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JUL 2 71915
ecidents of the lowly 180/s
as told by WI.Weatherby
/Laurie* Coates
Many of the things I am telling you *re net first hand experiencf
but were told to mm by elder settlers and I have saved notes and elm be
able to tell yen an they were told to in. I have intended for years S.
write those out,
but have net taken tie time,and I else have data
ikat have saved about the district that will help verify my stories*
After the raids and degreglition if Victerie everything was
quiet for several years then to the Merrier of the aountry in May
1885, Oeronimo was heard of in the oeuntry. Captain Cosk,forelman for
the W.s*Ranekfirst ew them rounding gp a herd if horses in the renak
On the eighteenth of May word was brought tn that 'tat Luse and Cal.Orwig
be been killed I, Maur's. Coates was the foreman at the Cooney mine
the nwnersi7s,B,Sheridan called me and we organized a rescue party*
We west out after the bodies and as we Qom* to whore the vicinity of flk.
bodif v,ere known to be re aamf—up en a detachment of soldiers sampled by
the river we asked them abent the Indians and they didn' t knew anything
about them sad didnF3t sei3ls to care if they earrie off the country, the
soldiers ware didilt de us any geed. When we gat to the place that the
bodies of the two men were we were all so aroused that I think
we wanted et go brek and whip the soldiers for the bodies had laid out
in the sun Intil, they were pitiful.The soldiers had loitered by the
side of the river and thObedies of two men were less than a mile if thmm
and they woul net go out and bring them into townor *amp either.We took
the bodie, intaillme for buria1.0n May the 22 we found the body of
Lyenseen 7:nplishman obdly mutilated and decomposed this body was buried
on the "!;*S*Ranch and the grave a n still be seen fror the highway also
the graves of twe of the W*84.'Isnah foreman killed by thp Indians.
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•Al'aohits 11•80 stoppoi thoir raids for a few ments &n8 wr,renst seen n
any more of until October wken thoy were heurd of in the Gliff country*
eons soldiers were sent nadir Ovrton •from Aort Boyord to stop
ih7, driving, off of the estt1,3 and bervet sr tiT always, before titer,
wal,n t tinything den, tut lefing. C vorten said it we -only the word
óf abiliren and wsm-o tbat tilt settle wor* being driven off &nl would
nst mov°,? frwn oempo lark, an oli timor„cused out Ove-ton end .41,Goodoll,
living in Zilvo City new, and t ollowing C eau •L1k.Pleming,#illiam
Baten,;,rthur an Billis Olork*Jecilo Dickinosn,and an :=Irlishman, followed
tha. Indians to the 1.4ed ;lock district but rot tiara to lote ss they bed Ian
r•ady killodDatch J•lon,en Blue Oreek.
The ate,* sosolt travel by uipkt as it woo uneof to go. by day a
and as tbo Apoehes wero supstitieu4 about fighting et niAtt it TV4R fffArlY
glf41 to melts tits run after flu.4 MrLeudembaurk married the mail and
drevo the stage on on. run he Dort ti o mail pouch wkick ho mise40 wbon be
rot to Pioaoaataa at lAs;.1. be tad with his o 6k0oeiono Indian wises the
Uormens had raise' called Indian Jack.A4 mae told boo would be well paid if k
be would roturn fir the, pouch, ho koeitated, and pointed to tbo *gallons at
sedetboy'll fix moo if thfi *etch met if 1 get one of *Lem God hew I will
rest Pa." At the break of thy be returned win tile loot poufk,
wbvn ef(ke if he at .ye with the read be replied"only ono way,but coming
back' took .1. rii?os and all of the short cuts that I knew or **AA flag
The women oZ law district were all as brave as the mon they took the
Itoianal as sometking to be oxpoots4.11ero was on. women Oast wan e woman
from the mluntain uuntry tlet;t mot the eitge sod said to Al Laudets!igb on
oice morning ol, I reckon th6.1 you re p-:,ing into town% and hilind,A him *ton
dollar bill. 611* told him to buy hr thro otildran a hat pleas
Indisn sipnt and postoftioos wort,. all around but rs Bush diinst to
be the lost worrio4 her kusbend was up in tie kill hunting tit cattle.
Mr Lattlerbough wat fire upr is return trip with the hats, but ltokily
he *scope unislured. Ike Indians avan him et Utile Dry and *11 the
way scrim the mesa, he for many yersAel a it charm a bullet he took out
of the store sflPr the fight WS4 our.
It uncemman than to hipt,- each any et 414E4 ow, being kill0 t*
their sotqe. drives 'Mond their csbin bu-ned, but to and save with the ki
killing 7t laldier lalleebo.t one rilrn st73th of the 1014 ;attar Rene% or Div
Dry,JoillYInney was serving 42; guldt for It. Ostfl told how they ware ertnehed
there.Yhen they were oreesin) tano ?1st', $e se lea from tto -Amy oetone
titly four tr,o Wiles, being Clerk and 4.inney Theme men had teen healing
Wiiceentrates.The man were 11..id their ert s$_cke ripped *pen an the
oentente seatterli ell ever the pround.They folleed the Indians or end et tle
eieht mile, ffom the keoC of Megoll n Creek where two man name Lillian and
Fryer had 7tart,'r revel they fun d todi nd Indisne 'k1 h
they fire upon killing ulna! of the liptohuoThe re low er eupp111
and feelde to retur, tz Alia for suppli*,
at Alms a courier ovel thrsek witk P meall,re end we started os*
GrAA.
ranceu.the first night onto -4a noTt nornlng
lifirkt.2he courier wont on ttok to oIrt yr nd
flu l the mAtn ein'ineCeod-byMyLover Co d tewlan 4L€ *41r npon.Y7
horse wov Dr, gad -ex sia killed and several others, and ocverel
inlured.qvc-ry eine* this kill Iti-J; teen cAler: ',eldiorf.) 5111. Tlao Wavle
seen*, sopperred moon fter t %Oat was ever.This fight geese to bp
al 1 the Indies, wore waiting to return 9:Aa 47.1za rewire,
They ,70tureed te the 1.-:-,iervatin to be fed t..7 ket people n1 ont
after *tuning the settler, me ntich trouble,
sectk with ten arlitiom.1 TIvisjo etumtsand ormpei at the qggine
tsrt eut net a Ikvejegin
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