The Argus, 1895-12-26

lersiial KximtJoiiccs and Uoc Uoc-olectioiix - olectioiix Uoc-olectioiix of Arizona, Iur Iur-Ingr - Ingr Iur-Ingr th Past Tl ill y y-Thrcc - Thrcc y-Thrcc Years. The rtstablUSitiient of lamp Ord, and Other Matters Connected Therewith. BY A. P. BASTA. CHAPTER II. Tho threo mountain ranges men mentioned - tioned mentioned in the foregoing chapter, af afforded - forded afforded a sccr.ro retreat for the Apaches, and practically almost an insurmountable barrier against any successful pursuit of them by tho military. During tho earlier part of tho year 18G1- Apacho depredations were almost of daily occurrence, aud had reached that stage at which the commanding officer of tho Southern district detcraiiiod to chastize tho red devils and try and put a stop to their develtry. General Deven hav having - ing having obtained reliablo information that a great many Indian outrages then being committed in southern Arizona, were not, as usually sup supposed, - posed, supposed, perpetrated by the Chirica Chirica-hua - hua Chirica-hua Apaches under old Cochise, but that a large number were committed by tho tribes mentioned in chapter one. Early in June, 1809, Major Green, the commandant at Camp Goodwin, received orders from headquarters at Camp McDowell, to take all his available force and with himself at its head, to at once put into execu execution - tion execution a vigorous campaign against all Apaches ranging over the country lying north of tho Gila. Accord Accordingly, - ingly, Accordingly, Colonel Green, at tho head of four troops of cavalryj and a par party - ty party of "tame Apaches" under Chief Manuel, in pursuance of his orders, began his perilous march into the wilds of the unknown mountains to tho northward, After many days of hard marching, clamlxring and climbing over almost inaccessible mountains, tho command finally en encamped - camped encamped July 27, 18G9, near tho junc junction - tion junction of two mountain streams, now now-known - known now-known as tho East and West forks of White river, about one-fourth of a mile west of tho present site of Fort Apacho. At various times and places along tho line of march, hos hostiles - tiles hostiles were frequently met with, who were routed by tho troops, and their corn-fields destroj-ed. In these nu numerous - merous numerous encounters some few Apaches were killed and others more or less wounded. Tho reader will pardon another short digression, as it is necessary to a clear comprehension of the narra narration. - tion. narration. On the 12lh day of July, 1?G9, C. E. Cooley, Ileary Wood Dodd and the writer of these reminiscences, accompanied by a small party of Coyotero Apaches under Chief Es-coh-pah (accent on tho middle sylla syllable) - ble) syllable) and a Mexican cautivo named Miguel, the chiefs interpreter, wo pulled out of the Zuni tillages, with tho ostensible purpose in view of hunting a supposed fabulously rich placer gold mine, known to many in New .Nexico as the "Doe. Thorn story." Be foro leaving tho Pueblo do Zuni, .situated in New Mexico, about twenty miles east of tho íxmíi íxmíi-dary - dary íxmíi-dary lino ljctweou that territory and Arizona, Captain Cressy, of the 3d U. S. cavalry, stationed at Fort Win Win-gate, - gate, Win-gate, with a detachment of his troops as escort for himself and tho post intsrpreter, came over to tho villages to have a conference with us before wo were permitted to start upon our wild-goose chase into the unknown wilds of tho Apacheria. Tho truthful writer should never sacrifice the truth of fact and inci incident - dent incident to the mere eleganco of 'diction or a glittering or pleasing romance; however much he may desire, by al allowing - lowing allowing his imagination to run wild into the realms of tho picturesque; but on the contrary he should stick to plain facts, for it is well known that tho simple "truth Í3 stranger than fiction." Therefore, I will here record the humiliating fact, that Captain Cressy's visit to us did not partako so much of a social nature as one could have wished, but his real object was for the ex express - press express purpose of inspecting our out outfits, - fits, outfits, to see that "we ruu3," instead of being gold Luuters, were not in re

