Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-04-24
Col BrOdie's Two Wounds
Observation-Disclosures;
Famou. Rough Rl6ers Story ~ Two Thrilling
b Episodes an His kscntful Career

aTr WAS strange coincidence,
said Col. Brode. the second In
command OF the famous rough riders,
the other day. as he with few Of that
scattered band OF famous fighters were
waiting for train to Williams. ITS
astrange coincidence that was wound
ed when | was a lieutenant. just fresh
from West Point, on the cath day OF
June, by Apaches out here. and II was
the oath day OF June, over 20 years
later, was wounded at Los Guaymas.
in Cuba, and nearly in the same place"
IL was nothing but q kid then. and
was stationed at Fort Grant. A short
time afterward | was sent to Fort
Apache during the outbreak In '73.
built up the place, and was helping TO
keep the red cusses in shape there with
few men. | rode into the country on
horseback, over 700 miles. and you'd
have to ride $50 more miles to get to
the nearest point on the railroad to
the north.
1--WE had been cooped up at Fort
Apache for over four months without
any mail; the men were getting rest
less-guess It was enough to mnke
them restless. too, for we expected the
whole herd OF Apaches down on NJ
at any time. You never could tell
what old Geronimo would do. One day
the captain gave me detail Of is men
and told me to 90 TO Fort Grant for
mail and few supplies. II was over
100 miles and through the Indian
country all the way, hills and desert
where n jackrabbit would have trouble
to keep on trail. About half way out
eight OF my troopers deserted. There
was no use In my trying TO get then
back again, for you couldn't find then
in the first place to get them back
again, and | couldn't have took 'en
back with me II had found them, be
cause / didn't have enough men &c
do II.
1--WE had been dodging hostile band'
OF Indians for some time before WI
had brush with them. Coming NJ
through long draw we jumped up :
band Of about 10 or 20 and the music
commenced. There was no way OF get
ting in any fancy moves on them.-w'
were in the bottom OF long draw, ol
canyon, Just about wide enough fol
an ordinary road. II was either gt
ahead, retreat or climb a side OF th'
canyon. There wasn't much to hesi
tate over; we would have had lont
retreat down that draw and been potte'
II we attempted to eiimb the sines o
the canyon MY sergeant was an oiu
timer, as were NUMBER OF my htti'
band. they knew hs wen as diu ina
the only thing that would save III
was quick Dash right INTO theh-
something that the Indian cant Stan'
little bit unless they outnumoer yo'
ten to one We gave them voI'ey u
stir them up ana let them know W.
were coming ana had inc sathiae'oi
OF seeing three or four OF thein drop
then, yelling IKE lot OF hyenas' WI
started down the draw on dead run
headed straight into them' Eac'
trooper swung out MS siH-shootel
ready Tor snhpshot AT the hrs' III
dian he could reach lhs oiu ssrgeah
was close at my heels' win every isi
low hugg,hg Gown c,oss 70 'ns S"uuie ,'
turheu nan arounu III my sauu" IuS
oeiore we s,ruuN 'neu'' "i' Us w =
puiIe' nrohe through my s"uu'e no'
anu nno'her cut 'nroue" NY 'eS' . NV
IPPeu nie "o'osS '"e ''o"'"s" "''''
halI-lheh ueep'
The 'Paehes couldn ! stand the rush
We run them up the canyon ABOUT
mile before they eoulu hhu any SUI
breaks to get out OF ana scatter W.
lost three troopers IN the hght' arc
u was over we went pueh 10 "here 'nc!
were rolled theIh III 'heir piahRe'S "h'
buried them among ihe rocks us pes
we eoulu, lhere WASH mueh 'ersuon.
or tears Tor the poor ie'lo"s hnuh
time for az we al eNPee'eu the sam
thihg al ,he u'nei peslues 'h''e wa
Sp.ehulu Posslo,,'S VI 'no ".o'
punoi' VI us soins 'ne sa"'' WY V'io,'
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ine p"nu oi ihu''ns v're'eu 'rouh'
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danger there was, Tor troops from tn
fortkept the country round pretty wei