The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-19
GEgoNruo,. son.
Ugly 6-hear-oid Apache Who Cbews
Tobacco and Drinks whisky
John Parker in SAN Francisco Chronicle.

John Parker in san Francisco Chronicle
Did you know that We had u son of old
Geronimo with us at Duncan, A. T.? No?
Well We have. Hes little chap about 8
years old, and one of the ugliest little tel
lows you ever saw. He chews tobacco like
u man and swears like a pirate. and can
take his horn of whisky as well as the next
one. Doubtful that's what we call him
was captured in tho last raid of Geronimo.
in 1855. The Chiricahuas had crossed the
ella and stampcded what stock they
could, hurrying 10 the eastward toward
Carlisle. We telegraphed To Clifton and
an engine came down with somesmen from
tho copper mines near there / got to-
gether what cowboys we could, and about
forty, all told, we set out after the Apacbes.
We followed them in the mountains about
Carlisle through the Mavhower district,
but during the night they doubled on MS,
killed a couple of charcoal burners, and
going back TO Duncan captured what stock
there was left. crossed the ella and made
Horseshoe canyon. We followed them
three days and nights, and on the after
noon OF the third day came up with them
near Doubtful canyon. We fred a volley
at them and they scattered and fed but
not before We had killed buck and u
sdfIaw.
1T was just about dusk then and We
were unable to follow them further. In
riding back over the field one of my men
picked up pappoose about months old.
done up in the curious little wicker basket
in which Apache mothers place their babes
Pappoose and basket were flung over the
horn of the saddle of the captor, and We
started of on a Jog trot to San Simon sta
ton. nine miles away.
THE child never uttered n whimper, but
he was old enough to be frightened and
ia - lat.
fists. We took him on the train 10 Duncan
next day and gave him To a family to raise
We chrisiened him Doubtful, after the
canyon where he was found, and the name
Is an appropriate one.
Hes as vicious as a boy can be. About
two years ago little girl in the family
where he was kept was teasing him when
the little wretch seized a butcher knife aud
cut her frightfully. He was punished Sc
verely, but il didn't seem to make him any
better. Not long ago he blew up a stable
with giant powder, and was found laugh
ing like little find at the srlfferings of a
couple of horses which were in the stable
The cowboys have great sport with him
and have succeeded in making him still
more vicious. They get him into the sa-
loon on Sunday afternoon, give him all the
whisky be wants and then tease him. He
will snarl and yell, and then quiet down,
but. with all the cunning of an Indian wait
until his tormentors' attention has been al
tracted by something else and then seize a
beer glass or whatever comes handy, and
huri il with all his puny strength at his
foe.
"'rhe white children are all afraid of
him, and as soon as he gets old enough he
will make trouble. Hes an understood
little chap with small limbs and body. but
wiry as mustang. His head is big and ie
has enormous ears, just like the old Chief
Geronimo.
THE reservation Indians know where lie
is, but have made no effort to get him back
They say that he is old Geronimos son by
his youngest wife, and add:
Let him stay; by and by learn MI
white man knows, and come back big
cbiefin