The Straight of The Matter I'rom a Kc Kc-llablc - llablc Kc-llablc Source. By tho Globe Silver Belt particu particulars - lars particulars are now at hand respecting the Indian fight on tho Cibicu before touched upon in lato press dispatch dispatches. - es. dispatches. It appears that tho "cowlxiys" referred to constituted a sheriiTs posse, headed by Deputy Sheriff E. L. Bcnbrook, ono of tho nerviest oilicers in tho employ of SheriiT Thompson of Gila county. Tho re region - gion region referred to lies in tho north northeast - east northeast f-ri nnrt of Gila count-, aud well within the Apache reservation. At the Octolxr (1895) term of the district court of Gila county, two Indians, Tonto C 21 and Tonto O 8, were indicted for burglary committed at the Vosburg rauch in the vicinity of Pleasant Valley. The warrant for tho arrest of the Indians wanted was delivered to Deputy Benbrook, who left Globe, December 1, for Cibicu to mako tho arrest. Arriving at Pleasant Valley ho was joined by Bill Voris, Frank Ketchersides and Huso Kyle. The party left the Gentry ranch, threo miles above Ellison's on Thursday morning De December - cember December 5, and arrived at Cooley's camp (Cooley being head chief of tho band of Indians) an Cibicu creek, thirty miles distant, about sundown. Nan-tan-go-tayz, the chief then in authority, a brother of Chief Cooley, upon lieing informed through au in interpreter - terpreter interpreter what tho officers wanted, consented to tho arrest of the two Indians. Tonto C 24 was identified and placed under arrest and the oilicers had started to ride away with their ' prisoner when Ketcher Ketcher-side - side Ketcher-side recognized Tonto O 8, among the forty or fifty Indians in the camp. At this juncture Loco Jim hailed tho officers and asked what they wanted with the two Indians, and then Captain Jack, tho interpreter, rode up and said they could not take the Indians' away. Whilo they were parleying the other Indians legan to gather in around the officers and Nan-tau-go-ta3-z, the chief, came up close to Kerchcrside's horse aud made a grab for tho bridle rein, but missed it, as tho horse jerked his head away. The chief then went up to Voris and with both hands grasp the Winchest Winchester - er Winchester hung.on.tho side of the saddle, and attempted to draw tho gun from j its holster. Voris thereupon caught the Indi Indian's - an's Indian's wrist with both hands and broke tho hold of one hand on the gun, when the Indian, retaining his hold on tho gun with ouo hand, grasp tho bridle rein of Voris' horse with tho other. Just then Tonto C 24, one of the Indians whom the posse went to arrest, fired a shot from a distance of about twenty yards, and Voris, seeing that tho situation was desperate and tho chief was getting tho better of him, drew his sixshoot sixshoot-er - er sixshoot-er and fired at his adversar-. Tho Indian threw his head back and avoided tho bullet, whereupon Voris placed tho pistol close to the Indi Indian's - an's Indian's breast and fired agein. Nan-tan-go-tayz fell forward on his face without uttering a word. About twenty-five Iudiaus standing on the side 'of a hill, some sixty j-ards away, fired "-volley at the oilicers, which passeu óixr their heads, and the lat latter - ter latter returned the fire from their pistols. Tho officers put spurs to their horses and a race for life lxgau, tho Iudiaus who were mounted and arm armed - ed armed giving chase. After a hard run of half a milo tho trail made an abrupt turn and the Indians in the lead by a fiauk movement got ahead of the officers, who, seoiug they were cut off, took to the cedar brake to the right of tho trail aud up the steep sido of tho mountain. Here tho posso got scattered; Voris was in the lead, and, dusk having fallen, ho regained the trail, forged ahead alono and reached Ellison's ranch alxMit 1:30 o'clock on Friday morn morning. - ing. morning. Benbrook and Kyle soon cama together again in tho timber. Ben Ben-brook's - brook's Ben-brook's pony was winded, and going up the mountain, fell and caught the rider's right kueo under the saddle, causing him a painful injury. Having returned to tho trail, they were ied off by tho Itidi Itidi-: - : Itidi-: eo more to take to ans .

