well as the sites near the top of the pass where Lt. Bascom executed his Apache hostages and Cochise's followers burned his. Apache Spring still flows, although it has become a mere trickle relative to its former volume. Today's calm and quiet there belies the bustle and excitement that was characteristic of the spot from the 1860s to the 1890s. See also Butterfield Overland Mail in New Mexico Territory Gleeson Gunfight References External links THE BASCOM AFFAIR, APACHE PASS, February 4, 1861 Topographic map view of Fort Bowie Historical Site, USGS Map Name: Bowie Mountain North, AZ, from www.topoquest.com Chiricahua Mountains Landforms of Cochise County, Arizona Mountain passes of Arizona San Antonio–San Diego Mail Line Butterfield Overland Mail in New Mexico Territory American frontier Stagecoach stops in the United States