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Show the nrn4MRrrunm RINT.IIAM Thursday, March 15, 1928 CANYON. UTAH I I Wdjpmffl& m v hJil h" t i ' - jr vy -- ? - III iKH. fesr i'li lift en Yite?" fei By ELMO SCOTT WATSON ZP ' ' tTjPJ'JR recent announcement that gCL SffiX N I I the Santa Fe railroad will put JT2f d I I Into service ten new library buf- - 3$tt I1 fet curs, bearing the namea of SVTifJtyfP-'- 3fr--- Qrv I l ,ndh,n c,,leftaln8 09 8 method of ijT V ft V'JLkX perpetuating the history of the ronlmo wns near Front,Pai. c.atewood. with his ( . - a Southwest Is an Interesting es- - party, left Lawton's command and, traveling light, ot ,lle tart t,lut tlme soon pushed on to Kronteras, maklnK over aeventy miles that day over very rouich country. At Fron-ter- as Gatewood had gome dlfllculty with the Mexi-can commandante, who tried to prevent him from following CJeronlmo, claiming that he himself waa entiili.il in Ant clianre at Inducing Geronlmo to surrender. By a clever ruse Gatewood eluded hlra and continued on at a rapid pace, first having bor-rowed sonte soldiers from Lieutenant Wllder's com-mand, which was at Fronteras. ... As he ad-vanced the trail continued to grow fresher and near the big bend of the Blvaspe river, Sonora. Mexico, the two Indian scouts, Martlne and Ka-tea- h, located Geronlmos camp, which they entered nd delivered Miles' message. Geronlmo sent back word that he would talk with Gatewood only. Natchex added the assurance that he would be safe In coming to a conference, provided Gatewood's party did not start trouble. It being too late that day to do anything, Gatewood's party made camp. That night Lawton'a scouts under Lieut. R. A. Brown, joined the party. ENTERS HOSTILE CAMP At daylight Geronlmo sent word that Brown and hla outfit as well as any other troops that might have arrived during the night, must stay within the limit of Gatewood's camp, while Gatewood went ahead several miles to the conference. This was agreed to and Gatewood entered the hostile camp with his two Indian scouts, the two Interpreters and one or two of Wllder's troopers. After much handshaking all around and the usual salutations, which Included a request from the Indians for smokes and drinks, the council got down to real business. Geronlmo gave Gatewood to understand that they certainly would not sur-render on any such terms and give up the whole Southwest to a race of intruders, but that he and his band would fight to the last ditch! $d$?$r$a amI'Ie M rJk"J0jR l,e"ls tne wunds of the bitter-iT-la-est 'iatrpd8. Among the chiefs YM IrJf il who are to be thus honored with CJyjil)XS w,int nn8 ,,een characterized as "rolling monuments" are Satanta of the Kiowa Indians, Medicine Wolf of the Cheyennes, Vellow Hear of the Arapahoes, Old Wolf of the Comunches, Manuelito of the Nava-Jos- , Lolomal of the Hopls, Suhnnl of the Zunls, Santiago and Manukaja of the Pueblos, and, last but by no means least, fieronimo of the Apaches. Some of these chieftains, notably Satnnta, Medi-cine Wolf, Yellow near and Old Wolf were noted mainly for their careers as raiders against white settlements In the Southwest and more than once they left a trail of blood and fire In their wake. Itut the peer of them all la cunning and destruc-tlvenes- s was old Geronlmo, or Co-Yat- h Lay ("The Yawner"), as he was known among his own people. Among the whites, however, he was more commonly known as "the Apache revll" and there are places In Arizona and New Mexico where the memory of his bloody deeds are still as fresh as though they had been per petrated but yesterday. HUMOR IN DICTIONARY Webster'a dictionary Is not usually looked upon as a volume In which oife can find out-standing examples of humor. Cut In the bio-graphical section of that ponderous tome there Is one delicious bit of unconscious humor. For there Is recorded this statement, "Geronlmo an Apache Indian leader who flourished In the Southwest In the '80s." Ask some of the old timers of the Southwest about this statement and they will admit ruefully that Geronlmo did Indeed "flourish" there at that time, that It took the combined efforts of some of the best Indian fighters In the American army to put nn end to his activities and they succeeded only after a fearful loss In lives and property had been sus-tained by the settlers. Geronlmo was born about 18.14 near the Gila river In New Mexico not far from Fort Tulerosa, the son of Tnkllshlm, a leader among the Chlrlca hua Apaches. In 