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  Cochise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cochise was one of the most famous Apache leaders (along with Geronimo) to resist intrusions by Mexicans and Americans during the 19th century.
Cochise and the Chokonen-Chiricahua lived in the area that is now the northern Mexican region of Sonora, and New Mexico and Arizona, which were traditional Apache territories until the coming of the Europeans.
Cochise and five others of his band were falsely accused of the incident (which had actually been done by the Coyotero band of Apaches).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cochise   (1108 words)

  
 Cochise western ghost town
Cochise is an example of a ghost town that was not a mining camp.
Cochise had a peak population of about 3000, as a result of increased ranching in the Sulphur Springs Valley and mining activities that had started in nearby Johnson and Pearce.
The silence in Cochise is only broken occasionally by the roar of a passing freitht on the Southern Pacific line, which long ago replaced steam engines with diesels that never stop for water or coal.
www.ghosttowngallery.com /htme/cochise.htm   (156 words)

  
 Powersource Art & Education Center - Powerful People
Not a lot is known about Cochise's descendants except to say that he was the descendent of a long line of chiefs and was rasied to follow in their footsteps.
When Cochise was about 4 days old (a magic number to the Apaches), a shaman, or Medicine Man, would have constructed a special cradle for him known as a "tosch" and attached a bag of pollen or the claw of a hummingbird to protect him from evil forces.
Cochise no doubt was taught the importance of strict mental and physical discipline, as were the other Apache children as their lives often depended on it.
www.powersource.com /gallery/people   (2189 words)

  
 Cochise County, Arizona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Cochise County is located in the Southeast Corner of the State of Arizona and the county seat is Bisbee.
Cochise is buried somewhere within this natural rock fortress.....but the only white man that knew is now long gone and he kept the secret of the burial place of his friend, Cochise.
The 1882 Cochise County Courthouse is one of the oldest territorial courthouses in Arizona.
www.willcoxaz.net /cochisecounty.html   (3622 words)

  
 Cochise
this beatuful head sutdy is of Cochise Tete a Tete, a daughter to Dominant and Cochise Pratmakare.
Her daughter Cochise country Girl (1 CC), sired by CH Baron v d Hoevensehof (1CC) is now mated to Selby van Hoverbroes and puppies are to be born in the middle of november 2003.
Cochise Elvira Madigan is a young daughter of CH Baron v d Hoevensehof and Cochise Téte a Téte.
www.geocities.com /Petsburgh/Haven/6114/Cochise.html   (333 words)

  
 Local Area and Businesses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The county was carved from Pima County, one of the four original counties in teh territory of Arizona.
The history of Cochise County is one of the most interesting in the state, inasmuch as its remoteness from law and order at one time made it a haven for outlaws.
The county seat of government for Cochise County nestled in the Mule Mountains at an altitude of 5,000 feet in the southeast corner of the state.
www.cochise-pride.net /area.html   (680 words)

  
 Native American Faces   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It was "understood" that Cochise could raid or attack anything he chose south of the Mexican border to secure what he needed but would leave the stage line alone.
Despite the arguments of the stage line personnel, a young army officer sent to retrieve the child was convinced it was Cochise and the Apache behind the attack.
Cochise pulled is knife, slashed the wall of the tent in which the meeting was being held and escaped into the brush.
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 Cochise- DesertUSA
Meanwhile, Cochise, for the moment unaware of either the raid at Ward’s ranch or of the approach of Bascom’s forces, had taken winter camp with his Chonoken band in the pine and oak country at the north end of the Chiricahua Mountains, close to Apache Pass.
Cochise soon realized that Bascom had come, not on a routine patrol to the east or the Rio Grande, but specifically to demand the return of Ward’s cattle and the boy Mickey Free.
He released Cochise’s wife and children, but at the urging of enraged soldiers and civilians, he hung the six captive warriors from the limbs of the four oak trees whose roots embraced the murdered Americans—grisly reminders of his conflict with Cochise at Apache Pass.
www.desertusa.com /ind1/Cochise.html   (2933 words)

  
 Cochise & Geronimo: The Chiricahua Apaches - DesertUSA
Though his nephew Cochise had long resisted fighting Americans, in 1861 he too, was betrayed by white men and turned against them.
Cochise had long worked as a woodcutter at the Apache Pass stagecoach station of the Butterfield Overland line until 1861, when a raiding party drove off cattle belonging to a white rancher and abducted the child of a ranch hand.
Cochise surrendered in September, but, resisting the transfer of his people to the Tularosa Reservation in New Mexico, escaped in the spring of 1872.
www.desertusa.com /magfeb98/feb_pap/du_apache.html   (950 words)

