The weekly Arizona miner., 1868-08-29
Letter from Tonto Valley.
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ToSTo VALLEY, Yayepai County. Arizona. Jnlv 18th. 1868.


 ToSTO VALLEY. Yayepai County.
 Arizona, July 18th, 1868.
 Scouting is the order of the day in these parts Early this month. the Pimas took the field and secuted, in all directions, over hills, mesas and cactus patches with tbe expectation of catching ihe Apaches fruitgaihering. About l2 miles above thi- camp, on the Rio Verde, they killed two Apaches and smoked six more who got in to a cave They then returned. and, on the 9th inst, with companies E and l, of the Cavalry, proceeded up Sali River, to Big Rump's canyon home where they killed one Indian. The Caiyon. being too rough for horses. and. also, too steep for men to get down it, was not entered. The Indian whom they shot fell distance of one hundred feet before stopping. Chief Antonio, who commands inc Pimas is gentleman, and a bold dashing warrior. He is ambitious Of eS- terminating Rig Rump and his followers, and will do 20 before long, or loose his hair
 July Sd, at this camp, the Apaches jumped inc herd, which was guarded by II soldiers. The Indians numbered 200, lj of whom were mount cd Their chief. Delachaye, had taken position during the night, having hid his "cavalfy be hind bluii and his infantry in thc brush, which was thick all around Here he waited patiently, ihe coming of the herd. and took no notice of @ wagon and six men that passed through. The herd was driven down soon after and lcok-outS were posted. usual, some of whom stirred up : The Reds, who yelled like forty, and opened Ire upon the soldiers with muskets pistols and ar rows. The soldiers replied brishly; the brush l being thck-the men fought the Indians in their own style The mules of the herders acted Ike mules, and stood still SO their riders bad 10 dis mount and hold on t0 the herd. on foot The mules broke away from the herders, were capiu- ! red by the Indians, but were afterwards recap !ured. While they were being driven back, tue mounted Reds charged between them and the cattle and succeeded in driving the mules of for good. The men held oh to the castle. until the arrival of the working party, when ihG Indians were driven oG, and pursued sixty miles, without being oyertaken. Daring the fight, Dclachayhc, the chief who fought likc @ a warrior, went for a herder, shot him of bis mule. and was about Co mount when the herder opened fire. A pktol duel ensued, the result of which was that the chief got the mule and the herder got away. Three Indians were killed. and eight wounded.
 The soldiers in camp heard the firing, and wanted 10 take hand in it. but were iettercd with rel fdpe, and could not do so--no man being allowed to fight without being properly dressed This kid-gloyc, brass-polishing soldering may do in other places. but rough aud ready sCtiUH is what is wanted here. Fighting can be done in shirt sleeves just as well as in blouses. but then. they want a man to die by "numbers.'
 The commanding officer did everything in his power 70 recover the stock. but it was no go.
 The st0ckade i- finished and we wili soon move forward or backward; can't say which
 Yours, ANTt-NUXnEEs.