Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-24

bright moonlight night and freez-
ing cold but the brisk cavalry trot
Kept the men warm.
The sun rising over the mountains
gave the men their first view OF the
country. "A dreary desolate stretch Of
sun scorchcd mesquite ana bunch
gross dotting a level valley floore1
with dul red material eroded from
the eminence Thrown up by volcanic
EXPLOSIONS in prehistoric ages.
Where Geronimo Surrendered.
At 1880 the FIXING column made
Garlic The negro cavalrymen and
soldiers Of the artillery. hospital units
and field radio outfits that had pre-
coded the escort were eneamped on
the sides Of a granite butte fronting
the canyon in which Geronimo, the
famous Apache warrior. made his
final stand surrounded bg American
troops, more than thirty years ago
This fact recalled to many of the Of
ficers. som Of the older of whom par
ticipated In the Apache campaign,
that the present expedition into Mex
leo had set no precedent, and that
Bandit hunting in n foreign country
Of Independent sovereignty, was no
new thing for the United states army
Here, encamped on the hillside
were observed for the first time the
other units OF the flying column, the
artillery. negro cavalry. and other or
eani2ations. some OF them had pre-
Viouslv marched from Fort Huachuca,
Arizona, and other distant points. and
such was the secrecy thrown about
their movements that even the Of
ncefs of lesser rank did not know
81 their coming
Officers In Dark.
In fact IN nefficrs al THE oreaniza-
lions themselves moved more or less
IN the dark Their orders directed
them To proceed to certain points
where other orders would be found
They proceeded thus by stages, not
knowing where the next you'd take
them aud the appearances OF Geeral
Pershing first at Hachita and then
at Cuberson's surprised the soldiers
and some Of their officers,
At Carrie. the first meal in Mexico
was eaten. II consisted Of army ba-
con. part Of the five DAYS ratons Is
sued 10 the men. bareback which
tastes somewhat like the matzos OF
jewish religious feasts, and unsweet-
ened coffee Officers and men Jared
alike.
General Pershing allowed the com
mand to rest until noon. The order
then was 10 make all speed TO reach
the big Oitos ranch. formerly the
property Of "a brother Of Admiral
Lord charles Beresford. of Great
Britain, at nightfall.
Outos IL sixty miles from the bor-
der. At o'clock that night camp
was being made by the American
troops beside irrigation bitches
through which flowed the first run
ming water they had seen in Mexico.
Here also were seen the first Next
cams, other than two who were OBJ
served few miles north of Olitos,
silhouetted against the sky on
mountain ton. These two were at
first believed to he spies but scouts
reported them to be ranchers living
ia the valley
MeSlcans Reap Harvest.
The Oiitus MeNicans rcaped gold
en- harvest among the hungry soldiers.
Frijoles toriillas ana chill sauce We're
IN great demand and, in contrast 10
the Casas Grandes McXicans, who
doubled and Webled prices on bread
nltu tNiAA biil'A 'NA'A 'if'l HA'NN''
were what YOU like to give" The
senoras of the ranch households cook
cd half the night. their daughters de-
liVored or served the food, and the
husbands and fathers gathered the
money AT Oiitos the intelligence de-
partment Of the flying column receiv-
ed its first definite word concerning
villa. The MeXicans there reported
that he had passed the ranch Satur-
day Mareh IT. two days after the Coz
lumbus raid with an escort of only
ten men. They also stated that re-
PORTS had been received AT the ranch
that villa had killed five MeXicans
.ut Corralitos mn American ranch to
the south. because they were work
Ing for the hated 'grngoes
Although the march of sixty miles
had retired some tender feet 60 the
amhuiances ana made partial wrecks
of the softer men among the officers
aud soldiers the column was again
Ia the saddle shortly after daylight
The line of march took the trails
through the mountains from here on
and those who forgot to fiji canteens
suffered, for the day was torrid, tho
dust thick aud the road hard. Going
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