Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-18
THU WESTERN INDIANS.

During my short experience in tie
Territories of Arizona and New Mex
leo, learned a great many iltercs,.
ing facts about the We,t,rn iudiaas,
which think may interest II cal
ers Of the Pass.
First viii describe the different
tribes of Indians. There are tn,
bloojthirsty Apaches, slm4 $4,000 OF
whom live on the Sdl Carlos reserva
ton near Phonix, Ariz ma. A great
man. of our readers have pruba bly,
heard of the renegade Geronimo. lie
terrorized the people Of Arizona, Mex
leo and New Mckee for several year
but was followed by U. 5. troops and
finally captured by Gen. Or ,ok and
bis brave followers in the San Madre
mountains. The Government sent
Geronimo and his followers to pleas
ant farming lands in Florida. Lately
he and some of his braves have been
removed to the Indian Territory, and
are getting along nicely.
About four years ago another rene.
gade named "Kid" escaped from San
Carlos. He terrorized the people by
driving off their cattle and horses; he
killed a Tumber of white people aud
kept the indians in constant terror by
stealing their women. When he got
tired of one squaw he would steal
back to the reservation and get him
another; whenever he got tired of her
he would turn her loose or knock her
| brains out with his revolver; he said
be did not want to waste his ammuni-
ton on squaws.
The Kid got into a quarrel about a
squaw with another brave. He killed
his rival and fled, but was captured,
and three Officers started with him to
Yuma. They had wagon, but the
officers and Indian had got out to
walk across a rocky place. They we're
walking along quietly, the Sheriff in
front and his deputy behind with
the Indian in the middle. Suddenly
tine Kid struck the Sheriff on the head
with his handouts, grabbed his revol-
yer and killed the terror-strcken dep
uty before he could do anything. lie
then turned and shot at the driver :
retreatiug form, but he got away and
carried the sad news to Yuma. Large
rewards wee offered for the Kid, dead
or alive, but they were of no avail.
He died about six monts ago down in
old Mexico; and thus ended the career
of one of the most daring desperadoes
that this country ever had.
There are the Papago tribe of In
dams. These Indians never gave the
whites any trouble; the men do cd
jobs about town and the women wash,
maks pottery, etc; they make kind
of jar called ola, that are useful in
many ways. They are used for water
jars and TO cook beans and numerous
other things. They keep :the water
cool, being full of pores, and are in
great demand in that hot country.
/ will now relate to you a fancy lit
tie story. The old Papago chief
Wauloupie, as he was called had a
large herd of horses and cattle, but
strange to say, he would neither sell
or kill any of his cattle nor ride an y
of his horses, but rode a little burro.
His old squaw had habit of coming
to ella Bend and washing, and the
people would give her old clothes and
cold victuals The old chief would
come to town occasionally aud let her
ride behind him on his burro. Hi,
people found this out and deprived
him of his chiefship, all because he
let his old squaw ride behind him.
1t has always been told that the In.
dams are red; | never saw anything
rel about them except their paint.
They are dirty set of people. have
high cheek bones, an aqualine nose,
are very dark, and have long, coarse
straight black hair.
The Yuma Indians have a reserva
ton in Southern Arizona, dose to lh e
t'wn of Yuma. A good many year
ago they gave the whites some trou-
BILE, but never as much as the Apa
ches. They farm and do other work
There is not much to tell about them
They essmble the Apaches greatly
there are about eight of nine thous
and Of them left.
Next is the Maricopa tribe, who
have q reservation near Phoenix, il
Maricopa county. They are civilize,
70 q certain extent aud raise wheat
lhasasy 81 ~ kinds Of garden tsuck