New-York tribune., 1906-04-22


the ella River stretches its entire length
through sandy soil Here lived Geronimo
& and his braves when the
path. Il here that new rebellion
---e-ted II the brain OF the willy old Chief he
lied IN the shade after the last outbreak. Only
-..t re-l3d elapsed before he and his two hundred
braves. with their squaws and papooses started on
reT mission OF vengeance, the fral desperate
s.-v I-1- one IN ms blood-marked career
In The dead OF night, while the guardian soldlery
--.gr-ed. the Indians creTt forth. When they left
the elias banks they divided into TWO bands.
They used gun and knife and tOmahawk with vlgor,
and behind them stretched two red trails into
Al the first information from the san Carlos
a-lucv TO army headquarters Prescott, the tele
graph wires al posts began TO hum. We at Fort
Bowie were among the first to receive orders. The
message read:
LEI Rafferty, and his troops proceed the north, and
Blake and ms 10 the south. Cut the trails and
follow them with all possible speed.
Within an hour Captain Rafferty, his way
d the north, and l TO the south. The Indians
reported on the northern side OF the san Simon
Valley and the southern side OF the Sulphur Spring
Valley. and our station, Fort Bowie, lay midway
between the two. The good Captain Rafferty,, who
safterward lost his lie IN the Philippines, cut the
trail and followed Il II al haste, but the ApaCheS,
having a good lead, crossed the Mexican border and
reached the Sierra Madre Mountains III safety.
/ urged my mules and directed my way to the
east end of The C0chise Mountains 1t was mid
night when we stopped 10 rest and sleep. At dawn
were pushing ahead, and al about nine o'clock
cut q trail broad and fresh, showing horse, mule,
and -nolCaSln tracks. icII relieved ana 1utlIant,
f0r knew that ! could make Il neck and neck race,
or III the worst come out good second with the
swift, WHY 1pe before he could reach the Sierra
Madres. The direction OF the trail indicated that
the Apache had passed close TO many miners homes,
and that many peoplehad probably been slaughtered.
We crossed the southern extension OF the ChIrI-
cahui Mountains, then a narrow valley. and camped
n The foat-hills OF the Guadalupe Mountains. Dark
forced halt TIL daylight, because the trail
e.lid no longer be seen. We were not lar behind.
The ccan-cut tracks and the freshly settled dust
We're sufficient proof OF this. We felt that within
Tie next twenty-tour hours our rifles must play
tLa- part.
When awakened at the break Of day l felt
1resre1. Within q lew minutes We're keen
the trall. and expecting shot II any moment. We
had worried along the rocky path for about TWO
hours. when were brought a sudden stand
-f-u nv hearing TWO rIlc-Shots ! dlsmOunted and
C-ert along with some Of the scouts IN advance
These began firing, and the canon was soon in
ar uIra4r OF echoes From a hole IN the rocks on
The opposite side l saw the smoke from two rifles
which explained the shots that had 50 startled us
soon al the scouts. protected by boulders, were
---g .uto The hole, thinking that Of the bullets
might glance and take effect. The rifles in the hole
were kept busy Tor about half hour, when they
ceased - report. The scouts, however, continued