Arizona miner., 1867-01-26
OUR HARvEST-GovERNMENT CON
 TRACTS-INDIANS.

We have received communication touch ing upon the subjects embraced in the head ing of this article, but it being somewhat of a personal nature we must decline it's publca- ton until we know more of the facts therein stated than now appear to be demonstrated
 We have, on several occasions, alluded to the grain crop of last year with pride and pleasure. First, because of the fact that the soil of our Territory is adapted 10 its abund- ant growth. And second, that the ranchmen who had labored and risked their lives. were to be fully enumerated. The last conclusion was based upon the fact that Government contracts to a large amount, probably one half the product of northern Arizona. were offered to our citizens at about sixteen dollars per hundred pounds. These contracts were accepted by our people, and closed agreablv to terms made here, and sent to California for approval. Subsequently nearly all the grain contracts were repudiated by "Yed fape.n This we knew some months ago but we could not understand how our people could be de- Priyed Of the market for their grain until very lately. But 1t now appears very plain. Par ties, whose names we withhold for the pres ent, are believed to be secretly interested in the last contracts made in California after the repudiation of the Arizona contracts, and are now crying down prices of grain here for purpose not difficult to see The result is the crops of our farmers are on their hands or being sold to speculators at prices far be- low cost; while California grain is used for the supply of the military posts at prices far above what was ever expected to be realized by our farmers.
 These are truths we are very sorry to hear, but think the remedy is not very distant As matters now stand, there appears great wrong. In fact there are series of wrongs h the nrst place the Government, through its quarternasters, offered to buy the produce of our country, reserving the red tape right to back down on any quartermaster's bargain. This was done in several very important cases, and !a some at damage and cost .a our contractors of several thousand dollars each.
 The next great wrong is the going out of the Territory to purchase grain at all. at any price, while it Is to be had here. What are our farTners bere for7 What in the name of "onfnon sense is the object of our Govern ment in sending military force here Is if bot that our country, known to be valuable. 1 may be developed and produce a revenue to i the United States2 Why are the hostile In dians disturbed And who or what class .of men are doing most to bring about these great ends Is it not our ranchnei, Who more than our farmers are the sufferer from Indian murders and robbery
 These questions require no answer at our hands The wrongs, frauds, ntrigues an swindles practiced upon our Government are getting too palpable and glafing to he ioncer concealed. It is time Government swindIino | was ended. Let every man view the subject m one aspect only :--the existence of onr present enormous National debt, for the pay- ment of which every one of us is daily taxed and then answer, if the thieving upon our public treasury should not cease.
 We shall resume the discussion of this sub lect at future time, and perhaps give some lacts the people ought to know. especially in regard to the amount of produce raised in Arizona last year, with the prospects and legitimate demand for the crop of 1867.