“They drove on, and were about two miles…
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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-
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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.