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APACHES DOWN SOUTH
The Hervidero Ranch and the not so "OK" Corral
More than 350 Police officers, Civil Guards and Army Troops beat the bushes as they closed in on the three gang members who had no idea of the hornets' nest they would step into in Uruguay. The three desperately tried to get to the Uruguay river, with separates the two countries. There they could swim back across to Argentina and relative safety...
The Salto Police were not able to capture the outlaws in their own territory. Once the gang crossed the Dayman River they left Salto and were in the district of Paysandú. The Paysandú Police, led by Deputy Elías Araujo, made the Hervidero ranch house their headquarters for running down the trio.
“A story that was not published in the newspapers was that the day after the tragedy, Wednesday, October 17th, when the Apaches were moving south from the Dayman river towards the Hervidero Ranch house; José María was returning to the ranch from Salto, and at one of the sharp curves on the dirt road leading to the main house, the two Americans stepped out of the bushes with rifles in hand and made threatening signs for him to stop. Alongside José María in the car was his nephew, also José, Luisa’s Uncle. Instead of stopping, “El Loco” gunned the car on through the curve and fortunately the criminals did not fire. If they had fired, almost certainly they would have had a wrecked car on their hands and perhaps another death or two to answer for.”
THE SHOOTOUT AT THE "NOT SO OK CORRAL"
“One can imagine the pandemonium that is now breaking out with horses bucking, and with the two Americans who, after firing, are turning to make a dash to escape. Both of the officers confronting the two Americans also respond by firing their weapons - they are already firing their revolvers before the two Apaches finish firing their guns....”
“Both Araujo and his assistant fire back six shots each. In all of the crisscrossing hail of lead, one bullet barely nicks Araujo’s ear, while another whistles by his head, and one of Araujo’s bullets sends Atkins’ hat flying. Other than that, with 22 bullets heading in a variety of directions, no one is actually hit except for a horse standing some distance off.”
The stream by which the three Apaches were first spotted
The historic Hervidero Ranch
The inner patio area of the ranch house - from here all the efforts to catch the gang were coordinated.
Deputy Elías Araujo who captured the three Apaches.
The corral where the final shootout went down.