Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-01-29
"REMINISCENCES.
Why. When. and Row, Fort Apache came e be Es aS.ssneo. win osheF mat CTS inciden al thereio.
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ofIsriags. thsy wsre surrounded by the troops, aissrmed and placed under streng guard. whs had orders to shoot down either enc CT sll should an at tempt be made to escape. Here, again, was another pretty kettle of fish :" bu. l, la ths Indian camp, was totally ignorant oi this nsishsp to our "peaos party" Huere, the sub chief, however, who was left in charge ef our camp on the Cariss, sent out spies to aete all movements in the camp of the soldiers. These spies wssld return st intervals, and some of them reported ali our spe2ce party" killed by the troops, as they could nowhere be seen in or zheut the military enoampmea:, and that the ssiaisrs continued to shest at every Apache that sssas iRto yisw. This situation of affairs placed ms in a somewhat prscarieus position towards the Apaches, but the sus-chiei, Huere, had always heretofore exhibit cd par ticular friendship for me, and tAis fact had tendency to inspire me wsth confidence. l reasoned with the In- dians and tela them it was not prob able that the troops had murdered the "peace party" and ,kat sli would be well in the end. A little before saRset oi the third day after the departure of e..s peace party, Huero came to HAe and sSia ga large party of soldiers and tame Apaches were .hen about two miles eff, bu, bis eye-sight was not sui- Ecien;ly keen te recognize either Cooley, Doad, or gay of his people among the troops" Sna deEided my advice ss te the proper course to take under the existing circumstances. | gave him to understand that, in my opiEien. We had better abide where we were. The Indians, however, rslies .upen my judgment. and made 10 ei- fert to escape, a. they csuld sssily have done, but remained in the ca&Ps with .bs single exception oi enc sqssw. As the trssps approached aad when within about quarter of 8 mile. the sqzsw grabbed her baskets and baby, snd made tracks for the brush.
 About suAset the troops filed past eur camp st distance of fifty sr sixty yards. and pitched camp about enc hundred and fifty yards above us on the Carizo. Nos rati. this was done did we see any eae of our "resee party" but whez sll returned safely into camp ths indisns were Teloicsd that ne treachsry had been cesnsitted by the soldicry. Of the oflicsrs with this troop of horse were, Capt. Barry, LierteDaats Calhoun and Upham, two or three civilians, one of whom was Gr. George Cooler, new of Tucson, accom- panied the command, also Chief Man usi, with twelve of his (tene) Apache sraves. These, So called. tame Apsches were along with Colonel Greens outfit te dc trailing and satehesiDg, as the circumstances cf Inc case required. Ina. evening the officers came down to eur camp and had supper with us, the squaws Gsing the culinary act. Alter supper, talk was kept up until late beur, and ia the emesntine, Husro came ts me two or three times to ask "if the soldiers were good"
 During the whole ;iEs We were with the Apsohes, l made 1t 2 rals te be always DE the alert and prepared for any sudden attack, hy securing nay horse withis reach of my hand, and, with little hscksiin sack filed with dried. pounded meat, small csntseE filled with water. snd my rife and six shooter beneath the blankets el my heddiAy, ] WAS slwsys ready at me- msBts notice. The little sack of meat and esnteea were always tied fast te the saddle, which was used fer pillSw at night
 Sometime between enc ard tive o'clock that nigh after all Rsd retired Cooley said to ne, What do yeu SUD- pose the troops came ue here fers" l replied. "to see the country and the In sians, suppose. "Ns, but te get you sa. of the camp, then e kill every Indian, little and big, in this camp. I heard Colonel Green give this CT der 70 Captain Barr: and. as for our three selves, we-arc likely ia be shot, after srst receiving drum head court mar tiai.n This tc me wss astounding in forss stsSn. and l a. once began giving Cooley and Dog3 tue devil fer bringing the troops there iar suck a asstarcly nuTrossi but they excused themselves by saying they were powerless tc do otherwise. d.i not relish ilis sort 'ef work, for tiis very simple reason that .1,sa knsa instrumental in keeping tis ia&aes st the camp, wRen they Us.lid ,G have easily made theiT escape. 1s,iG nse6 Cooley and Deud that l sinl>ali isrshwiih notify the sleep.n ng Indians ihAt they might save their ssFes by flight, "Gced God don't do tirsf. -sa-d 1 Cooley, "we are already cut .s-xea ssow, aad lisble te be shot at any
 ,G.aspt' Ny reply ts Mr. C.s eN- elt0a hsrsngue wss ie he effect that : 3 .sa trScps must first catch before they raaEG shost. and il they can catch me 3 in thtse meuntsins let 'em shoot aad Ea .a-~a 70 'esn. then proPcses that ga pal out. Ce this, Coley objected, ,z- Inc grounds that lac and Dead were t.sen under parole, having pledged tlr.r- words ts Captain Barry not tc es- -garc. CaPt. Barry's TeAssas for si!ew- ..e ,.;s prisoners to return to tAeir za..e &ad putting the two whites oa .::s.. aia. was to aliay any suspicious :;ss> }:.3ians might have, ss that his s.,.... e- i'd make q complete and sue 'sev=s..l massacre the next morning, II ss::,.e Zen late that evening ts do the ;ca: &.f. Cooley seemed greatly eN- :. .':s.iise,: s,ser my proposition te inform *l-e xps Ines a thcir danger, and en- . ::..ass:: .a~, far Gods sake, not to dc