. Geronimo's story of his life . scalp, fifty dollars for squaws scalp, and twenty-fivedollars for childs scalp. M ^9 GERONIMO command to go forward. None of us weremounted and each warrior wore moccasinsand also a cloth wrapped about his cloth could be spread over him when heslept, and when on the march would be ampleprotection as clothing. In battle, if thefight was hard, we did not wish much cloth-ing. Each warrior carried three days ra-tions, but as we often killed game while onthe march, we seldoni were without food. We traveled in three divisions: the Bedon-kohe Apaches led by
. Geronimo's story of his life . scalp, fifty dollars for squaws scalp, and twenty-fivedollars for childs scalp. M ^9 GERONIMO command to go forward. None of us weremounted and each warrior wore moccasinsand also a cloth wrapped about his cloth could be spread over him when heslept, and when on the march would be ampleprotection as clothing. In battle, if thefight was hard, we did not wish much cloth-ing. Each warrior carried three days ra-tions, but as we often killed game while onthe march, we seldoni were without food. We traveled in three divisions: the Bedon-kohe Apaches led by Mangus-Colorado, theChokonen Apaches by Cochise, and theNedni Apaches by Whoa; however, therewas no regular order inside the separatetribes. We usually marched about fourteenhours per day, making three stops for meals,and traveling forty to forty-five miles aday. I acted as guide into Mexico, and we fol-lowed the river courses and mountain rangesbecause we could better thereby keep ourmovements concealed. We entered Sonora50 KAS-KI-YEH and went southward past Quitaco, Nacozari,and many smaller settlements. When we were almost at Arispe wecamped, and eight men rode out from thecity to parley with us. These we captured,killed, and scalped. This was to draw thetroops from the city, and the next day theycame. The skirmishing lasted all day with-out a general engagement, but just at nightwe captured their supply train, so we hadplenty of provisions and some more guns. That night we posted sentinels and didnot move our camp, but rested quietly allnight, for we expected heavy work the nextday. Early the next morning the warriorswere assembled to pray—not for help, butthat they might have health and avoid am-bush or deceptions by the enemy. As we had anticipated, about ten oclockin the morning the whole Mexican forcecame out. There were two companies ofcavalry and two of infantry. I recognizedthe cavalry as the soldiers who had killed my 51 GERONIMO people at Kaskiyeh. This I to
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