Bisbee daily review., 1912-07-30

1885. Capt Writ Davis, Fourth Cav
airy. and 100 Indian scouts, followed
the Apaches into Mexico and sprpris-
ed their camp near Naeozari but With
out capturing the hostiles. A similar
expedition was also commanded by
Capt Dorst, but tEe Indians eluded
the troops and crossed back into the
United States.
on one such raid the Apaches trav-
eled more than 1900 miles In four
weeks. raided the Apache reservation
killed many Indians and thirty eight
white people. and returned TO Mexico.
although there was in the field
against them forty troops OF cavalry
and forty-three companies OF infantry.
On one expedition into Mexico after
the hostiles Capt. Emmett Crawford,
in command. was killed The expe-
dition. however was party success
ful. seyenty-nine Of the hostiles, in
Guiding fifteen warriors. being taken
prisoners by the troops, but Geronimo.
with twenty men and thirteen women,
escaped much 10 the sorrow OF the
authorities at Washington. who were
being criticised for not putting an
end TO the outrages. But the soldiers
in the field were up against as tough
a proposition as probably ever con-
fronted American soldiers, for not
only were these Indians desperate
hostiles, skilled In all the arts and
craft OF irregular warfare in a wild
and remote region, but they were arm
ed with rifles OF modern pattern and
supplied with large quantities of am
muniticn
rho attempts of the troops to cap
ture Geronimos band having failed,
Gen. Sheridan in Washington. then
ordered Gen. Crook, at Fort Bowie, 10
devote his attention TO protecting
life and property in Arizona and New
Mexico. This Gen. Crook found TO
be a most difficult thing TO do and in
a peppery telegram TO Gen. Sheridan
he requested that he be relieved
This was on April /. 1856. The
{ next day Gen. Nelson A. Miles. the
; famous Indian fighter, was ordered
10 relieve Gen. Crook in command OF
the department of Arizona Gen.
Miles reached Bowie station on April
: -. The hostiles who had been
; brought in, about eighty in number,
: but not including Geronimo, were
! sent as prisoners OF war to Florida
, and confined at Forts Marion and
= Pickens. where they remained for
! about a year. being then transferred
, 10 Mount Vernon barracks, Alabama
Meanwhile Gen. Miles assumed ac
tive command, and began a campaign
! against the Indians. In his interest
ing volume OF Personal Recollec
tions' Gen. Miles gives a vivid des
cription of the hosJiles He SAYS:
t The mountain iabyrinths of the
r Apaches may be compared to the
+ criminal dens and slums OF London
+ though on an immensely greater
! scale and the outlaws to be tracke.
+ and subdued, for cunning. strength
t and ferocity, have never been surpas
.. sed in the annals of either savage OF
y civilized crime. A band OF Indian,
/. that had roamed over the country fo
I generations believed themselves to b
e master and uncomfortable, and mani
3 Of the white people living in tina
y country also believed It to be impos
o sible TO run them down and captur
4 them
Miles Used the HeIiostat
Gen. Miles determined 10 put to
test in actual warfare against the hos
tiles, who were adopts in signaIinI
with fire and smoke Som one noun
tain top 10 another, the little instru
ment known as the "heliostat n
established stations on mountain
peaks, and thus opened up a line o
communication. 1t was an idea whic
had much IA do with solving tn
Apache problem. Gen. Miles foun
in Gen. Lawton an ideal soldier {
take up the active campaign agains
the Apaches and in Leonard WOOD
then a Captain In the Medical Corp.
an officer OF skill. strength. and coul
age. He asked Wood 20 accompan
LawtOn. The picked body Of troop
placed under Lawton were splendid
ly Differed and equipped. Til
Apaches we're then il their mountai
retreat in the Sierra Madres, wher
they could have remained PRACTICAL
indefinitely, but, instead OF waitin
70 be attacked, they began hostilitie
themselves, committing all sorts q
outrages In Northern Mexico. on til
9TH Of April they crossed the bount
airy and began killing settlers, bum
ing, and plundering After a bris
III FN---a-t N1RA- - A4EuO came n
with Geronimo's band in the Pint
mountains IN Sonora about thirt
miles from the international line.
There was sharp engagement. III
Indians scattering. and subsedaentl
dividing into two bands. Numerou
detachments of troops were kept cor
stantly on the march against thei
and performed unusual feats OF herr
ism. About this time Gen. Miles b,
came convinced that the Apaehes I
Fort Apache should be sent TO som
military reservation in another pai
of the country. where they couEi /
kept under strict control.
Meanwhile the campaign again,
the hostiies continued. On Julv /
Lawton's command surprised IA
camp Of Geronimo, but the wiIy 81
chief escaped, together with Mach
the hereditary chief, and the men
bers OF the band. Lawton followe
them up closely. and not long ate
ward Geronimo asked for a oonfe
enee. A meeting was arranged an
the two fighters met, and conclude
plans for meeting with Mites u-be