Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-13

rendering surprise almost impossible
and making retreat secure through the
rough adjacent canons.
Captain Crawford, with the Indian
scouts, early on the morning of May Is.
surprised the village of the chief who led
the recent raid into Arizona and New
Mexico. The fight lasted all day, the viii
lage was wiped out and.. the damages can
not be estimated. Numbers Of dead bodies
were found, but the indescribable rough
ness of the country prevented a count
being made. The entire camp, with
stock and everything belonging to
it we're captured. 1t was learned
from the prisoners taken that
the Chihuahuas were unanimous for
peace, and had already had two messen-
gers try to reach San Carlos. On the 18th
they began to surrender. They said their
people were much frightened by our sud
den appearance in their Businesses and
had scattered like quail. They asked me
to remain until they could gather all the
band together, when they would go back
to the reservation.
By the terms of the treaty my opera
lions were limited to the time of the fight.
L told the Chihuhuas to gather up their
women and children without delay. They
answered they could not get them to re-
spond to signals, the fugitives fearing
they might be beset b. our Al ache
scouts. who would entrap them. They
told US they had white boy who was in a
village jumped by our scouts. He had
run Off with the squaws who escaped and
who had not yet been heard from. They
assured me that every one of the band
should come in If l would remain a short
| time.
The terms of the treaty embarrassed me
greatly, al d being in that rough region
with rations rapidly disappearing. there
being between 800 and. 400 Chihuahuas to
feed, was compelled to return with the
Chihuahuas. We found six Mexican cap
tives, five women and one child taken by
the Chihuahuas early in May. They are now
with the command. These women say
they were captured near the Mexican Cen
trail railroad, at place called Carmen.
They further state that when the Chihua-
huas discovered the Apache scouts were in
the country they became greatly alarmed,
and abandoned on the trail the 500 head of
cattle that were driven away from points
in western Chihuahua, which were after
wards picked up and driven of by body
| of Mexicans.
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condition of our stock and the strength of
the women and children would permit.
We found the country depopuIated for
distance of 100 miles from the Apache
stronghold. The Chihuahuas insist
that they have always lived
in the Sierra Madras, and that even
when the main body went on the reserva-
ton some remained in the mountains. Of
those who went out there are a number
who state they have never been on there's
ervation. 1 have strong hopes of being
able to clean the mountains of the last. OF
those now with US, are the Loco and Mana,
SO often reported killed by other promi-
nent chiefs.
saw 10 Mexican troops, and after leav-
| ing the settlements in Nesorira did not see,
| Mexican, other than the captives res
cued. [ have such assurances from the
Indians that the white boy will be brought
back alive that 1 am looking for him every
moment, and will inform you by courier.