Arizona republican., 1921-05-15

Grant. A day or two before l left
 there mail carrier was killed on the road to Fit Bowie. l then accom-
 panied a good escort to Bowie. I saw
 the blackboard on the road where
 man was killed a day or two before. I remained in Bowie for three weeks. During that time all was quiet, al
 though the government kept picket
 post on duty daily to watch their horses. The morning after leaving Bowie for Pueblo Viejo We saw some
 Indians in the canyon. That day or the next, Indians were reported to have killed mailman, and we were also reported to have been killed as I found out by meeting Dr. and Mrs. Burton at Ft Verde who were sta
 toned at Bowie at the time. They
 were greatly surprised to see us alive.
 From Pueblo Viejo I went to Ft. Thomas, Fit Apache, St. Johns on
 Little Colorado river, to Sunset Crossing, to Prescott and Phoenix '-On June Is, 1S1, I left Phoenix in
 spring wagon accompanied by my
 brother n-law, w. T. Woods, for Ft. Apache. We crossed Reno mountain through Tonto Basin to Natural Bridge on Pine Creek, made photos of it soon after it's discovery, then crossed the Mogollons to Fit. Apache, arriving there about the same day 1 President Garfield was shot, The Indian condition wGs in a turmoil. nightly meeting then being held by 1 the hundreds. A popular chief had
 died a short while before. The medi- l cine man tried to restore the chief to | life. but finally asserted that the chief :, refused to return until the clearing I of the whites. Even the scouts in
 the employ of the government became | unruly and were disarmed at times. | Soldiers were also ordered to sleep on ! their arms. On August 26, General Carr commander of Ft. Apache, re-
 ceived orders from Headquarters to arrest the medicine man. General 1 Carr accompanied Captain Kramer commander of troop, and Captain
 Henting, commanding D troup of the
 sixth cavalry. with their troops and | some 20 odd Apache scouts com | manded by Lieutenant Cruse. They | left the post in the hands of few soldiers and civilians. The post was | soon filled with well armed Apaches l appearing in threatening manner ane using loud and oppressive language
 also threatened my life, and they
 could easily have taken the post hae
 they undertaken it.
 "They followed the trail of tht
 troops en route to Cibien Creek. Or
 the arrival of the troops they sooI
 arrested the medicine man, placed
 two white soldiers and old Nose ant
 a first sergeant of scouts in charge O
 him. Old Nose was the only Indial
 who returned with the troops u
 Apache Late in the afternoon whil'
 the. soldiers were preparing for caml the company of Apache scouts ap
 preached the camp with their arms
 and as they seemed to come too clos' \ Captain Hentig motioned for them tt ! retire. Instead they fired a yollel \ into the soldiers, killing six private. and Captain Hentig. The soldier: I responded with a yolley into, the will lows with invisible effect. Genera | Carr knowing the impossibility ol | beligerent action of Apaches in tht 1 nights, ordered the soldiers to retire as quietly as possible after dark leaving tents standing and leaving | pack mules with ringing bells.
 .They buried their dead and hast | ened back as quickly as possible tt Ft. Apache. arriving before daylight Some hours afterwards the post wal attacked by Indians Tho rankini
 first lieutenant of the sixth cavalr,
 took Hantig's place and commanded ID troop and was shot in the foot
 When the troops abandone.i the pos l was satisfied of the prospect Q
 having to carry arms and defend th' II post. I decided to go to Fit. Thoma!
 before the news of the trouble
 reached their place. So we left tha
 afternoon, met Twenny Owens. actani
 as mail carrier on grade of bend or Seven Mile hill that evening- He wa killed in exactly the same place nex morning. We reached Turkey Creel that night Next morning ns we wer starting on the road farrler or | troon. and courier was coming Il 1 sight. saving as he passed that Gen eral Carr had had fight with tn Indians and a number of soldier were killed, and I had to reach F Thomas in eight hours.
 I've drove on to Black River HI
 where we met a spring wagon wit three civilians. They told me we ha better travel with them as 1t was to danrerolls for us to go to San Carlo