1878, as a result of depreda-tions commuted in Sonora, which brought strong complaints from the Mexican government, the United States authorities decided to remove the Cliirleahuns from the reservation which they occupied on the sonthern frontier to Sao Carlos Ariz. Geronlmo and several other of the younger leaders Immediately fled Into Mexico, but was arrested later when he returned wilh his band to OJo Catiente, N. M. They were taken to San Carlos and there settled down as peaceful tillers of the soil for several years. Finally beconiinc a truce was made In .March, 1S8C, followed by a conference at which the terms of surrender of the Apaches were agreed upon. But Geronlmo and his followers again fled Into the Sierra Madrea and General Crook, worn out by his exer-tions and feeling keenly the Implied criticism by his superiors of his failure to conquer the Apaches, asked to be relieved of his command In that department. His successor was Gen. Nelson A. Miles, who as colonel of the Fifth Infuntry had made a bril-liant record as an Indian fighter against the tribes of the southern plains In 1874-7- the Sioux and Cheyennes In 1370-7- and Chief Joseph's Ne Perces In 1877. As a result of the energetic campaign of Miles and his subordinates, who took the trail of the Apaches and followed It with the relentlessness of bloodhounds, Geronlmo was finally brought to bay and forced to surren-der. This took place In August, 1880, and the captive Apaches, numbering about 340, headed by Geronlmo and Natche, or Natchez, were sent as prisoners of war first tc Florida, then to Alabama and finally to Ft. Sill, Okla, where Geronlmo died February 17, 1900. GATEWOOD'S SERVICES IGNORED For several years there hus been some dispute as to who had the best claim to the honor of bringing about the surrender of Geronlmo. Some interesting light Is thrown on this subject In a book, "Trailing Geronlmo," published recently by the Gem Publishing Co. of Los Angeles. It is written by Anton Mazzanovich, a veteran of the Apache campaigns, nnd edited by E. A. Brlnln-stool- , a well known frontier historian. The author of this book declares that "all the credit for bringing Geronlmo In for the last time belongs to Lieut. Charles B. Gatewood, notwithstanding the fuct that others were cited, or received medals from this government purporting to be for serv-ice received In connection with the surrender of Geronlmo In the fall of 1S80, or for Inducing Geronlmo to meet General Miles at Skeleton canyon, Arizona, for the purpose of surrendering . . . Lieutenant Gatewood, to my knowledge; was never given the credit for the part he so courageously played In Inducing Geronlmo to meet General .Miles at Skeleton canyon. In Miles' 'Personal Recollections' the barest mention pos-sible is made of Lieutenant Gatewood's name and no credit whatever Is given him for his daring and courageous act, nor does Miles make any mention that Gatewood's Influence with Geronlmo was the one strong point which prevailed In Induc-ing the Apache chief to surrender.' In his chap-ter dealing with the surrender Mazzanovlch says: Things began to assume a very serious aspect, as the Apaches had worked themselves Into a state of high excitement, and the least overt act would have precipitated a fight But Lieutenant Gate-woo- d was a keen, sagacious and diplomatic ofTlcer and thoroughly understood the Apache character. He then "played his trump card," which was the Information that all the peaceful Chlricahuas, In-cluding all the relatives of Geronlmo, Natchex and most of the band, had already been sent to Florida. This was Indeed a complete surprise, and a most paralyzing blow to Geronlmo, and resulted In re-opening the entire pow-wo- the matter being dis-cussed pro and con at considerable length. In fact, Geronlmo wanted to talk all night, but Gatewood flatly refused. He and his men must have some sleep. At last Geronlmo said he would give Gate-woo- d his final decision In the morning; so the lieu-tenant returned to his own camp. In the meantime Lawton had an-lve- in camp and was informed of all that had taken place at the conference. In the morning the picket passed the word that Lieutenant Gatewood was wanted by Geronlmo. The lieutenant went out several hundred yards and met Geronlmo and Natchex, where he was forced to go over a full and complete description of General Miles. At its conclusion Geronlmo agreed to meet Miles at Skeleton can-yon, Arizona, and surrender; but first