The Apache sentinel., 1943-07-16
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August 18th the Indians are back at
their tricks again." Capt. Hanna's
report of his mems pursuit of these
marauders is quite remarkable
though much too long Gas usuaD to
quote in full. 1t is a report of hard
ship and suffering, Of constant and
continuous pursuit, of running fights
and skirmishes at night, participat-
ed in principally by their own
Apache Scouts.
Highlights of that report: "On the
night of August 18th, a horse was
run off from Chief O'Leary I
started at once in pursuit with
three N. G. O.'s and 81 soldiers and
all available Apache scouts I
followed the trail from southwest
Of the Huachucas through the Whet-
stones across the valley of the San
Pedro in the Dragons after
leaving the Dragons the trail led
across the upper end of Sulphur
Springs valley into the Chiricahuas.
crossing them near Dos Cabezos and
north of Camp Bowie. 1 went
into Springs for water and informa-
tion understanding / could not get
water further north. sent our
scouts in on the trail again that
night thinking the hostiles might
have made camp and we could sur
prise them. went into. Camp
Bowie for water and rations so 1
might continue on the trail. +. At
Bowie 1 found that the mail rider
from the east had been killed and
Shortly after my scouts came in
and said the trail we had been fol-
lowing led directly across the San
Simon valley and north which was
the direction toward which the In
dams had killed the mail rider.
Accompanied by Lieut.. Rucker
ana 10 men OF H and L companies.
9th Cavalry and Company c. In
dian Scouts, I started again oa the
25th. Country west Of Bowie
Is destitute of water. The. Sec
ond day after leaving Bowie we
started at in the morning and
easleel get any water until 2 o'clock
the following morning. MANY
OF the men became almost insane
for water, having climbed thru the
Sters Peak Mts. nearly all day.
Other trails are joining now and
all leading north toward the Gila
river -. the trail crossed the river
rs miles above Pueblo Vieja and
We followed to within five miles of
the reservation. I went into
Camp Thomas to telegraph the
Dept. commander when l received
word of the outbreak of the Warm
Springs Indians and Joined Major
Tupper at once in pursuit. We
had been joined by 20 San Carolos
Police. The renegades had been
warned that we were after them
s. Sept. 4th we left the Gila and
took up the trail and about noon
met party of White Mountain In
dians returning from the fight they
had had with the renegades who.
When leaving had stolen many
horses. From the 4th to 9th we
travelled from daylight to sundown
camping where night found us, stop
ping only once a day for water and
TO COOK. -. On the 9Th the scouts
overlook the renegades in the eve
nlng near San Francisco river, New
Mexico and had running fight
Tor over 10 miles and until long af-
ter dark. :. e. II hostiles were killed
and 13 captured. In the dark
ness of the night is probable that
many were killed and wounded who
We're not found. Piansenay and
his band had been on the reserva-
tlon long before the outbreak. :.
A captured squaw says the rene
gades are trying to make their way
to stronghold they have in the
Sierra Hadre in which place they
have often defeated Mexican forces.