Telegram-herald., 1889-05-24
AMONG THE APACHES.
The Story OF q Government Mail
Carrier.
By JadlesOus Lying lie Won the Friend
.hlP Of Captive Chief Which Amer
ward saved Ills Lifo-Days Of
Suspense.

A year previous % the time General
Custer was ordered West % begin vigOr-
ogs cam palgu aEainst the Indians the
Apache were in their glory, and they boast
81 has they could defeat any force OF sol
diers seut against item. 1 was scouting
aud maj carrying in Texas.for the Govern
ment aad after many close shayes was
ana.ly captured by the red devils
A month before my capture was out on
n scout 0n the Rlo Pecos river, our party
-uum bering ghteen men. One day az noon
we went iut0 camp Ia grove Of cotton
woods The Lieutenant In command in
formed me that be had lost hls revolver
from - holster during the last mile OF our
ride, and asked me 70 ride back In search.
Instead u riding l returned on foot, and
bad tho luck % dad she weapon only about
a quarter of mile away. l then cut
across an elbow 90 reach the grove, and
when within stones threw came suddenly
Cpoa an Indian pony IA u dry gulch, and at
the same instant discovered his owner
croucAed behind = b0wider with his back 70
aae aud his isce - the grove. l had him uu-
icr nay rffie before he could turn his head.
lie had = rife 10 his hand. but called out 20
him - lag is down or I would fire, and after
. amoraeut's hesitation be obcyed Then. as
kept hiu covered az a distance OF only
seven or eight feet called to the men Ia
The grove, aad several OF them came hurry
INK down an response.
4 had captured a son OF Black Cloud. chief
Of one OF The Apache bands, and the ooy
wss named after his father. He was only
foErteen years old, and ais presence there
sxenDiiHcd tie ruling traits OF Apache
rharactsr Three hours before he had dis
covered our party whlo out hunting with
f.F u a. a
open a.ta,1, but ths young caief, single
handed and alone, was going % pick of the
Lisuteuant. aud then make his escape 20
boast Of IT, he was greatly Chagrined hy
his capture. We were on our way back 10
Fort Mchavett, and we determined tOcarry
him ia prisoner. When be was informed OK
tais tre earnestly begged me % ktil him. say
ing that he could never hold up his head
among bis people again Had ne been
wounded and rendered. he' pless 10 would not
have been so bal, bat 20 be taken as he was
would forever Disgrace him. We bound hm
fss. b us pouv and set out FOR the fort
Three hours after his capture we got
sight OF single Indian mile away % our
right en- a knoll. aud a. we halted young
B,lcS Cloud informed ne that it was one q
hss TRIBE. who wanted to have = talk with
IA Signals were exchanged between tne
an tie was one OF the hunting party. and
bad been doxuug - for twenty miles to
6ud out If the boy had beea captured.
"A h8 halted In orr mi3st, aud saw
tho xuoos5 sltuatioa Of The boy, ms first
thought was 70 bght tor sia1. I called DIS al
tsnsi0u ~ he fact that auy msve Of his
would rssult IA tas death Of both. and then
explained how the youth WAS captured.
knowing the csucs.t Of he tribe, 1 sDre al
Be- on very s4LcS, alleging that It required
our Whole force % make the capture, aud 10
was not accomplished thsa without hard
fxht. Tbs falsahood made the bog my
friend Tor Gfs, whLe it put the other IN
better humor I stated that young Back
Cioud would - taken 70 the fort and held
prisoner untl excaan gel for some white
captive. and gave my word that be would be
vel treated meanwhile. He sent mes
sase ~ b.s father 20 the effect that be vas
not af-sld. aud hoped 20 b. as liberty n a
few days, AMI two hours later wa nsd bin
safely lodi zer .n the guard house. ~ rbc fort.
Two weeks after ths capture IF y1u1- :
Black CoGd Z was ca "a into the C0ous q
Office cue evening ana ASKED f I thought it
pessib'e -o Esr through % Fort Crccho
wifh dispatches The Anuehes had gs s.-
most in state of siege, oei0 < seen every
asv 'shin f~e miles 1f tbe pos,. and 10
chances % making SIXTY ME rlde across
The plains lying between the Two forts " b
cut rrlnu.ng aEs'ns- party ~ hosties w8s
net enc fn dftf At such peri.ogs times q
Government rider s. not ronrnsuded ID e.
He Il asked certain questions, hove~er. ia
smanner which 5eri ss hin - make tae
attenrt 'ef- tha poet a. niae G clock az
riEAf ~ ar August evening pcr frc- sa,is
6er thal { shcu.3 ,e ie@i ~ a prisoner ar-
fere Midnight fcure setinz ONT 7ve-t
in - see v11n- Black Cloud sra say roc5
BYE When Z so.d bin of rv iour-er hs
tecs from hts ners a 6ucksSia string ~
rhEh wss attached tae toctr of q z-ss. 2
bear al banded It 60 ne y I'd the rerrarS.
"T-l ar ,ot set tarough Yen Wi "a
cartirei sr s.e1. Il nor shot 3owr show
thls rc my peer.e hey wil zuov VINO .s
becnEs q They may trade v1g f1r ne.
saa Z slai -hns gsr Back ~ nv t-1e"
a ftrler storm vas ccn1I 2 ru as -srE
~ departure. Yer a f7f nour Z --de eaesI
e. a steady Es.cp ene moment fn 5frzr.es-
- n.atk t1at 3 eaa.d not see t1a ears ~ 1-r
heree 1re -1e aex- in hiaFe ~ -rt sa
eriian ttat - acei ua. ~ tle the
tae s-crn ls6 css-ed Z vas rres af-ee1
nises 1 % ,1--. sai 8s 80 seen rorn-
nE ee a.trl He Q etlan te aoVe t1sr
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