Geronimo: Apache Chief and Raid Leader in the Southwest
Geronimo was a tribal chief of the Apache Indians, often photographed holding a bow and arrow [4]. Around 1886, he was "very troublesome" in the Mogollon mountains of New Mexico, leading raids that terrorized prospectors [1]. In one attack, Geronimo and fifty of his tribe surprised a miner at his cabin near Riverside; the miner's partner was killed and his body mutilated within 100 yards of the cabin [2][3]. Geronimo pursued a campaign of surprise, rarely stopping to fight if intercepted [2]. He eventually submitted to American arms and went onto a reservation in 1886 [5]. He is also said to have frequented the mineral baths at Hot Springs (later Truth or Consequences, New Mexico) before the town was founded [6].
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- “I have just returned from the Mogollon… (1888)“I have just returned from the Mogollon mountains in New Mexico. I have been prospect- ing there for quartz mines for some time. I found several mines varying in richness, and made several small sales, but the …
- “Well, he was never a very good Indian… (1888)“Well, he was never a very good Indian. We had him killed several times out in the territories, but he always managed to turn up at unexpected times and in unexpected places. Once he and fifty of his tribe …
- “On the day when I was surprised I was… (1888)“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 he…
- Portraits of Geronimo (1894) ↗ · details6 photographic prints ; 42.5 x 35 cm. or smaller. | Photographs show Geronimo in half-length, full-length, and standing & sitting portraits; some with Geronimo holding a bow and arrow. Subjects: photographic prints; tribal chiefs; new mexic…
- The insurance business included fire, life,… (1889)The insurance business included fire, life, accident and plate-glass. Silver City’s first plate-glass was dragged across the sandy wastes by ox cart. The Indians were still on the loose when Mrs. Warren became t…
- Street of T or C ↗ · detailsStreet of T or C Description: Street in Truth or Consequences; No. 50,079 A street scene in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, a noted health resort formerly called Hot Springs. The Apache Chief Geronimo is said to have frequented the mine…