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INCIDENTS AT THE 
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 — ^Pinalenos Indians — General Oonde ar- 
rives — ^The 11th Article of the treaty enforced — ^Friendly intercourse 
with the Indians — Two Mexican hoys 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 
