Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-25
DICK HUYI.

iuyfs history viii never be written by :
ne, nor by any ono else who knew him,
70 adorn u Sunday school library; he
was not that kind Of boy. Dick was
an Apache Indian. with all the character.
istics of total deprayity that the word
Apache conveys or suggests We were
children together, Dick and l. We lived,
fought and played together for two years
in the same army post. On one memoir
able occasion, Dick, instigated by the
devil-for firmly believe in the devil,
If only for Apaches-droppsd down the
neck of my fruck live toad. Ii was
the cause Of my first tit of Mysteries. and
determined, if ever grew old enough,
| would tell the whole world how bad a |
young Apache could be,
In 1872, if remember rightly, Gen |
Crook had succeeded. after years of |
bloody war and the loss of hundreds of
good men, in subduing most of the bands
composing the Apache nation of New
Mexico and Arizona. g'hey had dwelt
In the strongholds of mountain and
desert. from which they frequently
emerged TO rob and murder all miners
or emigrants that they could ambush.
leaving nothing for the human mind 10
conceive of in the way of cruelty when
ever white man fell into their power.
At the reservation, although they were
well fed and quite decently treated. it
was necessary to watch them constant
ly. and large bodies Of troops were de-
tailed for that purpose. Nevertheless,
scarcely week passed but small squad
of Apaehes, usually led by some attract
i've squaw. would slip quietly past the
guards and escape through the darkness
into their beloved cactus plains and
mountain barrens. Roll call nearly every
morning developed these absentees. aud
next day would come news of murder,
rapine and horrors generally A fayorite
Apache mode Of disposing Of the unsus-
pectiug freighter. miner or emigrant
whose camp they had succeeded in raid
ing was to tie the victim by the four
limbs 10 stakes. and then to build fire
on that portion Of hrs body designated
in the old fashioned almanucs us virgo"
There seemed To be something par
ticulariy fascinating to the Apache tenn
permanent In this form Of torture. Death
being long in coming. 1t gave the squaws
anu IaHllttHtN lfaNAlAt ~ thiAAANN W iANthS
small tormcnts. on the side. as ii were.
The women aud children emigrants-
but enough. Suffice it To say that the
absolute hatred entertained by these In
dams for tin whites was fully recipro-
Gated. especially by the soldiers. Il was
no easy matter To track and successfully
follow the runaways through the cactus
and mesquit thiekets. over the barren
deserts and desolate mountains that
make mp the topography of Arizona.
But in that parehed country water il
only To be found Mt certain springs and
"water holes" between which days OF
travel often intervene, but which are
equally we'll known to soldiers and to
Indians
So when the morning report showed
to Gen. Crook that 50 many warriors
squaws and pappogses were missing, the
grim old warrior would make no sign ul
pursuit. but on the night following OF
perhaps the next one. n squadron oil
mounted men would file silently ont Of
the reservation bearing orders to move
as rapidly rs possible To the water hole
of Palo Pinto. or To Agna Grandt
Spring or to some other place where
the presence Of the precious fluid favored
a camping place for the reuegaaes. TIL,
troops were always positively instructed
to bring back no prisoners, MI matter'
of detail being left 10 the officers IN com
maud One June morning there was re
ported missing eight Indians, clever
squaws AMI nappooses, including Nah
memo. than whom a more { nraved and
cruel Indian never existed. even in Arr
zona.
Two nights afterwara squad Of the
Twentysthird infantry, Crooks own reg
imant. under Lieut.. Huyl, splendid
young fellow. who has since left TIN
service. was sent ont ON q scout with thu
usual Orders NJ trace Of the renesadel
was found but a burned ranch and stage
station and "A crenatel cowboy gave suf,
fcient evidence Of Indians nj large. The
next night. or rather just nj dawn, aftel
long aud fatisuing march, the seont
reached natural rock basin al the foo
Of one Of the steepest and most inaeces
sihie knobs To be found in deSolAte Ari
zona. This basin had often collected /
supply Of acril water. which, however
was drinkable enough in that country
A thin vapor Of smoke from nearl,
spent fire convinced tho troopers tina
their nights march had not been in win
aud ON creeping up n close As possible
the hostiles were outlined against tn
rocks, fast asleep
The little squadron silently deployes
out so as 10 avoid missing single shot
and at the word Of command fired, kill
ing nearly every one Of the Indians
The others jumped up only to be Gu
down by the reserve fire. The only tw
unhurt were Wahuemo and his 4-year
old pappoose. Grasping the child, b
sprang for the mountain side, scaling tn
rocks like ehamois, amid shower o
bullets. soon distancing his pursuers an
getting out of range Of their rifles. Hall
ing on a shelf Of rock, he set the chill
down and proceeded to indulge in ever
exhibition Of contempt ara derision tina
his imagination could invent 10 aggri
waite the discounted troopers, VIII
gnashed their several sets of teeth /
rage ut the insults Of the old heather
They We're relieved II last by the arriv,
OF Lieut. Hnyl, who bore in his hand
new target rifle, received only the ia
before the scouts started.
This. wonderful gun was guarantee
70 carTy-l forget 100 yards with a
euracy, and the lieutenant, who was Oh