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THE INDIAN ADVOCATE 173 Tfi k4j.. i-W '& e ; until he was driven back in Chihuahua. While these hosti lities were in progress in New Mexico and Chihuahua the Chiricahua of San Carlos were striking terror to the settle ments of Arizona. In 1882 Juh and Geronimo with 108 fol lowers were captured and returned to San Carlos. In 1881 double arose among the White Mountain Coyoteros on Ci bicu creek, owing to a medecine-man named Nakaidoklini, who pretented power to revive the dead After paying him liberally for his services, his adherents awaited the resurrec tion until August, when Nakaidocklini avowed that his in cantations failed because of the presence of whites. Since affairs were assuming a serious aspect, the arrest of the pro pnet was ordered; he surrendered quietly, but as the troops were making camp the scouts and other Indians opened fire on them. After a sharp fight Nakaidoklini was killed and his ad herents were repulsed. Skirmishes continued the next day, but the troops were reenforced, and the Indians soon surren dered in small bands. Two chiefs, known as George and Bo nito, who had not been engaged in the White Mountain tumble, surrendered to Gen, Wilcox on Sept. 25 at Camp Thomas, but were paroled. On Sept, 30 Col. Riddle was sent to bring these chiefs and their bands back to Camp Tho mas, but they became alarmed and fied to the Chiricahua, .74 of whom left the reserve, and crossing the Mexican bor der, took refuge with the late Victorio's band in Chihuahua. In the same year Nana made one of his bloody raids across the line and in September Juh and Nahchi, with a party of Chiricahua again fled from the reservation, and were forced .by the troops into Mexico, where, in April, 1882, they .were joined -by Geronimo and the rest of the hostile Chiricahua of San Carlos, with Loco and his Ojo Caliente band. The de predations committed in north Chihuahua under Geronimo and other leaders were perhaps even more serious than those within the limits of the United States. In March, 1883, Chato with 26 followers made a dash into New Mexico, mur dering a dozenjpersons. Meanwhile the white settlers on the upper Gila consumed so much of water ot that stream as to threaten the Indian crops; then coal was discovered on the