The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-30

drop OF water 20 drink. Nv horse soon
. yielded 90 The terrible heat and my
/ tongue p-otrgGed from ms mouth as
. lTy as piece 90 paper. The aE1uies
. which ] endured were Undesirable.
I had allowed nay u.u4 90 wander for
/ a moment, ! certainly would have per-
I l,led
/ By picking course and. guided by
I -le sun and stars. j finally came up1l
an Old buffalo wa.I1w. where the water
| o-.ed up in spite 0f the sums ta-rt..
heat. The water saved my lie ale
though IL was che b.t-erest liquid ever
tested ID uy I.a. The dos. was 80
strong THAI afterwards Two Govern
msu- mules died from drinking from
I the same pool lt Was a standing Joke
with General F0-=y-hg chat belle..
was stronger ,lla O. Government
mule"
/ Ia Arizona. New Mexico ana Other
I p-l-s OF the S1u.awes- Mr. Bauue.. as-
sisted Il tle blIg. OF more than 300
/ e.s1ls-msl. women and children
| who were mlsslgru4 uy the slgaEas. AZ
I One foot OF Is mountain on the Way 10
/ California Isl narrow defle through
which formerly passed The overland
/ stage. 4 single grave at the side OF
I -It pas. contains the bodies OF thirty
/ sax en-. ---Lts. whose bodies were
/ found ly hea-e-- --d his party OF
! scouts
General Crook. one OF the mos, noted
/ cavalry leaders and Indian lighters.
/ says OF Bennett. Il know Captain
/ Bennett well, personally. for several
| years he served as chief OF scouts IN
/ Arizona and New Mexico. where. among
I lardships and priydtiOus beyond the
/ conception of any man who has not
/ been called upon 10 face them, be
| showed himself always trustworthy. In
teiligent and brave 20 a fault. / can
| give 10 endorsement too strong TO eN-
/ press my high regard for this man and
lis character, he being in this respect
q perfect twin 10 Captain ;. G.. Fisher.
another noted scout
Mr.. Bennett fayOrs the placing OF
the Indian Bureau Of the Interior De
paItment at Washington under the
| control OF the War Department, be-
| lieying II would be big step in the
| right direction toward keeping the In
dams under better control. The army
leaders who would then be in charge
Of them would understand the Indians
and know exactly how TO deal with
them, which great many OF the Ip-
dian agents do not.
The discoveries made in the gold and
silver regions Of the West have been
participated in by Mr.. Bennett. This
was more agreeable business than trail
ing Indians. though even in this he
met with many thrilling adventures
He was a pioneer in Alaska, and the
early gold discoveries in Colorado were
only incidents in his career.
| This noted scout Is one of the famous
survivors of a race Of hardy frontiers
men whose numbers are rapidly de-
| creasing. The life of the scout has ma
terially changed since the early '7Os.
In those days railroads were few. the
great West was sparsely settled, forts
and garrisOns of troopers were abund-
ant from the Mississippi river to the
Rocky Mountains. The scout was a
courier, and spent much OF his time in
speeding upon fleet horses between the
chain of forts, often pursued for days
by hordes of Indians on the warpath h,
picking his way by night through mar
row defiles in the mountains. Wounded
constantly exposing their lives for the
safety of others, carrying dispatches
under CALLING vOlleys, the scout became
a man whose name became a house
hold word along the frontier. Buffalo
Bill, "Old" Jones, Amos Chaplain,
Dutch" Schiling and Captain Bennett
form a small band OF survivors OF the
great array OF daring spirits who
fought under Custer, Crook and Miles.
For placing the praise Of the capture
OF the Apache chief Geronimo where
il belonged, Captain Bennett gained the
: displeasure of certain high officers in
The army and a lengthy discussion was
brought out on that account. Captain
Bennett contended that Lieut.. Gate
wood should be credited with the hon
or OF the old chiefs capture. Certain
officers who were connected with the
! campaign had fOrestalled Lieut.. Gate
!. woods brave act by taking all the
glory 10 themselves. For stating the
facts as they really were, Captain Ben
: nett fell temporarily into disrepute
The facts were soon learned, and Cap
= tain Bennett resumed his former stand
. ing in the army.
Lieut.. GateWOod's exploit Is one OF
the most famous in the annals OF In
{, dian campaigning When the old. willy
D chief was run into the mountains Lieut..
: GatewOod volunteered to interview
p him, as he was man respected and
5 feared by the Indians, and was per-
2 sOnally acquainted with Geronimo
= Taking four men, the officer located the
5 Indian camp. Leaving his revolver and
! saber behind, the officer alone made en-
e try to the camp and demanded talk
. with the chief and his unconditional
3 surrender. He was received, and then
s held for some time while the chiefs
D hemmed and hawed as to whether the
3 surrender should be made. Lieutenant
- GatewOOd calmly awaited their deci.
a sion, which was finally given in the az.
Y frmatiye. Geronimo was brought q
4 The army HEADQUARTERS without blood.