The weekly Arizona miner., 1868-09-12
INDIAN MATTERS.

ing. On the morning Of the 4th inst at BE Dug | lG miles East from Prescott, they shot and killed ! Robert Smith one of the best and most indus trious of our citizens. Monday night, within mile of Prescott, they came across two cows belonging to R. Meacham, killed one and wounded the other so badly that she had to be killed day or two afterwards. in orde- to pu, an end 10 her misery and sufferings They packed of every ounce of the flesh hide. etc. of the cow killed in inc woods. These cows were brought here by Joseph Ehle, from Cobra do over four years ago. and during all that time managed to escape capture and death by taking to their heels and running to town whenever they saw or smelt Indians but the willy sayages got them in a tight place at last About o'clock Thursday morning last, they stole up to the corral of T. M Alexander, who resides on Granite Creek about two miles below Prescott and one mile below Fort Whipple. let down the bars and took therefrom five cows all he possessed. The day previous, Mir. Alex ander while laboring in his field. was led to be- lieve, from certain signs seen by him. that h. dianz were in the vicinity, and concluded to sit up and guard his cattle and horses that night which he did. until about o'clock next morning when, thinking ali danger past, and wearied with fatigue. he retired to rest Bnt il seems the red scoundrels who never sleep when there is a show for them ,o steal and who no doubt. had watch ed all night for show, were not slow to take advantage of things and gobble the cows. The first member of the family that got up on the morning in question, missed the cattle, when NIT. A. got gp dressed himself and has,ened to fort and town to relate his loss and raise a party to follow the Indians. shortly aiter, party of g citizens and as many soldiers took the trail of the Indians and followed it as far as the Agua Frio when. seeing no sign of Indians or cows, they gave up the chase and turned their faces home wards
 Now, we have lived through worse weeks for Indian murders and robberies than the one just past, but when this link another, and another, and so on, dd finnen, are added to the already lengthy chain of Indian crimes, crueltes and ms deeds, what shall we do? Shall we still continue to suffer on and submit to these outrsges until we shall be entirely ruined and impoverished and forced to abandon this beautiful country. or shall we, like injured men, .'who know our rights and knowing. dare maintain them, rise in our might, and with hearts s.eeled for revenge march to the Colorado river, the headquarters of the theving, murderous wretches. and slay them like dogs? are questions for our people to decide.
 Long have We borne with these savagcs. h0 ping against hope that Government would do something, but that something has not been done and we still suffer from their attacks, still gro= weary guarding our lives and what little proper ty get len ;is e tate care f fer Ae4; still lister to the same sad taie,-" So and so has Been mur dered by Indians such and such a mans herd has been stolen by Indians, and somebody field, house or cabin robbed or burned by them 7 ArizOnans these cowardly fends have no de cent plausible excuse to exculpate them o shield them from justice for the crimes they hav' committed. Until their deviiish, muTderous na lures prompted them to rob, waylay and murde our citizens, you treated them kindly and gen erousy; dividing with them your scanty store of provisions when they came begging to you covering their nakedness and shielding ther from hunger and the cold of winter. But mar how the brutes have paid you back for forme kndnesses They have been tried and foun wanting; they are worthless villains, cOwardl sneaks, a curse to whites and industrious Ind ans alike. and no white man, citizen or soldier no peaeeable Indian should rest satisfied uni the whole brood of Apaches, Wallapais, Yav
 
 pals, bad Moh2ycs, YsHias. ChSishlevas. aT bad Indians of every other tribe and band in | Territory are sent to the alkali flats of perditio Monsters of iniquity, false-hearted, lyir scoundrels, base ingrates they profess love f their white brother when it suits their pnrpos and torture him to death when it suits anoth purpose. Corner them, get the upper hand
 them and they will enter into treaty, whi their minds made up to break it the fiI chance they get, knowing that when again co nered our generous Government will give the another chance to reform" But they ney reform, for the old Harry is ;ngraincd ;n the too deeply for reform.
 A couple of weeks ago, we conversed witt gentleman, who had been acting guide Lieutenants Wells and CuTtess in their reet scout towards the Colorado and he assured
 that it was the opinion of those officers that Indians killed by them, and tine Indians that and steal through the country between Presc and the Colorado were River Indians, aye Res vaton Indians The command went within
 miles of the Colorado, and saw, in every dir ton, signal smokes, which go to show that tn 'peacable" River Indians feared the soldi from Prescott, and proves plainly that they reasons for fearing them, as, undoubtedly, u are the Indians who have preyed upon us.
 Mr. Chenowth gentleman who has freight over the road between La Pax and Prescott
 several years past is of the same opinion, has told us that armed Indians 20 to and le;