The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-17
A WHITE APACHE,
The Career of Streeter Who Left an
Indian Agency to Join the sayeares

The Career of Streeter. Who Left an
Indian Agency to Join the Saveages
A few days since Hermosile dispatch
announced the wounding and capture of a
white man, supposed to be l.. n. Streeter
while heading an Apache foray. The
Tombstone (Arizona) Republican of April
- says OF him. Streeter is about so wears
OF age and was born in California, his
father being captain of an English mer.
chairman trading on the Pacific coast. and
his mother a native Californian. OF his
ooyhood or early manhood very little is
known, he first coming into notice in Ari-
iona by his connection as clerk with the
san Carlos agency during Gov ,Saf1ords adj.
mlnistralion IN this territory. While there
he had some difficulty with the officials
caused, it is said, by his giving aid and com.
tort to hostile Apaches. He left there sud.
denly and went straight for the camp of Juh
ana Geronimo, which was then near Jaros
pass, ON the line between Sonora and chi.
huabus" 1t is stated that while he was Mt
,he agency he became enamored of a souaw
neloiginS TO TINS tribe, and it was this fact
that induced him leaving civilization to
cast ms fortunes with the Apaches. Gov.
Stafford offered a large reward for hts appre.
hension, some stories placing the amnnnt
as high as 5000, He was not apprehended
however, and has never returned to Art
Ionia, Since his residence in Mexico he
has visited and lived many times in the
towns, and been employed by citizens in
various civil capacities lie has been ar
rested number of times by the Mexican
authorities for completely in Apache raids.
but invariably discharged for want of eyi.
dence. During the recent numbering for,v
OF Jun's band through Sonora, Streeter
was engaged near Grenados in surveying
ranches, was arrested and then turned loose
as usual. 1t is stated that at the time Gen.
torres and escort were ambuscaded, a few
months since, by the Apaches, Streeter was
Win the general. quite number of the
escorts were killed, and the emainder, with
Torres, who was severely wounded, sought
safety in fight. Streeter was missing Tor a
while, but finally turned up in Hermosillo,
safe and sound. He Is said by those know.
ing MN intimately to be very intelligent
ana well educated, and q manuscript, now
IN the hands OF the writer, written while
Streeter was at Grenados, goes to prove il.
10 his intimates Streeter has always claim.
ed that his trouble at the San Carlos agency
was caused by his taking ground against
the wholesale stealing which was practiced
ny the Indian ring. In trying to give the
Indian his Just dues he incurred the enm t.
~ OF the thieves and naturally the graft
tu1e OF the indians. When he was forced
to leave the agency he was Obliged to ioin
the indians, AS the ring at that time was ali
powerful, and he was hunted and bounded
down to the starvation point. lie speaks
the Apache dialet iluently, and is said To
have great influence wi them isstandinp
among the savages, by whom he is known
as Don Cassamiro, may be seen when IL is
known that the eldest son OF Chief q eronimo
is named for him.