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Arizona miner., 1866-05-23
MILITARY CHANGE.

General Mason is mustered out of the scry- ice as a Brigadier General of volunteers and returns to his rank in the regular army. which we believe IS that of Brevct Lieuten- ant Colonel of the 17th Infantrv. the r,.,i- ment of which ex-General Heintzelman is Colonel General Mason will leave the Ter ntory on or before the first ef June, and go East rta San Francisco Lieutenant Colonel Walien of the I4th regulars will take com mand of this district. General Mason came here about year since and set to work wig orously to whip the Apache but bis adminis- tration has been so hampered by the constant change Of troops, the lack of supplies and transportation, and various other embarass- ments, that we do not consider it a fair sub jecs oi criticism. We believe that his spirit has been right and if the greater part of his time has been spent in preparation, rather than in action, We think 1t owing more to the defects of others than to any on bis part
 Colonel Wallen takes command at an i'm portant moment, and under more favorable circumstances The volunteer troops have gone, the regular troops are here and likely to remain here for years. They are as yet wholly inexperienced in Indian fighting and will never, in our judgment, comprehend it as well as the native volunteers, but they can be learned much and we trust that Col onel Wallen will see to it that the first great work for which they are here, b, orertlro,r of the Apaehe, is not lost sight of If be would win for himself and for them an honorable record and the public gratitude he will use every means to the advancement of this ali important work. Our people are tired Of preparation, sick of promises to perform, weary of what is to be done, and eager for aggressive and persistent movements.
Arizona miner., 1866-05-23
MORE WILD STORIEs
TrRRrroRY OF ARIZONA, t,

The Alta CIJorRtd, has a resident cores pondent at San Diego, who professes to be informed on Arizona afiairs, and makes it a point to aIlude to them in nearly every let ter he writes. We doubt not that his mo- tive is good, but the inaccuracy of his state ments is remarkable. Here is one of his la test reports:
 "A few days ago, within few miles of Prescott, the capital Of the Territory, some forty or less Apaches surrounded and killed six white men, who were out a few wards from their house, laboring on their farm. The Indians got in between the whites an the house, took their own arms and used them with deadly effect on the owners of them. late arrival from there reports that the government beef contractor from Arizona, Mfr William Smith, while driving and delivering cattle at the different posts. was waylaid and killed by them. A small toy who was with inn was also taken, but not killed. EXpressmen who travel between the different military posts, dare not ride in the daytime, travelling altogether at night" "
 Than this nothing could be more errone- ous or better calculated to injure our Terri tory abroad. There has been no instance of
 
 the Apaches killing six men under the cir cumstances named Mr William Smith. beef contractor, is alive and jolly, and the small boy was not taken prisoner. Express men, 9 olone, prefer to travel oyer some of the roads in the night, but as rule they go by day, and one has been killed for a long tme
 That the Apaches frequently attack trains and are altogether too free and successful in their raids for cattle, is true, but that they are as desperate AS this correspondent makes out to be the case is not the fact. If the troops had not been kept from the field by lack of supplies, (we can't say who is to blame,) the Apache would have been pretty we'll whipped ere this in this part of the Ter ritory. The same San Diego correspondent has the following:
 "l learn from Captain A. s. Grant, late of the 4th California infantry, and now superin tendent of an Indian farm near Fort Good win, Arizona Territory, that the "powers that be out there, both civil and military. have come to the strange conclusion that Mir. Apache cannot be whipped, and that the best and cheapest way to keep them quiet is to make friends with them, and get them to. gether on farms, where they can be supported at the expense Of the government. It is de
Arizona miner., 1866-05-23
TIE NEYAnA GRAB.

