The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-11-27

causes Tor the dlaDOllcal ueeuS since commit ted by them.
 Not so The Indians of our own section of the Territory. They, too, were at one time "friendly" to the whites and were kind- ly treated by them, regardless of which they first started in stealing, then killing; both of which bad practices they still keep up.
 But we have digressed; jumped space with our yarn, and must go back to describe the ground travelled over between Prescott and Walkers Camp, which is on the head of Lynx creek; also, to relate transactions that have taken place upon it. Less than q mile from town, we passed in sight of the first his torical point on the road-Sheldon < Forbes old ranch and house, where, in '63, the h. dians, while attempting to capture a herd of cattle, killed Mir Cosgrove, which was about their first "farc-up" in this vicinity. Since that time, poor Sheldon has met his death at the hands of the savages. We proceed on, and in about mile and half reach the Big Quartz Lode" spot famous as a bad Indian hole.' At this point, early in '64, the Indians 'jumped" SugaF-Foot Jack, and caus- ed him to fly to town in true John Gilpin style. Jack never got over that scare, and left the Territory soon after. The next at tack was made on Jos. c. Lennon. He aban- doned his horse--a slow plug-took to his heels, and shamed his swift-footed pursuers, by distancing them. We pass on a half mile or such matter, and arrive at the spot where, in 'G4, large party of Indians at tackled Jerome Caulkins, R. F. Piatt and others, and would have "taken them in, but for the timely arrival of ''young'' Joe Walker and L. B. St. James, who gallantly drove the Indians off, and rescued their white friends from ignominous deaths. Caulkins, St. James, and Piatt have since left the Territory. Poor Piatt he secured scalp, qfter the fight, and boasted of the tactics used by him-which consisted in an attempt to cut off some 9 or 30 Indiansl But, let that pass. Here is the grave of Mexican boy killed in the summer of '64. Poor youth. He was riding to town. when Helrs destroying angels filled his body with arrows and bullets We pass on over this fatal side-hill, get out of the brush, and feel easier. No more Indian scrapes between us and the old Mexican Camp on Lower Lynx Creek, yet, we must keep our eyes strained for the Johnnies. An hero is rich gulch out of which many hundred ounces of gold have been taken, and another, and many more, until we finally arrive at the house o the Bashford Mining Company. We stoE and look at the ditch recently cut by them for the purpose of carrying water into tho gulches we have just passed, and robbine them of the great amount of gold left by those who had run over the ground Thc door of the house is open, and through it wt can see a fire. A dog comes charging at us but no men are in sight, They are out searching for the precious gold. Wonder, tc the left, short time ago, the Indians killed Frenchman (who had just arrived in the Ter ritory from White Pine) and stole five or si, head of animals from party of poor prospec tors. Sad place, sad thoughtsl We leave it strike into the heavy pine timber, and sool arrive at another famous spot-where Charle Noble and Baxter had their trouble with tn
 Apaches. Other historical spotsn are passed and we grow tired of seeing them. The can yon of Lynx creek is in view. There are tn
 arastras and the wheel built by Sage Brush Johnson-dear aamo to those for whom h
 worked rock, and who yet accuse him of ap propriating the proceeds to his own uses an' purposes. Over there stands the ruins of
 smelting furnace, built of adobes, under tn
 direction of quack metallurgist. The rain fell upon the furnace and smelted it, befor
 it's projector had a chance to try it, and tn
 enterprise was abandoned" Below us, abov
 us, everywhere in the bed of the creek, rock
 and dirt have been upturned, and glitterin
 gold taken out, for these are the famou
 Walker diggings, found in 1863 by Uncl
 Joe. Walkers party. Old, deserted cabin are seen on every hand, and put us in min i. of camps seen by us in California, immediate ly after the Frazer River excitement. Bu
 the Walker diggings are not yet ''worke
 out" at least, so think our fellow -townsme
 Ed. F. Bowers, c. c. Bean, and Lieut.. A.
 Wells, who have expended considerable cap
 tai in cutting large ditch, laying down
 bedrock Hume, etc, to work the digging
 when water comes. No fears need be entel
 tained of this camp and district being aban
 doned. It has too many rich lodes, creek
 and gulches for that. What if two quart
 mills were started, run, and failed to pay
 Were they not run by men without mean
 knowledge of mining, common sense, an
 some say. honestY2 Walkers will vet b