Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-07-23
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Houston Chronicle


Houston Chronicle
The next oght Nas between Dead
Mans HoIe and Van Horns Well
This vas au outbound trip aud the
men along besides The guards and
driver. xere Captain skiiiman and
three or four meu with ambulances
The nooncd together a. Dead Man b
Hole. and then Skillman and bis
party vent on. but said they would
stop al Eagle SPRINGS and wait for
the stage. a. that vas q dangerous
place. After tho party had separated
nd skillman Was out Of sight. Hunter
and his men saw fifty Apaches on the
prairie bearing down upon them.
There were but thirteen 81 The white
men one Of these was DR. Giddings.
brother OF the contractor The teams
Eere nov whipped 20 lively gait
but the Indians came faster on their
ponies and ran quartering across the
prairie 20 Intercept them When the
Indians we're about goo yadrs on
Hunter said
Indians Try Old i;u-".
stop boys. 49, have cor 20 hght
those fellows Jump down and side
line the mules
The Indians also halted and The
chief said Amigos Hunter said 10
Louis Dickens. who could speak
Spanish. no ten them 10 they were
friends 20 stay where they we're as h"
wa as close 20 them as he wanted
10 got The lndins consulted awhile
after getting ths message and all
galIoped or hu' made circle aud
came around boo fho road ahead OF
them and displayed soldier
Jacket 600 spear inI l.so H"I1 Hp ID
letter 20 aoa auH fhw dropped BE- 100
thc road
s week uef1r. rb.# fnas had hi."d
a military express mr nnEor h".
ta,.u F0r Davis m' Fort Clark and
h, Jacket Ua H# After fue ln
daa dropped tHe bitter They ealIop-
cd oi. on fhe roId taken Dos 9Ni.
man and boss party lud Hunter "as
satisfied chat fHeg knees boz Raa
ahead aui Aer. COINS fo otcrilkn
him. su Doe pushed on N.rh a.' speed
with hIs mon tu fhr IImp.l noun.
tains
tn. letter which the Indians drop
ped IN the road vas an oiiicia. one
directed 20 Washington CITY by the
quartormaster
The Indians caught Skillman in
camp shooting mules and we're tryinr
~ get the drop on his by playing
amigos. but he told them 10 go
away and not 20 come close. espec.
ially when he saw Hunter and his
party coming
Uc,rrmin. Ia MAKE Trouble
The Apachcs were determined Il
have fight aud before Hunter coulc
get there the battle commenced The
Indians made complete circle
around Skillmans ambulances, bu
he had brave. cool men with him anC
the rapid puffs OF smoke which cam'
from the vehicles proved 70 Hunter
that they were making game figh
Of II and ne and his men renewed
their eNertions To- reach them, whip
ping their teams into gallon an'
shouting words of encouragement a
they drew near.
II was a most dangerous LOOKING
circle 10 attempt 90 pass through, hu
they went in firing right aud lett e
the yelling Apaches. who fired back
bur without effect oycrshootiug th'
whites with the cscopcts. which mos
of the Indians carried
Campci on Rattle Ground.
The combined forces nov beat th'
Indians of aud about shutdown the!
left. having five killed and mum
Der wounded The stage aud ambu
lanccs caught most Of the bullets an'
arrows. but some OF the mules an,
hroses we're hit The two parties
campcd on the battle ground thai
night and continued their JOURNEY
next morning without any further
truahl, from the indians
Some time after another fight tool
place near Devils river The Indians
attacked .hr stage camp zoo NIGHT ant
tried to stampede the mules bu
wer, beaten off and no damage val
done to either side MANY people
We're killed along This route as th'
numerous grave. indicate Their
were five af EsEIe Spr.ues man