The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-28

only wound which he received during the
lon war
when Geronimo lad been captured and
was On ;rial. Arizona Charlie" hsinE a
xI-7sss. confronted the old warrior i have
nothing 20 say: l want nothing the ln1an
answered the Military Board. only that
you give me 4 gun. that I mas shoot tlis
man" Geronimo made no other request dug
ing : tai
The COWBOY knight Is now spending his
tine te.ween San Francisco ans Los An
geies. collecting stores and ar-1s and PIE
parirE for the trip TO Tiburon. The boat
which he has leased. the San Diego. viii
amply accommodate the party. yet the ex-
pe5itioa will divide. several members pre-
ferring to 50 by way OF Yuma where they
viii take a boat TO the NOUN OF the Colo
rado River. on the way down. having a
chance a: the big game in the delta country
The San Diego will pick them up and the
whole party xin move 10 the island
Stores and provisions sufficient for & cruise
Of several months VIII be carried. But first
Of all and f7- more Important in this IN
dertakiur is that the San Diego viii be a
verirsble little bat:leship. Two 5inch rapid
FIRE Maxim guns Will he mounted on the
forward deck. and in the armory will b.
MsEser rifles. Maussr rapid-hre pistols and
shot-unE. for hunting small game or for
fighting at close range. II that becomes neg
pssary. Each man viii have his own rife
as vel. and a brace OF revoIvsrs and a
hunting kuif-ornameEts that from long
habits with them have become indispeusa-
ele 10 the ARIZONA Plainsnsn. even when
on peace missions.
But for all the warlike preparations Arr
zona Charlie thinks that there viii be very
little fighting 20 do. Re IL confident that
his large force will overa~e the Indians
and that they VIII be glad TO make peace
IF ! thought that there was any great
danger in the trip / would abandon IT,"
said the leader. discussing his plans. There
was 4 time when ] could be counted in
on any undertaking that looked hazardous
enough. All that ! asked was that there
was a big element of danger. But ] am well
enough fixed now. and I don't need to tsks
any such chsnceS
HOPES TO BUY LAND.
II don't expect TO have 10 do much fight
ing TO gain possession CT the island. and Il
] succeed I viii buy the land"
Men who are familiar with the California
Gulf islands and who have had opportunity
70 observe the natives Of Tiburon do rot
agree with Arizona Charles" views Of
the case with which the island may Re
taken. One OF these Is Captain Lewis 3.
Harris. who with the schooner Emma and
Louise, has navigsted the zLf IN the guano
trade among the islands Returning from
s voyage. he had this to say Of why he
did not land at Tibrron:
" had intended to 70 ashore AT Tbs-
EOl A<Ad1d arr E-oEBENl W kOA2s II . a
variety OF causes we changed cur plans.
For one thing. i never lost any wiid-eye3
cznnibais with painted bellies. and I don't
care TO find any I learned while In the
Southern country that Lieutenant r z L
Robinson ard his partner. Logan. were
surely killed. and probably eaten b. The
Seris on Tfbur0a-
Il talked With a survivor OF the party,
q Mexican. who gave me the details Of the
case And when I went TO Tiburoa and
anchored OF the shore and saw the Indians
I believed the story. Such h;deous. fero-
cious. repulsive and utterly degraded people
] never saw.
W lay at anchor on the Island for sew
erai days. and the Indians came around Us
in their canoes These canoes are made Of
a lot OF tubes. bound together when wet
with some kind Of cement. and when dry
are cut out In the shape OF a canoe They
are tight as drums and bound on tht
water like c,rksl The Indians live On sea
As much IS on land. and suhsist mostly On
turtle meat
Between Ti5urcn Island and the Sonora
coast there il . Hrfas strait o. ehanne, lat