Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-06-13
THE WAR OVER.

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SAN FRANCISCO, June 12.-The following
dispatch from Gen. Crook was received at
military headquarters this afternoon:
Silver Creek, A. T., ~ miles north Of
boundary, via Tombstone. 1 left here
May with 1873 Apache scouts under Craw-
lord. | got word to Mackey with Chaffrey's
company OF 40 men Of the Sixth Cavalry.
we had rations for two months packed on
mules. We followed the hostile Chirica-
huas into q country Of ind~escribablo
roughness. A number Of mules lost their
iooting, and slipping from the trail, fell
down a precipice and were killed. The
stronghold Of the Chiricahuas was in the
very heart OF the Sierra Madres, a position
hnely wstered and having a dense growth
OF timber and plenty Of grass. They had
been camped a few miles from the head Of
the Bavispe. occupying prominent Gle
waited peaks, affording q fine lookout
for miles, and rendering surprise almost
impossible. and making retreat secure
through the rough adjacent canons. Capt.
Crawford. with his Indian scoute, early on
the morning Of May Is surprised a village
Of the Chata chief, who led the recent raid
into Arizona and New Mexico. The fight
lasted all day, and the village was wiped
out. The damage done cannot be esti-
mated. A number Of dead bodies we're
found. but the in~describable roughness Of
the country prevented q count being made.
The entire camp, with the stock and every
thing belonging to it, was captured. We
learned from prisoners taken that the
Chiricahuas are anxious for peace, and had
already sent two messengers to try to
reach San Carlos. On the 18th they
began to surrender. They said their peo-
pie were much frightened by
our sudden appearance in their
Businesses and had scattered like
quail. They asked me to remain until
they could gather all their bands together
when they would go back to the reserva-
ton. By the terms Of the treaty my oper-
atoms we're limited to the line Of the fight.
l told them to gather up their women and
children without delay. They answered
that they could not get them to respond
to signals, the fugitiyes fearing that they
might be set upon by our Apache scout
to entrap them. They told us they had q
white boy who was in the village jumped
by our scouts. He had run off with the
squaws who had escaped and who had not
yet been heard from. They assured me
every one Of the band should come in il /
would remain q short time. The terms Of
the treaty embarrassed me greatly, and
being in that rough region. with rations
rapidly disappearing, there being be-
<ween 300 and 400 Chiricahuas to
feed, l was compelled to return with
the C~hiricahuas. We found six Mexican
captives, five women and one child, taken
in chihuahua early in May. They are To-
with the command. These women say
they we're captured near the Mexican Gen.
trail Railroad, at q place called Carmen.
When the C~hiricabuas discovered that the
Apache scouts were in the country they
became greatly alarmed and abandoned
one trail and the 800 head OF cattle they
we're driving away from points in western
Chihuahua. These cattle were afterwards
picked up and driven off by a body Of
Mexicans. We marched back as rapidly
as the condition of the stock and the
strength OF the women and children would
permit. We found the country depopu-
lated for q distance Of 100 miles from the
Apache stronghold. The Chiricahuas
insist that they have always lived
in the Sierra Madres, and that
even when the main body went on
the reservation some remained behind in
the mountains. OF these now with us
there are 8 number who state that they
have never been on q reservation. | have
strong hopes Of being able to clear the
mountains of the last one OF them. Those
now with us are Loco and Names. so often
reported killed, and the families of other
prominent chiefs. We saw no Mexican
troops, and after leaving the settlements
Ma Sonora we did not see any Mexicans
other Thar the eaptives rescued. / have
such assurances from the Indians that the
white boy will BIO brought back if alive
that I am looking for him every moment
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