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which flowed the tide of travel from
the eastern states to the gold fields OF
California.
: Treaehersus 1ndiess of Long Ago
When the white man 1rst went t,
Arizona there wete Fortunately 20,
600 Indians within the borders Of th'
territorylI If The, ypFipcipal tribes. were
the NayRjos, Hqpis, Wsilapais, Cheme
huevis, HaFasupias.I Aom res, ,PiDlas
Maricopas. .Yunas, OPapaEos + ana
Apache Of which there we're scvera
groups or divisions The NAvajos per
petrated several rnassacres In, the ear
ly days, hut II was not long before at
the Indians except the Apaches has
been subdued.
Tricky and cruel, ,rthe eApaches held
out, for many yenrs against the in
roads Of the whites upon their ancien'
hunting grounds Such leaders as co.
chise. Geronimo and Natchez led the
Apaches against famous American gen
erals like Nelson A. Miles and George
Crook A reward OF $1,000 was once
claimed.
Up to 1874 the Indians terrorized
large sections OF the territory aud kept
out immigration and capital. In that
year all the Apaches that could be
rounded up were placed on the San
Carlos reservation. 1t was supposed
that an end had been put to the Indian
troubles. but raids in 1882 and 1889
shook the feeling of security.
In the year 1883 there we're 25,0Ou
Indians in the territory occupying
lands reserved for them by the gener
al government. The government was
supporting about 5000 Of them.
In 1882 the Chiricahua, White Noun
tain and San Carlos Apaches broke out
in open rebellion. On the morning OF
April 10 LocO's band broke out at Sau
Carlos and after killing the chief of
police started up the valley OF the Gila
killing at least sixty white settlers.
Then for six years Arizona was the
scene Of u merciless Indian war In
1883 Geronimo became chief of the
Apae hes. He massacred settlers and
burned ranches almost at will. After
each raid he would escape to the noun
tain Businesses of Mexico, where the
United States soldiers could not pursue
him. Finally permission was secured
from Mexico for soldiers to cross the
frontier in nursuit Of the Indians. In
lSSS Captain Lawton. serving under
General Nelson A. Miles, surrounded
GSroi1mo'si Warriors and made them
prisoners The whole tribe was taken
to Florida and later transferred to Fort
Sill, Okla. aS prisoners OF war. -.
gaT Bad Men Lived There.
There Geronimo remained until his
death, three or four years ago, and the
remainder OF his band is still there. Ali
desire to. return to Arizona. and it Is
possible that some time the government
may see fit TO grant them their wish.
Today they are as peaceful and placid
as ANY Indians, having seen the folly
Of resisting the whites ~ "art.' l.
or course there were bad men and
gun men In Arizona in her early days.
Stage and train robberies were by no
IAedus' uucoLnulOn hnu exclteu only
passing comment Finally train rob
berries became 50 frequent that in 1899
the penalty for that crime was fi1 I'd
at death, In the same year the legis.
laturr passed a law providing a 6ne OF
S25 for any one carrying concealed
weapons, s,-uu >mGoI yttfI Q9,T
II was not until after the penalty for
train robbing had been fixed at death
that Arizona became really peaceful.
Now there is no train rebbing any
more. and as the day of the stagecoaeh
Is practically passed the stage robbev
Is extinct. .rup|" 5dt m. ge.t
Until 1907 everything was wide open
in 1riz6naii Gambling vas unrestraifl
ed and, except where municipal la We
prevented, women and minors were a.
lowed in saloons In that year the les.i
islatnre responded to an urgent mes
sage from Governor Kibbey and ts
pronounced public sentiment and pass
ed rigid anti-gambling law that clos
ed such games .ato -ar or ara -.ar.