New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-14
CROOK AND TIE AP1CHES.
COLD FACTS ABOUT INDIAN TROUBLES IN
IRE SOUTNWEST.

N''NNA 49,
COLD FACTS ABOUT INDIAN TROUBLES n
TIE SOUTHWEST.
rrpo,i An AsIoNlI CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUNE.
ST. LOUIS, March S.-General Carleton gave
these Instructions Colonel Carson on OCTOBER L.
1862 concerning tho Mesealero Apaehes: "fou VIII
make war upon the MescaerOs and all other Indians you
NAV find in the MescalcrO country uu further orders
All Indian men are to he killed whenever and wherever
YOU find Them II they sue for peace say to them that
Won have no power to make peace that are there 20
XIII them wherever you eau find them Ihls sort OF
warfare was continued with little lntermi'siOh uht!
1869 when General Ord reported that the cost to the
Government for the maintenance OF troops on that from
tier WAS not far from 81 100000 year. and that host-
tiles were evidently kept up with view TO supporting
the Inhabitants Tuere was In 1850 not
n single army post soldier In Arizona anu
there was then more travel across inc
southern portion of the Territory than now, more need
of troops then aud more Indians" Ord hunted the
Apaches as he himself says as though they were Wild
aujual" killing hundreds and capturing few. In ISL
armed men of Tucson, aided by MeIcans Eel! upon Joo
Apaches who were lving poaceahy near Camp Grant
and supporting themselves By furnishing nay TO the
post having in two months time delivered 200 900
pounds which they brought Oh their backs Many were
sbot white asleep the women dubbed TO death
These facts were given THE TRIBUNE correspondent
by man who had spont several years In Arizona max
ing close observation OF the Apache troubles coming
down to later times. IN response to an inquiry why
does not the Government dSaTm the san CaoS VI res
ervation tribes % he said:
Can't do it, Every gun would he buried In half an
hour after tie order was issued disarm Then. what's
the usel There men IN Arizona who would be sell
ing the Indians and cartridges again within week.
When Crook reached Dos CabeZas in July, lS93 with his
captyes taken in the sierra Madres he had to guard
them against oilers OF guns aud ammunition sent out
from either Tombstone or Tucson. The Indians have
their guaranteed to them by the most sol
emn promises twelve years ago. promises WHICH
were broken as soon made. Not less than dozen
large slices have been from them OIL one preieXt
or another without compensation. This makes them
disconnected. suspicious, fearful"
"In the recent troubles the regular troops seem to
have accomplished little Why not enrol the frontiers
men T.
There are no frontersmen. Those whom you meet
ont West nowadays aud who blather the most about
fronersmen are simply tenderfeet who never thought
of going to the frontier until they could 80 in Pullman
car OF on brake-beams of a freight train. The
Tombstone Toughs and the Tucson TerrOTs sound well
in the ewspapers but they don't amount to anything
The expedition OF the Tombstone TOughs 10 san Carlos
three years ago with the ayowcd purpose OF killing tie
Indian women and children, was a drcary zle, which
is still laughed at all over Arizona The Tucson star an
nounced their departure in words Ike these as near as
l can remember them:
The end draweth nigh. The Tombstone Rangers
have taken the field. The brave who make up that
a
vesge Of mercy and pity, and resolve to spare no M
man being young Old male or female In whose veins
flows a drop OF Apache blood
Crooks Sierra Madre expedition was delayed several
days on account proposed attack the reserva
ton but old General knew that whom the whiskoy
gave out the courage Of the command would give out
with it, And he right. had talk with Joyce the
capain He seemed like decent fellow, anxious to got
out his All that they did was to shoot at an
unofendug Old Apache at work on his san Pedro FARM
- Crook ha been criticised severely
Eyes but | know from personal experience that many
Of the criticisms unjust. Captain John c. Bourke'
who was with him in the Sierra Malres. published de-
tailed statement of that campaign It's causes ana re-
suits. think that any ono who wants fully to appre-
cate the character this old Indian fighter oughi 70
read his article There's lots of jealousy the army
and there are q few who would Ike
TO see General Cook suspended. but Arizona
could easily have worse man than Crook
I'm command of Indian affairs. When he left there In
1874 there not Indian in arms He had thrAsheu
them all except the Cnircahuas. who are making the
present trouble. He had this band surrounded near
Fort Bowie when. at the Instance OF General y. .;
Howard and Indian Commissioner vincent COVER ana
and COlyer take charge or the Chlrlcahuas ana
their allies Then Crook was transferred to the
Department OF the Platte. The Indian ring secured the
removal all the Apache tribes 70 the new reservation
San Carlos, the Chrcahuas we're invited to come also
and the Warm Spring Indians from New-NcKico became
a part OF the new nation. Feuds broke out guns ana
ammunition furnished, certainly not by Eastern
phanthropsts and senmentallss, nor by the Govern.
ineut. Where do you suppose they got them :
peace. The people called loudly for Crook, for the
'Old Gray Fox the name the Apaches gave min
ard when he came press and people sang MS praises
This Mayor Of Chhuahua Don Juan Zu3rian hailed MIN
as the frontier saviour The sierra Madro campaign
followed aud Crook accomplished all that he started
out TO do. ,.,,-----
1.-THE outbreak OF Geronimo last May and the horrors
when followed cannot Justly be laid at Crooks door.
Governor Zuck Of Arizona speaks OF evdisp0Sed per-
sons who fomented trouble among the Indians There
have been strange rumOrs OF rnstrrs, or cattle
thieyes disguised as Indiana; OF smuGglers, VINO
we're only TOO glad TO be taken for Indians by the
characterization renegades OF the Mexican revenue
service; OF MornOus who. contemplating emil
leo. have shown a willingness 70 buy stolen
horses and cattle from Indians land frnAuers allke
Tue beat people in Arizona believe IN GenerGl Crook
He'll down Geronimo and give Arizona relief from
white thieves ana Indian IDurderers don't think mat
there Will be much trouble there before spring NOT
over a dozen twenty Indians at the out
side have made all OF the present trouble.
The Apache Is no mean foe He had learned 10 reload
metallic cartridges and change them from rim TO centre
nre-bOTug hole and Inserting q percussion cap,
charging gun at the tlmeong before the civil
izrd armOreIs doing It, lie has been known to out
a telegraph wire and Insert piece Of non conducting
material so adroity TO battle the Western Union line
men Tor weeks Yea, Crook may be removed but the
men VINO have lived longest In Arizona, the real from
tiesmen, will be sorry TO see hin go