The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-16
ANTONIO APACHE
TELLS OF HIS LIFE
Captured From His Race When a
Child, He Rises to High Places.
FEELS NO CALL OF WILD"
is WRITING ARTICLES ON THE
GREAT NORTHWEST.
FEELS NO "CALL OF WILD"

neck that denoted strength and power
Antonio Apache, a full blooded Apache
Indian, stood in his room at the Knuts-
ford yesterday and told in simple yet
eloquent language some Of the details
IF his life since he was captured, when
a lad of T. from his tribe by the soldiers
from old Fort Mcdowell during that
stirring period in the history of Arizona
when the whit settlers and Apaches
were in deadly conflict.
Mr.. Apache is an Unusual-one might
say phenOmenal-Spec of the In
dian race His hair is jet black and
his features have some of the charac-
teTiStiCs Of his race, but there the re-
semblance ends. 1t is when he talks
that one becomes impreS Sed with his
strong personality. His voice is low
and musical. and when he laughs,
IS not infTequent when he is moved to
tell some humorous feature or incident
in his life. thsre is that in it akin to a
chime of bells
There is nothing of the stole in An
tonic Apache. on the contrary. he is
thinker, a philosopher and a scholar.
for he uses perfect English. speaks the
language fluently, and Spanish as well
and is even pOetical in his expressions
at times He possesses large resources
OF wide information. for he has tTav-
eled much. having ben al over the
world, and has the skill of a raconteur
in describing anecdotes connected with
his travels.
Story of His Life.
You want me to tell you something
about my life2' he said. after the for
malities of the Introduction had passed.
We'll. in a word il has been pictur-
eSque in some respects. while in others
II has been along proSaic lines I am
- years Of age and ! was taken from
my tribe when I was : years old. dur
ing raid made upon my people in
central Arizona by the soldiers from
old Fort Mcdowell aided by the white
settlers of that part of the territory.
OF that period Of my life 7 have no
great recollection beyond the fact that
the soldiers turned me over to some of
the white settlers. 7 was taken east.
and at the age Of L went out to hustle
Tor myself I picked up a living as
pest ! could, sometimes In rough places.
and by the time I was Il I had saved
enough money to take a course of
study at the Phillips Exeter school I
was there only a brief time when I was
appointed to the ethonographic depart
ment of the Worlds Columbian expo
sltIon. [ Travelled all over the United
States, collecting specimens for the de-
partment, and had charge Of it when
the fair opened i'm Chicago.
Al the conclusion of the exposition
! was appointed 10 the position of as
sistaut in the anthropolOEicaI DEPART
ment OF the Field Columbian museum
IN Chicago. assisting W F Holmes.
now head OF the National Museum of
EthnOlOEy- After three years and a
half there I went east and entered on
a commercial career 7 gave this I'D
after time for I found that my edu-
cation was deficient to meet all the
eXigencies required of a successful
business man. 50 I went to Harvard [
university. where I studied for two
years Then I returned to the com
merclal life but those were strenuous
times, for my money was practically
exhausted.
Went Into journalism.
However, I was determined to cot
ahead and make mark for myself. ]
ana l was fortunate in becoming staff
correspondent for several newspapers
ana periodicals.. and in that capacity I
have travelled all over the world. At
present am connected with The
Worlds Work, and have been sent
mere Tor the purpose Of prenariug 4
series of articles concerning the north
west 10 be- published i'm the August
number of the magazine
ne possibilities of this part Of the
country. from Salt Lake CITY to Port
land, are almost beyond belief No one
can Obtain a Just comprehension of the /
magnitude and the resources of thar .
Part of the United States unless. he /
should make "A personal tour of the
country ] thought 7 had a pretty GOOD !
lued of the subject before I started on :
my mission. but I must confess that my
most eNtravaSant ideas fall far Sbort .
OF me actual conditions. The great ,
northwest alone can supply the Orient !
with all the foodstuffs it requires ,-e.,r
lh and year out forever. and when ]
speak Of the great mort Invest include (
Ctah- Tor this state, with its wonder
III climate. its great mining interests /
and ITS sull undevelo0ed agricultural /
tracts VIII prove a potent factor I'm /
shaping the destiny of all the Pacific /
slope"
Is Friend of Statesmen.
During his varied career. Mr.. Anscrs 4
has met and IS on terms of friar7I,- in
1ercourSe with many OF the LEADING off
liens of the United States. and Presi- /
dent Roosevelt calls him his friend Ha /
IS always welcome guest at the White 1
mouse as wei as the homes of many
OF the statesmen Of the country He is /
proud of his race. but he is proudar /
sun OF beng citizen of the United 2
states Discussing this subject the in
leTNleWer. after some heSitancy. said
I want to ask you a personal cues
tlon. yet IN asking it 1 hone 1 will give 4
no 0ffense."
Fire ahead, old fellow" he replfed /
smoothing down his straight. Jet black /
hair, and laughing as heartily as a I
schoolboy- I am not at all thin
skinned. and you viii find that 7 am 4
not OVer-sensitive"
We'll, have you read lack F.or5or-s
story The call of the Wnd?'"
Il have and a wonderful story il is
II fairly brlstleS with life and the at 4
mosphere and color are something that I
should appeal to every one who loves
nature. I know what YOU mean bv the /
question. You mean. Have I NOT y !
feeling at times to return to the CON
ditiOns of my fathers2'"
IS, that is the question. but i'm the /
asking Of it no offense is intended"
Feels No "CaIi of the Wild"
Il know it. my friend. and it really !
gives me pleasure to answer it. had /
better illustrate it I'm this way: You
take boy. care not of what race he
may be, take him when he is about : /
from home Of luxury and refinement /
aud thereafter let his life be cast in /
the most wretched paths. amid vice /
and crime and that boy in nine cases /
out Of ten. as he advances through the /
impTeSslonable period OF his life
viii conform to his surroundings and ]
VIII become as vicious as his associates.
On the same basis Of reasoning. take a /
boy Of the same age from the depths of J.
the siuTns and transplant him to home /
of luxury and refinement and in nine
cases out of ten he viii conform to his
new surroundings. I do not believe in /
hereditary tendencies except in the /
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