stipulated certain conditions to govern on their march to United States soil, namely: that the'Indlans should be allowed to retain their arms and have the privi-lege of the soldiers' camps, and that Gatewood GATEWOOD CARRIES MESSAGE In July, 1SS6, General Miles decided to send a message to Geronimo and Natchez, If possible, de manding their surrender and promising removal tc. some place In the Blast, together with their fami-lies, but stipulating that their final disposition would have to be approved by the President ct the United States. By reason of his long and varied experience with the Chirieanua Bnd Warm Spring tribs of Apaches . nnd of his personal acquaintance with Geronimo, N'athei and every member of their band, Lieut. Charles B. Gatewood of the Sixth cavalry wi chosen to conduct the expedition. Two friendly Chlrlcahua scouts, Martlne and Ka-tea- h, were coached In the contents of this message and as-signed to Gatewood's party. George Wratton was designated as interpreter, as was Frank Huston, packer. Ltfer "Tex" Whaley, a rancher, was hired as courier. Miles Instructed Gatewood not to go near the hostiies with less than 25 soldiers as escort. He was also given unlimited authority to call upon any of the several commands, then In the field, for his escort. . . . However, In every . Instance none of the commands encountered could spare IS men. Gatewood therefore continued along with-out an escort. . Nothing definite was known as to the location of the hostiies, so the command headed for Lawton's column (Capt. W. II. Lawton. later a general and killed In the Philippines, to whom Miles gave most of. the credit for the cap-ture of Geronfmo), known to be operating several hundred miles down In 0:d Mexico. . . .. The third weak In August definite news was received that Ge snould personally accompany inem. umewooa agreed to this, subject to the approval of Captain Lawton. Lawton agreed to all these arranage-ment- s, and the rest of the hostile Apaches came In close to the camp of the soldiers. START FOR THE BORDER The next day the entire outfit started fur the border. En route the Indians on several occasions became suspicious of the good faith of the troops and became ready at almost any moment to stam-pede for the hills. Oatewood, however, reassured them, and after considerable difficulty the Apaches were calmed, mainly because of their faith In the integrity of Lieutenant Gatewood. In about eleven days they arrived at the rendes-vou- s In Skeleton canyon. Miles, however, was slow In making his appearance. Natchex was ytt suspicious and Miles' delay caused great anxiety lest negotiations fall through after all. Natchez made his camp several miles out In the moun-tains and refused to come In with the others Finally Gatewood, at Geronimo's suggestion." went with the chief to Natchez' camp, wV:ere together they finally persuaded him to come In and meet General Miles. Miles reaffirmed the terms of surrender, Just as they had h?en delivered by Gatewood, whereupon Geronlmo turned and complimented him highly upon having told the exact truth. The formal surrender was then accomplished and Geronlmo and Natche accompanied General Milts In his ambulance to Fort Bowie. The rest of Geronimo's people trav-eled to Bowie In one day, a distance of SO miles, while the command under Lawton occupied thru days. discontented because the government would not help them Irrigate their lands, Geronlmo In 1SS1 led a raiding party Into Sonora. Then followed a campaign under the direction of Gen. George Crook which resulted In the capture of Geron Imo'g band in the Sierra Madre mountains. H was during this campaign that Capt. Kmmett Crawford, one of the bravest and most success ful Indian fighters of hU time, lost his life when he was shot by Irregular Llexlcnn troops, who thought that the Indian scouts with hi in were hosllles. THEN BROKE LOOSE AGAIN For the next two years the Chlricahuas re mained quietly at San Carlos, but In 1884 trouble arose when the authorities attempted to stoi the "home brewing" activities of the Apaches In making tiswin, the native intoxicant. As a result of this trouble Geronimo again Jumped the reser vat Ion and his band of hostiies insiitutcil a reign of terror In southern Arizona and New Mexico as well as In Sonora and Chihuahua In old Mexreu. Again General Crook proceeded against them wilh instructions to capture or di'Stroy the chlel ' and his followers. 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