ing also a part of Yavapai, Graham and Gila counties, comprising, a3 t diil, many thousand square miles, was then uninhabited by a single white man or Mexican an unex unexplored - plored unexplored tierra incognito and over the whole roamed the fiendish Apache, the undisputed monarch of- all. "Without incident or mishap do do-serving - serving do-serving of particular notice, suffice to Ea' wo safely arrived at t he ran ran-cheria - cheria ran-cheria of the. Coyoteros, situated on Carizo creek, late in the afternoon of July 18, 18G9. Here wo remained encamped with the Apaches several days, recuperating ourselves and animals, preparatory to the final start; first to find "Sombrero butte;" second, to find the "Sierra Pintados;" and third, to find the "stone corral" all of which were the designated landmarks that were to unoaringly guide us to the more than El Do Doradoto - radoto Doradoto tho Doc. Thome gold plac placers - ers placers the goal of our phantasmal ex expedition. - pedition. expedition. " con-tinted A FIII3I STAND. Kxtracls From President Cleveland's Message of the 17th. "The course to be" pursued by this Government, in view of tho pre sent condition, does not appear to ad mit of serious doubt.' Having labor ed faithfully for many years to in induce - duce induce Great Briton to submit this disputo to irupartial-arbitration and having leen finally apprised of her refusal tó do so, nothing remains but to accept tho situation, to recognize its plain requirements, and to deal with it accordingly. "I suggest that Congress make adequate appropriation for the ex expenses - penses expenses of a commissson to be ap appointed - pointed appointed by tho Executive, who shall make the necessary investigation aud report upon tho matter with the least possible delay. When such re report - port report is made and accepted it will, ia my opinion, be the duty of the United States to resist by every means in its lower as a willful aggression upon its rights and interests the appropria appropriation - tion appropriation by Great Britain of anylandsor the exercise of governmental juris jurisdiction - diction jurisdiction over any territory which, after investigation, wo have determined of right belong to Venezuela. "I n making t hese recommend at ions, I am fully alive to tho responsibility incured and fully realize all con consequences - sequences consequences that may follow. I am nevertheless firm in my conviction that while it is a grevious thing to contemplate tho two great English speaking people of tho world as be being - ing being otherwiso than friendly compet competitors - itors competitors in the onward march of civil civilization - ization civilization and strenuous and worthy rivals in ajl tho arts of peace, there 3 no calamity which a groat nation can invite which equals that which follows supine submission to WTong and injustice and tho consequent loss of national self-respect and honor be beneath - neath beneath which is shielded and defended the peoples safety and greatness." The gigantic specimen of tho Arc Arctic - tic Arctic rhinosceros that was lately dis covered frozen up in tho icelergthat stranded at tho Lena Delta was seven feet taller than tho largest variety of tho rhinoceros of to-day, and was armed with two nose horns, the short - est of which was three feet and two inches in length. The animal doubt doubtless - less doubtless belonged to the antediluvian species of rhinoceri, and his immense size gives some idea of tho enormous and terrible beasts which ic1 abited this planet in tho days when tho earth was j-oung. Tho creature's lxxly was entirely covered with very long, thick hair, which proves the Arctic regions to have leen its nat natural - ural natural habitat. Mining Industry. Subscril)e for tho Arous; you will find it a firt class paper.

the timber, and were joined by Ketcherside. Voris, when ho reached a narrow defile near Canyon crock, twenty miles from Cibicu, saw a signal-fire a short distance from tho trail, and when Benbrook, Ketcherside and Kyle passed, tho embers of tho Are were plainly to bo seen. The Indi Indians - ans Indians who had got ahead of them on the trail had probably made tho fire to signal John Dazin's band of In Indians, - dians, Indians, and had gone on to tho main crossing, of Cañón creek, with tho intention of ambushing the officers. Suspecting this, Voris left the main trail and crossed Cañón creek lower down, and his companions under tho guidance of Ketcherside, took an old trail that crossed the creek high higher - er higher up, and arrived at Ellison's ranch at 3 o'clock Friday moraing. When tho fight commenced at Ci Cibicu - bicu Cibicu the officers wero compelled to abandon their pack mule which was carrying their blankets, sixty rounds of amunition, provisions and camp utensils. That auy of tho men escaped with their lives seems provi providential, - dential, providential, and can bo accounted for only by tho approach of nightfall which lent thorn its kindly protection. Tho officers when they realized the futility of attempting to take the two Indians tried to get away peaceably, intending to go to Fort Apacho and ask tho military for as assistance, - sistance, assistance, but the Indians, bent on mischief, provoked tho fight. The Indians wero tho aggressors and the officers when attacked were- in the discharge of their duty. The apathy and apparent unwill unwillingness - ingness unwillingness of the military at Apache, on former occasions, to assist civil officers in tho apprehension of In Indian - dian Indian malefactors is sufficient excuse for Deputy Benbrook not going first to the post to request a military escort to aid and protect him in the discharge of his duty. It w-as in August, 1S90, that Sheriff J. H. Thompson went to Fort Apache to secure the arrest of Guadalupe and an other Indian who murdered young Baker in the Sierra Anclia. Colonel Hunt, then in command at Apache, made no effort to arrest the Indians fer whom the sheriff had warrants, further than that after two or three days' delay two scouts went out, as alleged, to get Guadalupe, but returned without him. A few days after Guadalupe came in and on the insistence of Sheriff Thomp Thompson - son Thompson was placed in the guard house. The sheriff then requested an escort to San Carlos, which Colonel Hunt refused him, and after remaining about ten days at Apache the sheriff took Guadalupe from the guard house at 3 o'clock in the morning and by a forced ride of ninety miles reached San Carlos . ia safety with his prisoners. The White Mountain Apaches, liv living - ing living on Cibicu creek, are "the most warlike and trecherous Indians on the reservation. While ostensibly under the surveillance of the com commanding - manding commanding officer at Port Apache, practically they are under no re restraint - straint restraint whatever. They continue in

