Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-14
Crooks Forcss in Command Of
thu Camp with Scarcely
q Wounded Man.
The HusttIes Loaded Down with
Gold. silver, and Othor VAL
uable Plunder.

lOWluS tuo tthll Vi tno hObtilch' SEOOk
was guided by the Apache Nadsek,,
who was captured near 5 an Carlos just
previous to the txoedltion. Lsavlng
at q point about 200 miles south Of
the ipe the command crossed the
s ezra MAdres range, advanced fifty
miles over On indepcribably rough
trail, eight mule, being killed by fall
Ing over prectpices, aud pressed on
without delay, rendered nearly bare
foot by the sharp rocks.
THE CAMP DISCOVERED.
After fourteen days of hard march
ing, night and day, the Indians
camps OF Cato and Bonito were dis
covered In the heart of the Sierra
Madres in an almost impregnable po-
uition. The Apaches did not dream
of an attack, for the entrance to the
stronghold war next to Impossible,
and the warriors were principally ont
on o raid under Jub, only thirty.sev.
en- bucks being In camp with the wo.
men and children.
THE SURPRISE.
The San Carlos scouts, under Cipt.
Crawford and Lieuts. Atwood and
Msckey, with AL Sabre, McIntosh,
and Mickey Free, chiefs of the scouts,
surrounded the camp before the hos.
tiles were aware of their proximity,
and advanced from different points,
and were near before they were dis.
covered. The scouts secreted them.
selvea behind rocks and commenced
firing upon. the camp, creating = per
feet psnlc. A number succeeded IN
escaping, though nearly all surrend-
cred.
SEVEN GOOD INDIANS,
Seven were found dead In thu camp.
Five Mexican women and u little girl
were reospturEd. They we're taken
from Carmen end chihuahua, ard are
now with Crook in good health,
Everything In tho camp was burned ~
carried off by The sous. Among the
property captured were 100 ponies aud
alulcu, forty being IoRded with plum
der, rsdiles, glrcies, clothes, gold aud
silver watcaos, and severll thousand
dollars IL gold, silver and greenbscks,
showing that they had bean very sue
~cas.ful in their raids.
THE CAPTURED CHIEFS,
After the fight most of those ~ho
escaped came In. Altogether 3S3 pris.
oners were taken. Tae chiefs cap.
tured were Chato, Bonito, Geronimo,
Fachez, LOCO and Mana. The two
latter were long reported dead.
The chiefs uays an American boy siI
years old, captured @ moa.h ago, IN
Now Mexico, with IL the tqusws In tht
mountains. He Is no doubt C,ar!!s
McCcmss. Runners were sent out
and they are expected hourly. After
the fight tho command with prisoners
marched leisurely back to American
} soil, and the entire command With
the prisoners are now encamped or
, Silver creek, about sixty miles south
of Tombstone.
crooks COMMAND SAFE.
Not one of Crooks command wa
Loaf or even wounded during the cam
paign. The Citizen aud Epitapl
, courier, who accompanied the expsdi
: throughout, rode sixty miles to ds!
In ak hours, with only three relays o
:. horaes, to bring out the dispatches.
DETAILS OF THE APrUR
Thecourier states that another rsaso,
why Crook remains at Silver Creek
that he Is awaiting news from tn
secretary of war as to what disposition
to make the Indians, as Wilcox, III
agent at San Carlos, refused to recsiv'
, them, and that he will go back to h,
, Sierra Madres after the rest of tn
hostiles if they do not come. In con
versstion with Smith, the courie
mentioned, he stated that the hostile
had plenty of money. Ole oil
sluaw, who was the possessor o
t three bills, made inquiry of some ont
8 ct Col. Biddle's a. to the valu,
of her possessions. Upon being il
}, formed that the notes were for s.
!, each she granted and decided 7
negotiate, and pointed with her skim
). fiager to the naught after the five o.
Il each note. Q lite a nunoer of buck
had silver stars and other ornomen!
beaten out of Mexican dollars on rhal
hesdgear, aud several of them Amer
can double cages made into neck
% LAGER. A rough guess estimate OF tn
amount Of wealth among them Is full
So. coo, and probably more. I'll
n troop and packers of the comman
20 state that the place where the captu,
occurred Is the prettiest spot on asrtI
and the road to II roGgaer than mol
:: tai man yer trod, Mickey Free, Vi
ie noted scout, states that he hy
=, worn out & pair Of booVs and the
pairs of moccasins on the "trip. Lsrl
9. numbers of the hoatiles seemed please
with the sltoa,ion, evidently expeo
Ing an Immediate return to tho hesl
pots of San Carlos. The on.
D, complaint m from some
the squaws whose bucks are amor
those who made thei. escape. Ofi:e
Of who were with the expedition ste.
that Crook had surrounded the i
st dians before they knew of his pre-
encs; that II not done 80 1t Won.