Arizona miner., 1867-12-14
Letter from a Soldier.
CAMP MILLER, A. T., Nov. 2l, 1867

INciy paper Dy that hlUW COaCU, lHe AflIO1a mail line; the paper dated Nov 2, arrived here Nov 20. Give us the iron horse as soon as possible, we say; glad to hear of the promise of railroad in these parts; success to the en- terprisc. Since l last wrote you, we have moved six miles further out and campcd on Sycamore creek At the date of my writing there are twenty five miles of road finished, over which loaded wagons have come. On Monday Nov. l our attention was attracted to a hill some half mile from camp, on which some fires were burning and half dozen Apachcs shouting in Spanish" they were friends of Americans and wished to come into camp. In short time some of our men went out towards the Lill on which the Indians stood, calling out to the red, to come down. Two ofthcm started, but one of them return ed, the other threw down his weapons and came down, little excited, carrying a rag that was once white between his fingers as a Truce On arriving, he reached for our flag of truce and gave his in exchange He then returned to his companions. giving them our rag Came ba6k immediately and was escorted into camp; reaching camp he met the
 Lieutenant, who held out his hand, but the
 Indian couldn't see it, he pointed at the
 Leutenant's revolver, which being removed, he gave himself several thumps on the breast and then inflicted the same chastisemont on the officer, as much as to say our hearts are sound, and ,hrob for the same cause Being -cated he seemed much pleased, smiled al
 | .u .N f.
 passed between him aa1 tlc commanding
 officer he knows be Co all appearances be came on a peaceful mission He left camp about sundown, taking some muck muck and clothes along On the night of the llth n man va, despatched to Mtricopa Wells for an interpreter, and tine affair was forgot by most ' of Us. On thc 18th. about forty Pimas came ! iu'o camp and inquired if any Apachcs had ! been iu; "f course. they soon learned there ! had. and asked why we dil no, kin them
 They remained aboutcamp until Friday, 18th
 Nov On tii, day there was a party at work
 on ihe road beyond the camp, superintended by the commanding officer, Lieut. DuBois
 Abpat no5n three Apache approached the party and came up io them uad-F flag of
 truce; -eat!Ds themselves conver~c1 vith tie
 Lieutenant In short time thc Pimas iu
 camp eO, wind of e snA catching up their
 Jspuics. -cnr ely waiting io arm, saddle or any
 thing else. mounted. charged one aftcr another
 down thc rayine. up ihe hili, iior.c ae,h wa,
 nothing sll they wanted was Apacbes down
 they came hkc a wild herd on 10 the Lieutcn. ant and the Indians here they halted snd
 wanted i0 ki,l the Apachcs st once The
 Lieutenant would not allow ii. however they cloeel around and sct up "a yell and in th, cuufi- i, two of thc AIa, bos were ttruck on the hcal ul,h war cinb.; one of the cla5,
 giaue.iI-. tis the Lieutenant; be, thinking hc va, attacked drew hi. revolver. and ibc soi- die4s coming up keI.i the pi'lss on nae E.
 dian jooA refuge so c.p-J to thc officer, ], was impossible Co ret at hiiu, .o bc c-cspei. Tho Pitnas did not intend Co hurt tEe officer, lui it was rather a broad hint, Co get out of the WAY. They dId not Ike tLc idea of his drawin. lis revolver, but be was perfectly right in su doug, a- they behaved in an in. ,ul,iug manner iv him and tbc | S. author
 i,v. 8, ihe Apechcs were under truce and the
 officer was iu honor bound to protect them.
 but Ia lian, will bc Indians. Pula.ky, a Mar
 icoua chief was with them, After the TON
 was qgcllcd. tbe Apaches were put in ;bS wagon and escorted to camp amid the jecr' f af the Pi,nn. Tbeir heads were drcsscd ir camp ty the Steward, gusrl placed oyc
 them. the Pimas itching for a whack al them
 On the following morning scouting patl
 under Chief Antonio and Mir Walker wer ushered into camp amid furious discharg of irearms from both parties. They ha'
 nine pri.orers of both stxe-, and ali size from a four year old up. They killed fou
 Apaches Mir Walkers scouting party lei Fort McDowcll on Monday evening and pro cccded up the Rho Verde some distance, the , turning came down in a south-eastcrly direc tion until they struck the trail of the Apache
 e,, r05tts to this camp Ia make treaty. Afte c keeping the trail some miles they came O
 the families in canon and captured the pri'
 oncrs before m n.ion .d the men GO in numb,
 were out O. camp One of the squaws tol . Mir. Walker her husband was m camp with q r making treaty, On hearing this he pul r, sued them no further; the four Indians kilic { were on the trail coming towards this camI e so Walkers party said. On the 10th the IT ........r o,,,,~a ,r.A had n confab with tl