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paper files of the early West record

many stories of famous and notorious

characters of that period among them the

Apaches on the Southwest Frontier in the

1880s the most ferocious indian warriors

in North America and of all their noted

warchies none was more fared by white

soldiers and settlers alike than the

fairest and cunning Geronimo

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we heard that a posse had caught an

Apache who was being held prisoner at

Fort Simon I was bringing down the

Watchman who was shot the week before

if he could identify the engine we would

bring him to the territorial seat to

stand trial for robberies and murders

recently committed along the railroad

I'm Matt Clark railroad Detective

we wanted to let Geronimo know that the

citizens of the territory as well as the

Army were out to stop him

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howdy Colonel oh Matt Clark I've been

expecting you this is Joe Burns Depot

Watchman

thank you

well supposing you can't identify the

Indian who raided the station what do

you intend to gain by taking him back

he'll get a fair trial and if he's

guilty he'll hang maybe then Geronimo

and he's cut throats he'll sank twice

before coming too close to the towns and

railroads in other words you're going to

succeed where the Army failed I'm sorry

Colonel I didn't mean to draw that

inference you're doing the best you can

but if we can help you along now and I'm

sure you're not going to turn us down

only a fool would insult his allies Mr

Clark

bring him in

stand over there

he's one of the Indians the Posse

brought in

recognize him

yeah

he's one of the no good Indians at right

at the station

what do you say colonel

he says he should have made sure of the

Watchman and killed him

you're a tough one

who are you

you're so nichy you're hot take a cheese

yesterday

looks like you caught yourself a big

fish here Mr Clark

he says he's Nietzsche son of Cochise

he says he's one of geronimo's WarChiefs

the Geronimo come and rescue him that's

pretty big talk Colonel you know Indians

better than I do do you believe him and

that's hard to say

but my only advice is you better not try

taking him back alone he'll give me an

escort then I can't spare them in my

tubers are all out on patrol but I think

there's a wagon train coming through in

the morning

I'll send a scout out to check for you

Wagon Train

that's too slow colonel Mr Clark

anywhere you look out there is Geronimo

country

you don't know it but you're lucky you

ever got through to here

you'll either take him back for the

Wagon train or you don't take him back

at all all right Colonel you win

Lieutenant take your prisoner out and

lock him up again yes

Indians

why don't they give you enough troops to

wipe all the Indians out spring every

one of them up the government tries to

be fair

unless your patches around the war path

or caught in some specific crimes

they've got as much right to live as you

and I

see you in the morning Colonel good

night

good morning Colonel morning Matt you

ready to move out yeah if you say so one

of my Scouts reported the Wagon Train

about five miles out they're gonna

bypass the fort

I'll give you an escort as far as the

wagons from there you're on your own

would that happen to be the one coming

in from Santa Fe that's right good I've

got a friend coming in with that outfit

another railroad detective Frankie Adams

Here Comes Your prisoner

welcome back Colonel good luck Matt

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all right open the gate

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towards Sundown that evening we started

the Wagon train coming in from Santa Fe

we joined them

Alice as far as you go Soldier thanks a

lot

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how about a cup of coffee for a tired

old cowboy sure thing

God it's awful hot though

sorry

what'd you get for sneaking up on me

like an Indian

what are you doing out here anyway I'm

taking an Apache back stand trial I

should have known you mean you thought I

came all the way through Geronimo

country alone just to meet you

it's been done

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I know that but not this time what's all

this I hear about geronimo's band and

that's Apache prisoner I thought you

were in Tucson to appear against those

two train robbers we caught last month

that's why the boss sent for you

I wondered why it took me out for that

case I got a new job I'm supposed to

stop the Apache rage on our D4 and weigh

stations one man against geronimo's

whole tribe

what's wrong with that there's only one

tribe isn't it

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I wouldn't worry about your patches

hitting this train Matt

we're not carrying anything they want

besides we're well armed yeah I guess

you're right better check my prisoner

for a turn in good night Frankie good

night oh man what do you want for

breakfast

bacon and eggs over easy that's set up

Night amen

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what does it matter

practice

Indians you sure you aren't seeing

things

what about that

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take a look at that

woke up to Camp what do we count

I wanna go back to bed

it wasn't nothing folks one of our boys

just had a nightmare going back to bed

it's changed by nearly cutting two

the name of those cut trucks coming

right up on a wagon train like this

we better stand watch the rest tonight

I'll take the first hitch right right

you know I was kind of figuring Geronimo

wouldn't attack this train

I'm not so sure

everybody was nervous and up at Daybreak

I made sure that our prisoner was still

secure then went over to see Frankie

Frankie I thought about to come over and

hitch up the horses for you thanks Matt

I'll take care of the rest of these

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well I guess I won't see until after

each Tucson tonight

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let me change

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I think they'll come back man I don't

