The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-05-26

The news of the massacre at Fort Goodwin
is confirmed
PLANET MINE, Williams Fork, Arizona,
April Both, 1866.
To THE SECRETARY OF PLANET NINE SAN FRAN>
CIScO-DEAR SIR: | have this day been informed
through very reliable source, that Fort Good
win which is situated near of the streams that
run into the ella, and about sixty or eighty miles
from the PING villages, has been attacked and
captured by the ApacEes. The garrison consisted
of two companies cfregulars of the third battalion
fourteenth regiment consisting of about one hum
dred men, OF which only seven Of the troops es-
capped. The remainder were murdered and scalp
ed. The Apaches reaped a rich harvest to carry
on their depredations. They carried off all the
arms, ann un,tion and commissary stores. There
was reservation near this garrison, and a num-
Der Of supposed friendly Indians were allowed to
come ip, but they caught the fourteenth mapping
and went through them. This may have tenden-
cy to arouse the military department of this Ter
ritory to immediate action against these murder
ing devils. This massacre occurred about ten
days since. Yours truly,
LHAS. HAMILTON,
Superintendent Planet Mine.
The present condition of the Territories
does not select credit upon the General Gov
eminent. Colorado, Montana, Idaho, New
Mexico, and Arizona are constantly kept in a
state of anarchy and danger by the depreda-
tions of hostile tribes ofred skins, and MUIR
ders, roberies and every description of dep
relations are everywhere prevalent. Every
paper We receive from the adjoining Terrific
ries are filed with recitals of these outrages..
So long as "the Government" was engaged
in desperate war which required the whole
force of the country there was some excuse
for neglect. There is none now. If the
Washington authorities undertake to defend
the Territories, it should be their business to
attend to it: to organize an effective force
capable Of carrying on an offensive as well
as defensive war. Left as the Territories now
are, this pretended protection is worse than
nothing Without it the citizens would take
the matter in their own hands, and by swift
retaliation, untrammeled by mistaken gov
ornamental notions of mercy and justice, would
quickly restore order. As it is they are
bound by their own Government from effect
lively defending themselves, and are left ex-
posed to the merciless, murderous attacks.
1t is time these affairs were understood by
the Indian department, and some decisive &C
ton taken. From the headwaters of the Mis-
souri, to the Southern tributaries of the ella,
the country shQuld at once be supplied by
troops, with both the will and the means at
once and forever to put an end to these MUIR
ders. Arizona papers hint very strongly
that the troops stationed in that Territory
have been used for the protection OF the per-
sonal mining interests of some OF the COM
handing officers at the expense OSthe balance.
of the Territory. 1t is time Gen. Halleck at
tended to this matter, or the people left month
after month, and year after rear to the tender
mercies of these savages, may have to attend
Ito his case ct Waahingtsp. 4