The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-05-14
THE DREADED APACHES.
THEY ARE THE MOST UNcoN-
oUERABLE OF MAEkIHD.



hpuches do sOmoth ng in Arizona In
1857 VIII Oh would never have be-
Icvol possible had not witnessed 1t
with my own eyes declares II writer
n tho Minneapolis Tribune.
The Apnches are inquest onably
tho most dreaded tr be Of Indians on
this cont neut They AFRO tougher
more enduring and more unc0nqucr-
abln than any other OF thoir race,
An Apache can lopn up tho side Of
4 mountain. with tho thermometer
marx ng 40 degrees and when no
reaches tho top he won't show drop
lt extra persp ration, nor Will ha
breathe whit faster than when ho
started lilo will go for days without
q mnrsul Of food or q drop ui water,
Ito VIII 1.-Two on snake, mlca aud
rcfu e. or Il ths worse comes 10 the
worst hp viii shoot his horse and eat
what h0 wants Of him raw. Sui out To
pursue band Of Apache raiders and
10 they Hrc hard pressed they will
-opnrntc, "nrh one 10 himself 30 TINT
tho only way 10 AuHp up the pgau /
Is Ia follow them Individually. In
VIII ch ease tho Apache is sure 10 have
thu best end ~ the contract When
tho hunt j. over the dusky m.-crrHnt
vii. como together az some point
tRnutg UF thirty miles nwng,
Inr.e wurr twenty-five 81 us cavul.
rymcn returning from hunting Lyr-
uuluD Our horses wr1r worn U4t.
and 10 wore We Il Was ono ui tho
hottest days / have over known la
thlt thFublInE furnace 81 country
We had several milo- Of baknI a,lguil
plain still haIuFu reaching tho fort
whore wo could secure shade and
water and what We uvelrl most OF go
aisr rest
whow' mf If was hot Had
not tho air been perfectly Jry
ne thrr man no boast could have
stood d. The metal UD X oH one guns
vas pa hratrI inBi Hp uH" could boar
IL touch 10 with 'he naked bHaL Tho
air sh.mmurnl aud ilF1bhrt HT 10
Iu-y "ras % nUWIy plDwoi trIL CT
rn ul.Uu Of summer day No ih
TnH' slIIu and Wust EB- ono level
stretch 90 plain uu which HnI IS tree
sh-ub or oven 81 blade Of gFas8 grew
Far tu tAu westward could b. seen the
outlines ui tho fort oddly distorted
through tln lulvnr.Hg aiuDrphnrv
tui On rFuFg other d.rs7i.p8 was tho
baked burning uvsrgi
lWu Wrru a'llus along for disc
lance NJ several hundred Yards In
fact ihrrE wis "a squad ut hsr Apr.u.
mrr much further tina t4at 90 tHH
rraF Al luH animals wore p.nIIiHs
slowly through lho sand which ii
seemed Ia mr WBs hut .up gl IN
roast eggs tlr.r heals dropping uhI'r
wr wrru simply enduring it grizzly
closing uuF teeth holding out Ia reach
thr post
Was ihrr8 anything IL o. npprr,
hruiuI from i,rFoHlmHF Could Wt
old rampRiguors br CnirHpprI9 Low.
iUyrl shud on ryrry hand. Wrll
right ihcrr iH the midst Of ih1t flaming
PLATA with iis horrible sandy Waata
iu which no spear II grass could nud
root iba, iFishiiui rh.ri'AIn ald h.,
AparhUb nmbusealgl uA II sounds Iur
credible bot Is 10 %. fact
sYiIraly hrarl r.ls ir.4s a. tho
rgan II had a dali cold sound bat
W8s y'6s- Hi hand Hnd Hs turned .n
iHr saddle s1u that thr rguu j
iur,hrst assay was engaged IN 20 drf.
frRlr tight with party - Indians
Tho vuFo uu foot shooting striking
RHi IB-iias bli.lne ami ibt'brr ike su
many demons
Wu Instantly wheeled and hurried
ba & Hs fast B4 ws could O. thu Clip
% uuF comrades bli brfure Nu could
roach them fbrrr s1HFIns Nrru emp
tied and CrrpHimn and hts warriors
were srurrglns across ibu plain at n
rpruI greater than amy In which 4r
could force Dur UahRus'rl ponies who
suHE tu their fr;.urzs Ai every stop
We gave them o plF'iHe yU.Iry. which
vuguIrI several blt ibrF managed o.
limp uT with tHg brir 81 tao others
Hui uli uurr som tuFuTi DANGER
lul know HUw fr lH.y Travelled. or
over that burning Gr=HiHEuu bat l'
m1y bsEn boon mauy uiira inF tang
WvTr capable 90 doing Ifif 'nus r8Usn
Those Apache uus' hHFu uI=uuFrrr
orr approach while $50 Wuar % COOL Hag
ur Knowing un ugFn on our rutmu
IN IuH post. 'Ung could easily rlIau.lt.
wUuFu wu would rH.a Then ihHg
hurTpNTI boz tho mUl covering iHuu.
solves entirely with iHu bIl atrrlus pore
ir'gz SO that only 'Br.r arHEH-If gu
sgrs rrlHHi rusfh Thus uu passed
within few rods u' Thorn without
uapUr'.HE tbutr UrH-"ura
In conversation With General crook
about tho % iranrIIurg event ihr old