think so how many men would lose not

money Frank has been what

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give me a knife Joe

get right out on this real hard

that air has got to come out

souvenir for you Frankie

all right hold on real tight now

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marriage

what do you mean they got what they came

for the prisoner yeah

there's no need to mind riding to Tucson

tonight I'm going back to Fort and take

you to a doctor I'll be all right man

it's not that bad I know you can Frankie

but the colonel sent out Troopers

looking for Geronimo and that red

Killer's right here under his nose that

means the fort is unguarded Nietzsche

will tell geronim all about it

somebody's got to warm

you think you're strong enough to ride

let's go

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guard take this girl in front of me

she's been hurt I'll be down to see you

as soon as I talked to Colonel all right

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it's hard to break in like this Colonel

Mr Clark The Wagon Train was attacked

this morning at donalos Nietzsche The

Wagon Train attacked that's right it

could have been Geronimo

Geronimo

well that's impossible

the last time I guess he moves pretty

fast Colonel right now he's less than 10

miles away from here

I'm no military man sir but if I were

you I'd get those Troopers back here

just as fast as I can I'm gonna do back

today or tomorrow

but look here Clark you're not implying

if it's Sports in any danger are you I

am Ah that's ridiculous

a handful of Indians

why a fort hasn't been attacked since

Carrington was stuck for the Sioux a few

years ago I know that colonel but

Geronimo got the prisoner I was taking

you to Tucson no doubt Nichi told him

that the fort was poorly guarded and

unarmed

and geronimo's got well over a hundred

men

okay Clark

I've been soldiering a good many years

and if you think you're going to panic

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what's this about Indians Gatewood

that's right sir the Scout came in with

a report I checked it myself the

Gathering just beyond the ridge must be

over 100 of them maybe all they want to

do is talk to me now we can't take any

chances issue guns and 60 rounds of

ammunition to every man in the fort

Soldier and civilian I'll direct the

defense personally come along

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and your post

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man all right must be a lot of detected

from the Dust

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Apache is Geronimo

it's Geronimo don't turn the cake one

yes take charge of the North End of the

board hold your fire to get them in

range yes

you better go with women and children

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I'm talking

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the fight was Furious what had lasted

but it was over in a matter of minutes

Geronimo fell back in disorder and

Retreat turned into panic

what you say is true Lieutenant Gatewood

our reports are that Geronimo did lose a

lot of men his band was hurt and hurt

bad

oh Colonel Geronimo staked everything

I'm trying to take this fort he was

whipped he's been campaigning steadily

for months and he's tired and depressed

I tell you so you'll never have a better

chance he's been defying the Army for 10

years and today you seem to think he's

ready to talk terms I think so

I was in charge of the San Simon

reservation when Geronimo and his people

were there I know him sir I know him

better than I know you he'll trust me

that may be Lieutenant but can we trust

him why not the Army has nothing to lose

except my life maybe in case I'm wrong

he'll go along

as a soldier I'll need a guide and

Courier and a packer and a couple of

Indian Scouts to send down ahead to let

Geronimo know I come in peace

he's convinced me sir I'd like to go

along with a courier

all right your turn capewood

if I can clear this with General miles

you've got yourself an assignment that I

hesitate to take myself

good luck to you thank you sir

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we move South through Apache country for

two weeks then one day near the end of

August 1886 South of the Border near

Fronteras one of our Scouts made contact

with geronimo's tribe

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trip we were led to geronimo's camp

looking around we knew that we were to

ban its Mercy

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it's many months since you left the

reservation Geronimo

it's good to see you again

Scott tell me you come to talk peace get

wood that's right

General miles wants to make peace

General miles does not want to kill any

more of your people

he says he is your friend

if General miles is my friend where has

it been all these years I have been very

much in need of friend

you know what's best for your people

Geronimo

otherwise you wouldn't have let us come

to talk with you today what are your

conditions Geronimo like all his people

his brother of grizzly bear

rattlesnake the eagle

the land around us is big and belongs to

all of us it is big enough for all

things that live except the white man or

the white man even the whole earth is

not big enough

he went on like that for the rest of the

afternoon his General miles

make solemn promise

Geronimo will go

near Sundowns Geronimo had weakened and

agreed to surrender to General miles

and with that agreement we knew that the

10-year war was a fair to patch in the

southwest was over

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Geronimo no longer would ride and kill

as he pleased from now on he would be

the guest of the United States

government

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the railroads and ranches will be safe

from now on

or it just came from General miles to

Geronimo and his band are on the way to

a reservation in Florida well it's been

good working with you Colonel hope see

you again someday thank you bye Colonel

bye

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Fort Sill Oklahoma March 6 1909

Geronimo one time scourge of the

southwestern Frontier died here to day

of pneumonia at the age of 75. Geronimo

the Apache fire brand

extinguished forever