Doubtful (Little Doubtful) – Apache Captive of Geronimo’s Last Raid
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During the last raid of Geronimo, which devastated Grant County, New Mexico, and Graham County, Arizona, cowboys pursued the Apache band for three days and nights [1][2]. They fought the Apaches at dusk in Doubtful Canyon near Stein’s Peak [2][3]. After the fight, Little Doubtful was found hiding under a bush and taken back to Duncan, where he grew up [2][3].
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- “Doubtful” — That’s the name he goes by,… (1891)“Doubtful” — That’s the name he goes by, is the curiosity of Duncan. He was captured when he was about nine months old. It was during the last raid of Geronimo, in which Grant County, N. M., and Graham Count…
- The cowboys got together and secured… (1891)The cowboys got together and secured mounts for about forty and started for Carlisle. All that night they beat about in the Mayflower district. They cut the trail of the Apaches, but not before they had kille…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-07-03 (1891)pest, which Uncle Sam’s boys seemed unable to do. One night the Indians crossed just below Duncan, and rounding up what stock they could, headed for Carlisle. The news telegraphed to Clifton, and some of t…