Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-06-26
GERONIMO.
4 Graphic sketch Of the Campaign.

shows that the TIly savage ls not only strategiss of high order of ability, but that he Lbs guarded one point with con- sunmate skill. That is the lofty and rugged Sierra Azul CBlue Moun.Gin) broadly fiankel by high, rugged and deeply eroded foothills lying between the headwaters of the CoeosperI,the east erly tributary of :he MagdR,e1a. In this mountain fGs!uess Geronimo un- d0ubtedly has his women and children, extra supplies Of ammunition and all valuable pluuder (livs-stock excepted) accumulated daring his recen. uumeE- our bloody raids
 He left MGEs' command about the 27th of March, vi , E5OUt forty V Ear-iors and thirty-Cue children. Maagus had then been killed between Fronterns and Bacuachi. leaving band cf about four teen warriors aud siE or t.sht women and children. Mangus hed lll along re- fused to iist51 t0 any terms of surren- Ger and lad broken away from Geroni- a 70 because She latter even proposed Q consultation with Crock.
 These fJrces EE: segueutly uGited un-
 der Geronimo, giving him about fifty
 five warriors and thIriy-eight women
 and children. hJ women and children
 have been seen among the hostiics since they appeared about the boundary line,
 and IL is conclusive that they must be in
 Sierra Azul. Another strong proof tha. no w1men have been with the hCstiles is
 that no bodies have been muulated BOT
 prisoners tl5tuIci, for il Is the apache women only who are iiendIsh enough
 Tor such work, in which they compel the
 little children 10 participate in order to cultivate taste for blood and ucts Of cruelty.
 GercEim', leaving Maus' command
 about the 21th of March, was not heard Of for ten d.ys, or on Apul 9th. when be passed FIonteras in search Oi Man gus band. It wcala have taken him
 aOOC. two days 10 make ErOnteras from
 where he left Maus, but when be started
 toward BaNispe. hls old route to the
 Sierra Madre. evidently expected to be pursued by Crook, he rested on the Ba- vispe river and prepared for e iight. But finding no pursuIt wss being made
 he turned West GnI trayeleG ieisurely across tine country to Fronteras, passing that place CD Aptil 9th with over fifty
 garf'ors (Mangus' band having joined him, and attacking the Jauaverachi ranch. abOnt midway betws en Fronteras and the Sierra Azul, on the morning of April sth.
 The bOshles then reuGined profound ly quiet for twelve days. during that time estab!isting their camp and head quarters and placing their women and children in tLe Sierra AzuL Having done this they prepared ;Or the most active campaign in ihc history of the tribe. Moving IortLward they killed three men and two women between Can anea and Cuitaca APiil 2O.h the trail showing ccuciusivciY that they cane from the Sierra Aznl, douJtless leaving portion of their forces on the Santa Barbara peak, near tLe head Oi the San ta Cruz and but 8 few miles from Cui;a- ca, Co divert the course of any troops winch might be heading for the Sierra AzUl. The nam force then crossed the Casita range westerly and appeared ct the Sonora Railway station of that name
 ipnl 22d. During the night ot April 26.h they sprr-d death and devastation down the Santa Cruz, psssing Caiabas-s after daylight on the morning of the 27th of April and taking to the rugged mountains north of that place. Here a scattering band was sent off to the right tO draw the pursuit Of the citizens and soldiers, while Geronimo hims-lf with the main body slipped across thr popu- lous Santa Cruz valley five miles below Calabasas Gnd appeared at the Bear val ley horse ranch On April 2Sth.
 During the night of Msy ISt they crossed the railroad four miles south of NogHles, making back for the gateway to the Sierra AZul. StraCgiers were sent of to draw the pursuers northeast gnd they doubled back on the irail and reioiBcd Geronimo before Captain Iebo overlook him and precipitated the fight 0n the Pinic0 mountains May 3d.
 The "spOils Ci the chase" were then doubtless sent down to tLe Sierra Azul, n distance of Rbout forty-fve miles.
 Leaving a small force to guard the Ef teUay to his headquarters, Geronimo again moved nO,thEsrd into the Huo- cOmea il .uutallg and took up a strong position. where on the 1l'h of lliy, he three times rrFuiEed the MeNicaus. Captoin Lawt0a was then moving sousa Rloug tEc head oi the Santa Cruz direct ly toward the Sierra AZul, fifty mule4 ahead, with a strong force and sixty days supplies.
 This wGs a critical period for Ceron- imo, for be was not within supporting l distance Cf his plGnlcr camp aud vas besct by enemies. Of course a danger i signal Tas gwen. and tho little force be- hind swept around iu front of Captain | Lawtor, leaving as broad and conspicu- | 1us a trail Hs possible. Fms strltsgem | had tue Gssired effect. C8giaiu l.awton | struck tlis fresh t1ail ou tae very day | May llthl fighting vas going on ir the 1 thirty miles ocrthwes., and ! jf course followed It northwest. while ! it the me tine Geronimo was inovirg | south along the western slope, both .o | lvo.d beiEg caught between Altar Hex | clr Q, on the west ard Lawso1 or tle sGst, eGd to get between tie latter auc Sierra AzuL
 Hearing Of this move, Captain La-tCn hls steps tO the rgilroai end 'ta-ted south for Iuuris. where # seem d probable Geronimo Gud his band La3 crossed, but tnO late. for the yiiv Ile ,ot ahead Of hIm. Bu. GeT0niml WIS Oo smart too strike across to tine Sierra 'zul (uot more than thirty miies east 'gs. from where be CT ssed the rai.ro1dJ .s thel would lead Lsvton to his cs,1p. | Besides, Captain Hatfield lad moved outh iu the CanaBeG m1uutai. - 1eEui:-ce, tLus serinueis-Ts.-->l ,. i'. he .Is heaL "a .,.- sO sake "iy threatenr1c -4e,O easfters by the line from which ,aTtlin Lawtou had been diverted.
 After Eghung ali day ID the strong .o,d, on the Hu4c1mca, on the ll.h and .oldiug the position cn the l2th of May, Geronimo started on the night oi- the 2rh and made Eu extraordinary msrrh f ninety mill- il thirty hours, into .hc ,anauea mountains, th- whole route be- lg over gn extremely rough country, nd run i1 fr0rt %: cod around C8rtaiu Hatfield st Critsca 1n tEo II. h, turning hat officer from his couTs5 toward the iierrE Azul
 T. is not Gt al improbable thas he ven allowed Captain Ha.tell Co "sUr- rise" hrs camp ns-t morning and c5p lre his horses, in order ;o Te3rzure or aiisfy that officer snd thus esIeciually heck bis southern march. On the Ij.h, few hours after the camp was surpris- q. be hit Hatfield iu Box canyon, three liles from the Santa Cruz, and recap lred EIs own and portion of Hatfel3's utGt.
 Meantime Lawton lad turned and 'as following Q new trail up throu- -h Ia fFs,..,- roc. sr sI.a !