The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-06-21
ERuTTFUL INDIAN CAMPAIGN.
Gen. Crook Relates in q Modest Way
His Fight with and Capture OF 400
Hostile Apac h es-The Apaches Now
nfost Submissive In Disposition.

Silver Creek, Ariz, twelve miles north OF tn
boundary, via Tombstone.:ILeft here May with
1913 Apache scouts under Crawford Got word to
Mackey With Chaffee's company OF forty-two men,
Sixth cavalry, and rations for two months on
mules. Followed the hostile Chiracahuas. The
of mules lost their footins.,> stepping
from the trail, fell down the proci-
pices and were, killed. The stronghold of the
Chiracahuas Is tho very heart of the Sierra
Madres The position is widely watered, with a
dense growth of timber, and plenty of grass
They had been camped near the head OF the
Bavispe, occupying prominent elevated peaks,
affording fne lookout for miles, rendefihE sur:
prise almost impossible; >, ana making
The y'laee 81 ths cRief Who ia The recent ratS
x lila Hss Sped The
1nnot DO estimated. Numbers Of dead bodies
we're found but the indescribable roughnsss of the
country bsn
captured. It is learned from prisoners taken thai
| the Chiracahuas were
UNANIMOUS FOR PEACE,
and dispatches two messengers to try to reach Sar
Carlos. On the 18th they began to surrender. The>
said their people were much frightened by our sud-
den appearance in their Businesses and had scat;
| tered like quail. They asked me to remain until
they could gather all tho bands together, when they
| would 60 back 10 tho reservation BY the terms of
the treaty my operations we're limited to tho time
| of the fight. told the Chihuahnas to gather IN
| their women and children without delay. They an
swered they could not get them to respond 10 the
signals, the fuetives fearing they might he beset
| thew had white boy who was In a village
umred by our scouts. He had run of with sauaws
who escaped and who had not yet been heard from:
come in il would remain short time This terms
Of tho treaty embarrassed me greatly and being in
that rough region with rations rapidly disappearing
feed. was compelled to return with the Chihua-
huas. We found six Mexican captives-fve women
and one child-taken By the Chihuahuas early in
women say they were captured near the Mexican
further state that when the Chihuahuas discovered
Apache scouts were In the county they
BECAME GREATLY ALARMED
and abandoned on the trail 300 head Of cattle
| which were driven away from points in Western
Sy g. hut %sss RGaa up Sp S a!ysP
Idly a. the condition Of Our stock aid the strength
81 the women and children would permit. W.
found the country depopulated for distance Of
100 miles from the Apache stronghold. The Chi
huahuas insist that they have always lived in the
| Sierra Madres: that even when the main body
| weut on the reservation some remained on tine
mountains. Of those who went out, there are
number who state that they have never been OF
a reservation. have strong hopes of being able tc
| clean the mountains of the last OF those now
Will vs. alo tno CtetS oeo ouA A>duas 81 o!tcu to-
ported killed by other prominent chiefs. We saw
Mexican troops, and after leaving the settlements
| in Nesorira did not see Mexican other than cap
tves rescued. have such assurances from the In
dams that tue white boy will be brought back alive
that am looking for him every moment, and will
inform you by courier.
CROOKS NONCOMPLIANCE
As IN illustration of Crooks modesty and
total absence of fuss and feathers in his make
up it may be stated that although the tight
aud capture occurred the 18th of last month";
he leisurely retreated his steps to Camp Sup
py, at Silver q eek, not sending courier
ahead to signal his movements The first in:
timation had of Crooks return was the arrival
of lieutenant at Col Biddle's headquarters al
8 a. m. Sunday, with dispatches for Camp
Bowie, tho nearest army telegraph station.
Upon making inquiry for Gen. Crook, who
was supposed to be q hundred miles distant
in the Sierra Madres, one can imagine the
surprise that awaited the camp when Informed
that Crook was only two hours behind with the
captured Apaches. About 10 o'clock Gen.
Crook rode in with his escort, aud greeted
Col Biddle with "a nice morning, Colonel u
and straightway struck out for washbasln,
which he had spied, and was coon engaged in
performing his ablutions. after which he threw
himself into camp stool and engaged in con-
versation about his campaign in an off hand
way a. if hunting the cruelest and fiercest foe
on the continent in tho widest and most mac
cessible country to be found was a matter oi
every day occurrence. lieutenant, name ur:
known, was the only person injured in Crooks
command, and he but slightly.