The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-06-21
FRUITFUL INDIAN CAMPAIGN.

Gen. Crook Relates I'm Q Modest Way
HIS Fight with and Oapturo Of 900
Hostile Apao h es-The Apacheo Now
Most submissive In Disposition.
Silver Greek. Arik. twelve miles north ps The
boundary. vi Tombstons-Left here Nay With
1913 Apache scouts under Oravford. Got word "a
Hackey with Cha6se's company Of forty-two nso,
Sixth cavalry. and rations for two months on
mules. Followed the hostile ChirscahuaA Tia
country ID OF indescrihabls roughness numbs,
Of mules lest their footing. Stopping
from tho trail, fell down the prec-
picss and we're killed. The stro1shold Of The
Chiracahuas 10 the very heart Of the Sierra
Nadrsa The position 10 widely watsfsd, With
dense growth Of timber, and plenty Of sraaa
They had BEEN canned near the head OF Tie
s6oFding dne lockout for miles, rendering . sur
prise almost impossible. and making
retreat sscars through adjacent canyons.
Cap: Crawford. With The Indian scoata
ssy , Sn u: IN o es vS ct .y Is ssr e.
s:y I'd q. !ii;;:s: 9: :iesS ont s: s.s:s::
be ct
country prevonted count being made. The ontire
camp. With stock and everything belonging to It, NJ
captured. It 10 learned from prisoner taken that
and DISPATCHED two mes.epsers to ~ TO reach San
c:sIcs On the I'M they began to surrender: The,
den appearance In their Businesses and had scat
tered like quail. They asked mo to remain until
they could gather oil tho bands together, whom they
The treaty my operation. xers limited to tho ti@s
Of tho 6gbt. told tie Chihuahuas to gather up
their women and children without delay. They %.
Signals the fueitives fearing they might bs beest
By our Apache scouts and entrapped. They told %
thev had = white boy who was 10 : VILLAGE
and Who had been beard
They assured me that every one ofthe band should
como in il would remain short time. Tbs terms
Ct tue treaty me ers:t and being 10
there being betwesn 500 AID loo ChihS.Suss "a
feed. yss compelled to return With tie chihua-
..s9
Nay: They arc now With tho connaad These
women say they were captured near the Mexican
ss.G,d It Dsc: sasd oasc They
Apache scouts were 10 tho county they
BECAME GREATLY ALARMID
and Abandoned on tho trail 300 head Of cattle
eet e'eisd HS :ea driven III
BY body Of Aexicana We marched back % rap.
idly ~ the condition Of our stock and the strength
found tho country depopulased for distance Of
100 miles from tho Apache stronghold: The Chi
huahuas insist that they have always lived IN thl
nt -. ~ ICY Ssoa wno" IVY ma!u oo4y
mountains, OF those who won't out, there are
number who state that they have never been on
reservation. have strong hopes Of being able Ia
clean the mountains Of the last OF those nov
with q. arc tho chiefs Loco aud Mana, often r..
ported killed BY other prominent chiefs We sav
no Mexican troops, and after leaving tho settlements
10 Nesorira did not sec Mexican other than cap.
tives rescued. have such assurances from the In.
dams that the White boy win be brought back alive
inform you by courier.
cRoox's NoNcHA1ANcI
As an illustration Of Crooks modesty and
total absence Of fuss and feathers in bis make
up, it may be stated that, although the fgh,
aud capture occurred tho 18th Of last month
he leisureIy retreated his steps to Camp Sup
ply, ct Silver Creek, not sending . courie,
ahead to signal his movements. The frat In.
timation had Of Crooks return was the arrival
Of lieutenant 1T Col Biddle's headquarters q
9 a. M Sunday, with dispatches for Camp
Upon making inquiry for Gen. Crook, WIS
was surpassed to be = hundred miles distant
In the Sierra Madres, one can imagine The
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, t"
and etraightway struck ont for washbAsn
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 Of hand
way - if hunting the cruelest aud aerceet foe
ON the continent In the widest and most inac
cessible country to be found was 4 matter Of
every. day occurrence A lieutenant, name mr..
known, was the only person injured In Crooks
command, aud he but slightly.