Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-02-11
ON THE TRAIL.
Capt. Dicks Unsuccessful Search
 for the Kid.

lures and explanation of his failure has been received from Capt Dick:
 To the Editor of the CITIZEN:
 l wish 10 explain sCme mistakes sever aral papers have made regarding trip after the renegade Kid.
 When I arrived at Mammoth I ex- pected the assistance of kOme gCOd men and good outfit. Ia both 1 was sorely disappointed and only owIrg to my de- termination undertook the expedition Every body had promised me horses, mules beef, etc., and many were willing to go along with me until finally the day me when I wished to start. Then Do- body but MT Tom Moore showed me any courtesy. He guided me as far IS IChn Scaulan's camp nea- Som brero Butte wh re l ayed few days and ex- plOred all the adjoining mountains ant highest peaks using pair of good leld- glasses. On one of these trips l found two dead horses who were stabbeI 10 death by tha Kid some two months agD, the same day when two O. the renegades nTed three shots at Jimmie Mercer, a young man about 20 years of ge but missed him. l also found ;ellstrRp O a dun mare which the Kid had stolen from John Sanlan and after using her for a few days had stabbed. She got away from him before he killed her. TEe strap was cut in two. the Kid not taking time to undo the buckle. 1 kept that. To show low the soldiers here a'd the peo. le let me recall aD incident which happeled that same day when Jm Mercer was saot at and luckily escaped by running into the Fouse Half an hour after, about noon, the troops came on hot trail by the cabln and when told which way tbe renegades had gone, the chief scout. MerejIldO refused to f How the Kid. His ApaoLe scouts begged of him to let them go, they would they said bring in the Kid the next morning. but the chief scout refused for unknown reasons. That same man was once scharged for cowardice bu strangely he was lately reemployed.
 When asked Gen M Cook for nothing but an occasional horse and some troo- gers from different forts in utmost need 1 was refused such aSsis ance. From Scanlons camp l rode over 10 Cronin's mine, aud again explored all the ranges and peaks. One evening l saw from the cabin man wrapped up seemingly in a blanket, and shortly after two strange horses. As 1t was rearly dark 1 con- cluded 10 take a thorough scout after sup per. Then l took my trusty Winches- Ter, and like serpent crept up thy mJUntain slde in gulch, hoping te find small sudden fires. It was verU dark and cloudy and every step meant danger. I avoided all nose. 1 listened every step I took. finally came onto the two horses but was unable to detect the presence of man. Carefully l Went back to camp. Next m0rI ing 1 found fresh track, 1t WAS that of a white man, and was explained by the two hors-s be longing to white man camping on lhe other side of the rang 6 8 few miles away.
 These mountains are the toughest and most rugged l ever travelled and l have seen some bad trails. From Cron in's camp rode over to Aravaipa tO Jones' ranch over tralls winch only Arizona mountain ponies can travel, u distance of D miles. One might well imagine these are no pleasure trips by any means, and he more astonishing i5 the unwlllingness Cf people to help. Even those who have suffered by the raids of the Kid and his eight It ne gades are lukewarm. All alone l was willing to con'inue my trip, and add when I finally got as far as Dunlap's ranch I was offered fresh mount, nut alas, the saddle I had used wass bor- rowed one and must be returned to Mir Moore in few days. Nothing was lift but tC return. To walk after the Kid in these ranges is like looking for needle in haystack. 1 have done my duty and stuck to it to the last. l was determined to run the Kid down and his renegades if had to go alone. But to be deserted by erybody, and help and assist nee being refused 1 have to gise up. If involuntarily, it is not my fau t. Give me three Papago trailers and guarantee of provisions, horses, etc, and I dare say either the Kid or I will bite the dust irsi ie of three months.
 One warning ard ve.y serious One at that let me give to the public. The Ap8ches more thrn four hundr, d will be on the warpalh before June. That means death to all rangers. farmers and cattlemen in the ranges hereabouts aud nobody is to blame but the government. The ApGches are buylng up all the available cartridges and ammunition of ali description.
 Mammoth, Jan. 10, CAPT. DICK.