Apache raids & frontier conflict
Frontier-period conflict reportage. Period-correct vocabulary — primary-source value despite contemporary biases.
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Silver City Enterprise — Killing of Sheriff Bullard (smoke test) (1871) "apaches""apache raid""raiding party"
…s diggings, led by James Bullard, brother of the deceased, arrived to drive the Apaches into the hills.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at the Methodist chapel on Bullard street, named in honor of the deceased only last spring. The Hon. R. V. Newsham, late of Mesilla, has consented t…
If the officers in every town will send them… (1889) "apaches"
…urderers will be hung. They are worse
enemies to a country than the Apaches. If jus-
tice is not done in this matter the officials of
Graham county will be to blame, and capitalists
will be pretty apt to give that county a wide
berth in the fu…
Capt… (1889) "apaches"
…urderers will be hung. They are worse
enemies to a country than the Apaches. If jus-
tice is not done in this matter the officials of
Graham county will be to blame, and capitalists
will be pretty apt to give that county a wide
berth in the fu…
by falling glass f-rom the second story windows… (1889) "apaches"
…treeter, known as “the White Apache,” a
man who has lived with the Apaches most of
the time for many years past, and who aided
and assisted them during their outbreaks, was
recently killed at Nacosari, Sonora, by a Mexi-
can. The Streeter who cl…
…huahua held out inducements to him to raise
a company to fight the Apaches.
Finally, after a consultation with Mc-… (1889) "apaches"
…huahua held out inducements to him to raise
a company to fight the Apaches.
Finally, after a consultation with Mc-
Knight, he went to work and raised a company,
composed of Shawnee and Delaware Indians,
and some select American and Mexican fron-
ti…
In addition to the salary they paid Kirker… (1889) "apaches"
…onally killed some of these
and palmed off their scalps for genuine
Apaches. Although he could have done this
without detection, if he had been so unscrupu-
lous, still no person ever considered the report
more than a good joke on Kirker, which h…
She may have doubted it when she went into… (1889) "apaches"
…he cavalry escort which protected that
coach from Geroninro’s raiding Apaches; she may
have doubted it when she began to adjust herself
to the hardships of frontier life in Silver City. But
she no longer doubted when she understood the
fundamental…
Mayor Fleming, who recently returned… (1889) "apaches"
…murderers will be hung. They are worse
enemies to a country than the Apaches. If jus-
tice is not done in this matter the officials of
Graham county will be to blame, and capitalists
will be pretty apt to give that county a wide
berth in the future…
…urderers will be hung. They are worse
enemies to a country than the Apaches. If jus-
tice is not done in this matter the officials of
Graham county will be to blame, and capitalists
will be pretty apt to give that county a wide
berth in the fu…
…urderers will be hung. They are worse
enemies to a country than the Apaches. If jus-
tice is not done in this matter the officials of
Graham county will be to blame, and capitalists
will be pretty apt to give that county a wide
berth in the fu…
Streeter, known as “the White Apache,” a… (1889) "apaches"
Streeter, known as “the White Apache,” a
man who has lived with the Apaches most of
the time for many years past, and who aided
and assisted them during their outbreaks, was
recently killed at Nacosari, Sonora, by a Mexi-
can. The Streeter who clerke…
…treeter, known as “the White Apache,” a
man who has lived with the Apaches most of
the time for many years past, and who aided
and assisted them during their outbreaks, was
recently killed at Nacosari, Sonora, by a Mexi-
can. The Streeter who cl…
…i-
huahua held out inducements to him to raise
a company to fight the Apaches.
In addition to the salary they paid Kirker… (1889) "apaches"
…sionally killed some of these
and palmed off their scalps for genuine
Apaches. Although he could have done this
without detection, if he had been so unscrupu-
lous, still no person ever considered the report
more than a good joke on Kirker, which he
u…
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-11-22 (1889) "apaches""depredations"
…huahua held out inducements to him to raise
a company to fight the Apaches.
…huahua held out inducements to him to raise
a company to fight the Apaches.
Finally, after a consultation with Mc-
Knight, he went to work and raised a company,
composed of Shawnee and Delaware Indians,
and some select American and Mexican fron-
ti…
…onally killed some of these
and palmed off their scalps for genuine
Apaches. Although he could have done this
without detection, if he had been so unscrupu-
lous, still no person ever considered the report
more than a good joke on Kirker, which h…
She may have doubted it when she went into… (1889) "apaches"
…the cavalry escort which protected that
coach from Geroninro’s raiding Apaches; she may
have doubted it when she began to adjust herself
to the hardships of frontier life in Silver City. But
she no longer doubted when she understood the
fundamentals o…
…he cavalry escort which protected that
coach from Geroninro’s raiding Apaches; she may
have doubted it when she began to adjust herself
to the hardships of frontier life in Silver City. But
she no longer doubted when she understood the
fundamental…
…zona. An officer in command gives it out cold
that there are seven Apaches on the war path,
besides the renegades in Old Mexico.
…zona. An officer in command gives it out cold
that there are seven Apaches on the war path,
besides the renegades in Old Mexico.
A rich one is told at the expense of the
Pinos Altos constable. Wood Poland and a few
companions came into camp fr…
A dispatch from Tombstone dated May… (1890) "apaches"
…there from the Chiricahua mountains, where
he was killed by hostile Apaches Sunday after-
noon. His companion, Mr. Francis Haynes, of
Philadelphia, had his horse shot from under
him, and escaped by mounting his companion’s
horse. The Indians fired…
cabin beheld a dozen or more Apaches, and… (1890) "apaches"
…looking in the direction of his
( 23 )cabin beheld a dozen or more Apaches, and
found to his utter amazement and dismay that
the Indians were between him and his rifle. A
moment later the screams had ceased and being
discovered by the Indians…
Geo… (1890) "depredations"
…not yet been found and has
probably been broken to pieces.
Indian Depredations
Carl Ehrman and Peter Rigg Added to the
Long List of Killed
In addition to the killing of Hal Williams,
reported as having occurred near Hachita in
last week’s Enterpris…