El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-06
PEACHES KNOWS
MEXICO 8 TRAILS
Chief of Pershing's Apache
Scouts Was Guide To
Gen. Crook in '80's.

Phoenix. Ariz. July 6-"Peaches,
the Apache Indian chosen to lead a
score OF his tribesmen through the
Sierra Madre mountains Of Mexico,
scouting for traces of Villa, is no
stranger to the locality. though years
have passed since he has trodden the
trails. His real name is -Panagotishn~
and he belongs to the White mountain
division Of the tribe, which lives north
Of San Carlos, Ariz.
In October, 1881. he was more or
less affiliated with the Chiricahua
band, into which he had married, and
then was a member of the war party
that left the reservation Immediately
after receiving the regular issue OF
1ations This band was Of "A bucks,
with about as many women and chill
dren. led by Juh Chatto, Chihuahua
and Geronimo The outbreak was a
sort of sympathetic strike" based
upon the efforts Of the authorities to
apprehend the treacherOus Indian
scouts concerned in the attack on Gen
Cars command at Cibicu a month be-
1ore. The southwark trail Of the
Chiricahuas was a typically bloody
one.
Apaches XII Felix Knox.
During the next couple Of years
there were return raids into New Mex
leo and Arizona from the Sierra AIadres
Of Mexico, where the band, with
Nachis as principal chief, had made
headquarters, in much the same dis
trict now being secured by the Ameri-
can cavalry One of these raids. in
April, 1882, came as far back as San
Carlos where LOco's band was added.
'n the return journey to Mexico &C.
CURED the memorable killing of Felix
Knox, who sacrificed himself that his
family might esca pc.
Peaches" Has Trouble With ChatfO.
In July, 1882. Gen. George Crook
vas returned to the command of the
military department Of Arizona. at 4
time when border conditions had be-
come unbearable- In the following
spring, Chatto's band defied the mill
lary by a raid northward about as
FAR as Clifton, near which he murdered /
the McComas family, one such episode
Of many In April of 1888 Peaches
reappeared at san Carlos, bearing a
message from the Sierra Madre band
and telling Of personal difficulty he
had had with Chatto- The story went |
less appreciat ting the source, listened
to the tale how the Apaches were tired |
Of warfare and Of their willingness |
10 return to their rations
peaches" Gets Job as Guide,
Peaches was accepted as a guide |
and then was started the historic ex- |
petition that encountered the Geron- |
imo band 200 miles below the border
small troop Of the Sixth cavalry, led |
by Capt. Adna r Chffee and 1913 1
apache scouts, led by Capt Emmett |
Crawford These Indians mainly were /
White mountains OF Coyoteros. and in Il
cluded the noted Alchisay
Crook Meets Chiefs in Canyon
Peaches" then appeared TO have Il
fulfilled his contract. but the expedi- !
ton was no. one distinguished by a i
large degree Of success. Crook and Il
the chiefs met in a lonely canyon OF /
the Sierra Madres. where Geronimo Il
was given a chance for oratory, but Il
the principal Indians were lacking in i
Inc band that the general took back 4
10 Arizona Chatto and Geronimo did Il
not return before the following spring.
PershinE's Scouts With Crook.
Among the White mountain scouts
that have been sent TO Gen. Pershing
are several who were with Crook IN i
1888 and later with Crawford, Gate
wood. Miles, Lawton and Wood till L
the time OF the final surrender and
deportation Of the Chiricahuas in Sep
TENDER. 1856.