Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-01-15
"REMINISCENCES.
Why. When, ana How, Fort Apache cans 70 be Es'ablisncd, with other mat CTS Irc,ceniai thereto.
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divided lnto tive military distriets--the Northern and 5outhern,-An9 pertainsd ts the S-pe.t.sent of the Pacisc. and conamanssd hy Brigsdier General E, O c. Ord. Tho s,uthsrz district of AriEcns, the one in Ehioh this paper is mere particularly concerned, wss esnr%zSed by Brevst- Brigsdier Gene. rsl Thomas E. Deren, with hcasgnar- tsrs located at Camp Mcdowell, sitla- ted oa ths vest bank of the His Verde, about twenty miles sbeve its confl1- snce with the Salt.
 Of the northern district, and it's csm- saaHser-Brevet Brigssisr Genera, Frank whooten.--I shall have some ~hst tc say ia future paper.
 Camp Goodwin. established by the California volunteers in 1864, and named such iH honor of Ari1ons's first governor, vas at tkis time part of the southern military distriot, and commanded by L;ent -Celensl Jehn Green, kaowa in army circles ss Hon eet John Green" This military pest. since abandoned for many years, On account of its unhealthy location, was situated about three miles ts ths seuth ef the eils river. nssr spring whess rsters made quite large nsslArisi pr o. dacing nssrsh.
 For sometime prier, but mere esPsc- ially during the year 1869, the Apsehe TndiaaS were extremely troublesome, and were necessarily committing a ur- ssrs, acts of pillsgs, and sf ineendis- Tism throughout almost the xhels os Southern A-lzss&.
 Lying ts the Esrth sf the river Gils, azS between il and the Rie Colorado Chiqaits are three pretty sxtsRsiVe mountain chains, respectively foand ss you gs north, the Csrdillsrs ds Gils, toe Nstsnss rspgs, aud the Aegsilen range; ths latter being the nest sx- tsnsivs ef sll our ,AsuntaiH systems, travsrsiEg ;ks Territory from the zsrthwsst te the southeast, and finally icsing itself in the hiEA tskle lands ss the state of Chihushua, Mexico. "Negolien" is a Spanish word, signify ing"s tPur;" in other words, .spur ei the Sierra Nevada: and the cutting through this range by the Big Cole rado river terms the Grand Canyon" of that name. As q further proof that the kogoilon range is spur of the grsxd Sierra NsEssa rs nse, is the fact that in all ny rambling ever the west coast, have nowhere else encountered the true grizzly" bear. l make this bSld assertion notsithsts sding there are many whs call everything met Hitk iR the mountains "s grizzly" from the xrouRd-heg up.
 However, in the year '69 tks three mountain ranges sbsye neztieEed were litie knewn, aaa uninkssi ted ex- cept by hOrdss Of willy. trsa0hsrous kp&chs ssVsges, imposed of various tribes, independently kaeWn as the "siSr-s Blsnce Apsches," the "coye- tere Apackss," the "PiE&l ApSches," the "Tonte Apaches," and the "Ari- vsiPs Ap&ekes." These mountain ranges afforded secure retreat for the | red devils. and st the ssnle time sp almost impenstrsble barrier against i aEy successful pursuit by the military. l
 General Devsn had reliable infor- | matien that s large number el the l many depredst'cns then being com l nsitted in various parts oi Southern I Arizona, were to ss attributed te the l AbeVe named tribes. and thG, tue Chiri- l exhnSs, under cid Cechisc. ss slso the {! ether bands south ol the Gls, were net 1 alone in the commission of Indian dew | eltry. Early in July, ls6s, Cslensl I Green received orders from kcDowsu Headquarters to lake Sl the available 1 forces under his oernmsnd, and st the | head of this command, ia person, te al once put into execution s vigorous campaign against all Apaohes rsn ging i over the country lying to the north Of 1 tas Gils.
 Accordingly, Coi. Greer, at the head | 0l four troops ef cavalry, and s party i ei "tanie Apsches" under Chisi Man usl, in pursuance ts srdsrs, bsgsn his pssiisas march irts the wilds eI the then uRkne~a mountains te the nerth- ward. Alter nsny days hard march ing. snAbsring sad cliEabiue ever almost inaccessible mountains. the coBasES~ aEslly sacsEsp pod sn the steaine sf Jaly 27th, 1889, EeaE ths jcnctieB oi i've nleuatsiR streams, nov kBewn ss the East and West forks of White river. ard about oas-fonrth ef s Bails west of ths present site of Bert ApseAs. At various tisses ssd places alony the line of march, hesiiles were net HitE, Whe were routed by the tr5oFs, szd thsir esra-feIds des- seilsd Ia these sEzsrous sncsun- .erss few Apsekss were killed aad sthers mere sr lsSs souRSed.
 cHAPTsR II.
 On ihe iets day of July, 1869, c. t Cooley, Henry woeS Dedss, and the rritsr of these chronicles, accompanied
 q y a sssall party of Coyetsro APackss lzdsr Chief Esosh pse lacoentsd ca middle syllahlsl and Sn Indian named disusi. ths chiefs interpreter, pulled st sf tae Zuni villages, uiih tke s,tsn- ibis purp ose in view of hrstine a sup , .osss .abulessly rich place. geld niss, ! aswa is zaay ID New EeTies ss the ( Doc. Thera stsry-' Seicre leaving ae Pgshlc Se Ynni. s,tGa:sd ia New tsxieo, sbozt twenty nilss east ef the oGEd&ry lise between that territory nd Arizona, Captain Greasy, sf the < r. $. cavalry, Etatisasi st Fsrt Win a ate, with 6 seisekRent ef his troeR ss s' ,ceri for himself srd the Pest inter I reter, came ever te the villages to Al
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