The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-23
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~ Related " unle,ni hepefts " HhHay
Headquarters iisssiis inaisHs sur tsissd
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"snefHi tfn"h's tampaiss IN ihs Alsftw
"a Related " unle,ni Hepefss " HhHary
Headquarters Hostile iaaisHs sur bFsssd
In theft sisonshsia. efl flhi.4
fucaos, A, T., June ~
A eouriaf arrived at Tnmhs,one las,aight
from Crooks headquarters. ai silver cfrek,
A, u, bringing The first official Information
N uf0dtf expedition. II lrit Anarican
seil on The " 81 May. marching 10 miles
southeast frvni ean ii"rnarllna, on the /
boundary lina u Chihuahua and Aunpss,
following The trail of the hostlles. Crcot
was guided by the AImcle Naacsti who
was captured near Han Carlos. Just prcyi.
GUS 10 tho expedition. Leaving At point
about 300 mllss aoutli u the line the rorni
mahd CROSSED N. sierra Madre ranee, al.
vaneing any miissbnek Oh mn indeldriha.
bly, raush tran. right mules bcinE liIlei by
falling over precipices, aud pfc4sed an Will.
out delay and rendered nearly barefoot by
the sharp rocks After fourteen dayshafd
marching night and day, the Indian csmps
Of Chuto and Bonito were discovered In tho
heart Of the sirra Madreu, IN an alnca
lrnpregnntle position. Tho Arauhcs ,iid
not dream of mn attack, for cntrancs 10 tho
trenches was next ~ lmpsssihle. The war
| rlprs were principally OUT ON a raid ,mdpr
Juh, oniy thlfty-xsyen bucks being IN, camp
with the women and children. Tho San
Carlos scouts, under Capt. Crawford and
Lieutenants Atwood aud Matkay, with
Al t,ebalL Mcintosh and Mickey Frec,
chiefs Of the scouts. Surrounded tho camp
before the hostiles were aware OF their
proximity and advanced from different
points aud were near before they were div
covered. Tho scouts sccrctcd themselves
behind the rocks and commenced ifIng
upon the camp, creating perfect pants
A number mcccsdsd IN escaping, though 4
nearly all surrendered. Seven were found
dead In camp. Five Mexican women and
a little girl were recaptured. They were
taken from Carmcn.to chihuahua, and src
with Crook In good health. Everything In |
the camp was burned or carried on by the
scouts. Among the property eaptored
were 100 ponies and mules, forty being
loaded with plunder, saddles, girdles,
clothes, gold and silver watches and scv.
eral thousand dollars In gold, silver and |
grcehbacks, showing they bad been very |
niccessful In their raids. After the lght |
most OF those who escaped came IN. Alto
eeihcr yB prisoners were taken. The
chiefs captured were Chato. Bonlto. Ger,
onimo, Nachex, Loco and Mana. Tho two
latter were long reported dead. The chiefs
say an American boy, SIX years old, cap.
turcd a month ago 10 New McxieQ,is With
the sq,iaws IN the mountains. He IL, no |
doubt, Charlie Mecomaa .a -
ia creoh,s Operations In thu sicvsss.
nsieg ! FaAsoIsoo. June -.
1hs following dispatch from aensfh
Crook was received at military headquars
ters this afternoon:
"HfLvkh CREEk, A. T., twelve milcs
north Of the boundary, via Toinbstone.-.
Left here Nay l, with iD3 Apache scouts
under Crawford. Got word Mackcy was
and a sistS savairy r~iiIs ra,Ions f fcf two Two
pienths on utuler. Followed tho hostiles
Into tho ChIraeahuas, . couutry. o. ronsid.
| arnbIe roughpess. A number of mules lost
their footing In stepping from thc trail,
| falling down .precipises, and were Killed.
| The stronghold Of the chIracphua Il the
very heat of the SisFrn Msdres, q position
Gnsy ynS w",ss,s n,s wsA y Ne q $ s
camped near ths bead Of the Bnnispe. 90
cup}ing promIhent elevated peaks AFFORD.
Ing hne lookout for miles, rendering
surprise almost impossible, and making
their rcsrcat securc through rough adjAornt
canyons. Capt. Crswfsni, Win Indian
scoyts, early on. ths morning Of
May 10 s.gprissd ths village q
Into Arisona and New Mexicn Tho fight
lasted all day. Tho village was wiped
out. Tho damage donr can not b estl- 1
mated. There wcru anuinbsf Of dcad bodies,
but the indsscribabls roughness OF The
country preyeptcd n connt being maie
Tue entire camp, with stock anil evcy
thing bslonsing 10 II, was eapiared. y was
learned from prlronsrs taken that the chlra.
already two mssseneess out 70 w ard
reach Han Carlos. On tbs l'th they began 10
surrender. Thsy said their people wers
| much frightened by our sudden appear. !.
| ancs In their fastnesscu. and had scsfiefed 4
like quail. They asked me 70 remain pntf
they cvuid gather all the bands together. 4
when they would 10 back 70 ths reserva'
tions were limited 70 the time 81 the hghi.
| l told the Chiracahuas 70 gather up thfIr
women and children without delay They
| answered they could NOD get them 70 re-
| rpond 10 the signals, the fugihves fearing
thsy might be bssst BY Cur Apache scouts.
| who would outrage tbsm. They told us
they bad whIts boy who was In ths VII.
lage jumped by our scouts. He had run on
had not yet bssn heard from. Tkry asssred
mo every one Of The band shsuld CONS IN
| u would remain short time. The terms
Of the treaty embarrassed M greatly, and
being In that rough region with rstinns
| rapidly disappearing. there being between
900 and >od Chirsahuas 70 led. | was
eo.npsllsd 70 return Win lhs J chifa'
tsrsn in chiSsshus early in Nay.
They ere now With The comg,snd
Those wofnen say they wers oapfurcd 9sar
the Msrican Centrnf Railroad q Z plaos
| called Carmen. Thsy further sEAas' that
when the Chlracahuas discovered bs
Apache scouts wsrs In the country thsy -
cams greatly alarmed and abandoned on
shs ,.sll Ne 90 hesd q ssssl1 sh;X ysrs
chIhu.has. fSs % sassis '' vsss = .fs.svssi
ieans. We marched back = rspI1ly = ~
condittou Of she stpck and the sffenEfh u
shs women and children would permit We
found The country dspopulated for . de
lsnfs Of 10 miles fruu We Aperhs gsroag.
hold. The chir1r.hpss In,sst that tesy
even when the main body vent On ~
rsservstios soms rsmsinsd hshisd IN W
mountains. OF those who went Ont
thsss are > numbsr VIM stats shae Ny
have nsver hesn on reservation. heve
strong hopes Of being ahis 10 clear ths
mountains Of ne last Of thos< now WITH
us ars Lsco ard Mana, % ofssn rspps4st
killed, and The familIs, q cshss peonlnsI1.
after leaving The se<slementa IN Ne horih.
eest Of Bpnorp did not - q Msxtcsn oelHnr
than the captivcs rescusd. / kAvp surh -.
sursnces ffom ths Indians that ~ vhi1e
boy win b. brought bach sIivs that N
looking for him every moment. and VII
inform yeu By ceuFieFg
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