Arizona republican., 1919-03-23
WHEN GENERAL WOOD
 CHASED GERONIMO
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 Ut was more than thirty years ago | that General Wood. then an assistant | surgeon assigned to border duty at Fort Huachuca in the territory of Arizona, took an active part in the capture of the Apache chief GerOni- mo. The expedition was led by Gen ertal Lawton, whose report, told in a soldierly fashion, is the basis of the account reprinted from the New York Times in The Red Man, a mag azine of the Carlisle Indian school.
 The last two months of the cam pagn, or to be definite, from July until the middle of September, Gen eual Wood at his own request, com manded a company of infantry that was out on the trail until the old chief surrendered. General LaWtons report says
 tOn July 14 a runner was sent back by Lieutenant Brown of the scouts. with the information that the camp had been located, and that he would attack at once with his scouts, ask ing for the infantry to be sent for ward to his support. l moved for ward with the infantry as rapidly as possible, but did not reach Lieuten- ant Brown until after he had entered the hostile camp. The attacking party had been discovered and all the hos tiles escaped. Their animals and camp equipage. with a large amount of dried beef, etc, fell into our hands. but the hostiles scattered and escaped on foot
 During this short campaign the suffering was intense The country was indescribably rough and the weather swelteringly hot. with heavy rains every day or night. The en- of | bn utmost limit. Disabilities resulting from excessive fatigue reduced the in- fantry to fourteen men. and they were worn out and without shoes. When the new supplies reached me July 29 they were returned to the supply camp for rest, and the cavalry under Lieutenant A. L. Smith, who had just joined his troop, continued the campaign. Heavy rains having set in, the trail of the hostiles. who were on foot, was entirely obliterated
 Edwards of the scouts with one man, was dispatched to gain informa- ton, and after three days he returned and reported that the Apaches had passed into the district of tres and were committing depredations in the vicinity of Tecolote. in the Mazatlar mountains. This point was so far dis tant that I could not reach it in tim, to get even a fresh trail to follow and he was again sent to find tn, whereabouts of the hostiles, going tC tres and following their course II the meantime scouts were sent in al directions 10 cut the country for signs During this time Lieutenant Gate wool. Sixth Cavalry, with two Chiri cahua Indians, who had been charged with a commission to enter the hostil camp and demand their surrender joined me.
 '"On August IS I received informa ton that the hostiles were moving to ward the Terras mountains throug' Campas and Nacosari. Immediatel marched 10 head them off. By mak ing forced marches I arrived nea Fronteras on August 20, and learne hat the hostiles had communicate 10 the Mexicans a desire to surrender On the evening of the 24th l came Il with Lieutenant Gatewood, and foun him in commpHication with the hos tiles, but on his return to camp h -eported that they declined to mak an unconditional surrender, and wish d him to bear certain messages { General Miles. l persuaded Gate