Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-01-22
"REMINISCENCES.
Why. When. ano Now, Fory Apache came 10 Ds EssaSsssheo. with ossaer nst CTS lncsdensa! u,sreio.
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~---f ~A- ~FA4~sA%o St tH~ sA -sres - Is prevail upon 6 party of thirty var riers. sne sq1.w aud an interpreter. all under Ckiet Es-eha-wsh, and his bretllsr. El Disbis, te accsss psay us "a sRr search for the nises, ws bid our Car;zo irieESs sdiss, and tosk tsse trail across tRe mountains to she esstrsrs. On the evening sf tAs second ssy out irca ear camp ca the UariEs. ws en- eazpsS sa ehe Ci<si-cso creek. This cfssk ik. CT was st that sims, tho d:yid- ing line aud, ss such, neutral ground between the CeyeierS aad PinAl irises eI Ap2ckes. Ia the early times 1t Has the cust0z amongst al tadisn tribes ts have their hanting and iaraing hcERss strictly dsissd; as, for in- stance. certain defined limits were &e- knswiedgea as- neutral ov csssoa grounds, to which psint. hosh hostile and friendly natives nigkt repair te do sksis trading, ste. etc IL was a5so-
 luleiy obligatory upon sosh parties to
 hold sacred tke rights c. neutrality i;
 sthsTsiss all intercourse sasst cease st encs, for obvious rsssoas. f.isr to the
 Ssvsis war. srs Tor few years there after, the Aittls Colorado riYsr was the bsGHdary line between the Apache and the Savsis aAtieas, and It vas no uR- cSnlucz .iskt 10 zee party el Maya les eSn ped oB 0Re hank aEd EpoR ths etasT ike party oi Apsches meet ia tkis naanssr. far ths purpsss ef barter ing thsir respective csram sdities. At ths same time tAs bittersst and dead Hest hatred existed bstsssA the tse canps. However, l will drop tAis d. grsss1sn ana resume tas thread ei Ry narrative The next a.2szing eur party, numbering thirty in all, were iz ne haste ts break camp, being ss l have before ksid, sn the rsutrsi sli p between tEe savage tribes none too friendly towards each etser. Befe;s leaving .his csnP il was very neees- cary thst -aIhe definite plan oi scLiss, sEensIvi and defensive, as fret adopted beisrs vs pisEges hsSdisng into per haps ksslile tsrritsry. Se, the early ho1rs Q ths nserning were taken uP i. "vsr ta k" Whilst thGs engaged de- hser.tiMg uPsa the chances, fight or ze nge,,, we were net little surprised to see ia eur. zidsts fierce locking Apache wsrrior, sPleHiidly mounted upon a fine black stallion, carrying ia bis had a long lance, hsyizs kis face and hole body. which wss eatirel: aees with the exception of ths iad;s- pens ble '.ges string. hideoasly paint d iT. many eoiors. and whose appear Aacs was go saddeR thX. he appeared te hare dropped from .he sky. wheR we hrgt observed this strange Indian, ks vas ssoically sitting oa his horse, ns; having as yet uttered single word, ger did h, speak until irs. spoken ls sy ear Chisl Es-coh-peh Altar the exchange sf a few gustursi words with car chief. ard sigBifcaR. jesturs Ti,h sis lance towards ourselves, he iieS as ssssEtly a. he had osme. Gar Apaches held hurried consultation snengst tksDssiyea, and izpedistely tksresf- ter, through Interpreter Aegal, ws were told hat eur late visitor was Piasl wsTEis-, sDa the Purpest of his fssm bis cAief, Bssso-d1- clah-EoA, Eas io the s.fee. that we (aesnlHg 1s thres Americana had gone iarthsE iR that direction than was allowable; u st his captain, Bah boo s=-eish-Roa, weali certainly aght shos!d ~s perEist is passing into his tsrritsry dsre was q tlisms. 3si wholly unexpected, ts hs sure, out one that nscessitsied another. er supple ,asnssl, Esr-taik 6y our little party. Sitting around in q circle, witA little frs n the center ei ths riag, the srsk- jag and war talk was hsgan by the ! chisi. which lasted perhaps half an heur. Finally ws were iniorEaed that i ,he question of geiag ca st all hazards, IE defiance to the Pinsls, would be left | entirely to eur decision that ii we said | 'ge, tasy wers willing to do SO, that | he Ccystsrss iEasaaing theUsslyes) ! Esrs brave men, sad had been iu many i ;ghss, SD if the Finals were spoiiizg 1 Ter fghi they could have it, but the I rhele mat CT was left silh us te deter nine After nearing what the A Apaches l ssd t9 ssy, srs talked ever the situation | ,stveen cur tkres sslyss, and t was sz2Rizseusly agrses that w- were then ] . deriiish b. d fI. depending selsly pen shif1y., s.zhiea Apsches, whose veil knaRs .JIes ekery was preverhiai. hhkin Lhe etsHy ei hght. rhich was n sssafad Serteiqty. with the Finals, md psEakrs wits other hostles, eur | Pzohe slliss-. we g jus; az likely is De 'gainst ss ss ios, gsf'sKd ;hs latter be- az tAe most plsas Ibls and likely is oc- isr ia case of fight. our names there .iGer sepld surely b. Dennis.
 : We. taersupen, told ihe CAisf, tAat letWitkstsnoiHg tke well known and bravery e aiuself sud war iers,yst;- w-. thought ic prrdent, con iiesiaE the smAllHess of oar party, axt we af once execute "xasterly re- -cstHe baes. tc the CaTize. Whether CT otit was tbe sure prospect of avoiding
 hght wilk The heroe Pinais, or the re- lraing :s their squaws. ana unable say, sgtsise l: e ssy however, the -pGelsea seemed PissssA at our deter retreat. Accordingly, i'm .eSiEts prepArations wsEs made. and se fetregrads move.aeat began. which az ps4l4ap= carried cut with quite s tile .aofc haste sai precipitaney ia ar. selgrE shan was exhibited iz the llEaSo increment. two or three days etors. chii, ] So not V sh to be us- sFstopd as ,atiasting that Our party st ia any way timoroEs. only :hat the I&sted tRrrcs appeared te travel mere .itkly, particularly SC st ths beginning