The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-21
HOTSETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

He opened hre ana klieu Two OF tne
attacking party and was himself slain
The Apache who had trailed him to
bis death grunted as he received a
few dollars pay for hrs remarkable
work. and returned TO his reservation
as though he had done nothing out OF
the ordinary.
There live in Arizona several tribes
Of Indians that are skilled trailers.
The Apaches. however. lead all others
IN this regard The Apache is a
bloodhound by Instinct He has been
taught from infancy to notice tracks
and follow trails. They know the
track Of every animal in the desert.
and one glance at a pony track will
enable them 10 pick that particular
horse out Of a herd Of thousands. The
same holds true Of me tracks OF men. |
and nothing but extraordinary good
fortune will prevent a white man from |
being run down when one OF these
Apaches camp on his trail.
Apache Kid"
One OF the most skilled Of all trail
ers was Apache Kid. the celebrated
Indian outlaw. who was supposed TO
have been killed by a white scout
named Clark. but who is said TO have
reappeared among the Yaqul Indians
In Mexico. The kid" trailed all his
white victims as II was his favorlte
method OF operation to shoot from be.
hind. He would follow a trail for
weeks. sometimes keeping his victim
IN sight for days. but being unseen
himself. until a favorable opportunity
arrived for striking. Not only was
he one of the most expert trailers Of
men that ever lived, but he was also
Expert In throwing white men on the
'cent He covered his tracks with
the skill OF a fox. and time and again.
owing 10 his devIlish ingenuity In this
regard, he escaped when escape was
seemingly impossible Il would have
aiken one Of his own tribesmen TO
lave successfully trailed Apache Kid 81
'ut the outlaw was so dreaded among a
Iis own kin that not even the bravest
Ipache scouts could be brought 10 the
ask Of going after this human blood.
ound.
One OF the most expert trailers OF
he southwest was San Carlos 20
apache named Josh. Apache KID "
ad partner dubbed Amigo. who alb :"
ucted woman from the San Carlos !"
eserVation The commander OF the ~ "
ort promised a sergeantcy OF scouts ~
o josh II he would kin or capture sl
Amigo. but added the stipulation that -
he failed to secure him he would q
ose his Job. Josh accepted the prom
'si'ion phllooophically and disappear. -
u IRON the fort. For several weeks ~
Nothing was heard from him. One o'
iay as the commander was looking 70
iVer some papers In his Office a shad. u
'w fell across his sunlit desk. As pc
here had been no sound to Indicate q
ne approach OF any one. the com. u
mander At once concluded that II was y
me indian. He looked up and saw
Josh.
Did you get him'" asked the colo
mel
a oruesome Trophy.
Yes. colonel me got him" answer.
ed Josh imperturbably. And then
from out Of a sack In his hand ronad
the aednetor's head on the command.
srs desk For weeks the scout had
followed the trail OF Amigo and Al last
had secured an opportunity Of shoo,.
ing Apache Kids partner. II occpr
red TO him that the best proof OF his
being in line for promotion woula no
the abductor's head.
rhis same Josh has rendered yalua.
ole assistance TO the Arizona raneeys
under Captain Burton +. Mossmsn A.
Trailing desperadOes in the southwes,
'"sh and Mossman and a small com.
pany OF rangers followed the smith
gang Of bandits fov twenty.two davs
at'er smith had murdered two NJ ,hs
company OF rangers. The weather
was At its worst It rained repeat.
eddy and oeliterated the trail and a
snoSstorm came up that lmpeded the
prosress Of the pursuers. but josh
found the trail again. and for elrh,
days Of the twenty-five the ou,lsws
were pressed 50 hard that they had 10
wander hoEseless In the mountains
Several of them were wounded ana
only few of them were able 60 make
their escape, owlng largely 10 the cun.
ming of the Indian trallsa