The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-09-09
INDIAN HosTILITIEs ENDED,
General Niles Twenty-One Weeks Aftoi
the Geronimo Band.

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FORT BOWIE, Arz., Sept 8.-Gen. Miles,
with a small cavalry escort, has arrived at
Fort Bowie, bringing in as prisoners Of war
Geronimo Natchez and three bucks and one
squaw, belonging to Geronimo's band The
hostiles surrendered Internationally to Gen.
Miles on Saturday, the 4th, at Capt. Law
toms camp, in SHELTON canyon, about sixty
five miles southeast of this place. Gen. Miles
reached LaVton's camp late in the evening
Of the 2d and on the morning of the 3rd
Geronimo came in from the mountains and
surrendered. Internationally. He said he
trusted to the mercy of the general, but ex-
pected to be treated as a prisoner Of war;
Natchez remained in the mountains until
the evening of the 4th and did not come in
until Geronimo went out to see him and in
duce him to come in. Natchez was afraid
that he would be killed as soon as he gave
himself up, as was his grandfather, Marquis
Colorado, who was murdered after surren-
dering Natchez is the son of the great war
rior, Cochiz and is the first chief of the Cher
cahua Indians. He delayed surrendering be-
cause be wanted to be the last one of his race
to lay down arms against the whites, whom
they had fought for more than two hundred
years.
While he was talking with Gen. Miles
terrible storm came up, which seemed to the
Indians TO forebode some evil destiny and
they appeared very much detected, After
the storm passed over a magnificent rainbow
appeared in the heavens and they seemed to
be in better spirits, and the whole band sur
rendered, asking to be treated as leniently as
possible. On the morning of the 9th Gen.
Miles, with the two chiefs and escort, set out
for Fort Bowie on the gallop and arrived late
in the evening Capt Lawton, with the bal
ance Of the hostiles, is coming by slow
marches aul is expected in Bowie this even
ing. Gen. Miles at once commenced arrang
ing to send the Indians out Of the territory,
and they will probably leave In a few days
1t is the generals policy to place them
where they will never be able to go on the
war path again. Geronimo is willing to go
wherever he is sent, and says that he thinks
it will be bost for his ch ldren to have them
put some place where they can learn to read
and write and be made good people, The
capture of Geronimo, and sending the
| Apaches out of the territory ends all Indian
| troubles in this section. 1t is just twenty
one weeks since Gen. Miles took charge of
the department., and he has succeeded in this
short time IN carrying out what many pre-
dicted could never be accomplished. The
hostiles have been run down and forced to
terms By series of the longest and hardest
marches ever made.
During the past four months the troops
have pursued these Indians over two thou
sand miles through the toughest and most
barren districts of the American country.
Lawton's command, B. troop, Fourth cav
airy, followed the hostile trail more than
| 200 miles, and finally forced them to an un-
conditional surrender, having completely
worn them out by allowing no time for rest,
and shutting off all possibility Of receiving
fresh supplies of ammunition or food.
The hostile band which has surrendered
numbers, all told, twenty-five bucks, four.
teen squaws and three children. One of the
children is baby, which was born while the
Indians have been out on the warpath. The
Indians say the child was born during the
night, and the mother was in the saddle the
deXt day flying before the American troops.
Gen. Miles makes public the following Off
cal dispatch: "The hostile Apaches surren-
dered on the 4th to the troops in the field as
prisoners of war, have arrived here with
Geronimo Natchez, and three others. Capt.
Lawton brings in the remainder All will
be shipped out of this country about 1900
miles east. am also moving all from Fort
Apache in The same direction"