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CHAPTER XIII. 
INCIDENTS AT THE COPPER MINES. 
Visit from the Apaches—Mangus Colorado—Arrival of Mr. Sanford—11th 
Article of the treaty relating to captives—Arrest of New Mexican 
traders—Inez Gonzales the Mexican captive—Examination of traders 
—Story of the captive girl—Pinalefios Indians—General Condé ar- 
rives—The 11th Article of the treaty enforced—Friendly intercourse 
with the Indians—Two Mexican boys taken from them—Excitement in 
consequence——Conference and dialogue with the Apache chiefs— 
Amicable settlement of difficulties, 
On the day of my return from Sonora, the first Apache 
Indians we had seen paid us a visit, headed by their 
head chief, Mangus Colorado, or Red Sleeve. He 
was accompanied by twelve or fifteen of his tribe, and 
said he had followed us for several days; that his 
people had seen us when we went down to Sonora, and 
were several times near our encampments on the jour- 
ney. He said they knew my carriage, and that we 
belonged here. He thought we ran a great risk in 
going so far with so small a party; as there were many 
bad Indians prone to theft and murder in the country 
through which he passed, and whom he could not 
control. He said he was a friend of the Americans, 
and that his people desired to be at peace with us. He 
remembered General Kearney and Colonel Cooke, when 
