GERONIMO
He desired certain terms, but was informed that a surrender as prisoner of war was all that would be accepted.
"The Indians then proceeded to the vicinity of Captain Lawton's command, near Skeleton Cañon, and sent word that they wished to see General Miles.
"On September 3 General Miles arrived at Lawton's camp, and on September 4 Naiche, the son of Cochise, and the hereditary chief of the Apaches, with Geronimo surrendered all the hostiles, with the understanding, it seems, that they should be sent out of Arizona.
"I am not informed of the exact nature of this surrender, at first deemed unconditional. . . . ••••• "I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
"O. O. Howard,
Major General, United States Army."
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