The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-06-22
FRUITFUL INDIAN oAMPAIaN.
Gen. Crook Relates in q Modest Way
HIS Fight with and Capture Of 400
Hostile Apac hes-The Apaches Now
Most Submissive in Disposition.

Most Submissive In Disposition.
Silver Creek. Ariz.. twelve miles north Of the
boundary, via Tom6stone.-Left here May with
1913 Apache scouts under Crawford. Got word tc
Mackey with Chaffee's company of forty-two men,
Sixth cavalry, and rations for two months or
mules. Followed the hostile Chiracahuas. The
country is of indescribable roughnesA number
Of mules lost their footing, stepping
from the trail. fell down the preci-
nices and were killed. The stronghold of the
Chiracahuas Is the very heart Of tho Sierra
Madres. The position is widely watered, with q
dense growth Of timber, and plenty Of grass.
They had been camped near the head of the
Bavispe, occupying prominent elevated peaks
Affording fine Lookout for miles, rendering { sur
prise almost impossible. and making
retreat secure. through adjacent canyons.
Cap: Crawford. with the Indian scouts.
The village Of the chief who led tho recent raid
into Arizona and New Mexico: The nght lasted all
day and the village was wiped out The damages
we're found. but the indescribable roughness Of the
country prevented q count being made. The entire
camp, with stock and everything belonging to it. wa,
UNANIMOUS FOB PEACE,
and dispatched two messengers to try to reach San
Carlos On the 18th they began to surrender. They
den appearance In their fastnesses and had scat
tered like quail. They asked me to remain until
they could gather allthe bands together when they
the treaty my operations were limited to tho time
Of the fight. told tie Chihuahnas to gather uu
their women and children without delay. They an
swered they could not get them to respond to the
signals, the fuRtives fearing they might be beset
| BY our Apache scouts and eutrapped. They told Vi
thew had white boy who was in village
who escaped and who had not yet been heard from.
They assured me that every one of the band should
! come in il would remain short time. Tbs terms
Of tho treaty embarrassed me greatly. and being in
that rough region with ratons rapidly disappearing
there being between 800 ard 400 Chihuahuas to
feed, was compelled to return with the Chihua-
huas. We found six Mexican captives-hve women
and one child-taken by the. Chihuahuas early iu
May. They are now with the command. These
women say they were captured near the Mexican
Central railroad at e place called Carmen. They
further state that when the Chihuahuas discovered
Apache scouts were In the county they
BECAME GREATLY ALARMED
and abandoned on the trail 800 head of cattle
which were driven away from points in Western
BY body of Mexicans. We marched back as rap
Idly as thu condition Of our stock and the strength
Of the women and children would permit. We
found the. country .depopulated for distance Of
100 miles from the Apache stronghold. The Chi
huahuas insist that they have always lived in the
Sierra Madres; that even when the main body
| mountains. OF those who went out, there are
number who state that they have never been or
reservation. have strong hopes of being able tc
clean the mountains of the last OF those now
with are the chiefs Loco aud Mana, so often re.
| ported killed by other prominent Chiefs We saw
no Mexican troops and after leaving the settlements
10 Nesorira did not soc Mexican other than cap
tves rescued. have such assurances from tue In
dams that the white boy will be brought back alive
| that am looking for him every moment and will
| inform you by courier.
CROOKS NoNCHALANcE.
As On illustration Of Crooks modesty an6
total absence of fuss and feathers in his make
up, it may be stated that, although the tigh
| aud capture occurred the 18th of last month
| he leisurely retreated his steps to Camp Sup.
ply, at Silver Greek, not sending a courie,
| ahead to signal his movements. The fret in.
| timation had Of Crooks return was the arrival
of lieutenant at Col Biddle's headquarters a
q. IN. Sunday, with dispatches for Camr
Bowie, the nearest army telegraph station
Upon making inquiry for Gen. Crook, whe
was supposed to be hundred miles distant
in the Sierra Madres, one can imagine tue
surprise that awaited the camp when informed
that Crook was only two hours behind with the
captured Apaches. About 10 O'Clock Gen
Crook rode in with his escort, and greeted
Col Biddle with "a nice morning, Colonel .
and straightway struck out for washbasin
which he had spied, and was coon engaged il
performing his ablutions, after which he threw
himself into camp stool and engaged in con.
versation about his campaign in an Off an6
way as if hunting the cruelest and fercest foe
on the continent in the widest and most inac.
cessible country to be found was matter Of
every day occurrence. A lieutenant, name I'M.
known, was the only person injured In Crook'e
command. and he but slightly