Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-11

jeered at, and the troops were again defied.
 "For the next hour the two com batants closely watched each other, the expert riflemen on either side seeking an opportunity for shot, | but so well were both sides covered by lying behind rocks, that there were very few, if any, casualties on either side.
 "The Major now decided upon an- other plan. A direct assault would have been too costly. The rampant behind which tine Apache warriors lay, was a smooth wall, or line of rocks, too high to be successfully es- i caladed without ladders, and even ! then it would have been almost an impossibility. The cave where the Indians lay was not very deep, and { it was now s o'clock in the morn ing and light enough to see that the roof of the cave nung at such an angle that rifle bullets fired at it would defect and glance so as to in- ! jure the occupants. Accordingly, the 1 first line was ordered to fire upon it and rain bullets into the mouth of the cave, so as to hit the roof at an angle to make them glance down. ward, especially so as to tell on the | Apache warriors, who lay masseG close up to the rock rampant, in front ! of the cave. In less than five min utes our fire began to tell. The Apaehes soon rose up and fired over the rampant at our men, who hit more than one of them as they sex- posed themselves. Soon the wailing of the women and children was heard, and Major Brown ordered the men to cease firing, and as soon as i it was quiet enough to make his in terpreter heard, he again demanded their surrender. or in ease the war that they would at least let the women and children come out. For few moments no reply was made, and all was silent. The Indians had also ceased firing, and it seemed as though they might be consulting as to what course to take. Soon, however, a wild wailing song orI chant was heard, and the interpreter shouted: That's the death songl They are going to ehargel Here they are!' and twenty or more superb looking warriors quickly sprang down and tried to get around the left flank, where the warrior who nearly got away in the morning, tried to escape.
 Scarcely had they mounted the rampant. when nearly every man in the front line dashed from his cover and made straight for them, opening the fire on them as they advanced, killing five or six, and driving them headlong off the rampant and back into the cave. While the second line headed off and drove back those who tried to escape by the flank. The instatnt that they were behind the ramparts, however, they renewed the fight, still singing and chanting the death song.
 "Of the officers who were under Major Brown, only two are living, Earl D. Thomas, now Colonel eff the 11th U. s. Cavalry, and W. J. Ross, a resident of Tucson. Major Brown and Captain Taylor died in Wash ington, D. C., Captain Burns died at Carriso Creek, N. M, and was buried at Fort Wingate, N. NJ; Captain John G. Bourke of the 3rd Cavalry, died at his home in Philadelphia, Pa.; Lieutenant Jacob Amy of the 5th Cavalry, was killed by the Apache Indians at the San Carlos Agency, Arizona"
 While in Prescott, few weeks ago, General Thomas, who with the other officers of the 5th, performed such valiant service, stated that Del Shea, one of the foremost and daring Chir- ieahua Apaehes of Arizona, was kill ed by his command in that fight, and after the ehieftain fell it was but a question of a few hours until the remnant of the band surrendered. General Thomas also stated that not an officer participating in that fight is alive today, except himself, and even the brave men employed in a civil capacity, including the boss packers, have passed away.
 i After the Battle of the Caves, Lieutenant Thomas was ordered to Whipple, and again in the following year, 1873, distinguished himself while a Iieutenant under Crook in another