“On the day when I was surprised I was…
source date: 1888
availability: public-domain

“On the day when I was surprised I was cooking dinner in a rough cabin. It was in the winter season. The door of the cabin stood partially ajar, and I was cooking a piece of bacon and boiling some beans. I heard a shot — the whiz of a bullet. This was followed rapidly by other shots. Geronimo and his people rode past the door and fired as they went. I jumped to the door and hastily closed it. Seiz- ing my rifle I stood the gallant Geronimo off single handed. My partner at the time was killed and his body horribly mutilated within 100 yards of the cabin. I return to Riverside today after an absence of ten years, and find my property which I gave $300 for, now worth $20,000.