The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-29

window, and over his shoulder appear.
I'd for few moments the fair face, the
lark eyes and somber hair of Carmen.
' The sun was an hour above the west
srn mountains as we rode out of the
water and resumed the trail. The mos
luitoes followed and continued to an
aoy us until friendly breeze blew
them to leeward. The horses, refreshed
by the halt and the water, moved with
brisker pace than before We Were
nearing the middle of the plain, and the
mountain ranges that bound il ON the
east and the west Were equally in view
To the south, in the Chiricahuas, smoke
was rising from unseen fires TO several
places on distant peaks and wooded
mountain sides. AS we rode on, noting
all signs and movements around, far
and near. as those need do who ride on
Arizona prairies, ii was seen that the
smoke from some of the places rose
strangely in spires and puffs The sight
of these mysterious signals was a sud
den and unpleasant revelation 10 Felix
and me. Each. by the same impulse,
examined the cartridge in his rifle bar
rel and whirled the cylinder of his re
volver to make sure that the weapon
was in working order
Felix spoke first
"Indian fires - he said The
Apaches are out They re rendezvous.
ing in the mountains about the San ST.
mon plain -
nodded. and he continued
Il thought something was up when
that courier rode in so much of hurry
into Camp Bowie He probably brought
news that the renegades have crossed
the border 1t wasn't to be expected
they would let this moon 60 by without
an outbreak +"
What about these renegades?" ask.
ed Il thought General Crook mad got
all the Apaches killed or safe in reser
vations -
He didn't get them all, said Felix.
There were some 40 warriors of Co.
chise's old band, led by chief named
Skin-ya, who refused to come upon the
San Carlos reservation and went across
the border into Sonora There they have
been lurking since, keeping near the
boundary line between the United States
and Mexico. They pass to the one side
or the other of the border. according as
the Mexican or American troops get
after them. and go on the warpath as
often as they want horses and the ex
citement of killing white people On
their raids they are usually joined by
Indians who steal away from the San
Carlos and the Warm Springs reserva.
tions.
Those fires certainly look as if the
Indians were moving" | remarked
What are we going to do about it?"
Il size up matters this way" said
Felix. 1.-THE renegades have been com
ing up from Mexico in little parties. so
as to divide their trail, and are gather.
ing in the Chiricahua mountains. The
fires are to bring them together and no
tlfy the reservation Indians where TO
join them. There is a full moon this
week, and within a day or two-to-
night, as likely as not, after moonrise,
or tomorrow AZ daybreak-thcy will
sweep the Sen Simon plain northward
on their WAY to The ella river. They
will manage he business with the great
est cunning. One thing they are certain
to lay out TO do That is TO capture the
east and the west bound overland stages
so as to keep the news of their outbreak
from getting out as long as possible.
They Will time their attack so as to cor.
raj them both They re watching the
plain from the mountain tops now like
hawks They've had their eye on us
ever since we left the pass and if we
are on the plain when they move they
won slight US in their round up What
we've got to settle right away is this;
Shall we go into camp at fall of dark
ness, as we have intended, or make a |
long night ride for the San Simon stage
knew Felix and that his Judgment
was to be trusted
iii leave the matter with YOU"
said Il know nothing better for US |
than to carry out the plan we have ar
ranged and camp down on the prairie |
We want to keep our horses fresh in |
case we should have to run for it, and |
it would be well not to exhaust the ami.
mails by long night ride -
That's just my idea of the best thing (
to do, said Felix. Suppose we man
age it this way: Well stop little be.
fore shutdown and have supper AS soon
ns it grows dark We'll saddle up, push
on and go into camp. off the trail, two
Or three miles ahead The Indians'once