Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-21
A FIGHT WITH COLD TYPE

My acquaintance with tho red man In
the past has been of such n nature that I
have had ample opportunities Of observing
his characteristics That acquaintance,
though extensive. hss not been altogether
pleasant ON my part. and has often caused
me TO view the past with pnugs Of regret.
The noble rcd man acquires great nu-
,ucy with other people property At q very
early age. and 10y iudioiousiy culiivaiing
this pcculiarity ~ he gruws Older BE- soon
looks upon all laws relating 10 the rights
OF property with haughty dis'lain and In
finite disgust
Ny nrst Acquaintance with the Apache
came about In the most unexpected man
ncr. aud at time When ! was wholly wa.
prepared to receive such distinguished vis-
itors
It was IN tho fnii u issg ! had been IN
Las Ncgns, New NeNicn, about ak months,
working In the Job room II The Daily Or
tic, thou leading daily in the territory
had not accumulated much money about
the only thing b.. Acquired was % desire
" gtt back 70 civilization. and The ambi
ton to become The proprietor of u news
paper. u happened about that iine that
there WINS big Excitement broke out over
the discovery u gold ~ Kingston. near
Lake Valley. Thuu RUS kisilor o.
porter Tor The Optic. came a. me aud aaidi
There d Aue opening for papcr
down no Kingston. Why can't we 20
down theru aud start uncf 10 won't cost
much, and will ie n paying Investment"
told him wa willing II ! could zee
sny way 10 vt prss and material 10
work With
"That d. casy enough" hc answered.
There Il nm Old Champion pres in The
Junk room Of this uf|oe which they Offer
" ssil 10 M cheap On tho installmeut pNn,
and n you ARE wiiling woli 20 in together
aud give the thing trial.
I readily nrorrioi ihs oifof, and hatty
preparations wcru made ~ move our trups
b the now ~ DotadD.
We took the evening train on the Santa
Tc road. and went ~ Mutt station. 40
miles from ilis Vegas From thow We
had 10 make our journey by wagon. dls.
tAnce 81 forty miles We hirri awHv.n
aud team ~ Nnit station. aud lnading Ia
our pros aud other materials We at cut
Tor the new town With ughi heafts aud
bright expectations.
We soon icll Ia with half dozen other
wagons un their way to the new mines.
and though them hal leon some trouble
with the Indiana ~ that vicinity a short
time bctoro, No thonghl that our number
would ward on auy attack. but ln this we
were mistaken. ! bad never met any u
the Apnchcs hcfor,, hut u WIS Wild.
picturesque place thuy selected for our ilr.t
meeting far from tho influence ~ civlllza.
tlon and tho United ststs. army.
We hal caniped ou q little knoll. on every
side Of which stretched the nnbroken
Honotony OF tho .hrs brush and The darl.
Mexican thistle. II waH grand sight we
witnessed the next morning when the sun
rose out the aea ~ prnifie desert aud ~.
vealed the cloud Ike peaks u tho mighty
Rockies looming through the gray mist OF
esrlintas
Here. ere the stars sang together. nRtnrr,
IN her ilrst wild fapturn ~ exlsienoe. dung
Aloit her giant arms aud froze the noun.
talns In eternal snoAaW
Hut that wAs boioru NY day, aud don't
know what ,ho dona nest. bat suppose she
turned the county oyer 10 the Apnrhui.
If I had bccn theru nj the time | would
have got nature 70 throw aloft her arms
ones more and rake In few " the Almehea.
Ishouid like "a NJ faw Apaehrg "iroxe
into eternai snow"--thnt j., ! think I
would. though l might not have any u,e
sesihfysty,s eyae vynnr'nrsnw-r 6nsutim
Hut 70 return TO The scenci u was a
grand sight that met our gaze that morn
Ing. hut their was one thing TINT irarrcl
its ioveliness and sent q gloom over the
party In the background, coming slowly
toward cur camp. was gang Of Apache
Indians THIS went q rrst way toward
destroying tho bcauty OF the wild, pictur-
esque scene.
The Optic reporter. who had brought
along an opera glass, ollmlo.lupon wagon
aud surveyed the advancing host. Thou
he quit surveying and climbed down from
the wagon aud commenced 10 put bride
on or hrciest horse.
Boys" he said with the air Of one who
had come To a forcgon. conclusion. ~ am
aman offcw words. Those Indians may bc
friendly and they mny not be- II they ara
friendly IA sse YOU back 10 the station,
aud II not III grt tho details ot tho butch
cry In tho daily papcrn,n
Then he mounted tho animal and was la
the act of riding away when another gang
OF Apachcs were discovered coming from
the opposite direction nom the first. This
gave matters another asfoct 10 the man on
the horse. and he turned about aud dls,
mounted. could are that he was dlsap,
pointed about something, though he kald
nothing
thought IL strange at the time that two
separate gangs of Apache should happen
10 meet NJ that particular spot bat my
acquaintance with them since has given
me reasons 10 bclicyo that the meeting wa,
not altogether accidental ou thulr pnft.
We held u hurried cnnsnitation 20 decide
whether we should meet them ~ "fricndly'
or hostile Indians
The Optic man remarked that II he had
his way about Il ho would rather not meet
them at all, but A. We could not avoid IL
be was In favor ot showing fight from tho
lrsL
Another member of the party said no
wa afraid that would not DO. They might
be friendly and any attack on ihcu In
that case would result la our incurriuR tho
displcasure OF the United states govern.
mont
The Optic man replied that such might
10 the case, and while he was good FREUD
OF the United States, aud would hate 70
seem unreasonable, Yet he would rather In
cur the displcasurr Of his bost friend than
10 be robhsd and burnt NJ the stake. That
was the way he looked "a tive could do
~ We plcase'l-but hs Wa, uuanlmously Ia
favor or Opening the meeting with Win
chester chorus by the sntlru Company but
We decided 10 walt Developments. IL Is a
hard matter 10 toll "hlendly" Indian
from a hostile one The only suro tesi IA
W wait and uoe how they act. II they pass
you without showing eight, and then come
back In tho night aud steal your horsss,
they are friendly, hut u they Iii and scalp
you they nrs "hosillo'
Inls may seem like severe test. hut Il
hwhu the government requires. mud every.
body should obey the government.
Inc two lines Of approaching Indians