  
 Cochise Stronghold - Coronado National Forest
Cochise Stronghold is located to the west of Sunsites, Arizona in the Dragoon Mountains at an elevation of 5,000 ft. This beautiful woodland area lies in a protective rampart of granite domes and sheer cliffs which were once the refuge of the great Apache Chief, Cochise, and his people.
Cochise is reputed to have been a master strategist and leader who was never conquered in battle.
The town of Cochise, Cochise County, the renowned geological feature known as Cochise's Head in the Chiricahua Mountains and the Stronghold are all named in tribute to him.
www.cochisestronghold.com   (1179 words)

  
 Cochise
Cochise was the final chapter in Stewart's career in music.
If anyone in Cochise can be said to have 'made it big' in their subsequent career it is Ricky, for following spells with name bands like Roxy Music etc, he secured the gig of bass player in Foreigner.
I have Cochise to thank for my career as a session musician and the reputation I have managed to establish.
www.procolharum.com /cochise.htm   (1080 words)

  
 Cochise
Cochise was the chief of the central band of the Chiricahua Apaches, a nomadic people of the American Southwest.
Outraged, Cochise then led his braves on a brutal warpath against white settlers in the area for nearly a decade.
Cochise surrendered in 1871, but when ordered to relocate his tribe to a reservation in the New Mexico Territory, he refused and fled with several hundred of his compatriots.
www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1278.html   (286 words)

  
 Cochise Consultancy
Cochise Consultancy Inc. is currently working security and VIP protection for major US Companies doing business in Iraq.
Cochise's team of experienced professionals is highly trained in all fields of military and police activities.
Cochise has been awarded expanded contracts by the US Army Corps of Engineers this year and our operations now span the entire length and breathe of Iraq.
www.cochiseconsult.com   (141 words)

  
 Cochise
Cochise was Chief of the Chokonen band of Chiricahua Apaches.
The Cochise Stronghold, nestled in the Dragoon's canyons, was their impregnable fortress for many years.
Cochise died on June 8, 1874 of natural causes.
www.impurplehawk.com /cochise.html   (558 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Cochise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Cochise COCHISE [Cochise], c.1815-1874, chief of the Chiricahua group of Apache in Arizona.
He was friendly with the whites until 1861, when some of his relatives were hanged by U.S. soldiers for a crime they did not commit.
They speak a language that has various dialects and belongs to the Athabascan branch of the Nadene linguistic stock (see Native American languages), and their ancestors entered the area about 1100.
www.encyclopedia.com /articles/02883.html   (615 words)

  
 Cochise Stronghold
Cochise Stronghold, just west of Pearce/Sunsites on the east side of the Dragoon Mountains, is a fabled area which was the hideout of the Chiricahua Apaches when pursued by the U.S. Cavalry.
The legendary chief Cochise is buried somewhere in this natural granite fortress, though the location of his grave is unknown.
Cochise Stronghold is a favorite spot with local trailriders.
www.discoverseaz.com /Attractions/CochiseSH.html   (431 words)

  
 Cochise County Lighting Ordinance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This code is intended to restrict the permitted use of outdoor artificial illuminating devices emitting undesirable rays into the night sky which have a detrimental effect on astronomical observations.
All outdoor artificial illuminating devices shall be installed in conformance with the provisions of the Code, the Cochise County Zoning Regulations, Cochise County Subdivisions Regulations, and any building codes which may hereafter be enacted, as applicable.
Utility companies entering into a duly approved contract with the County in which they agree to comply with the provisions of these regulations, shall be exempt from applying for and obtaining a permit for the installation of outdoor light fixtures, including residential security lighting.
c3po.cochise.cc.az.us /astro/pollution04p.htm   (1462 words)

  
 Cochise - Arizona Ghost Town
Cochise was created as a fuel stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad in the 1880's.
The hotel is open to the public and is full of great antiques.
Today, the trains still roar through Cochise but no longer stop as the need for coal and water has long been extinguished.
ghosttowns.com /states/az/cochise.html   (65 words)

  
 Cochise
Cochise was born approximately 1815 and died on a reservation in 1874.
and Cochise was forced to surrender in 1871.
Cochise who was fatally ill, agreed to remain with his people on a Chiricahua reservation
goodies.freeservers.com /cochise.html   (335 words)

