prisoners we're taken. Charley Nc
Comas is with squaws in the mountains.
Runners are out after him, and be is expected
in hourly. None of Crooks men were lost or
wounded.
The Apache War-GeneraI Crooks Official
Report OF Mis- Operations.
SAN Francisco, June 12th.-Following ia
the official report of bis campaign, msda by
General Crook 70 Adjutant. General Kelton,
and received at the army headquarters to-
day from Silver Creek:
SILVER CREEK (Arizona boundary.
june IL, 1888.
1 left here Msy 1st with 1893 Apache scolts,
under command of Crawford, Gatewoo and
Msckee, with Chsffee's company of 42 msn
oE the Sixth Cavalry, and ratio1s fo- two
months on pack mules. I followed the trail
Of the hostile Chiricshuas. The coantzy yas
OF inde5cribable roughness. A number OF
mules lost their footing, and slipping from
the trail fell down precipices and were killed,
The stronghold Of tue Chiricshuas was in the
very heart Of the Sierra Madres, in position
finely wasered, aud having denss growth CT
timber snd plsnty OF grass. TdeY had been
csmped for months near the head CT the Ba-
vispe, occupying the prominent elevated
peaks, sffofdiog fne lookout for miles, rem
dering surprises almost impossible, and rem.
deriDg retreat secure through the rough, ad Ia
cant canyons. Captain Crawford, With the
Indian scouts, early on the morning Of MAY
18th, surprised the village Of Chita.
the chief who led the recent raid
fight lasted pretty much all day, the village
being wiped cut The damage done cannot
be estimated A number Of dead toiiss
were found, bu. the indessribsble roughDess
OF the country prevented count being made,
The entire camp, with the stock and eyery-
thing belonging TO it, was captured. learned
from the prisoners taken th at the Cnific4-
huas were ANXIOUS for peace, and had already
sent messengers to try to reach San Csrlos
On the 17lh they began to surrender. They
ssid that their people are much frightened
by our sudden appearance 10 their fortresses,
and hsd scattered ike quail Tney asked me
to remain until they could gather all the
bands together, when they would 90 back 70
the reservation. By the terms OF TIE
treaty, my operations vera necessarily
limited az 70 time. After the fight told the
Chiricahuss to gather up the women saa
children without delay. Trey answered
that they could not get them 70 respond 70
their signal, the fugitives fssri1z tat they
might be sat upon By our Apache scyutB =
entrsp them. They told us they hzd wisa
thsm white boy, who was ia tie viliars
when jumped by oar scouts. He had rua III
with the squsws, who had escaped. and wzo