b'Apache continued from page 17REFUGEE RANCHER KILLEDSome two dozen ranchers from along the Frisco andBENSONBig Blue Rivers had fled to Clifton for safety when the Apache raids began in the spring of 1885. They were camped on a flat about four miles above town. One of them, Jim Rasberry, couldnt stand the boredom of the camp and decided to make a trip back to his spread on the Big Blue. Against the advice of his friends, Jim rode out for home. After a few days and his failure to return, a posse set out to look for him. Jim had made it home to his cabin, only to be killed by the Apache.on yT Pe A few miles away from Rasberrys ranch, the posse hfound the body of William Benton, killed by the same band of Apache while plowing his field. The raiding party then cut across the Little Blue and into Alma,left San Carlos in 1884. They did not end until September 2nd Hand Store New Mexico, where they killed the Luther brothers who1886 when Geronimo surrendered to General Mills. raised purebred cattle on their ranch.Geronimo surrendered after losing support from his sub-chiefs for continuing the hopeless war he was waging to We Collect & DeliverThe next ranch the Apache hit was that of Frankprevent the subjection of his people. After the surrender, Your Merchandise Manning. Manning had a dog named Dandy whothe Chiricahua Apache were banished from Arizona by FREE LOCAL DELIVERY AVAILABLE heard the Indians coming and began barking furiously.the federal government. All were shipped by train to a Manning went to the door and opened it only to bereservation in Florida.662 W. Wickenburg Waygreeted by a barrage of shots from the Apache. All WickenburgOpen MondaySaturday the bullets but one hit the log walls of the cabin. TheThe night before they were shipped out of Fort Bowie thepony2ndhandstore.com one that didnt hit Frank Manning in the leg. Frankon the Southern Pacific, three warriors, a woman, jumped into the cabin, called Dandy in after him, andand several children slipped away into the darkness. 928-231-2730928-232-2019 barricaded the door. He waited until after dark and thenSomewhere en route, the elusive sub-chief Masai jumped We Carry Quality 2nd Handtook Dandy and rode to Clifton. the train and made his way afoot back to the homeland & New Merchandise of the Chiricahua. Geronimo and 486 surviving Apache Your Home Furniture Supplies Store TUCSON AND BENSON AREA NEXT arrived in Florida and were imprisoned at Fort Pickens Some four miles out of Tucson, rancher Robert Lloydsand Fort Marion.Specializing in Appliances body was found. He had been tied up and then dragged Jane and Peter Kibble behind a horse until dead. Five Apache were in thatThe climate and high humidity of Florida caused many pony2ndhandstore@outlook.comband, which fled into the Rincon Mountains after killingto fall ill. In the spring of 1888, the surviving Apache Lloyd. Geronimo had divided his Chiricahua Apachewere transferred to Mt. Vernon barracks in Alabama. into small bands, making it virtually impossible forMany were still falling ill and dying. The government troopers and lawmen pursuing them to stop the raiders.again moved Geronimo and his tribe, this time to Fort They continued this tactic into 1886. Sill, Oklahoma, in 1894. There they remained until April 1, 1913, when the 257 surviving Chiricahua were given In early June 1886, two cowboys with the Hampsontheir choice of being given land in Oklahoma or being Ranch on Eagle Creek were chased by a band of 31transported to the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Apache while gathering cattle some 12 miles from theMexico. The vast majority, 179 of them chose their old ranch. They made it back to the ranch only to findhunting grounds in New Mexico. The remainder were another band of Apache had been there before them andgiven 80 acre parcels in Oklahoma.killed Cowboys Tom Creech and Ed McGinley while they were milking. Another band of Apache, about 30Being banished for life from the traditional lands of his strong, was spotted across the border in New Mexicoancestors had a deep effect on Geronimo. He became a by cowboys on the ranch of George Wells. They wereheavy drinker and lost influence with other leaders of headed toward Mule Springs, New Mexico. As soon ashis tribe and with his people. He died on February 17, these bands were spotted and whites gave chase, they1909, a beaten and degraded drunkard so ignored by his headed for Geronimos stronghold in the Sierra Madrepeople that it was three days until someone found his Mountains of Mexico.body in his tepee at Fort Sill.A SKETCH OF GERONIMO Chief Natchez gave a eulogy at the graveside of The trouble along the southeastern borders of ArizonaGeronimo. He told his people that the old chiefs bravery Territory began when Geronimo and his followers firstand valor in battle were exceptional and respected by his allies and foes. He noted that while Geronimo was a great leader in times of war, he was not to be followed in times of peace. Said Natchez, He could fight, but he could not control himself and, therefore, could never continue to control others.Old Indian women who had followed Geronimo out of San Carlos nearly a quarter of a century earlier and into his stronghold in the mountains of Mexico wailed, White men hated you, Apache hated you, Mexicans hated you, all of them hated you.You have been good to us. We love you. We hate to see you go.C.S. FlyGERONIMO SURRENDERS, TOMBSTONE, 188618 June 2023'