COCHISE AND TOM JEFFORDS

Here's another interesting COCHISE COUNTY HISTORY'S TIDBIT. After the death of the legendary Chiricahua Apache chief Cochise, his body was buried somewhere in the Dragoon Mountains of Cochise County. No White man was allowed to know where the great Apache chief was buried. That is, all but one White man. Tom Jeffords, the man who had brokered the peace between Cochise and the U.S. government was the only White man to know where Cochise was buried. As far as is known, Jeffords took the secret to his grave. This is Larry Elkins bidding you farewell for now. Stay tuned though for next month's feature, THE KILLING OF WARREN EARP.