The bill to extend the boundaries of Nevada SO as to take in all that part of Arizona west of the Colorado, was passed last year by the Senate but failed in the House, for want Of time. It has again passsd the Senate, but will, we trust, be dc'eated in the House. The first section declares that, as provided for and consented to in the Constitution oi the State of Nevada, all that territory and tract of land adjoining the present eastern boundary of that State, and lying between the tlIirty-seventh and forty second degrees of north latitude, and west of the thirty -sev- enth degree of longitude west of Washington, Is hereby added to and made part of the State Of Nevaia.
 The second section proposes to add to and make part of the State of Nevada all that extent of territory lying within the following boundaries: commencing on the thirty-sey- enth degree uf north latitude, at the thirty seventh degree of longitude west from Wash. ington, and running thence south on that degree of longitude to the middle of the river Colora do of the West; thence down the mid dle of that rver Co the eastern boundary o the State of California; thence northwesterly along the boundary of California to the thir ty-seventh degree of north latitude; anC thence east along that degree of latitude {, the point of beginning; but the territory Inentioa d in this section is not to become part of the State of Nevada until that Stat, shall throuOb eO;slasura ,-,Ds.,, ,bo..,,,
 Of course the consent will be given witt alacrity, inasmuch as the measure originated in Nevada Our only hope of not losing large and important part of our Territory k now based upon the good sense and fairnes. of the House of Representative, where Ter ritorial matters are much better understood than in the Senate.
Arizona miner., 1866-05-23
DEATH OF HON. PAT II. DUyNE.

We most sincerely regret to announce the death of the Hon. Pat IT. Dunne, which oo- cured at Tucson, on Sunday, the 9th instant.
 Mr. Dunne was so thoroughly identified with Arizona that bis loss is keenly fe't throughout the Territory. He was born in the State of Maine in 1895. His father being an lrishman and his mother an American. bear ing the singular name of Poaseblossom. which we do not remember to have heard in another instance, except as that of one of the charac. ters in Shakespeare's favorite play, A Mid summer Nights Dream"
 At an early age Mir. Dunne learned the trade of printer, principally, we believe. in the office of the New York ErOress Subse- quently he was connected with Mike Walsb's celebrated New York paper, the SaJterraaeaa, and at one time took editorial charge of if He reached California on a whaling shin in lo46, and ran away from the vessel. taking refuge In Sonoma county, where among the first persons he met was Mir Theodore Bopps now of Prescott, son of ex-Goyernor Bogg. Of Missouri. In ls-- Mir. Dunne married Miss Burton, daughter of Louis Burton n wealthy farmer of Santa Barbara. Calfornia who survives him and has several children. MT Dnnne was one of several daring men who went to the relief of the Donner party oi einigrants from the East, who were snow ed in near the Sierra Nevadas in ls47. At that time his feet were severely frosted, and he suffered more or less from them to the day of his death. We believe that Mir. Dunne worked as a printer in California, and once published a paper in Santa Barbara. He ran'e to Arizona in 1851 and settled at Tue.
Arizona miner., 1866-05-23
STEAMERS TO THE MOUTH OF THE
 COLORADO RIVER

A San Francisco merchant, deeply inter- ested in Arizona, writes, under date of April I7th, as follows:
 %I avail myself of the earliest opportunity to inform you that l have succeeded in per suadiRg Alr. Holladay, agent of the California, Oregon and Mexican Steamship Company. tO put on z line of steamers from here to Port Isabel, af the mouth of the Colorado river The first steamer will leave here on or about the Eth oi May, and as soon as possible monthly tFig@ win be made
 regard the establishment of this steam ship line as an event of great interest to the people of Arizona, and if the steamboat com panies on the riser will only wake up to the importance of regular and speedy trips in connection with this ocean line, you will have greatly increased facilities for trade and tray el and, if they don't wake up to the bus- ness some one else As.uredly will The delay in getting goods up ard copper ore down, the EiEer has been a great drawback to progress and has greatly retarded the development of the country. We now have Si0OOO worth of merchandise on the river, some of which has been delayed there GO and 9O days. With rapid and regular communication we could sell goods much cheaper and make much more money than now.n
 The Acting Governor urged the starting of steamers from San Francisco to the mouth of the Colorado in his message 10 the Legsla- ture, and our people will readily see the im- Portsncs of the step which this merchant
Arizona miner., 1866-05-23

