Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-09-24
The Apaches,

The Evansville journal gives this
information about the the Indians
that passed through this city last
week:
There were twelve cars in the train,
two of which were baggage cars and
were used to carry the Indians
effects and supplies. The band con-
sisted of 270 warriors, sixty-two in
fants, forty-one half breeds, a num-
Der of squaws and ninety-three SOL
diers. Geronimo was not with the
band, and when this fact became
known many were disappointed.
Geronimo was taken direct 10 Florida
via. New Orleans and has probably
reached Florida ere this time. These
Indians were Warm Springs, and
were not, it is believed, actually on
the war path, but they sympathized
with Geronimo, supplied him with
ammunition, information and assist
ance, and were dangerous to let re-
main in the West. The band is the
last of the Apache tribe in the far
Southwest that has or will give the
Government trouble, and their re-
moval has cost thousands of lives and
millions of dollars to accomplish.
, When they left the Territories the
curtain dropped on bloody drama
, that has been play ed for many years
and kept Southwestern New Mexico
Southern Arizona and Northern
Mexico deserted waste. The prin-
! cipal Apache tribes are the Mescaleros
Warm Springs, Jicarillas and Chiri.
cahuas, all of whom have been al
times the scourges Of the Southern
border Soon after the Mexican wal
the Apaches, under their great Chief
Cochise, maintained successful wal
against The Americans and Mexicans
, and were never fully subdued.
The troubles which have just ended
were distinct from the wars of the
time of Cochise and arose from the
removal Of the Apaches from the
Warm Springs Reservation to San
Carlos. The Indians believed these
famous springs had supernatural
qualities, and also claimed that they
could not live Oh the new land allotted
to.them which was too sterile to
grow corn. Victoria was the first
leader to break away at the
head of a band of Jicarillas. lie
swore he would never surrender,
but would die fighting rather
than starve TO death, and for several
years he raided through Mexico
New Mexico and Arizona
numbering every man, woman and
child captured, until, driven acros:
the line, he and his band were cap.
tured by Mexican troops. The latter
did not know Victoria, but desiring
to discover him so that they nigh
revenge themselves by torturing hin
they offered his men, one after an
, other pardons if they would poin
him out. Not man betrayed him
and they were led out in squads O
ten and shot without exhibiting til
D slightest fear. Somewhere anon
t the. Jicarillas Victoria died, but hi
e enemies did not know where O
Q when.
} The Chiricahuas were the next t
o break away, and under Juh ravage
S that border in frightful manner
T. Juh was finally killed and the suryiv
b ing members of the band driven bac
to the San Carlos reservation. Oh
serving that the bad Indians wer
not punished, but on the contrar
were treated better, the Chiricahua
h who had up to that time been appar
s emily peaccable, began to grow rest
less, and number OF them 500
broke away with Geronimo. For owe
two years they murdered and stol
with impunity on both sides of III
line until theGovernment was arouse,
= and Gen. Crook was sent to reliev
a General Wilcox. lie instituted Wig
orous campaign and finally capture
+ Geronimo and his entire band bu
h many of them again escaped, an
Gen. Crook was relieved by Gen. Ne
= son Miles, under whose managemer
9 the capture and removal of the ban
were accomplished.