| Show CHASING THE HOSTILES w i ties es and habits of the government indian scouts 5 IM 4 til tribes bes of apaches that are 1 always reliable details of the 0 arduous work of the scouts their life in camp when an outbreak occurs more men ire are enlisted and sent on the trail of the the yuma and mojave apaches Apac bes have been scouting for the government for many years and also ae he san carlos these three tribes are f always reliable and only those that have been beeh with them lem know their worth during adoring the last few years th the white eWhite mountain men have been enlisted and now the is found to bave have taken a liking to uncle sams service The scout is a regular soldier governed by the articles of war the same taff us thea army riny la in general but be is olly ealis enlisted for six months and axce except t hp oj olice at the tangency larency la ta gency Is only paid ou d charge bar e with final statement ou on mg dg he e is given a rifle a elt and ammunition canteen ip p to his belt is attached a Is brass tax tag with his number and ter liter of his bis company stamped on w cifor 10 r clothing all he draws is a dark bide a shirt and a blouse very verv seldom is the shirt drawn the bloche being about au all he cares for in the field 1 10 each scout is supposed to wear a white cloth tied around his head bead to dis ish him from hostiles ho stiles as it has aeu found that he be prefers to travel tue blouse folded under the th ebelt abelt keep ep the weight of it off the hips geee e companies are generally about ity strong with one first sergeant aree e or four other sergeants and as lany ny corporals generally chiefs or ans s of chiefs or trustworthy men ley y are commanded by experienced beers cers f from rom different regiments of balry iry or infantry assisted oy by citizens bloyed by the government known chiefs kiefs of scouts 1 SCOUTS IN IK ACTIVE SERVICE he e duties of the chief of scouts are serve erve out rations carry dispatches dispatched 1 act as lieutenants to the officers in rge of the company the scouts w their rations every day generally er coming into camp when on the h the ration is the army field ignon il and the way they cook it is Hd r in to emergency when the Hn mand an breaks camp inthe in the morning hl scouts couts are off ahead of every one hd if are in camp at night long before we 0 columns are in sight they cut oss the country by trails ot of their own and when the tinkle tinkle of the bell horse ahead of the pack train is heard beard they J jump u mp up ready for the loads as they are dropped from the mules in carup the chief of scouts opens u up the rat lop cries aubba acau acau come tor for rations here they come all around laughing u 1 hing and joking sometimes trying to make a dravos draw on the sugar sack on abe sly which they are ve very fond ot then then away they go to their fires which are sure to be burning well for rain ln or shine they have got a fire every time one parc marches parches ties the coffee in a pan and when it is done another grinds it with two stones stoners in a shelter sen tent taswell as well as any coffee mill another mixes flour and baking powder man n an iron pan and partly makes the bread in large large round flat slabs that resemble a mexican tortilla in a try iry aag pan he then passes it to another who stands it up on ond end against a mope close to the rire and there it ic oakes ikes till done the bacon they will not eat only using it to grease greabe the pans but bat they vene generally rally manage to a deer on the road and that will be carried on the ramrods of their BUS suding sizing over the 1 fire re T they 11 ey cook ther their next days breakfast at supper time lime when on the maich so that the next morning they have everything every thin packed and breakfast bieak fast dispatched ba before the mules have begun to be saddled EXAMPLES op OB ruy PHYSICAL ENDURANCE for the campaign down in mexico last summer major davis scouts scoots carried live five days rations on their backs and took the trails where pack trains could co aid not go smi SM of our scouts were mere boys of 17 and they would run off with all that load on their backs when the white men had to he be helped to carry their own rations they have been known to travel miles in 30 hours over a rough mountainous country in the broiling sun and one young officer that attempted to follow them last summer had become completely exhausted in five hours and had tor to be helped back to the cavalry com dany by two of the indians when the cavalry mans horse dropped on the trail he would have to go on foot and when he began to stumble and slip from fatigue the scout would be at his side and carrying both their guns would endeavor to help his white comrade along simple as a child he never forgets a friend or an enemy aud and one ohe good turn done him will he be amply rewarded in the shape of deer meat or anything 11 he thinks please the other although the scouts do all their service in the mountains on toot foot they are very fond of ridin riding gand and always make good use of any captured stock they may get hold of four companies were paid off and discharged in fort bowie in october and the and an euter enterprising ter ranchman did a rushing bi business siness tor for a few days from the butlers sut lers store each with a new saddle down to a herd hem of young broncho hors horses esthere there was a coustant coh stant stream ot of indians in an hour or so they would have their horses broken and be riding to camp on a run with fancy ribbons streaming from kneir horses and heads at this time there were 14 squaws squads and 14 children prisoners captured from the hostiles ho stiles at different times during the summer and it was a strange sight to see the chiricahua scouts buying bryin L calico and trinkets for the prisoners captured in some cases by themselves aa arisona ona cor chicago times |
