The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-13
A SURPRISE PARTY.
GEN. CROOKS. SHORT CAMPAIGN.
The Hostile Apache. Surrounded in tn. MOustAln
.Paain.ss.s Aad Compelled TO Surrender
After AfshOrt FIght-rhs Rlun.
dsr fOund Ia tbs Camp. ~

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Irived at Tombstone last night from CrooE'i
headquarters at Silver Creek, Arizona
bringing the first official information o.
Crooks expedition. 1t left American SOL
on fhe Sd OF May, marching 200 miles
southeast from San Bernardino, on the
boundary line Of Ohihuatta and Sonora,
following the trail Of the hostiies. Crook
was guided by Apache Nadaski, who Fas
captured near San Carlos just previous to
the expedition. Leaving ut point about
1.-TWO hundred miles south Of the line, the
command crossed the Sierra Madras range
and advanced fity miies over an indie
sCribably rough trail, eight mules being
killed by falling over erecipices, anu
pressed on without delay. They were
rendered nearly barefoot by sharp
rocks. After fourteen days hard marching,
night and day, lhe Indians camps, Of Chato
and Donite were discovered in the,heart OF
the Sierra Madras, in an almost impregna-
BILE position. The Apacnes did not dream
OF an attack, for the entrance TO the
stronghold was next to impossible. The
warriors were principally all out on raids
under Jack, only thirtY.seven bucks being
in camp with the women aud children.
TheSan Carlos scouts, under Capt. Craw.
ford and Lieuts. Atwood and Mackey,
with Al. Sebree, Mcintosh and Mickey
Free, chief Of the scouts, surrounded the
camp before the hostiles were aware OF
their proximity, and advanced from differ.
ent points, and were near before they were
discovered. The scouts secreted them.
selves behind rocks and commenced firing
upon the camp, creating perfect panic.
PRISONERS AND pLuNpER CAPTURED
Ainunbersucceeded in escaping, though
nearly all surrendered; seven more were
found dead in the camp. Five Mexican
women and little girl were recaptured.
They were taken from Carmen and Chihu.
ahua and are now with Crook in good
health. Everything in the camp was burn
ed or carried off by the scouts. Among the
property captured were 100 ponies and
mules, forty being loaded with plunder-
saddles, girdles, clothes, gold and silver
watches, and several thousand dollars in
gold, silver and greenbaeks-showing they
had been very successful in their raids.
Alter the fight most OF those who escaped
came in. Altogether 1888 prisoners were
taken. The Chiefs captured were Chato,
Bonito, Geronimo, Nach.z z, Loco and Mana;
the two latter were long reported dead. This
Chiefs say the American boy, six years
years old, captured a month ago in
New Mexico, Is with the squaws
in the mountain. He is no doubt
Charlie McComas. Runners were sent out
and he is expected hourly. Alter the fight
the command with the prisoners, marched
lelsurely back 10 American sol, and the en-
tire command and prisoners encamped on
Silver Greek, about 10 miles south OF
Tombstone. Not one OF Crooks command
was lost during the campaign. The courier
states the reason why Crook remains at Sill
yer Creek is that he il awaiting news from
the Secretary Of War as to what disposition
to make OF the Indians, as Wilcox, the
agent at San Carlos, refuses to receive
them, and he will 60 back TO the Sierra
Madras after the rest Of the hostiles II they
do not come. Z, us.,..I f.., .n- ts
| WEALTH AMONG THE IIosTlLEs.
In conversation with the COURIER, no
stated that the hostiles had plenty OF
money. One oldsquaw, who was the pos.
sessor Of three $50 bills, made inquiry OF
some one at Colonel BiddIes as to the
value oil her possessions. Upon being in
formed that the notes were for $50 each,,
she grunted and decided to, negotiate, and
pointed with her skinny finger to the
naught after the five on each one. Quite a
number Of the bucks had silver stars and
other ornaments beaten out OF Mexican
dollars on their headgear, and several OF
them had American double eagles made
into necklaces. A rough estimate OF
tho amount OF wealth among them
is fully 5000, and probably more.
The troops and packers Of the com.
inand state that the place where the
capture occurred is tue prettiest spot on
earth, and the road 10 1t ia rougher than
mortal man ever trod. Large numbers OF
the hostiles seen, pleased with the situation,
evidently expecting an immediate return
to. the flesh pots Of San Carlos. The only
complaint comes from some OF the squaws,
whose bucks are among those who made
their escape. Officers who were with the
expedition state that Crook had surrounded
the Indians before they knew his presence,
and that II he had not done 80 1t would
have taken six months and all the men In
Arizona to have gotten them out 10
CROOKS MoDEsTY.
As an illustration Of Crooks modesty and
total absence OF fuss and feathers in his
make up, It may be stated that, although
the fight occurred on the 18th Of last month,
he took his time to retrace his steps to the
camp at Silver Greek, not sending courier
ahead. The first intimation had OF Crook
return was the arrival OF lieutenant at
Col. Biddle's headquarters at 8 A. NJ. Sun.
day, with dispatches for Camp Bowie, the
neares. army telegraph station. Upon
making inquiry concerning the General,
who was supposed To be one hundred
miles distant in the Sierra Madras,
imagine the surprise that awaited
the camp when informed that Crook was
only two hours behind, with the captured
hos.iles, and about 10 o'clock the General
rode into camp with an escort and greeted
Col. Biddle with; "Nice morning, Colonel"
and straightway started out for the wash
basin, which he had spied, and was soon
engaged in performing his ablutions, after
which he threw himself into q camp stool
and engaged in conversation about his
campaign In an ef hand way, as II hunt
ing tquirrels.
4 Lieutenant, name unknown, was the
only person wounded in Crooks command,
and he but slighly. u
A MiSSING STEAMER