Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-21
DICK HUYIA

Tho writer owes 70 Dick buYl dobt,
not exactly Of gratitude. Ms tho story
will dcmonstratc, which sbe, by writing
his Biography. iocks 10 discharge. Dick
Huyi's history will never b. writlou by
me. nor By any ons else who know him.
10 adorn Sunday school library ho
was not that kind Of y boy. Dick was
M Apache lniian. with all tho character
istlca Of total dcpravliy ihat tho word
Apache conveys or suggests We were
chi.lrcn together, Dick and l. We lived,
fought aud played logctherfor two years
IN tho tams army post. On ono memoir
able occasion. Dick. insiigatcd by tho
deul-for firmly believe IN tho devil,
II only for Apachcs-dropped down tho
neck OF my irock live toad. II was
the cause OF my first ~ Of Mysteries. and
determined. II ever grew old enough,
would tell tho whole world how bad %
young Apache could b..
In 1879. N remember rightly, Gen.
Crook had succeeded. after years Of
bloody war aud the losf Of hundreds Of
good men, In subduing most Of tho bands
composing tho Apache nation Of New
Mexico and Arizona. They had dwell
in tho rironsholda Of mountain and
desert. from which they frequently
emerged to rob and murder all miners
or cmigranis that they could Ambush,
leaving nothing for tho human miud TO
conceive Of IN tho way Of cruelty wlirn-
ever white man fell into their power.
At the reservation. although they wore
well fed and quito dcccnily treated, II
was necessary 10 watch them constant.
iy. and large bodies Of troops were do
tailed for that purpose. Nevertheless,
ncaraaly sss.ls ,..--... i,sst % -,'.s.il aq,.asl
OF Aparhes, usually lei by H1ma attract.
i've afnaw, wonld alp quietly past tho
guards and escape through tho darkness
into their beloved cactus plains aud
mountain barrcna. Roll call nearly every
morning developed Theses Absontoef, and
next day would come nova Of murder.
rapine and horrors generally. a fnvdritc
Apache mode Of diapodug Of tho unsus.
pocting ffolghtcr. miner or omigfant
whose camp they had succeeded In raid
ing. was TO tio tho victim by tho four
hints Ia stakes, and then 10 build hre
on that portion II his body designated
IN tho old fashioned alnanacsas virgo.
There seemed 10 be something par
ticulafly fascinating 10 tho Apache tenn
permanent Ia this form of torture. Dcatl
being long In coming, u gave tho sluawi
and pappooaos plenty oi chance TO invent
small tormcn,s, on the side. AZ Il were
The women and children omiuant~
but enough. Suffice It TO say that TN
absolute hatred entertained hy these Ia
lihus for the wmtol was fully rccipro
Gated. especially by the soldiers. 1t wa
no easy matter 10 tract; and successful!
follow the runnwaya through the cactn
aud mcsquit ilickcis, over the birrol
deserts and dcsolatc mountains tina
mako up the topography OF Arizona
But In that parchod country water
only 10 be found NJ certsin springs am
"water holes, between which days o
travel Often intervene. hut which ar
equally well known 10 soldiers aud 4
Indians.
So WHOM tho morning report showeI
to Gen. Crook that ~ many warriors
nquAws and pappooses were missing. ~
grim old warrior would make no fign q
pursuit, but On the night following. o
perhaps tho next one. u squadron O
mounted men would lilo silently ont q
tho reservation bearing orders 10 NOV
a. rapidly ~ possible 10 tho water hol
CT Palo Pinto, or TO Agna Grand
Spring. or 90 some other place wher
tho presence ~ the precious lluid fayorcl
camping place Tor the rrncgades. IN
troops wrio always positively iustruute
10 bring back no prisoners, all matter
Of detail being left 20 the officers IN com
mnnd. One June morning there was II
ported missing eight Indians, clcyc
squsws and pappcoics, intending Wal
memo, than whom more deprayed an
cruel Indian never existed, even IN Ar
roma.
Two nights aiterward q squad Of III
Twenty,third infantry, Crooks own res
iment, under Licut. Huyl, q splendi
young fellow, who has ainoc lett III
service, was seni out On a scout with th
usual orders No trace oi tho rcncgad,
was found, but q burned ranch and sta
station anda ofumatcd cowboy gave au
hcient evidence OF Indians at large, m
next night, or rather just NJ dawn, ait,
f"fAR NhA AhhlWNAiAR AlAAANf wv FNNN
reached natural rock basin nj the 20,
Of ono Of tho tteepcst aud inost inacct
sible knobs TO DO found Ia dcsolatc Ar
IONA This basin had often collected
supply Of acrld water which, howoyc
was drinkable enough IA that countr!
A thin yapor " kmoko from a nearl
spent the convinced the troopers tia
their nights march had not been In ynii
and on creeping up as close a. possib
tue ho,tiles were outlined against Il
rocks, fast asleep.
The htlle squadron silently doployt
out 10 an 10 avoid missing single sho
aud ~ the word OF command fred, III
Ing nearly every ono OF the Indian
The othem jumped up only 10 b. Ct
down by the reserve tire. The only Nv
HahuEt Ssss WaAns'ao aud his 4,yea