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When I was there in the Spring of 64, I visited the Old Post, and saw a jail cell where an Indian chief was held for, I think 20 years.
Anyone know which Chief?
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Geronimo was held there for years until he died in the hospital.
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I remember that cell, one little window with bars, very high on the wall.
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Did it look like this?
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Yup, Geronimo
(Cadillac parked out front!)
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"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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I was 19 at the time, i thought, why didn't they just shoot him.
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What was his problem? He didn't pay his taxes or something?
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Thank you for the picture.
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What was his problem? He didn't pay his taxes or something? He trusted whitey!
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[ Linked Image] This is a pic of his actual cell.
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What was his problem? He didn't pay his taxes or something? He trusted whitey! Well....that was his first mistake! Them round eyed sunsabitches aint changed none either!
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One of my GG grandmaws (somewhere in there) from Virginia was a Gatewood. Same family as ol’ Charlie with the big nose.
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"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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One of my GG grandmaws (somewhere in there) from Virginia was a Gatewood. Same family as ol’ Charlie with the big nose. Ha! Guns or knives Bob! We gonna settle this.
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There were one set of stoplights at the old post. I'd stand , and wait for an officer making a left turn with a cigarette. I'd slap on a big salute, and watch him scramble returning it.
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One of my GG grandmaws (somewhere in there) from Virginia was a Gatewood. Same family as ol’ Charlie with the big nose. Ha! Guns or knives Bob! We gonna settle this. Whiskey!!!
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Well....you white devils are good negotiators...
Throw in some red cloth too and we will be done with this.
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Well....you white devils are good negotiators...
Throw in some red cloth too and we will be done with this.
Chuckma Itatoba, bapashili!
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If you ever get the chance, visit Geronimo's grave at the Ft. Sill Cemetery. It is quite a monument built by his people. Atop the monument is a large Mexican Eagle. I believe that Geronimo always claimed to be a Mexican citizen who was "sold out" by the Mexican Government with the Gadsen Purchase. I think the eagle is the Ft. Sill Apache way of giving a "finger" to the Americans who imprisioned him. There is still a large group of Ft. Sill Apache in the vicinity of Ft. Sill. Most are very prosperous farmers. A second group moved to Mescalero Apache reservation. Some of the Ft. Sill group have been buying land around Deming NM with dreams of opening a casino alongside I-10. Overall, the Ft. Sill Apache, and Geronimo especially, got a pretty raw deal from the American Government.
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I'm pretty certain native Americans have an opinion on homeland security.
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Me tradum Big Jim for Montana.
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