Arizona republican., 1921-04-13
FREIGHTING IN ARIZONA IN
 THE eos WAS NO DULL TASK AS JIM ALLEN RECALLS II

Ah1 was inhabited mostly by rat iiesnakes and Gila monsters and when mesquite thickets covered sites now occupied. by business houses Tim Aiien was driving a freighter through tnis country. He now lives at IS East Van Buren street.
 Jin Allen came out here in 1866 as a soioier In the First cavalry and re III Arizona as a teamster and
 eisnter for the government until the outbreak of the Spa nish- American var, when he entered the conflict. Aiter receiving his discharge he re- turned 10 Phoenix where he has made nis nome ever since.
 In relating the events of tho carly days, Mir. Allen showed a keen ap- preciation of the humor often to be Iound In the most dangerous situa- tions- Illustrative of this, he recalled an overland expedition in 1869 when he was freighter for pr. John Jones train.
 "a we were about seven miles from a government camp at Date creek when a Mohave Indian came to us with a warning that a band of Tonto Apacnes were planning to attack the train" he said.
 The Mohaye wanted protection. so We sent him back to the cook wagon where he concealed himself. The COOK was a Mexican who prepared the meals at night and slept through me hot daylight hours. Snoring away ne was unaware that the Mohave sought safety in his domain
 Most of us regarded the warning as false alarm. We were compara- lively close to the government camp and sufficient in our own numbers 10 defend ourselves against the av craze small strolling band of outlaw Inoians- So the actual attack, about an hour later, came as a surprise. The Indians all came from the same direction, making a broadside toward the train. We all clambered off the wagons on the side opposite the at tackers. We soon made certain that the indians were bent on plunder and not murder, so most Of us paused at q Sa1e distance and watched The Mexican cook was in the. lead and close behind him was the Mohave h. oian. The Mohaye was in mortal rear Of the Tonto Apaches He real lzed that members of the opposing tribe would rather have his life than that of any white man, and he kept riSht on running when the rest of us stopped
 4, &ntAiSdn COOK, glanclng back, thought he was being pursued aAd quickened his pace. The Mohaye. seeking company in flight. sought to ovcrtake the Mexican And so the race increased in interest to the spectators until the Mexican fell ex- hausted upon the sands of the des- ert- The Indian. in stopping to pick nm up. realized that the rest of us had turned from fugitives to spec tators and the chase ended in a laugh
 Tn the meantime the Apaches were footing the train They seemed to be their interest upon the flour sacks. Flour was of little. con- cern to them, but the sacks were con- sidered excellent trophies to take back to the squaw. So the flour was emp tied out upon the ground and the cloth sacks carefully tucked away in custody of the raiders. They also cut the mules from their harness and took them"
 Jim Allen headed a train through Phoenix in 1867. a year before it was settled. He crossed the Gila river with load for Fort McDowell, but found 1t impossible to make the Salt river crossing at the usual place, so he cut new road through the present heart of Phoenix and made his way to Wickenburg crossing, located about where Seventh street now touches the river.
 "In getting through the present site of Phoenix I had to battle with mes quite brush and rattieSnakes," he said. 'I killed IS rattlesnakes with my blacksnake whip.'
 It was just before reaching Fort Mcdowell on this trip that 30e Apaches surrendered themselves to khe government authorities at the
 
 two Apache Indians were confined in the guard house, an adobe structure While the soldiers were at mess one dfi the two prisoners managed to es- cape and force his way into the am munition house where he seized an armload of guns and ammunition and returned to the guard house. The loss was quickly discovered aud the sol diers surrounded the guard house.
 Shooting started just about the time Allen arrived with his train The two Indians fired upon the soldiers after barricading themselves in the guard house. When their shots were re turned the Indians crawled up into the chimney for protection. A soldier managed to crawl on the roof and shooting down the chimney killed one of the Indians. The other was well supplied with guns and ammunition and kept the soldiers at $ distance. In attempting to locate the Apache the soldiers pierced a hole into the
 adobe wall, and a guide, Joe Green. volunteered to look into the guard house. AS he placed his eye at the hole, the prisoner made lunge with his bayonet, running it through the wall and through Greens body, kill ing him instantly. The Indian then fell upon the floor of the guard house