  
 Cochise AZ highpoint - www.surgent.net
The mountains were also the historical respite of the Chiricahua Apache Indians led by Cochise and Geronimo during the latter half of the 19th century.
It is an area of Arizona steeped in a unique history of its own, with plenty of places to visit outside of the range as well.
The next day we returned and did two hikes: a 3.5-mile loop through the Heart of Rocks and some spectacular rock formations, and a 2-mile slog up Sugarloaf Peak, which may be the highpoint of the Monument.
www.surgent.net /highpoints/az/cochise.html   (1655 words)

  
 Coronado National Forest - Cochise Stronghold
This campground is located in a magnificent, rugged canyon that served the famous Apache Indian leader, Cochise, as a refuge against his enemies.
Campsites at Cochise Stronghold are shaded by oaks and surrounded by a diverse community of vegetation that includes plants of both the Upper Sonoran and Chihuahuan Desert.
If you would like to retrace the steps of this area’s historic residents even deeper into their nearly impenetrable refuge, you may choose to follow the Cochise Trail past dozens of fantastic rock formations as it makes its way across the Dragoons to West Stronghold Canyon and the Council Rocks historic area.
www.fs.fed.us /r3/coronado/forest/recreation/camping/sites/cochise_stronghold.shtml   (369 words)

  
 Cochise. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In 1872, Gen. Oliver Otis Howard, the Indian commissioner, requested Jeffords to accompany him to Cochise’s mountain stronghold.
As a result of the peace talks, Cochise agreed to live on the reservation that Howard promised would be created from the chief’s native territory.
After the death of Cochise, however, his people were removed to another reservation.
www.bartleby.com /65/co/Cochise.html   (184 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Cochise: The Life and Times of the Great Apache Chief: Books: Peter Aleshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Cochise: Chiricahua Apache Chief (The Civilization of the American Indian, Vol.
Renowned though he was, Cochise did not attract biographers in his own lifetime, and chroniclers preserved only a few of his words.
Also,like Sandoz with Crazy Horse, Aleshire tries to present Cochise as someone who meditates, and tries to "keep his mind smooth." However, if the author is correct, he also had an uncontrollable temper, and actually killed several members of his own band in anger.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0471383635?v=glance   (1804 words)

  
 Club Cochise Volleyball
Club Cochise Volleyball was started back in 1995 as a feeder club for Buena High School in Sierra Vista, Arizona.
Club Cochise Volleyball Association (CCVA), part of the USA Volleyball (USAV) Junior Olympic volleyball program is committed to providing quality training to all athletes age 12 - 18 who reside in Cochise County.
It is the mission of CCVA to give each Club volleyball member a competitive sports experience that will contribute to their own physical and psychological well being.
www.clubcochise.com   (206 words)

  
 Let's Stop SEAZ Light Pollution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Cochise County: The new Light Pollution Code became effective in December 2005 and is available on-line at www.cochisecounty.com under the Planning and Zoning link.
In many areas of Cochise County, rapid growth and development are unfortunately taking place.
It has to be a constant, and unrelenting effort to keep cities and counties from letting developers, builders, and property owners design and install unshielded and other illegal lights.
c3po.cochise.cc.az.us /astro/pollution01.htm   (548 words)

  
 FACT CONGRATULATES COCHISE COUNTY FOR NOT ALLOWING INCINERATOR
Cochise County is considering signing a 20-year agreement with a 10-month old private company who will build a "plasma converter" in Cochise County.
Overview of landfills and recycling in Cochise County SV Herald, 5/8/2005.
Here is the (one-page) website for the (six-month old) company that would like Cochise County to give them a (twenty-year) contract for their plasma converter incinerator, Global Energy Resources.
www.familiesagainstcancer.org /?id=109   (1263 words)

  
 Cochise: Community, Network, Friends, Real Estate
Cochise County Sheriff's officials did not return calls immediately seeking comment on their investigation.
The event is being hosted by the Northern Cochise County Democrats...
If you need Jeep Parts to get your ride humming (or looking snazzy!) this is the place to go.
www.myarizona.name /Cochise/85606.html   (339 words)

  
 Cochise boxers
Cochise kennels are one of the oldest boxer kennels in Finland.
Cochise boxers are healthy with good character and otstanding both as show and working boxers.
Cochise Tete a Tete (Dominant - Cochise Pratmakare) at seven veeks of age
www.geocities.com /Petsburgh/Haven/6114   (145 words)

  
 Cochise: Tuition and Fee Waivers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The New Mexico Waiver agreement exists between Cochise College and Western New Mexico University.
If you are an Arizona resident who lives in Cochise County or an adjacent unorganized county, and you are 60 years or older, you may apply for a Golden Apache tuition waiver.
Applications for the waiver may be picked up in the Admissions Office.
www.cochise.org /information/students/admissions/tuifeewaive.asp   (208 words)

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