Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16
SEPTEMBER COMES.
Chief GerOnimO's Career.

| SllcI UtIOHIUUOS Sdfttr.
| Gen. Howard has telegraphed from
San Francisco to the War Department,
confirming the reported surrender O
Geronimo to Gen. Miles.
"There has not been such a warrio,
as Geronimo since the days of Rot
Roy, " says Indian Commissioner
Atkins. He has subsisted on the
roots OF the desert and the serpents
of the mountains for nearly two years
He has been his own commissary and
chief of transportation; he has worn
out an army, and has kept a vast reg.
ion of country in terror. Part of the
time be has been wounded and sick
His barbarous heroism and endurance
| are unsurpassed by anything in his.
tory.
There are good many points about
this wonderful campaign that tie
public at large are not familiar with.
The revolt that has just been brought
| to close by this capture was started
by woman, the wife of Chief Mangus.
She is a woman of great force of char
acter, and strikingly intellectual for a
squaw. She planned the escape and
urged the band to desperate deeds.
She was the jean of Arc of the A pache
race. The escape of Geronimo from
Fort Apache took place on May II,
1885. With him he took thirty-four
bucks, eight boys, and ninety-one
women. They travelled 12O miles be-
fore camping, and their pursuers were
hot upon their tracks, but they didn't
get in sight of the Indians. For hun
dreds of miles this chase was kept up
until Geronimo was in the fastness of
the mountains. Finally after desper-
ate campaign he was captured by Gen.
Crook, but was only held one night.
when he escaped again. A few days
after this escape he returned into the
fort with four bucks. and seizing a
white woman, told her that If she did
he would kill her. The woman point
ed out the squaw's tent. Geronimo
took his wife and was again at large.
having accomplished one of the most
daring and heroic deeds ever recorded.
Now that he is captured after such
desperate chase he will undoubtedly be
hurried east with all possible haste.
Gen. Miles will take good care that he
does not again escape. It would be a
reflection upon the General that he
will take good care not to have occur if |
this desperate should again get at
large. /"
At the Indian Office the history Of
this notorious Indian is being fully |
ooked up. His name, spelled Eron-
emo, first occurs in Agent Clum's re-
port of the San Carlos agency in 1876.
Mr.. Clum writes at length in that |
year of the removal of the Chirichaua
Apaches. In April band of these In
lians attacked Sulphur Springs station
and killed two men, Messrs. Rogers
and Spence. The same baud attacked
he ranches of the Rio San Pedro, kill
I'd one man and very badly wounded
another. A company of calvary went
rom Fort Bowie to punish these mur-
lerers. They pursued them sixty
niles and had fight. They killed no
Indians and returned in May. Six of
he Chiricahua Apaches were removed
20 San Carlos.
The name of the Chiricahua Indians
lad been terror to Arizona and Son.
IRA for many years previous to this.
Many graves in Arizona marked the
.esting places of their victims and their
aids for plumber and murder were con-
lnued up to the very day of their re-
noval. The reason for their removal
vas that they could be managed bet
er in the San Carlos Agency than in
he mountain fastness.
At this time the tribe numbered 500
Ible warriors, well armed, brave, and
experienced. They had defied the
lrmy, and had invariably been success
ul in all engagements with our troops.
ien. Kautz, who was then In COM
nand of the Department of Arizona,
ent twelve companies of the Sixth
two companies of Indian scouts
ind company of Indian policemen to
4 pache Pass. The Indian scouts, had
small engagement with Chief Taxa, Ii