youtly to be hoped that this is the correct solution of the matter, and that 1t may prove an eminent sncccss. However, after going through what this great nation recently has, to the satisfaction of all concerned, Il is . pretty bitter pill to have to knuckle to few thousand miserable Indians, and make an open confession that the only way that we can whip them is to agree to support them. Comment Is unnecessary on such a airirolous subterfuge.'
 We have for some months thought this to Dc the military" conclusion at Fort Good win, and it may account for the inactivity at that post. We hear that large numbers of Apaches have been fed and petted there, but not retained Ss prisoners. Permitted to go and come when they please, they have had rare opportunities for becoming familiar with what movements, if any the troops have made Of course 1t is great farce to treat the Apache in this way. If |" reserved" at all it should be under the strictest regula- tions.
 AS to the conclusion that he cannot be whipped, if the military are of such opinion we have reason to know that the civil au ! thorties do not entertain it. So far aS we can learn while they may not all believe that utter extermnation Is practicable, they con sider the sound whipping of the Apache mol only work that can be accomplished. but 1 asusi be, before any confidence can be had II reservations. To play with a savage like th' Apache, as seems to be the policy at For Goodwin, is to make him believe Us botl weak and foolish, and to prepare him fo fresh treachery and more deadly hostility.
Arizona miner., 1866-05-23

yard, one at least leaking, and it iS but natu ral to suppose that in examining the box, which was not very large one, they pro- ccded to open the same for examination, when the Concus.on caused the explosion. This suppositicn is carried out from the facts, that nitro-gyccrine only oXplodes like per c1ission cap--on cuncuSsion-a that both Mr. Webster aRd Mr. Haven were absolutely rent tc peces, showing that they must have been immediately over or near the explosive material No other persons among the un- fortunate dead were 50 mutilatcd some having their bodies filled with splntcrs others, their clothing blown or burned of !; otherS, receiving fractures and Mir. Knight, (from the appearance of his remains, his face placid and natural, evidently was killed by the concussion. ln making this explanation of the cause, we have embraced facts. with the natural deductions the situation of the case will allow, and believe the explosion to have been purely accidental The boxes containing the nitro glycerine which ex- ploded were each 2 l-2 feet in night, and their superficial measurement was II feet II
 nchcsn
 Several of our miners proposed to send fol some of this nitro-glycerine, or blasting oil deeming it more convenient and powerful than powder, but we presume they will now be very cautious how they deal with it. Un til it's dangerous qualities are removed, it vii not be safe thing to handle. Elsewher, we give description of it from the Alia Gel uyafq.
Arizona miner., 1866-05-23

We. tile undersigned, citizens of the conn- ty of Yavapai, Arizona, respectfully show Co the Hon. ?. Q. Department the following statement of facts, in connection with the condition of the mail service, on all the maii routes {, and from the city of Prescott, ArI' gona.
 lst. That the mail contractor IS guilty oi gross negligence in his duties he has failed Ia deliver our mails with any regularity he has neglected to comply with the ordinary requirement.. or mail service he has been the cause oi d,priying us of communication with our friends in the East and West, and has interrupted the business intercourse oi this community, thereby causing the IN Il Co be detriment instead of benefit. In proof of this we submit the following aiiida- wits.
 2d. We earnestly protest against the con tnuance of these evils, and pray for redress of our grievances, etc, etc
 There was but little time to circulate the remonstrance, but the following signatures
Arizona miner., 1866-05-23

