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CarrizoCarrizo is Spanish for ditch reed, and the name refers to the growth of this reed along Carrizo Creek. A few miles west of here the Apache cult leader, Nock-ay-del-Klinne, and his followers lived. The medicine man was holding dances at Cibicue and developing a large group of disciples, including many Apache scouts. His teachings proposed a return of dead warriors and better times ahead after the whites were driven out. The agent at San Carlos sent the Apache police out to arrest Nock-ay-del-Klinne, but hey came back empty handed, and after a second attempt failed, the army was called in. On August 30, 1881 soldiers from Fort Apache arrested the so-called prophet. As the troops were leaving Cibicue with their prisoners, several Apaches, stripped for battle, opened fire. They were joined by the Apache scouts. Eight soldiers were killed in the skirmish, and Nock-ay-del-Klinne was shot to death as he tried to make his escape. This was the only time in the history of Apache warfare that Apache scouts were disloyal. |
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