Bisbee daily review., 1907-03-03
CNlLIZE
 WILD ARIZONA
Interesting Life StoS o Noted Indian Fighter, A. Sehes. Who Was Saed at elols Recently, Reads Like Nesel Romance-Some lich, on the r6als of EarN Days h This Territory
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TA@ ae~s as tAs aeeiaeatsl aeasa 0 A Sse5er last wSeS neSr SloSe by Assng erasAe& Ay s boulder rNealsaC froza a AileSsae> ~tll evtas so mined rnaaS e the incidents connected wftA tAe work 0s saedasas tAe Apache Ia, di&as ia Artscaa by military and ctVe SesAoriSteS Ne msa vas more Hgomi neat in the work os planting ctVtlizA, tson. peace and proSaeriIy sn this tegs ritors thsa was Al Ses5er, Re was csaaeete3 waA the military cpesS- gons directed sgStuSt ghe old ehiefS, CoeAsSe. Geronimo and others, who ;ea the savASe and mercsleSs ARsehes on their hlood covered, mOrSieroUs trails from one end of Arizona to the other, lie was the trusted chief of scouts under General Crook and later under General Niles. From the mount aims ot northern Ariaona 70 the Chirk cahuas and the Sierra MadreS Seiher knew every trail and watering hoe, no man ia Arizona every knew ihe Indian character better and nonV were ever more energetio and brave in
 ureeting and sobaulng the Arizona aba origines than this man, who. during the long years ot his faithful service
 ,o hts country and its advancing civil. iGation. had so many marrow escapes from death to meet accidental death
 in the hills where he was searchlng
 for mineral deposits. make available by whipping the Indian Into sahmls.
 sion.
 After Geronimo had been esutnred | and shipped out of the territory, acs | companied by his murderous band, | Seiber was sent Co san Carlos. then . ] military post in the center ot the res. | eryation on which the various Apache | tribes had been gathercd from all sec. | tions Of the territory. Here he was | in charge of the Indian scouts and his ! duty was to direct the operation of l police service on the reservation. Be- | fore that Seiber had several times been wounded in fights with Indians. but it was of Sen Carlos that he re- ceived his most dangerous wound
 Belonging to the scouts. and under l Seiber. was a young Indian known ss | the Apache Kid" He was a rolick-
 ing sort of a boy. but was regarded | as a good scout. In the year 1889 | Seiber had caused several of his
 scouts to be placed in the guard house | for some violations of the rules of the service. The "Apacte Kid" be came much interested ir- trying 70
 secure the release of the scouts from
 the guard house. After falling to ac. i complish hIs purpose by one or two
 interviews with Chief of Scouts SeIber the young Indian visited the com
 manding officer of the post to whom be displayed much determination iu
 urging that the imprisoned scouts be
 liberated and also displayed a feeling
 against Seiber. whom he charged
 with being preiudiced against his
 friends.
 Late in the afternoon when Seibei and one of the captains of the post
 were standing in front of the traders
 store this Apache Kid" accompanied
 by four other scouts N,ddenly opened . fire on Seiber and his comDanion
 Seiber fell with his leg broken above
 the knee. The captain was alsc
 wounded. Before tbe post could bt
 aroused the Kid" has escaped to tht
 hills. accompanied by those who haC : joined him in the mutiny. The bis , tory of the Apache Kid" and hi! renegade band. which lasted for five or six years. is we'll known to all wh, lived in Arizona at that time.
 Seiber. after recovering from tn,
 serious wound. was a cripple for tn. remainder Of his life.
 He remained with the army afte his recovery for two or three yeari when he resigned his position to ioiI some of his old friends in Globe il
 the develoument of some copper prcn critics on Pinto Creek. Not long a"t he sold some of his property for good sum of money. but be had be
 cone so welded to the hills Ihst h. continued his search for other ant
 richer miEes until the final summons came calling him to the other shor from Arizona. where he had lived fo over forty years and connected hi name prominently with it's early his tory.
 Asked once why it was that he haI such power over the Indians wh' called him Iron Man." Seiber replied Because I do not deceive them ou always tell them the truth. When ! tell them I am going to kill them. 60 1t. and when tell them l ar their friend. they know it"
 As for his reputation throughou