The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-29
AFTER THE APACHEs.
General Crook on the Trail
s- of the Sayages.,
ON THE BLOODY wARPATH.
A Disastrous Waterspout In Indiana
Preparing for Victor Hugo's
Funeral
After the Apaches.


SAN Francisco, May Is. = General
Crook has telegraphed from Arizona to
the military department as follows: No
more troops are needed at present, the
troops from Bowie are stationed in the
Stein pass, those from Huachuca at
Mount Guadalupe canyon, to intercept
the hostiles if they should double back
TO go into Mexico. by the usual trails.
Major Van Vliet with eighteen officers,
and 240 men of the Tenth cavalry, and
Captain Pierce and the Indian scouts
from San Carlos are at Fort Bayard and
east of them, cooperating with the
troops of New Mexico, is Lieutenant
Davis, with sixty Indian scouts from
the Apaches He is still on their trail,
in pursuit into the mountains. What
has made 1t so difficult to get any def
mite information in regard TO the Indi-
ans is the rapidity of their march. they
having made about 100 miles in two
DAYS over an exceedingly rough country.
Denver, Col, May 2S.-Necs' Silver
City, \. NJ: The Apaches are making
bloody trails through this section. 1t
is now thought there are three or four
different bands depredating and muir
dering in as many sections of the Ter
ritory The hostiles are thought to
number about 800. Four chiefs are
with them, Geronimo. Mana, Natcha
and Chihuahua. This morning five
dead bodies, a Mexican family consist
ing of man, wife and three children,
were killed five miles from here,
brought in, and buried to-day. One
other is known to have been killed in
the same vicinity, and one badly
wounded The party which left here
last night returned. to-day for supply
of fresh horses. They report numerous
ranches on Bear Creek sacked, horses
stolen and cattle killed. The Indian
trail was followed from there to the
Pinos Altos foot hills, where
last nights killing was done.
The Indians approached to within
four miles of Fort Bayard. Three
troops of cavalry are now in pursuit. 1t
is reported that the Indians are doub-
ling back on the old track in the direc-
ton of Bear Greek. This band num-
bers seventy-fve or eighty. Another
band on the ella river drove off 100
head of horses. Two couriers are mis-
sing. Three additional prospectors
were killed south of Fork Whitewater,
one named Joe Bunting. On Mogollan
Creek the latter made brave fight and
killed two Indians. one a chief, The
fight was witnessed by Bunting's part
ner, just coming into camp. He sue
ceeded in killing two before getting
away News is just received OF addi-
tional killings in the Black Range. Fa-
miles from all the surrounding coun-
try are in town. Intense excitement
prevails.
New Mexico: The two of Geronimos'
squaws, captured by the Indian police,
have arrived here. One of them wore
five gold rings, evidently taken from
victims of the present raid. The
squaws tore their hair and widely la
mented their fate. Major Van Horne
is here and has received an offer from
San Juan, chief the Mescaleros. of $50
warriors in case the hostiles come east
of the Rio Grande River.
SAN Francisco, May 28.-Chronicle's
Deming special: Thirty Indians who
passed Camp Fleming last night, killed
Eve men within five miles of Silver City.
A company of volunteers from Silver
City are in pursuit of the Indians. The
military are doing nothing. Intense
excitement prevails. The town will be
guarded tonight to prevent possible
surprise.
Tucson, May 2S.-Star's Silver City
special: Captain Madden struck Gero-
nimo's Dand of Apaches yesterday on
the Upper ella, and ran them into the
mountains, where he expected to fight
to-day, but the Indians evaded him.
Several ranches about eight miles from
here have been plundered and destroy
ed. A family of five Mexicans were
killed last night, four miles from here.
Three children were Drained. Another
Mexican was shot, but escaped with his
wife.