The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-17

u~ndisputed control of the country; then
the Mexican pioneer crept in. His chill
dren are now scattered over the border.
The American ranchman and gold
seeker followed, twisting the stories OF
a Christian onquest into strange tales
of the seekers of buried treasures.
Through this land Dick had wan
dered, finding his search but a rainbow
quest. But he kept on by duH inertia,
wandering westward to Tularosa, then
down to Fort Grant. and toward the
Lava Beds of southwestern Arizona In
all that arid land there was nothing
SO withered as his soul
Jack, well mounted, with a pack
mule carrying supplies. had picked up
Dicks trail, after 1t left Tularosa, from
a scout out of Fort Grant.
Slim Hoover headed for Fort Grant
in his search for Jack. Although the
ranchman had only a brief start of
him, Slim lost the track at the river
ford. Knowing Dick had gone into the
desert, Jack headed eastward, while
Slim, supposing that Jack was break
ing for the border to escape into q for
eign- country, turned southwark.
From the scout who had met Jack
and Dick, the sheriff learned that the
two men were headed for the Lava
Beds, which were occupied by hostile
Apaches.
Detachments of the Third Cavalry
were stationed at the fort, with Colonel
Hardie in command Of the famous +
troop. a band of Indian fighters never
equaled.
In turn, they chased Cochise, Vic
toria and Geronimo with their Apache
warriors up and down n across the
Rio Grande. Hard pressed, each chief
tain. In turn, would flee with his band
first to the Lava Beds, and then across
the border into Mexico, where the
United States soldiers could not fol-
low. Hardie fooled Victoria, however.
Texas rangers had met the Apache
chief In an engagement on the banks
of the Rio Grande. Only eight Ameri-
cans returned from the
Hardie took UP his pursuit, and fol-
lowed Victoria across the river. The
Indians had relaxed their vigilance, no
expecting pursuit and despfsing the
Mexican Rurales. Troop r caught
them off guard In the mountains. The
fight was one to determination. Vic
toria and his entire band we're
slain. eNs
This was the troop which was await
ing orders to go after the Apaches.
Colonel Hardie told Slim that the
J Indians were bound to head for the
Lava. Beds. If the men for whom he
4 was looking were in the desert, the
troop would find them more quickly
than Slim and his posse 'S2s
Slim waited at Fort Grant for orders,
writing back to Sagebrush, telling him
of his plans.
Fort Grant followed the usual plan Of
all frontier posts. A row of officers
houses faced the parade grounds.
Directly opposite were the cavalry bar
racks fort. On one side .of.~the quad
rangle were the stables, and the fourth
line consisted of the quartermaster's
buildings n the post traders store.
Small %ranchmen had gathered near the
fort for protection, and because of the
desire of the white man for company.
In days of peace garrison life was
monotonous. But the Apaches needed
constant watching.
AS a soldier, the Apache was cruel
and cowardly. He always fought dis
mounted, never making an attack un-
less at his own advantage. AS infan-
tryman he was ~uneaualed : Veteran
army officers adopted the Apache tao
tics, and installed in the army the plan
iOl HlOulllto illalllly cOioiSio "a iiSNO
on horseback but fight oil foot, detail
ing one man of every four to guard
the horses. Methods, similar to those
used by the Apaches were put Into use
by the Beers in the South African War.
Indeed, the scouting of these Dutch
farmers possessed many of the char
acteristics of the Apaches. So, too, h
Japanese soldiers hid from the Rus
slams with the aid of artificial foliage
in the same way that al Indian would
creep up on his victim by tying a bush
to the upper part of his body and
crawling toward him on his knees n
elbows.
Mounted on wiry ponies Injured to
hardships. to picking up a living on the
scanty herbage of the plains, riding
without saddles, and carrying no equip
nent, the Indians had little trouble In
avoiding the soldiers Leaving the
reservation, the Apaches. would COM
nit some outrage, and then, swinging
on the arc of a great circle, would be
back to camp and settled long, before
the soldiers could overtake him. Ham
pered by orders from the War Depart
ment, which, in turn, was molested by
the sentimental friends of the Indians
the soldiers never succeeded In tanning
! the Apache unlll (rOOh CUT oh NoAh-
munications and thrashed them so
thoroughly in these same Lava Beds
that they never recovered
In Sims absence, Buck Mckee and
his gang had taken possession of Pinal
county. Rustlers and bad men were
coming in from Texas and the Strip.
Sims election for another term was
by no means certain He did not know
this, but if he had, it would not have
made any difference to him. He was
after Jack, and, at any cost. would
bring him pack to face trial. The
rogues of Pinal county seized upon n
fight of Jack as a good excuse to down
Slim. The sheriff was more eager to
find Jack and learn from him that
Bucks charge was false than to take
him prisoner. He knew the accusation
would not stand full Investigation.
Slowly the hours passed until n
order for "boots and saddles" was
sounded, and the troops trotted out of
the fort gate. Scouts soon picked up
their trail, but that was different from
finding the Indians. Outlines the
troopers would ride into a hastily g
doned camp with the ashes still warm,
but never a sight Of a warrior could
be had. Over broad niesas. down mar
row mountain trails, and up. canons so