The Daily Tombstone., 1886-06-02
Bucks and Squaws Enjoy Life
 nf Uncle Sam's Expense.
An Interesting Description of
 Life at n Frontier Post
Tn the Territory of ArizOna---A Farewell Dance nt Fort
 Bowie.

Md4A dliu LA APASsSJ "AAHAhS AASAAA N4 Bowie gives the following interesting description of the arrival of ChihIa- hua and his band at Fort Bowie, and their life prior to the departure for St. Augustine, Florida.
 fHs cry of the residents of Arizona tor protection against the ravages of the Apache Indians, which ascends daily to Heaven, appears to be un- heard at Washington. The industrious farmer and honest ranchero want the war stopped, but there are those here, in great numbers, too, who wish the strife prolonged indefinitely for mer- cenary ends. For some months lot of women and children, captured by Captains Crawford and Davis, have partaken Of the hospitality of the log cabin adjoining the guard-hcuse, diluted with sufficient freedom. The youngsters romped outside at will, and the squaws adorned the porch of the guard-house daily. They were . rather industrious set and turned many proper peso by weaving hand sr!,,o ,,, b,sttetss cl ,a5r-orass in tba Mosqui style, making moccasins for the soldiers and constructing toy models of their unique cradles. They were also given some light work to do around the post, which helped to keep them healthy and happy. Among these captives we're several children of Natcliez, two of Geronittio'g wives and a son and daughter of the sssniae tedoubtaBte reregade. When Lieutenant Edison arrived with his fifty-eight prisoners from tho Sonora surrender the guard-house captives were led out to join them. It was q happy reunion.
 Chief Chihuahua was especially de- lighted to meet his wife, and tliree children. The whole band went down to little dry arroyo. three-fourths of rIiie from the post, and camped amid the sand and rocks. Firewood and rations were hauled out to them and they quickly made themselves comfortable. For the first day the improvements comprised only a grub ping Of cacti and the building of somi-cirGular %ind-bfcaks with bushes, etc. But soon the patient squaws had achieved village. The tall stalks of the century plant were passed over tie spaces incloscd by wiRd-breaks, and around these rude tent-poies were stretched blankets or numerous rods of unbleached muslin. These roofs were, on an average, about three and one-half feet from the ground. The general effect of each tent reminded one of such an umbrella as our friend lends us on Q rainy day. They were effective, however, in keeping off the wind and rain-which is where they overmatched tho umbrella.
 While the squaws trudged about in these domestic pursuits, the bucks were equally industrioGs-in gam bling. They squatted {, TO md blankets spread in the sand and deftly dealt coonkan (the Mexican montel, slap ping down their plays with the pee uliar vehemonce winch you may sec as veil in q Chicago saloon as in all Apache camp. They gamb!ed tof money, for cartridges, for blankets and for ponies. Tieir chips were some times coffee, beans, sometimes cart ridges, and often meat, sliVers of bear grass, cleverly bundled. A fair shafc of the day, however, they rested from gambling and devoted to personal adornment. Down under some wind warding bush you would stumble up on an athletic warrior, carefully paint ing his face in crimson rings and
 stripes, or; msyhap, modifying his great crop of hair @ith list-sized chunk of mutton tallow-base bar
 barian, who has not yet learned the
 delicacy of civilized refinement in
 rouge and perfumed lardl
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