Arizona miner., 1866-09-26

els, lOrty thousand ratiuIIs fla, hundred rifles for the Indian coinpane, ,oI' r ras ed two hundred rifles to Tulae ,,. two hundred to Fort Mohaye, for the c,,,. nv authorized at Prescott and Co b+ ~. the three companies of infantry destined t the Tonto Basin to Maricopa Wells. as .s as possible after their arrival from Cato,,.' The quarter master at Yuma wAs directed make immediate requisition on San Fnne,.. for more supplies, and to send it Co fornia by special express. At the Mann,. Wells and Pima Villages we had several t,I with the Indians, explaining to then sIs we wanted of them as soldiers, and IA I'' wanted time to think over the matte, ' were compelled to appoint meeting on s, return. We arrived at Tubac on the sh June. went to this point before rop, Prescott by the express desire of Gene, Mcdowell, to select the site for t.., that vicinity. visited many different nS,s in that section and finally decided to s,.. at Calabasas ranch. At Tubac found - companies of 7th infantry, and one oo,s,,,, | of cavalry. ordered the company of e,1,'I to proceed to Fort Bowie Apache pa,.l { re-enforce that post. Arrangements s- made alsn to obtain and forward .upul,. these posts Great difficulty WAS expr., ced in obtaining transportation for ss,,r. from Fort Yuma to Tubac, and it va, {, II time quite as much a. we could do Co fr,,.l as last as they were consumed had ], intended extending our tour any farthsr I- expected to return to the Maricou W.s and go from thence, with troops and ths l dian companies, to the Tunto Basin l,
 having learned of the visit of a large i.,,, \
 Indians to the post of Fort Go dwin fs ,s purpose of making a peace, l detern,n-l \ , go there. Before leaving TGbac instrsrtin | were given t0 have one company oi tA- ,s
 infantry take post at Tucson, leaving s
 tachment at MAric,pa Wells, both t.. being points from which supplies nus, !.
 sent Co other points
 We arrived at Goodwin on tue a9ih II
 remained there until the 9th of Jaly. sal - out meeting any Indians. We arFiyel si 6. |. Mafiropa Wells on the lGth of Julv i.
 on-arrival of both troops and ,uftsii,. !, , California prevented our making the srs-S U tion Co the Tonto Basin. hal oF,iersd l,, q tenant Colonel Bennett Co pro. ec-i Co Np | copa Wcll- from Fort Bowie ria tl, I,,& f wagon rad Co report m its rrsrti,sA7.
 He arrived whilst we werr at the We'll. r Y assigned him tp the command ui sts svs dition, which be at onre caBuenced ofE1a d ing, and it was pl-hed forv arl with ss }. 2. siblc speed. and a pet established nea, a d junction of the Sal, and Verde riyers. n s,
 tember, and Is now Farn.pned by thrvs a,
 panies of the Ith infantry. One cOutasI Ie lst California cavalry and two esfntsts d Indians. \ detachment of trn0Is WAa sal N N ickenhuIE anu is HOw th5Tv fvT taS yszs r ton of that point A detachment M (
 sent Co the settlement on the Verde I ., detachment IS 4j strong. A detAehns= D also stationed on the road Co 1ani. "a b. .uiaii companies u. tue 2si infantry Cs:za rA yolGntccrs arrived in October The Cas .t with five companies, re-oocupied oll |
 Breckenridge. al the mouth uf the San Ps ID river, November lst. The Lieutenart c. nt mel. ~ith the vmsining three compani,s
 gone Co Fort Goodwin, which Isss Er , garrisened by fopr companies s4 is...
 Four companies of native California eafl ~ have enme m during the summer. bs, ! h- been Ot but little service, many having iss en e,i. They are now ordered back fs Is m. BArrscks, to be mustered out Al iks c .. basAs there has been an umusuallB amount ~ -ickn.-s-, sn that it has besn es
 the question for them fo do much srue' y \ g-Seral campaign, during the sunmei. ld nevss intended. We were fully oocurh,
 gettfsg the troops Co their respective stat ;s and in getting in our winter supplies, in Q
 that the troops during the winter could be tue field. Quite a number of Indians at been killed among them one CT two ljs formidable Chiefs. Frzncisco, chiefof M 7, leros, was killed st Fort Goodwin. The
 of cochis>, in the ChiricahuA moanssins 'os been partially broken up hy the dsstrn id of their winter huts and supplies.
 he The Pirnas and MAriropas have klb .. number, amongst them the celebrated
 Foot. Captain Ledyard Is now out n
 country east of this place, and is Instru m 10 explore a route from this point to gh south of the Chavez road. A scout will lay from Fort Whipple as soon as Vickroysi
 arrives, expected hoarly.
 Fcr particular As to the coming csmra
 refer you 10 General Order, number Il,
 these Hesdquarter.
 OF Your obedient servant,
 he JoHS z. MAsox
 Brigadier General yoiunteers oomml1 " District of Arizona.
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 ,.r The proposed campaign uas interruPs .ve Is generally known, by the withdHu rs troops and the non-arrival Of supplies he ters beyond the Generals control, sni
 which it is unjust to hold him respsas .. Our conclusion is, that while the Gsa
 may not have been a great Indian fghis r A. well .uffad fn fhts f,.ld .s .e.... oshss
 was by mo means inartivs and ia eess Ith him with abuse his enemies are only cT's in .c,;oo .e ,,,,t. ..,i..,., i, hi, s