Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-14
THE HAIR-LIFTER'S HOME
A Pr0Cip tOuS Mountain Country
as Large as the State
Of Ohio.
The Probable Time Required
To Exterminate Three
Hundred Apaches
The Crets Buckle on Their ArtIl-
lery for n summer Tour
in Montana.

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LIMITING THE WAR,
CHICAGO, May l3 A Tucson (Ari
zona) special says:
Gen. Gsrcla's engagement with the
Indians In Sonora has demonstrated
that the band of renegade Apaches Is
much larger than heretofore supposed.
The general idea has been that they
numbered about seventy.fve. Gen.
Garcia estimates those on the west
side of the Sierra Madre mountains at
from 100 to 200, and those on the east
side will probably bring the number
up to 800 The country is most alb
rupt and difficult of scceas, and those
who remember the Modoc war In the
lava beds will appreciate the difficult
task before Gen. Crook. The Indians
cannot be starved out, because the
mountains furnish plenty of game. 1t
Is believed, In view of the fact that
this precipitous country Is equal In ex-
tent to the state of Ohio, 1t will re-
quire at least six months to subdpethe
Apaches,
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, May H.
Colonel linda, chief of staff of Cen
eral Fuero, chihuahua army, who was
In Elpsso, states that the movement
of General Crook across the Mexican
border Is not only approved by his
government, but that General Fuero
has instructions to take the field In
charge of troops stationed In Chihus-
hua to cooperate with Crook In the
grand Apache roundup. A line of
combinded forces is being drawn
around the savag's that 1t will be i'm.
possible for them to break through.
Colonel linda believes a blow will be
struck this time that will end In
the utter annihilstion of raid
ing Apsches. The soldiers of
the sister republic are all
anxiety to be led against the enemy,
and under Gen. Fuero, who has the
name of being an Indian fighter, they
hope to do good work. TIE fact CT
Crook being In old Mexico Is not re-
gsrded by tho Mexican government as
q violation of the treaty between the
two countris IS, his movements having
previously been arranged by the author
tiles of both ccuntrles. Upon Crooks
arrival at the Sierra Msdres the Mexi.
can troops will move, and there will
be music In the air.
Information just received from
blackberry states the Hualapis Indians
have been undergoing the most horri.
BILE suffeIieg lately from hunger and
disease, smallpox having killed some
fifty of their tribes. Others are fee
ing to tho mountains In hopes of es-
Gaping.
NOTHING FRO CROOK
denver, OIL, M,y 12.-The Elpauo
TEX, } Times says: Neither the Mex
lean nor our officers have received In.
telligence of or from Gen. Crook,
Col. linda, at Paso Dsl Norte, hal
directed the establishment of q courier
line from Janos to Courlllas, on the
Mexican Central. 1t Is In this direc'
ton that the Mexicsns expect to re
ceive the first dstlaite news, but on,
officers believe Gen. Crook will com
municate first from Guadalupe can
yon.
ELPAso, Tex, May 12.--No direct
news ia received from Gen, Crook al
yet. Mexlcans are using every exer
ton to communicate with a poiu'
where Crook Is supposed to be, fifty
miles frem the nearest railroad station
Gen. Fuero is en- route by way O.
Monterey.
Il CREES ON THE WAR PATH.
HELENA, Montana, May 13.-Col
Ilges, commanding at Fl. Assinsbeint
has information that the Cree INDIAN
are preparing for a general war
Three hundred lodges under Big Bear
Lucky Man and Little Pine, camped
within twenty-five miles of Fl. Walsh
ready to cross into Montana to aveng,
the loss of the Crees In the late hors,
stealing raid. Ilges sent courlers t.
Fl. Walsh demanding that the Britlsl
authorities take steps to prevent the
Indians crossing the line. Ilges think
the first attack will be made on the
GroEventres and Assinaboines, caus
ing great going on the war path ant
loss to northern Montana stock In
t%erests. A party of Crees a few day
ago stole forty horses from the Ben
ton & st. Louis cattle company, an,
are being pursued by two compani Q
of cavalry from Ft. Assinaboine.
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