Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-03
TIE HOSTILE ApACHEs.
Details of Geronimo's Surrender = The
Speeches of the Chiefs.

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by Telegraph
Tucson Ca IT,, April 1st.-The Citizens
special correspondent who accompanied
Governor Zulick and party to Fort Bowie
on Tuesday, returned to-day, bringing the
following interesting particulars of the sur
render of the hostiles, as furnished by Gen
eral Crook After detailing at length the
difficulties with which the troops are beset
on every hand in their efforts TO recapture
the renegades, the General proceeded to re-
late the circumstances under which he met
Geronimo at FL Canyon de los EmbadoS.
The latter attempted TO explain to General
Crook why he left the reservation. He
said a job had been put up on him by
Mickey Free, Lieutenant Davis and Chatto,
who had told him that he was TO be ar
rested and sent away. While he talked big
drops OF perspiratlon stood out all over his
face. General Crook said: a" | refused TO
look at him. He finally asked me if |
would not look at him. / replied, No;
that when he got through | would talk
The whole burden of his talk was he eX-
pected TO go back TO the reservation on the
same old standing as before. | told him
that he had lied to me in the Sierra Ma
dres, and how should | know that he was
not lying now in short, that | would ac-
cept nothing but his unconditional sur
render. | told him to go and think
over the matter and let me know next day.
Then we had to manipulate them to get
them to surrender. | sent spy into their
camp, who reported to me that Geronimo
had told his people to be ready to shoot at
moments notice. All were well armed
with Winchesters, and had two belts of
cartridges each. | told Alchesay, chief Of
the White Mountains, and kaetena to go
INTO their camp and endeayor to get their
confidence before making any proposition.
They stayed in the camp of the hostiles
all night, and in the morning reported that
the Indians were feeling better. l was sat
istied, however, that Geronimo would not
accept the terms, and so had the spies to
disintegrate and get them divided as much
as possible. Geronimo, Matches and Chi
uahua finally came down to my camp,
and the two latter offered to surrender
Geronimo also consented, saying he would
not stay out in the mountains alone. They
then said they wanted to talk TO their peo-
pie, and on the next day they would have
4 general talk. The next day they came in
and made formal surrender.
In answer to the question, Did Gero-
nimo really escape?" General Crook said
They had started to march back and were
near the line at San Bernardino ranch,
about twenty miles from the place of sur
render. 1t was on the second night out
when Geronimo, NatcheZ and twenty bucks
and thirteen squaws left and were not
missed until the next morning. They left
the horses, saddles and stock, but took
their arms.
Did they take any provisions ?"
:" No. The Indian would rather leave
his mouth back than his arms"
In the remainder of the party being
brought back there are some thirteen men
and half-grown boys, the balance are
women and children. All Of the entire
crowd left the reservation when they first
broke out. None have left since.
The Indians have at no time gone out of
their way TO kill people for had they done
so they would have almost depopulated the
country through which they passed.
The following is a correct translation of
the language used by chihuahua, Matches
and Geronimo at the time of the surrender
1t was not only translated by the regular
Interpreters present, but Captain Burke
who has been studying the Apache Ian
guage, attests its correctness. chihuahua
said: Il am very glad to see you and
have this talk with you. 1t is as you say
we shall always be in danger so long as we
remain out here, but | hope from this on
that we may live better with our families
and not do any harm to any one. | am
anxious TO behave, for | see the sun looking
down upon me and the earth listening, and
| am thinking better. 1t seems to me that
| have seen the one who makes the rain
and sends the winds. He must have sent
you to this place. l surrender simply to
you because believe in you, and you have
never lied to US. You do not deceive us
You must be our God. | am satisfied with
all that you do. You must be the one who
makes the green pasture, who sends the
rain, who commands the winds. You must
be the one who sends the fresh fruit that
comes on the trees every year. There are
many men in the world who are big chiefs
and command many people, but you, |
think, are the greatest of them all, or you
would not have come out here TO see us.
| want you to be father to me and treat
me as your son. ! want you to have pity
on me. There is no doubt that all you do
is right, because all you do is Just the same
as if God did it. Everything you do is
right, SO | consider, so believe you to be-
| trust in all you do and say. You do not
lie; you do not deceive: all you tell us are
facts.
l am now in your hands. place my
self at your disposition. / surrender myself
to you. Do with me as you please.
shake your hand. l want to come into
your camp and stay with you. | do not
want TO stay at a distance. l want TO be
right where you are. l have roamed III the
mountains from water to water. and never
have found the place where | could see
my father or my mother till to-day see
you, my father. | surrender to you now,
and do not want any more bad feeling or
bad talk. am going to stay with you in
your camp. Whenever man raises any
thing, even dog, he tries to raise it right,
and treats it well. So | want you to feel
toward me. Don't let the people say bad
oh I 4
and go with you. When we are travelling
together on the road, or anywhere else, |
hope you will talk to me once in while. |
think great deal of Alchesay and Kaetena.
They think great deal of me, and | hope
some day to be all the same as their
brother, and that you will think as much
of me as you do of them. | would like YOU
to send my family with me wherever you
send NE. | have a daughter at Camp
Apache, and some relatives of myself and
band at San Carlos. Wherever you want
to send me, | also wish you would send
them"
General Crook briefly replied that he
would, so far as his family was concerned.
endeavor to carry out his wishes.
Chief Matches then addressed the Gen
eral. He said What chihuahua said |
say. | surrender to you just the same as
he did. | give you my word | give you
my body; | surrender. | have nothing
more to say than that. When l was free
gave orders. but now surrender to you |
throw myself a! your feet. You order and
obey. What you tell me to DO | do"
Geronimo's eloquence was as follows
1.-TWO or three words are enough. | have
but little to say. l surrender myself to
you. Shakes hands with General Crook
We are comrades, all one family, all one
band. What the Others say l say also.
Now | give myself up to you. Do with me
what you please. | surrender. Once |
moved about like the wind, but now | sur
render to you and that is all. | surrender
to you and want 70 be just as if | was in
your pocket. Now feel like your brother
and Kaetena is my brother also. / was
very far from here, almost nobody could
get to that place but l sent you word !
wanted to come in, and here l am. What
ever you tell us is true. We are all salts
fed with that, and l hope the day will
come when nay word will be as strong with
you as yours is with me
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