The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-25

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viii Toll about a trip ! made "a
PreHcotf ~ rather Camp Whippls
la ie9S.
I started from Bernaiil,o via
Hnni village 20 Camp Apache "a
oosleut ths balance ~ money dns
me from the sale Of my store al
that place.
While there the order arrived
for the first cavalry TO nov i'm.
msdiately 10 the Dudoc country
aud march via Albuquerque
thfouah New Mexico Ter the near.
ent rallrnnd point. The troops
medint~ly 20 the Modoc country
where the Indiana under Chiei
iosepb were numbering the SETTER
ana a general uprising OF other
Indian tribes WAS feared II will
he remembered that General canbyI
who had met the said chief for the
purpose % a pcaUeablp solution Oi
the complaints of the Indians. vas
ueacherouriy murdered by said
chief.
Together with y sergeant and
two men detailed by IN. command
ing officer at Camp Apache Ia
carry the orders To Camp Verde
ana also Camp Mhippic, I started
win my trustworthy old servant
'1uate," who hailed from Fan
Mateo. n. NJ. on this trip, on
horseback. There a no wagon
road yot.
took with me two Apache In
dams because the Cibiaui Apnchss
NEAR whose country we would pass.
were not an ~psaceahlo " tho bal.
eaea OF the White Mountain tribe
After following the read M this
White Mountains To nearly the III
Vide. We turned 10 the trail lending
from the summit OF the White
Mountains west ca tho source ut
the W rivers. aholoh and Sho-luil
following the course west through
the beautiful pine forest, was
known only tu The Apache indians
In tk1a, and had not been travelled
by Foreigners tAmericanon) This
two Indians serving az quldea were
tho locatorn thsn Of the regular
travc,ed road between Apache aud
Hoibrook. The present road fol
lows tho trail We then travelled TOT
the first time. understand ons
Of them II now called silver creek
n IL "a beautiful country. aud .
ali II taken W. BY settlers a. home,
nisads. or otherwise. We camped
near one of these rivers. findins
abundance Of fine feed for ou'
horses.
We had travelled as my Apaeh,
friends told ne. across n new
country which they had not shown
10 amy white nan before. ana
which nobody had eve dared e
pass on account of the hosti''
Cihiaui Indians hunting there
They followed "A trail they GALES
plch- les ali nee c-tin or deer trai
COT soma nor,).
When we early m the mornini
started 10 resume for travel, "
found ono of ouF horses swoilei
from poisoned herbs and dying !
took All my persuasion to induce
the Indians TO SO further with us
The horse WIS theirs and I prom
Iced 10 giva them my " horse q.
noon as W. returned, They nnai
consented ard we agreed mat cacl
~ us. should walk two hours, II
turn 90 thnt W. could travel aionr
and TO show them. ! TOOK the firs
lap of this walk.
lt wis about kise o'clock iu IN
moruing Whom Cinaski, n OF IN
two Indians walked with me whit
the balance Of the party was finish
Ing In camp naddling their horsc,
We mad gone probably onc-ha'
mills when reaching An elevation
he heckoned TO mo. 10 stoop dow
and keep silent
leaninr 10 his side. where he haI
hid hehind a tall bush 81 herbs
saw the most picturesque accne a
aaimai htc In the forest wha
seefned 20 me a thousand anteior
wera quietly grazing u%nuuspect
rms OF our approach OF Of any dan
ser. There was u plateau OF one
land about onc mils III oircumfer
cnee Ne Insisted that NJ least %
anima,s were there taking thal
first breakfast, This sight ~ pof
trnyed In my memory a. 81 th
most Impressive OF unadultrratc
naturvH ! rVvr saw. Probably 10
yardr away from 40 two buck
were fighting each other thui
large horns twisted In each othei
ara % them on hts back. and tn
uthsf rfandinG owe him We hs
held this rare spectacle. until "a
Hnlns al tbs approach OF the hal
Anre % eur party warned theu
A8N| 'HN animal h"fN y WIZ HNhN
Whfptlinr sound. and tho Who'll
hcrd started. FIRST circiins hccau-
shey ana not know from whsr
danger hi approaching Tor then.
then az 81 a sudden they made ~
the plue forrest on the opposite 80
from az enwrepped In a cloud 9
tfuaf.
We ern,d have killed a uumhs
" them. hrt what was the use, 4
my Apache friend cinaskt kliic
one ~ the bucks aud w cut cnl
see tenaeFIoin 81 hts back. an
hung The akin un In a Tree 70 u
eoal4 ta<e u along on our return
w Travelled ie tbs manner ! a.
srfibed every DAY. and foiipwr
tnq shoieh river until ". iurne
uoffh towards the itiie rrlorsd
and cfnsund 20 tho cottonwnn
.lnro. Where He hrook nov stand
l&14 fHE FIgtSf muI'sE N
NntautuOk
Aa4deInno Calderon. who vi
b4IidirG station there 10 kee
1-<<FtI5oHul muloR Was tusi con
t-f@.<}I& Id erect an adoio hou.
ArI ~. helped him q few hours
"4 QAI first adobe IN Hoihroel
and alan sem him some provision
a<re r<etft later Thr road
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