BRN 9-4 - Flipbook - Page 27
Bottom of the previous page: Hembrillo Basin Camp.
This camp was located at the edge of a battleÞeld where
Chief Victorio, leader of the Ojo Caliente Apache band,
fought with the United States Cavalry in 1880.
Sometimes when we hiked across Hembrillo Basin while
searching for puma tracks, we encountered small clusters
of .45-55 or .45-70 riße brass from Þrearms used in the
battle. (Ed. note: The image to the right is page 36 of the
Laumbach report referenced on page 22 of this issue.)
Bottom of this page: Looking south across upper
Hembrillo Canyon. While searching for evidence of
pumas in undercut ledges pitched high in the north wall
of the canyon such as this, we found corn cobs that might
have been left there by the Apaches.
Ed. note.: Ojo Caliente - Home of the Red Painted People
is a short video of the spring and stream northwest of
Monticello, New Mexico, which is believed by many
Inde / DinŽ / Apache to be their source of origin. Video
framegrab directly below.
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