Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-09-05

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before the new one was imrIt IN, there
flew hurried dispatch to San Francis,
co that was flashed on across the Sier-
rus and Rockies and caught the new
major at Omaha In brief words II
told him that there was universal up
rising among the Apaehes and asked
how soon he could return as the gen,
eral commanding held open for him an
important command. In twenty-fout
hours the reply was at Drum barracks
Start this morning. Expect me by
25th,"
One week later u courier from Pres
colt, riding post haste with dispatches
to the new commander ut Rctribution,
warned him that he must guard his
working parties and the road between
the old and new post. The Tontos had
"iumped.' Now, Tonic in the Mexican
dialect means fool or idiot, but the
Tonic Apache was no fool. The craft
lest, cunningest of Indians he, and well
had the chiefs and young men reasoned
that good time to strike would be
Just as the old and seasoned regiment
left the territory, and before the new
one, utterly untutored in Apache STRAIT
agem and mountain scouting, could be-
gin to get down to their work. And SO
all through the wild hunting grounds
In the Sierras their war fires and sig
nails blazed by night and pulled in
smoke cloud by day. All across the
rocky chasms and among the pine
crested ranges from the haunts of the
Hualpais in northern Arizona down
through the valleys of the Verde and
the Ilassayampa, the home Of Apache
Mohave and Apache Yuma; across the
broad basin between the Mazatan and
the Black Mesa md southwark to the
Sierra Ancha, the Tonic Apaches had
sent their messengers urging instant
and united action, and down from the
mountains, on stage road, trail and
mining camp, swooped the savage foe
men, and all Arizona walked to Il new
reign Of terror.
Among the first mines abandoned as
the result of this sudden raid were
those on the Santa Anita. The first
refugee to claim the protection OF the
commander of new Fort Retribution
was Muncey, speedily followed by half
dozen others-all with fearful tales
OF massacre and pillage. 1t was hot
June evening, when they gathered at
the edge Of the bluff looking westward
from the adjutant's Office over the
southern foothills Of the range, to
where, faint and dim, the guard lights
Of the old post could just be distn-
guished through the rare Arizona at
mosphere, twinkling feebly in the low
lands Of the Sandy, ten long miles
away.
How many sf our people are left
down there under care Of the guardY'
asked Capt. Raymond Of the stern
faced old soldier in command.
"0nly the ordnance sergeant's family
and the workmen dismantling what's
left of the post
mo women Or children besides
Kelly's?'
"None. The last were moved over
to-duy-unless we count MacDuif.
Leon said he wanted to stay with old
Kelly to the last
"Leon." exclaimed the miner Muncey,
in apparent amaze "Why, ! thought
that boy was-was safe in Sonora with
his mothers people" Whereat two OF
his fellow miners looked keenly into his
face and then exchanged quick and ex-
pressive glanees
"That boy said Capt, Foster, lis
like a cat. He found his way back
from Tucson to the old post, and sticks
to 1t so long as there's a single left.
Look here, he continued, pointing to a
Jagged, conical shaped height clearly
defined against the soft hues Of the
lingering twilight Wonders Signal
Butte, oyerhanging the old rookeries
and Kelly'sranch isa mile beyond that
Now suppose the Apaches did work
around to the west Of us and were tc
swoop down on the sandy, suppose our
people were able to get up there and
signal, how long would II take us tc
turn out fifty horsenen and gallop over
those ten miles, and how much would
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