Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-02
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BII'TERS
Col. BridWell
Is Reminiscent,

CatlOH mas Dten ii uetiliisHt W tue iu-
dian" declares Colonel w. A. Bridwell |
who has just returned from spending |
some time at his mines In Arizona
Colonel Bridwell Is probably better |
able to speak of the Indian than almost
any otner man in Southern California,
for he has had much experience with
them and Is great favorite among
the redskins. Colonel Bridwell surely
has charmed life or he would long
ago have been killed by hos6les who
have threatened and have tried to take
his life
His experiences would make hero
of one OF Beadle's dime novels pale In
to insignifieance but he Is modest
about himself and his bravery and it Is
with reluctance that he responds to
questions abut his life. In speaking OF
the education of the Indian he said
80 far education has not done this
people particle of good. and doubt
IL ii ever will. They go to school for
while, then come home and for six
months act like white people with
whom they have come In contact; but
after that time they go back to their
old ways. After that they refuse to
again speak the English language ol
to acknowledge that they are familiar
with IL.
| THE government has done every
thing possible for them has gwen
them seed, cattle, wagons aud other
things so that many OF them have
gone to farming and the danger Of out
RACES IL almost over. OF course, few
get drunk occasionally and 70 out and
murder but white people do that, too.
The Indians will, | am afraid. event
naily die out, for 1t Is hard To get them
to attend to any sanitary methods, or
to take any medicine"
To Colonel BFidwel and his assist
ants belong the honor Of making the
first capture of Geronimo, the Indian
who terrorized Arizona for many years
In 1873, when the San Carlos Apaches
were out raiding. he brought them in
TO the reservation.
That" said he Involved one ot
the greatest hardships Of my lifo Az
ter getting them on the resers alton
staid with them year in order 10
learn their language, aud while there
established the first Indian police
force They made good policemen.
They did we'll under my administra-
ton, possibly because was never
afraid of them. but they Killed tn"
next two chiefs Of scouts that follow
ed me.
Once they made m attempt To Kill
ana aE4. ss.ila .Das angry ~Ie-'st SaIn@-.
thing shot at me three times and
missed | had no gun in my hand. bnt
one of my policemen ran mp with gun
and gave 1t 10 me and | shot Mr., In
dian between the eyes and killed him.
This is not the only attempt that
was made on the Colunels life nor the
only savage he has killed. In fact
there have been SO many that he Ia not
quite sure of the number which he has
sent to the happy hunting grounds.
This Indian was angry because the
colonel refused to go to the redskins
mother-in- law and get his wife, who
had left home on account of numerous
beatings An unwritten Indian regu-
lation which Is carried out to the pres
ent day is that man cannot enter
the home of his mother-in- law.
The Odd scout tells the story about
the capture of Geronimo, about whom
80 much has been written, AS follows
u was commissioned by Governor A.
| p. Is Stafford and given a company Of
Indians to go to the Hot Springs rescr
yation and capture the chiefs, GeFon
imo. Chato and Francisco. They were
hostile and were rading In Mexico and
Arizona, They were called In to have
a consultation with the agents and
with my Indians who were hiding in
old warehouses We surrounded and
captured them.
Geronimo started TO ride off and
shouted to him to stop. AS he paid no
heed. leveled my gun at him.
squaw jcrked my arm from behind but
| managed to throw her off and took
Geronimos gun and knife from him.
We kept him in the San Carlos guard
. house for three months, expecting he
would be hanged, but the government
could not prove that he had murdered
anybody.
81 He broke out after awhile and was
again the terror Of that part Of tho
country, At that time / had left the
interior department and was on my
ranch. He started four of his men
out to kin me but they were frighten-
ed away.
When first went to Arizona there
were no ranches or farms and all the
Indians but the White Mountain IN
dians were hostile. used to take
reservation band and capture hostile
band then re-enlist the h0stilcs ,C
hunt others II the indians lied To mt
| strung them up by the hands. Afraid
Of them? oh. no. | have strung them
up when there was only one white man
with me in the reservation. Probably
the reason that | could control th"m
was because ! was not afraid OF thctn
The three white men who did the most
against tho Indians IN Arizona are 4!
Seaber who lives near Globe ArlI.
and Ebcn Stanley. who Is in New Mex
leo. A splendid guide and scout was
Ed Clark. better known ~ Hollipo
Clark
/ Although Colontl IiridWell'9 home Is
! In Los Angeles. he does not STAY tholc
as he loves the free life of Arizona luG
spends much time prOer' citing.
TORTURED A WITNESS