The Pursuit Of The Apache Chief

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... In The Devil's Canon * '7/;/?"v*" THIS is where I saw a bear day before yesterday." "If there was one here then we ought to find one here now." "That doesn't most always follow. Bears are strange creatures. Sometimes I have known 'em to hang 'round a canon like this for weeks at a time and then again they wouldn't show up for days. I reckon they have a feeding ground hereabouts and when there are berries and other things to be had, they work their vein for all its worth and then when they've got all they can, go out and look for something else. Just now, however, we had better keep quiet and be on the lookout." There were three members of the little party which late in the summer of 1886 was entering a great gorge in Arizona which was known as the Devil's Canon. The oldest member of the little band was Z. Taylor Smith, a man about sixty years of age, hale and strong. The name of Old Rough and Ready had appealed strongly to the parents of the prospector and at the time of the birth of their boy they were united in their plan to call their offspring by the name of the President. This name, however, among those who knew him best, was commonly shortened to Zack. His face had been bronzed by his many years in the southwest. He had been one of the Forty-niners, who had gone in that famous year to California, when gold had been discovered near Sacramento. Apparently his fortune had not yet been made, however, although every year his courage was still strong, and now, after the passage of a quarter of a century, he was still confident that he would find gold in the near future. The second member of the trio was a young engineer named John McBrier. Two years before the time when the events in this story occurred he had graduated from one of the...

Excerpt from The Pursuit of the Apache Chief: A Story of the Campaign Against Geronimo Arizona is a land of romance and adventure. In the great Southwest the Apache Indians years ago made a name that became known throughout the country. Indeed, the name has gone far beyond the bounds of the United States and to-day is a familiar one in certain foreign cities. The campaign of General Miles against Geronimo, the Wily, able and treacher ous leader of these Indians, has provided the basis for this story. Many of the details have been related to me or given by those Who Were familiar With the campaign. The writer ao knowledges his indebtedness for this material, and is under special Obligation to General Miles, himself, for information he has kindly provided. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This novel set in the Pioneering days of the West tells the story of Fred Wainwright, a young hunter, who encounters a tribe of Comanche Indians. In those days they were much feared.

In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant sent O.O. Howard, widely known as the "Christian general", as an ambassador of peace to the western Indian tribes. Famous Indians Chiefs I Have Known is Howard's account of his journey. He tells of his peace agreement with the great Apache chief Cochise; describes his pursuit of Joseph and the surrender of the Nez Perce chief, who became his friend; and provides a poignant glimpse of the defeated Apache war leader Geronimo, selling canes and autographs. Equally impressive are his portraits of Winnemucca of the Piutes, the Sioux chiefs Red Cloud and Sitting Bull, and his descriptions of meetings with Washakie of the Shoshones, Pasqual of the Yumas, Antonio of the Pimas, Santos and Pedros of the Apaches, Manuelito of the Navajos, three Indians women--Sarah Winnemucca, granddaughter of the Piute chief, and Mattie, her sister-in-law?both of them powerful peacemakes in their own right. Included are chapters on the Seminole chief Osceola and the Modoc chief Captain Jack, famed for their resistance to white domination. In the introduction, Bruce J. Dinges, editor of publications at the Arizona Historical Society, discusses Howard's career and sets his book in historical context.

The concluding volume of Gustave Aimard's series of epic action-adventure tales set in the wilds of Mexico, The Indian Chief presents the soul-stirring denouement of the story of the intrepid Count de Raousset-Boulbon, who ultimately falls victim to a stunning betrayal.

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