The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-10-11

reconstructed savage. willy. blood
thirsty and cruel. now an aged, hope
less. helpless, dying prisoner. has told
the complete story Of his life. His
autobiography. which has been edited
FOR him by S. NJ. Barrett. with full per.
mission and consent Of the war de
partment, Is about TO be published. II
makes a long, weird and intensely in
teresting story. as will be noted by
portions reproduced here. says the
New York Herald.
Mr. Barrett. after gaining the conf.
dence Of the Old Apache. led him TO
tell Of his birth. his early days and
his warfare on other Indians and pale.
faces.
OF his battles with Miles and Crook.
OF what he calls the injustice done 10
the Indian. the old savage writes:
Perhaps the greatest wrong ever
done 70 the Indians was the treat.
ment received by our tribe from the
United States troops about 1868. The
chief OF our tribe. Mangus Colorado.
Went to make a treaty Of peace for our
people with the white settlement at
Apache Teio. n. NJ II had been re-
ported to US that the white mc= in
this settlement were more friendly
and more reliable than those On Ari-
zona, that they would live up 70 their
treaties and would not wrong the In
dams.
"Mangus-C colorado. with three other
warriors, went 10 Apache Tejo and
held a council with these citizens and
soldiers. They told him that II he
would come with his tribe and live
neal them they would issue to him.
from the government. blankets. -four.
provisions, beef and ali manner OF
supplies. Our chief promised 20 re-
u r 10 Apache Tejo within " weeks.
When he came back TO our settlement
he assembled the whole tribe in c0un
ell ! did not believe that the people
az Apache Teio would do as they said
and therefore ! opposed the plan. but
Il was decided that with part OF the
tribe Mangus-C Colorado should return
20 Apache Tejo and receive an issue
Of rat.ons and supplies. n they were
as represented. and 90 these white
men would keep the treaty faithfully.
the remainder of the tribe would ioin
him and we would make our perma-
ncnt home az Apache Tejo. / was TO
remain iu charge Of that portion Of
The tribe which stayed In Arizona We
Eave almost an OF our arms and am
muniu0n 20 the party going TO Apache
Tei0. SO thar 30 ease there should be
trcnchery they would De prepared for
any surprise. Mangus-Coi0radu and
about half OF our people went TO New
Mexico. happy that o. they had
found white men who would De kind
10 them, and with whom they could
live in peace ana plenty.
Claims Comrades Were Slain.
No word ever came 20 use from
them From other sources. however.
we heard that they had beer treacher
ousiy captured and slain. In this d.
lemma we did not know Just exactly
what TO do, hut fearing that the troops
who had captured them woald attack
as we rotreated Into the mountains
near Apache Tej0.
During the weeks that followed
the departure OF our people we had
been ia suspense. and falling 60 pro
vide more supplies. had exhausted ail
Of store ot provisions. This was
another reason for moving camp on
this retreat while passing through the
mountains, We discovered four men
with a herd OF cattle. Two OF the men
we're In front Ia a bugEy and two
were behind on horseback. We killed
all four. but ala not scalp them, they
were NOT warriors. We drove the cat
tle back into the mountains. made a
camp and began to KIN the cattle and
pack the meat.
Before we had finished this work
We we're surprised and attacked by
United States troops, who killed 10
an seven iudians-0no warrior. three
women and three children. The gov
eminent troops were mounted. and 80
we're we. but We were poorly armed.
having given most OF our weapons 20
the division OF our tribe that had some
10 Apache reio. 80 We fought mainly
with spears. bows. and arrows AZ
first ! had a spear. a BOY aud a few
arrows. but Ia a short time my spear
aud an my arrows were n Once
I was wounded. bat by dodging nom
sue w esAt vi Na NURSE as nc laA 1
escaped. During this fight We scat
tered In an directions aud two days
later reasscmbled az our appointed
place OF rendezvous. about so miles
from the scene Of this battle.
Fought With Rocks n Clubs.
About ten days later the same
United States troops attacked our
new camp az sunrise The fight lasted
all day, but our arrows and spears
were all gons before ten o'clock and
Tor The remainder oi the day We had
only rocks ana clubs with which 20
nght We could DO little damagc with
these weapons. aud az nlght we moved
our camp about four miles hack into
the nountainss who're q would Do hard
for the cavalry 10 follow AS The next
day uur Hrnutu. whu had horu left Do.