“They drove on, and were about two miles…
source date: 1891
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es from Clifton, all right, but were told there that signs of Apaches had been seen, and that they had better go into camp there for a few days, but Knox, who had fought the Apaches dozens of times and didn’t know what fear was, said he wanted to make Clifton that day. “They drove on, and were about two miles from York’s ranch, when Knox saw an Indian come from behind a low, round-topped hill, and feeling assured there were more of them, and that it was a fight to death, he filled his pockets with cartridges, kissed his little sleeping girl baby and his wife for the last time, and with a “good bye” to them he jumped from the wagon and quickly turned the team, and told the Mexi- ( 29 ) can driver to whip them back to the ranch, and that he would stand the Apaches off. As the wagon turned and was furiously driven away, the Apaches, who now came in sight, fired a volley, but killed no one. Then Knox faced his foes and pumped the lead from his Winchester into them. The Indians gradually circled around Knox and the end came. The Mexican driver lashed his team back to the ranch, where both of the horses fell dead from wounds received from the Indians’ first volley.