 The brothers Arch and William "Bill" Maxwell also lived on the Crosby ranch and they were considered to be great at tracking, both of them joined the posse as well.After that the lawmen continued on the outlaws trail which led to their camp, just within the western border of the Fort Apache Reservation.The camp was located along a creek, within a deep canyon, near the Black River, and the posse confronted the gang from the canyon's western opening on the afternoon of October 8.