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d a large stone on the blanket before us. Our treaty was made by this stone, and it was to last until the stone should crumble to dust; so we made the treaty, and bound each other with an oath. I do not believe that I have ever violated that treaty; but General Miles[41] never fulfilled his promises. When we had made the treaty General Miles said to me: "My brother, you have in your mind how you are going to kill men, and other thoughts of war; I want you to put that out of your mind, and change your thoughts to peace." Then I agreed and gave up my arms. I said: "I will quit the warpath and live at peace hereafter." Then General Miles swept a spot of ground clear with his hand, and said: "Your past deeds shall be wiped out like this and you will start a new life." FOOTNOTES: [35] These are the exact words of Geronimo. The Editor is not responsible for this criticism of General Crook. [36] Governor Torres of Sonora had agreed to cooeperate with our troops in exterminating or capturing this tribe. [37] Captain Lawton reports officially the same engagement, but makes no mention of the recapture (by the Apaches) of the horses. [38] See note page 142. [39] See page 136. [40] For terms of treaty see page 154. [41] The criticisms of General Miles in the foregoing chapter are from Geronimo, not from the Editor. CHAPTER XVIII SURRENDER OF GERONIMO On February 11, 1887, the Senate passed the following resolution: "RESOLVED, That the Secretary of War be directed to communicate to the Senate all dispatches of General Miles referring to the surrender of Geronimo, and all instructions given to and correspondence with General Miles in reference to the same." These papers are published in the Senate Executive Documents, Second Session, 49th Congress, 1886-7, Volume II, Nos. 111 to 125. For an exhaustive account of the conditions of Geronimo's surrender the reader is referred to that document, but this chapter is given to show briefly the terms of surrender, and corroborate, at least in part, the statements made by Geronimo. Upon assuming command of the Department of Arizona, General Nelson A. Miles was directed by the War Department to use most vigorous operations for the destruction or capture of the hostile Apaches. The following extracts are from instructions issued April 20th, 1886, for the information and guidance of troops serving in the southern portion of Arizona and New Mexico
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