Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-05-16
APACHES.!

CChss d. Post IN. in the Phenix Herald
At the first. trouble between the
Apaches and Americans is subject OF
historical consequence, the truth should
be related with accuracy.
had beer through Arizona in 1854
and spent the year 1855 in the states,
forming company for the exploration
and development of the country.
The company under my command ar
rived on the Rio GraDde in July, 1856,
and after recruiting stock We prepared
to enter ''Apache-land."
WANTED To BE FRIENDLY.
AS / was provided with credentials
from WashipG ton, Doctor Stock, the In
dian agent on the Rio Grande, offered to
go out with the company and introduce
US 10 the Apaches-
He sent four wagon loads of corn
ahead for the Indians to make tiz wiz
with, and appointed a rendezvous at the
old Spanish fort near the ella, called
Santa Rita del-Cobse, triangular fort
constructed with military skill.
l camped the company on the MINI
bres. taking only five men on horseback
as an escort; and DR.. Stock was ONLY ac-
companied by a Mexican boy, who had
oeen q captive among the Apaches. as
an interpreter.
There were about three hundred and
fifty Apaches in camp. the most noted
being Mangus Colorado (Red Sleeye) a
fine looking chief.
The Apaches were AZ civil and frie nd
~ as could be expected; in fact more So
We camped IN the old trianaular fort
and they camped outside.
In the course OF nearly week spent
there, We had many talks. They said
they had always been friendly with the
Americans and wanted to continue to be
friends; but that the Spaniards and
Mexicans had treated them badly. and
that they would kill and rob them as
long as hey live.
We exhibited our new firearms. which
were then SharDs rifles and Colts army
revoiyers; shot at marks, drank tiz-wln.
roasted venIson, and made the Indians
some presents. What they appreciated
most was some prairie matches, which.
they wrapped carefully in buckskin.
APACHEs WHO KEPT THEIR TREATY.
Before We took ou- departure there
was clear understanding, or treaty
with the Apaches that they would not
disturb the Americans coming into Ari.
IONA, and that the Americans would not
disturb the Apaches in their raids into
Mexico.
When We returned to camp on the
MImbres one old mule was missing, and
when comploined to the chief about il.
he said some of the boys bad stolen II.
and he would have it cent in, which he
did.
In the camp on the San Simon about
fifty Apgches came along, returning
from a raid in New Mexico, with plenty
OF horses and mules, and six captlyes, all
girls.
They we're under a Coyotero chief
named Alessandro, father of Natush. af.
forwards wife OF Little Steve. They
mado some buster at first because we
would not sell them ammunition; but
finally consented to be friendly.
/ gave them some of my photographs
on tin and re parted in amity.
Notush told me many years after
wards that the Apactee said they could
have killed me many times from am
bush; but they would not do 1t.
After We became established at the
Old Preside of Tubac, the Apaches
came along on their way into Sonora
and could easily have killed our vaquer-
os and carried off the herd; but they re-
Trained from doing SO out of respect TO
the treaty.
To give the devil his due the Apachee
kept the treaty more faithfully than the
government OF the United States has
ever kept the treaty with Mexico, or with
any other nation, for that matter.
AN INTERESTING INDIAN RAID.
In 1857 company of lumbermen from
Maine, under captain named Iarbox,
had established camp in the Santa
Rita Mountains to whip-saw pine lum-
Der, as $50 per thousand feet was an
inducsment. They had built house
and corral and dug a we'll on the south
side Of the Santa Cruz river, at a crossing
called the Canoa.
This wayside inn formed very con
venient stopping place on my journeys
between Tubac and Tucson.
Mines were being opened, ranches set
tied, houses built, and everything looked
very promising for Arizonr.
One day some twenty-five or thirty
Mexicans from Sonora rode into Tubac
and said the Apaches had made a raid
were carrying of a cabalIado of about
800 horses and mules over the Babo-
quivari plai1, intending to cross the
Santa Cruz between the Canoa and
Tucson. The Mexicans wanted me to
cortada, Offering to divide the stock re-,
covered, for compensation.
l told them | would like to be neigh
borly and aid them TO recover their
stock; but 1t was against the statutes"
OF the company TO open war with the
Apaches.
They went ont to the Canoa where
the lumbermen were IN camp and made
the same proposition, which was &C
copied as the tenderfeet we're in need OF
horses and mules.
The lumbermen joined the Me1icsns
aud, as they could easily trace tie
Apaches 10y the dust they made an am
buscade ut the "Panta-dei Aqua" near
San Xavier del BAG, where they fired up
on the Apaches as they approached the
water.
The Apaches fed, carrying off their
dead and wounded, according 10 Gus
tom, and left the stock to the captors.
The Mexicans made fair divide Of
the horses and mules with the lumber
men, who went to Tucson and opened d
mule market.
With the proceeds Of this adventure
many comforts were added To the camp
on the Canoa, aud Inmates and travellers
reyelled in the luxury OF tin ware, por-
celain and VIII ;skey.
APACHEs RETURN THE INTERRUPTION
The next full moon af.er this "a Next
can vaquero, named Feiiz, came riding
furiously into the plaza of Tubac one
Sunday evening abt Ut sunset, shouting
"Apsches, Apaches!" When he had re-
covered sufficiently TO talk, he said the
Apaches had made an attack on the