【美国人物志】科奇斯（1/9）

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科奇斯 (印地安人)，美国奇里卡瓦阿帕切印第安人酋长。
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Apache
Chiricahuas
Arizona
New Mexico
Cochise
Apache Pass
Butterfield Overland Mail Company
California
Second Lieutenant George Bascom

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In the middle 1800s, there were only a few white settlers in the southwestern United States. This was Apache territory. The Chiricahuas were one of several Apache groups that lived in what today is southern Arizona and New Mexico.
The Chiricahua war chief, Cochise had become used to American travelers and military officials stopping at Apache Pass. It was the only place in the area where drinking water could be found. The Chiricahuas lived at peace with the settlers. They sold wood to the settlers. And, in 1858, Cochise had permitted the Butterfield Overland Mail Company to build a rest area at Apache Pass. He let mail carriers and other travelers pass safely through the area on their way to California.
In February of 1861, an American military officer asked to speak with Cochise. He wanted to discuss several problems. Some cattle were missing. And a boy had been taken from a farm in the area. Second Lieutenant George Bascom had been ordered to do whatever was necessary to find the child. He did not have any experience in dealing with Indians.