The Ordway new era., 1906-10-12

Lrrted savage. willy. blood
|.nd cruel, now an aged. hope
|,Oless, dying prisoner. has told
LDIete story of his life. His
kraphy, which has been edited
|by S. NJ. Barrett. with full per-
and consent Of the war de-
I, is about to be published. 1t
. long, weird and intensely In
I, story. as will be noted by
reproduced here. says the
brk Herald.
barrett, after gaining the conf
\ the old Apache. led him to
Ills birth. his early days and
k,re on other Indians and pale
| battles with Miles and Crook.
he calls the injustice done to
Ian. the old savage writes:
I,ps the greatest wrong ever
! the Indians was the treat
kcelyed by our tribe from the
states troops about 1868. The
1 our tribe. Mangus Colorado.
make treaty OF peace for our
With the white settlement at
Tejo, n. NJ. 1t had been re-
10 US that the white men in
ktlement were more friendly
ne reliable than those in Ari-
lat they would live up to their
and would not wrong the In
gus Colorado. with three other
!, went to Apache Tc]o and
rouncll with these citizens and
! They told him that II he
rome with his tribe and live
lem they would issue to him.
|e government. blankets. -four.
|ns, beef and all manner OF
! Our chief promised to re-
Apache Isjo within two weeks.
Ie came back to our settlement
mbled the whole tribe In coun-
ia not believe that the people
|he Teio would do as they said
lretore opposed the plan. but
decided that with part OF the
Iangus. Colorado should return
the TeIo and receive an issue
as and supplies. II they were
|esented. and II these white
puld keep the treaty faithfully.
palnder Of the tribe would Join
= We would MAKE our perma-
|me at Apache Tcjo. I was to
In charge of that portion OF
( which stayed in Arizona. We
|nost all OF our arms and am
: to the party going to Apache
that in case there should be
~ they would be prepared for
prise. Mangus-C Colorado and
|ali OF our people went to New
happy that now they had
Fhite men who would be kind
/, and with whom they could
peace and plenty.
ms Comrades Were Slain.
Eord ever came to use from
From other sources. however,
p that they had been treacher-
pptured and slain. In this d.
We did not know Just exactly
do' but fearing that the troops
\ captured them would attack
retreated into the mountains
Pache Tejo.
ps the weeks that followed
arturo Of our people we had
suspense, and. failing to pro-,
Ple supplies, had exhausted all
F'ore Of provisions. This was
reason for moving camp. On
|eat' while passing through the
[ns, we discovered four men
(em OF cattle. Two OF the men
'front.' in a buggy and two
|nlnd on horseback. We killed
out did not scalp them: they
warriors. We drove the cat
into the mountains, made n
IL began to kill the cattle and
f meat.
Y We had finished this work
surprised and attacked by
states troops, who killed In
indlans-one warrior, three
|-ad three children. The gov
troops were mounted, and SO
out We were poorly armed.
l'en most of our weapons to
'on OF our tribe that had gone
u ielo, so We fought mainly
|..s' oows. and arrows. At
~, spear. a bow and a few
su' In a short time my spear
|@y arrows were gone. once
funded, but by lodging from
'uc OF my horse as he ran I
nuring this fight we scat
y directions and two days
sembled at our appointed
cndezvous. about so miles
'eens of this battle.
With Rocks and Clubs.
sn days later the same
..es troops attacked our
y, !. sunrise. The fght lasted
=. our arrows aud spears
soas before ten O'Clock and
nainder Of the day We had
and clubs with which to
could do little damage With
and At night We moved