The Ar.Grs is tka name of a new paper at ITolbrook, Ariz., which is issued - sued issued its initial number December 12. It has a Spanish department, priut priut-ed - ed priut-ed in that language, and contains evidence of real ability. Los An Angeles - geles Angeles Times. Holbrook, the county seat of Navcijo countj-, has now its newspa newspaper, - per, newspaper, a bright weekly, issued by A. F. Banta, formerly of St . Johns,'Apache county. It is called the Ap.crs. One feature of tho journal is that a por portion - tion portion is printed in Spanish. Phenix Republican. ' The Anars, published at Holbrook by A. F. Banta, is the latest venture in the journalistic field. Mr. Banta does not state what the polities of tho Anacs will be, but asks his read- would indicate that. it. will lie a sor of free lance. The Sun wishes tho Argcs success. Coconino Sun. A. F. Banta, who comes to Hol Holbrook - brook Holbrook from St. Johns, has mado his editorial bow in the Anous, a breezy sheet devoted to the upbuilding of Navajo county and the republican party. It is understood that Mr. Banta will erect a new building as a suitable lot can be secured. Wm. A. Nash in Albuquerque Citizou-1 We are in receipt of the first number of Hon. A. F. Baata's paper. It presents a good appearance,and is is a very readable number. Its ad vertising pages show that it is ap appreciated - preciated appreciated by tho people of Holbrook and that their appreciation takes a practical turn. Mr. Banta is an old newspaper man, and wo wish hint and his paper all the success possible. St. Johns Herald. . Thé Courier welcomes to its ex exchange - change exchange list the Arqus, a newspaper published at Holbrook by A. Fv Banta, an ancient Arizonan a Has Has-sayampa, - sayampa, Has-sayampa, in fact. Tho Argcs is a double-headed, part Spanish and part English weekly, and is a crcdit crcdit-aLÍ3 - aLÍ3 crcdit-aLÍ3 paper in all respects. It has the best wishe3 of the Courier, which was founded by an ancient The Citizen has received Vol. Ia Nt). 1, of the Argus, weekly newspa per printed at Holorook, Arizoj and from all appearances tyj graphically and otherwise, it is model six column journal. Albert F. Banta, formerly a well known and popular republican attorney at St. Johns, is proprietor and editor. The Aeqcs has the best wishes of the Citizen- for a long and prosperous career. Albuquerque Citizen. Your correspondent paid tho office of tho Argcs a visit one day this week, and was charmed with its en ensemble, - semble, ensemble, while not extensive, it is com complete, - plete, complete, and spick-and-span in its bright newness. The "cases" have a fat and unctious appearance, and lends a comfortable charm -to the surroundings. Bro. Banta was affable and altogether our visit was a delight. Success to the Argus. Holbrook Correspondent St. Johns Herald. -

their prestiño savagery, enioyingsf'a largest liberty, and retaining tl hatred of tho whites. They killV tie and loot ranches when opp nity offers, and are not averse taking human life. These Indians, living forty-six miles from Fort Apache, cannot bo kept in subjection. They roam -at pleasure, and may be off the reserva reservation - tion reservation for weeks without the knowl knowledge - edge knowledge of the commanding officer at Apache. They are a continual men men-aeo - aeo men-aeo to the peace of eastern Arizona and it is high time that tho govern government - ment government removed them to the Indian Territory, or elsewhere, where they could bo kept under strict surveil surveillance. - lance. surveillance. The Phenix Republican says "Shor- riff B. R. Koyse, of Sodg-wick county, Kansas, arrived at Phenix from So Sonora, - nora, Sonora, bringing with him G. G. Nord Nord-mark, - mark, Nord-mark, accused of embezzlement at Wichita. Nordmark up to last Sep Sep-tembenvas - tembenvas Sep-tembenvas manager of the Postal Telegraph company's oiik-e at Wi Wichita, - chita, Wichita, Kansas. -s- J. Edwin Stone, who once walked from San Francisco to New York city, says that he wore out ten pairs of shot's and thrw suits of clothes in making the trip.

United fctates lor tae p.isr-c-..., decided by that tribunal yesferday, and t he decision is adverse to Folsom. The point upon which the" matter got into tho supreme court was the, question whet her appeals can be tak en in criminal cases from thediwit court of the Teritory to the United States circuit court, and tho supremos court decides that sucn appeals can- not bo taken. This has the eíít of over-ruling the point upon 'wlürh Folsom was taken out of prison aud sends him back to Santa Fe to serve out tho remainder of his seven years1 sentence. Albuquerque Citizen. A party of Tucson hunters are ar arranging - ranging arranging an expedition into t he Sierra Anchas in Gila county. Those moun mountains - tains mountains aro said to be tho greatest hunting grounds in America. They abound in several varieties of bear and doer. Mountain lions and wild- its aro numerouá and tho call of the turkey and the whir of tho quail are heard on every hand. Es. . a- " Havo you subscribed for th Arous?