The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-06-16
CROOK,s CAPTuRE.



Captured Without Es@<S.
Tucson. AT, June IA courier
arrived at Tombstone last night from
Crooks headquarters at Silver Creek,
Arizona. bringing the first official in
formation of Crooks expedition. Ii
left American soil OIL the 81 Of May,
marching 200 miles southeast from
San Bcrnardino, Oh t.le boundary line
Of Chihuahua and Sonora, following
the trail Of the hostiIes Crook was
guided by the Apache, Nadaski, who
was captured near San Carlos, inst
previous to the expedition leaving.
ut point about 200 miles south of
the line the command craSsed the
Sierra Madro range. advanced 50 miles
over an Iudcscribablv roHrh trail,
eight mule, beng kiIle,i by falling over
prccipiccs. The command pressed on
without delay, and were rendered
nearly barefoot by tbc sharp rocks.
After II days hard marching, night
AMI day, the Indian camps Of Chat and
BouIt" Wrr" discovered in the heart
OF the Sierra Mudrco. IN an almost i'm
pT"wuaal. position.
Tn Aparhrs dd not dream ODE at
tack. t,n the, entrance 10 TEE stroug-
bond wN> u.At to inpossioIc, and the
warriors Wei principally out OH raid
under Juh. only s. buck, being in the
camp with the women and children
The san Carlos scouts. mdcr Cap
Crawford and Lcuts. Atwood and
Mackcy, with Al. Dvbrec. Mcintosh
aud Mlukev Free, chiefs Of the scouts,
surrounded the camp before the hos
tile, were aware Of their prnAImitN
and advanced from different points
and were near before they were dis
covered. Tho scouts secrctcd them
selves behind rocks and commenced
firing upon the camp, creating per
feet pam. \ rumbcr succeeded IN
escaping, Trough nearly all surrender
ed Seven were foznd dead in the
camp; five Mexican women and IL little
girl were captured Tbe} were taken
from Carmen mI chihuahua and arc
now with Crook in good health.
Everything in the camp was burned
o. carried off 10y the scouts. Among
the property captured were 100 ponies
and mules, 40 being loaded with plum
der. saddles. girdles, cloths, gold and
silver watches aud several thousand
dollars N gold, silver and greenOacks,
showing they had been very success
full in their raids.
After the fight most Of those who
escaped came in. Altogether, 389
prisoners were taken. The chiefs CAP
tured were Chato, Bonito, Geroui-
mo, Natchcz, Lowo and Mana The
two latter were long reported dead
The chlei- SAY an American boy
wears old. captured d month ago IN
New Mexico, is with the squawa in the
mountains, He is no doubt Charlie
McComa, Hunners we're sent out,
and be Is expected in hourly.
After the fight the command with
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to TIC American SOL, and The entire
command viii TIC PRISONERS, Is 20"
ehcaHpeu on Silver IFeeE' about %
miles south OF tombstone. Not one
OF Crook 3 command was lost during
the campaign
The courier states that the reason
why Crook remains at Silver Greek IS
because he IS awaiting news IRON the
secretary OF war as to what dIsposI- ,
ton to make Of the Indians, as " H.
cox TIE agent at San Carlos, refused
to receive them and that be Will 60
back t. the Sierra M"dres after the
rest 9t tn uoStbe>, II they d. 10;
come ill.,
In cOn' erSatl"u with the "ourier he .