The copper era., 1902-06-05

!. OLD-TIME SKETCHES
tEtiIIfIItIr
IgffIfftfgfI
the KILLING or coLoRow.

THE KILLING or COLOBOW.
some time I'm the month Of January,
1853. our company was ordered up to
Pino= Altos 70 subdue the great chief
Maugus COiorow and his bloody tribe
OF some three or four thou sand Apaches.
I We left Mesilla and came up by the
/ Hot Springs. since known a. the Hud-
son springs; then made a camp a.
| Apache Tcio, where We found Mr..
/ Walker, wto with q few pectors
was looking up the country, but they
were citizens and were waiting for the
soldiers TO clear the way. There was
only one old cabin at Apache Tejo.
The balance had been burned by the
Indians. General West was in COM
luand and he sent Captain Sheldon
with twenty men up to Pinos Altos to
interview and entice old Colorow TO
como in from tho hills and make
treaty. After much talking and per-
suation, he was enticed to come down
TO pachc Tcio and see Colonel West.
Old Mangus was riding slim little
horse, not very tall, but as frey
steed a. | ever saw; aud the old chief
stood over six feet, 3 inches tall and
broad 7houlders-a fine specimen Of
man. He must have been over sixty,
rigid aud stern features. He seemed
TO look down on all except an officer.
He was very pOmpous and held con-
.empt for common soldier. He once
made the remark to the interpreter
that the reason soldier was lower
than Il dog, was because a soldier had
to obey orders, and a dog would not.
He dismOuntcd, shook hands with
Colonel West and then the Colonel and
ColOrOw stepped into the cabin. After
thoy had gone through the door West
walked out and as the old chief started !
to follow, two guards with Minnie |
rifles and bayOnets stopped him and |
drove him back into the cabin. | was
there when he dismOunted and heard |
all that was said, but at that time |
could not understand Spanish, but it
was afterwards told exactly what
passed between the old chief and Col.
West
Old chief-"What new INSULT"
Colonel West-''You have murdered
your last white victim"
Old chief-"For the last five years /
have kept my young men from killing
he white man"
Colonel West-''Look down in Cooks
canyon. See the white bones of oyer
i've hundred women and children"
Then turning to the guards he gave
his order: "Men, that old murderer
las got away from every soldiers com
nand, and has left his trail OF blood
or five hundred miles on the old stage
inc. | want him dead or alive to- {
morrow morning. Do you understand,
want him dead"
Then the Colonel went to his tent.
Folgam was on guard. About I
en- o'clock at night three shots were
card on tho night air. The camp
,as aroused and the Sergeant made his
eport to Colonel West.
II come to report that the old chief
ried to escape and the guard shot him.
Colonel West-"Is he dead:'
Sorgcant-"Yes y (
Colonel Wcst-"Then let the guard
20 to Sleep
The two guards names were James
Collier and George Mead.
After tho two guards had shot and
killed tho old chief, the sergeant
rushed in and shot him through the
head with his pistol. The next morn
ING Captain McCave and Sheldon took
their two companies of cavalry, with
Colonel West in command, up to Pinos
Altos, and Company y, the company
belonged to-infantry-fo it; the
cavalry got tkere some sixty minutes
ahead Of us. They started the fight.
As wa ucared the town we heard the
shots and yclls of the Apa2hcs in their
run to get away. Not one OF our COM
pauy fired u shot, as we we're too far
away and pine timber obScured our
sight from the Indians. But we found
one squaw dead and one wounded, both
wives OF Mangus Colorow, and a few
bucks dead. Some one had made Il blund-
err. shot before the time for the attack,
or the soldiers could have killed a hun
drcd OF them. Piuos Altos was a fine
placer camp at that time. filed up
with few traders and Mexican miners.
The cavalry withdrew in few days
and left us to guard the town. Tur-
keys and deer were plenty and the boys
would venture out over the hills in
search Of game. One day a party of
our men went out and soon firing was