Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-05
Something about Arizona.

cupy paradise. Their wretched wilderness,
rebels. and which is in theory possession of
j. Davis. Esq, does not invite settlement. 1t
is one of the most desolate and forbiddng
regions in all America Granville H. Owing
is the honored individual selected by the
stragglers Who contrive to exist in Arizona,
to represent them in the jeff Davis Congress.
A man who lives there is perfectly jusifia-
hlr in getting away, even though he take up
his abode In the Internal regions The fol-
lowing from a late number Of the Arizonian.
pu lished Mt Tucson, will convey some idea Of
the beauties of "the Purchase":
ATTACK BY INDIANS ON tt BAC-ABAN boa1ENT
OF TUE TOWN
On the Sd Of August about midday, the
town of rubac was attacked by large body
OF Indians, numbering perhaps 100 or more,
killing two of the inhabMnts, and taking all
the stock il the vicinity. The citizens. hight
ing from their houses, finally succeeded in
driving them from the town, with loss of
some seven or ten of their number, when
they retired to distance of few hundred
yhf15, kliIlHk u bGct anu tHchlHIPu IbT me
night. SO soon AS it could rrudently lie
done. after the Indians had left. a messenger
WAS dispatched to Tucson with the intelli-
gence. and to procure wagons and an escort
of citizens to bring the inhabitants, who had
determined TO abandon the town, to this
place
UTTER pEsoLArIoN OF THE TERRITORY.
Here is fearful list of violent deaths that
have occurred in recent years in the Terrific
ry of Arizona
Americans-By Americans, l6; by Mexi-
cans, 20; iy Apaches. So; by thirst, 6 /; hy
poisonous herbs, 8 hy accidents Ali.
Mericans- By Americans, 23, by Mexcans.
8; by Indians. 26; 10y thirst and accident.
3-57
Unkown bodies fouud-4.
Total liz.
l72 unnatural deaths for period
of u years does not at first appear to lie any
thing extraordinary; but If we take into con-
sidtratIon the very insignificant number that
constitute the whole population from which
these l72 were SO untimely graSped. II must
strike the most unfeellDg and unthinking
with horror The average population for
these years and months cannot be assutn
tD 10 nave hHItuUlcu ~ HI'Te tI'th lO', u't-
withstandIng at one period nearly double that
number resided within The above described
limits. Surprising this population to have
been II permanent one. and no influx had Ia
ken place from outside countries, 2379ths of
The whole population would nave been VIC
timizrd hut as many of the victims wer-
new corner4. the result is considerably in fn-
vor Of Tie old residents and permanent popu-
lniiGn.
The chances of being swept into eternity
Without moment notice being given ha e
ste"diiy and feariully increased annually.
But since the iuu' guraton of an open Apa
che war by the troops last winter. the i'm
mediate withdra wal of the Overland Mail
aud the u. ). forces, the chances against life
have reached it, maximum height Within
but six months, l9 7Oths Of the whole male
population have been killed off; and every
ranch. farm and mine in the country has been
abandoned in consequence In succession,
nenrly all the managers of the different min
ing companies have been assasslnated, either
10y Indians or hy MeXic,tns, and the property
cnrried OH Every mine has been bapt sed
in hlDod, and over and over again the mining
stock has been driven off hy the Indians or
by Mexican thieves. What country and
business can prosper under such monstrous
ndvrrsity? And what man would settle his
family in these bood-drenched yalies2
Our prosperity has departed.
The mail is Withdrawn, the soldiers are gone
and their garris"ns burned to the ground,
the miners murdered and the u.inps aband-
oned the stock raisers and farmers have
abandoned their crops and herds to the Indi-
ans, and the population generally have fled,
pnnic-struck aud Daked in search of refuge
| W G thiuk no man ever saw desoatiun SO
wide spread. From end to end of the Terri
tory, except a,one in Tucson ard its inme-
date vicinity there is not human habita
tiun.
We are hemmed in upon all
sides by the savage and unreening Apache,
hy whom the unwary are frequently nssasei
mated on their very thresholds. There are
very few of us and we have in our midst an
overwhelming and naturally ininical MeXi-
can element, who only wait until we become
50 weakened hy Apache rails and emigra-
lion that 1t may he done with mpunity, when
they will. in ell human probability, wipe us
out to man. Add to this that most OF Us
are poor aud many of us are afoo and i'll
armed, and without chance to earn dollar
and that TO the nearest settlement on either
side it is 500 miles, through hostile cour-
try and for the most part barren and un-
watered, and the peril OF cur situation may
be conceived