Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-06-20
Indians Captured.

A despatch from Arizona one week
ago tells how completely Gen. Crook
succeeded in gathering up the Indians
that he went.to Mexico to catch, Crooks
expedition. Left United States
soil on the 3rd Of May, marching two
hundred miles southeast from San
Berardino, on the bounGry line Of
chihuahua and Sonora, following q
trail of the hostiles. At 9 point about
two hundred miles south Of the line
the command crossed the Sierra Madres
range, advanced so miles over an in
describably rough trail, mules being
killed by falling over precipices, and
passed on without delay. The men
we're rendered nearly barefoot by the
sharp rocks. After II days. hard
marching day and night-the Indian
camps of Chato and Bonito were dis
covered in the heart of the Sierra
Madres in an almost impregnable po-
sition. The Apaches did not dream of
an attack, for entrance to the strong
hold was next to impossible, and the
warriors were principally out on raid
under Juh, only 81 bucks being in
camp with the women and children.
Tho San Carlos scouts, under captain
Crawford and Lieutenant Atwood and
Mickey Free, chief of the scouts, sur
rounded the camp. They advanced
from different points. The scouts Sc
creted themselves behind the rocks
and commenced firing upon the camp,
creating a perfect panic. A number
succeeded in escaping, through nearly
all surrendered. Several we're found
dead ic the camp and 8 Mexican wom-
en- aud little girl were recaptured.
They we're taken from Carmen and
aud Chihuahaua aud are now with
Crook, in good health. Everything in
the camp was burned or carried off by
the scouts. Among the property cap
tured we're 100 ponies and mules,
40 being loaded with plunder, saddles,
girdles' clothes, gold and silver watch
es, and several thousand dollars of
gold aud silver and greenbacks, show
ing they had been very successful in
their raids. After the fight the most
of those who escaped came in. AL
together 3S3 prisoners we're taken.
Not one of Crooks command was lost
during the compaign. One old squaw,
who was the possessor Of three bills,
made inquiry of some one at Colonel
Biddle's as to the value of her posses
sions. Upon being informed she grun-
ted, decided not to negotiate and point
ed with her skinny finger to nought
after the figure 5 on each note Quite
number of the bucks had silver stars
and other ornaments beaten out of
Mexican dollars on their head gear,
while several had American double
eagles made into necklaces. The
amount of the wealth among them is
fully S., 900 and probably more.
The troops stated that the place
where the capture occurred is the
prettiest spot on earth and the road
leading to it rougher than mortal man
ever trod.
The officers Of the expedition stated
that Gen. Crook had surrounded the
Indians before they were aware OF bis
presence, and that if be had not done
so it would have taken 6 months and
all the men in Arizona to have captur-
ed them.
1t is reported that the loss to the
Indians in the fight was seven bucks.
A lieutenant, whose name is unknown
the. only person wounded in General
Cooks command, and he was but
slightly injured.