son where for a time he edited the Arisosis. paper printed for a year or two in tbe in. tercst of the Cerro Colorado and Santa Ri,, Mining Companies. As may be said of mo., men who have lived in Arizona, he had Soy. cral desperate fights with the Apaches. I, one at Cooks Canon, on the Mesilla road l. was severely wounded Mr. Dunne came ,. this part of the Territory with Jack Svl ling in May 1863. After remaining b,,. some time working in the placers and acoui, ing an interest in the Chase mine, he returned .o Tucson, and has since, excepting occasiob, absences in California, remained there. H. was elected to the upper house of the fp ] Legislature of the Territory and proved useful and popular member Upon the n,i,. nation of MT Hayden as Probate Judge fl ! Pima county hc was Con the lst of Deo,m Der last) appointed in his place, on the recon. mendation of many citizens of that coun,r
 During the year 1865 he was most of ,s. time engaged in printing in Spanish at Te.. son, a compendium of the laws of the Terr tory as adopted by the first Legislaturt work for which be was we'll qualified botb b, his ability as a printer and his good knov edge of Spanish.
 Tue career of Mr. Dunne was what mgl, be called rowing and romantic. He sax ags rough anu chequcred life, was by turns las., and unlucky ih financial matters, a-.ociate5,, times with sporting and desperate charnc;en
 and had occasional seasons of dis.irata,
 but he wa, true man, in e.
 friend, anl no trace of small ,,
 double-dealing marsed his eyentfu if.
 In adycr,ity as well as in more prosl.ro,
 tune, he was generous to a fault, ever ns4,
 Co share witl those about him, and alusr,
 rich in common sense. While not prctshds,
 Go large attachments Ec had read much s,i
 from eXteIisiyo contact with the world. at e native shrcwdness was well informed N, e quick wit and good conversational fovs, ,- made him iayorltc tn company, and a. b. writer be was pointed, practical and cleYs.
 Although prolc.sing no especial fanillsn,r d with the law be is said to have perforus. Q, ms duues as l'robzte judge with remarsss " ja' sH'vbi an,i io tiv v'itv satisiarJion ol a. !. people of Pima county.
 -t The death of such man would hc ooaa, 's cred serious lu,s is any community. |
 this new country here he was a pioneer a. Inf spent many or his best years the iniirmius
 of one so uu,cihsh and openhcarted are slas
 forgotten in the general and heartfelt fszr,
 everywhere expressed over his sudden aa Ia unlocked for demise.
Arizona miner., 1866-05-23
RACK TAXES-
The following letter has been addressed to the Clerk of the Supervisors of Mohaye coun- Y, by the Attorney General:

The following letter has been addressed to the Clerk of the Supervisors of Mohaye coun- ty, by the Attorney General:
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 OFFICE or THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
 TUosoN, May l2, ls66. James P. Bull, Esquire, Clerk of the Board
 of Supervisors of Mohaye County
 The Board of Supervisors of your county ask my opinion upon the following question.
 Can back licenses he collected from de- linquents during the period that our county was unoTganzed, being from the lst day of January, 1865, up to August 2Sth. 1865 lr
 answer, yes. It wo Id be unjust to the counties that organized pibmptly to compel them to pay. taxes into the Territorial treas ury, and counties guilty of lack or negli- gence m not organizing pay nothing for a long period of time
 The persons from whom these licenses were due cannot complain, they having had the use of the money that belonged to the Terri tory, or county of Mohaye. for some time. Now, have they been injured by not being compelled 10 pay this tax before 2 The tqr ts dHe--hds a0f bee7i paii--dAd Is Therefore Eor co(IertaJis
 This same question came up at the May N-'N sFtENAA'A NOAlA, A. U lNDt. m tue tirst Judicial District of Arizona. Judge Howell presiding, under the license law of New Mexico, similar to our present law and the court held in accordance with this opin- ion-that hack licenses could be collected and this has been the practice in that dis trict ever since. Very respectfully.
 CoLEs BAsHToRD, Attorney General.
 In this connection we beg to ask what has become of the moneys collected in the Sec ond Judicial District before the meeting of the First Legislature, or during the year lsG42 It will be remembered that under the revenue laws of New Mexico. then in force here, the license and other taxes were quite heavy, and a considerable amount of money was collected. Report says several thousand dollars, but whatever the amount. we learn that to this time not dollar of it has reached the Territorial treasury The Supervisors of Mohaye county have. we are told, demanded of Yuma county. where the money was paid in, that so much of it as was collected in what now constitutes Mo have couuty, shall b. returned there. It would be well for the Supervisors of Yuma county 10 rec that what was collected in that county k accounted for
Arizona miner., 1866-05-23
THE FRENcH To LEAYE MExIco

