Latest Breaking News On - Big dry wash - Page 1 : comparemela.com

True West Magazine Al Sieber & U.S. Troops vs. Na-ti-o-tish’s Apaches One of the scouts spots the Apaches waiting in ambush on the north side of the canyon.  July 17, 1882 Apache leader Na-ti-o-tish (center) positions his warriors along a narrow gorge eight miles north of the Mogollon Rim in east central Arizona. They have built rifle pits and stacked  rock wings adjacent to large pine trees, awaiting a small troop of soldiers (55 men) who will pass, single file on horseback, directly below them. Stopping within three-quarters of a mile from the chasm, the first officer on the scene, Capt. Adna Chaffee, sends 30 scouts on foot to the west to get behind the canyon, as a precautionary move. The troopers and the remaining scouts move into a skirmish line along the south rim of the canyon. As they do, one of the Indian scouts discerns the hostiles’  position on the north side of Big Dry Fork. Captain Chaffee orders a feint to the center, then sends out two flanking movements:

United statesFort apacheEast verde riverWhispering pinesMogollon rimDiamond valleyPine creekDry forkCave creekKit carsonNew mexicoDry washSan carlos reservationBoot hill cemeteryPleasant valleySan carlos