We rejoice Ia kno~ ,ha; at last iiile firsu5i are 10 leave Mexico. Tho following is ir1 the latest telegrams from the East to is san Francisco papcS:
 "The French Minister had an inter1n with the Secretary of State yesterday b Is said he presented the formal adhesios ! the French Government to American prina pies Of non intervention as explained by e. Secretary of State The Emperor klSif and cordially r,plies to the United Stais and agrees Co withdraw his troops from MaI leo m three detachments-one next NoTssI Der, and the others in May and NoyemNI 1897. The full and final correspondenes ifI tween the two governments which led to tbI important result, will, it is expected, be s1 to the House of Representatives this we'd
 Napoleon takes his time as usual, but N vcmber, 1867, will soon be here, and theh q shall see whether Maximilian, with al tsl liessians he can quietly import from Eurf can hold his throne. Our judgment k ib when the French bayonets cease to proP he will fall to the ground, and Juarel d the liberal party return to full power. to be hoped that such will be the case, ss that, proiiting by the past, the liberals F- benoefortb so conduct their affairs thai ? foreign tyrant can have an excuse for iniS ference.
Arizona miner., 1866-05-23

AtidaYits supi orting the statements made in the remonstrancc were made by judge Berry, James Grant, F C. Christie and Joe scph Lennon, and tbe Acting Governor ap- pended the annexed certificate;
 "I, Richard C. McCormick, Secretary and Acting 1oyernor ot the Territory ut Arizona hereby certify that the statements made ir the foregoing protest Oi the citizens of laya pal county, are warranted by Botoriou, facts and that the aihdavits appended thereto wer, made by prominent and responsible bushes, men, and before dnly qualified officers.
 Witness my hand and the seal of the Ter ritory, given at Prescott, this 18th day O May, A. D. lS66.
Arizona miner., 1866-05-23
ARIZONA GAZETTE.

The new paper, to be started at La Paz, will be called the A,izoaa Ga-ette. The fol- ! lowing prospectus has been issued
 The undersigned proposes to commence the publication of weekly paper, entitled the ArisoaG GazejS, the first number of which will be issued about the first of June.
 In all matters, political or otherwise, We propose to pursue an independent course up-a holding, to the best Of our ability, the true interests of Arizona Territory
 We shall endeavor 10 advance the prosper ity of tbe whole Territory by the rs gy!s5 publication of accurate and reliable iuforma- ton respecting the various mineral and agu cultural resources of the country, and the in- ducements which it offers to both settlers and capitalists.
 lt will be our aim to furnish complete record of events transpiring, and reliable n- telligence relating to the state or affairs, in all parts of the country, and to advocate such measures as will best assist in the develop ment of its vast resources.
 lt is impossible, within the limits of prospectus, to set forth in detail all that we propose to do; suffice it to say, that we in- tend to make the Arizma Gazette q reliable and creditable newspaper.
 II le DtiicNtu tHAt ihe fO-Itl'N oi the whole Territory will be greatly advanced by the publication of such journal Those vii ling to assist the enterprise are respectfully asked to give their support
 The Arf-oHa Ga-ei,e will be furnished to subscribers at s per year, payable in ad- vance. 4 certain space will be set apart for advertisements, which will be inserted at reasonable rates.
 VINCENT RYAN, Proprietor
 La Paz, Arizona, March 3l, 1866
 Mir Ryan is spoken of as a man of brains, and one of the owners ef the paper says, 1t will be printed on a half sheet of 2s 42, or 2l 2s inches, and s intended to be n regu- lar newspaper, neutral in politics. l have told Mr. Ryan we only want creditablc newspaper, one that will attract settlers and capital to the country. It need be no rival or enemy of the MINER, but on the contrary, the two papers, like all who have the real interests of the Territory at heart, can and should pull together" If conducted in this fair and proper spirit we shall welcome the Gazsue as an important co-worker As the direct representative of the Colorado river interests, and friend of the whole Territory, we shall wish it the greatest success, al- though Arizona is not a profitable field for newspapers ss this time.