The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-12-04
Capt. Hobart's Scout.

Of the drivers. MT. Bucbanan was drlVlng DIS own team. and barely escaped with his life, to the ranch of J. II. Lee, where he procured an animal rode to town and informed Gen. Whea. ton of the fact. The General, at once, despatched Capt Hobart and Lieut.. Curtis, with g enlisted men of company L.. and of company D., sth Cavalry. with 10 days rations, and orders to pursue the savages as long as their rations would admit Ed Peck accompanied the command as guide Captain Wood and Mir. Buchanan also went with it. The troops followed the road to where the Indians jumped" the teams, searched for the trail found it, went on a little and came to low piece of land. where the Indians had stopped and cut the harness of the mules. From this place. the trail of the savages was followed across Granite Creek, through the head of Chino Valley. and into the ''Cedars." where it was lost. Tue command then followed the wagOn-road to Antelope Springs turned south, and after travel Ing about l5 miles, espied two Indians, who were out hunting. went for and despatched them with their rifles. When first seen, the Indians were about T5 yards from the bead of the troop. Seeing ihat they could moi get away from the the charging troopers, the two Indians faced Deaths mu.ic, and fought As best they could. One of them hit two soldiers with arrows. but did not hurt them much, the arrows being those ased to kill game. and consequently poiniless. Failing to hnd any more enemies of God and humanity in that vicinity, our boys again started south. and struc,S the trail Of the Indians about eight miles east of Camp Verde. As following if then was out of the question, they made for tho aforementioned camp. where enough rsiiohs were procured to bring them here, where they arrived on the 2sth ult The command was out I2 days. Jaring which time it travelled about goo miles mostly through a mountainous country. We regret that they dhi not catch mp with the thieves aad recapturc some of the mules. yet console ourself with the fact that they succeeded In Kill ing two strapping saTagcs.
 Fenx CAMP ygspE--We are indel ted ,o Frank Marray and Wales Arnold, citizens wEo reside at Camp Verde, and who arrived here Monday morning last in company with the mail party for the Following facts regarding scout lately made by Lieatenant Owen and z3 enlisted men of Co. C.. 2ist Infantry, of Canr Verde. The command proceeded east [. far as Camp Reno, stopped there and received achievements from Major Collins. commander of tbst post Lieut. Owen then pushed on to the top oi tho Massassal range Of mountains found some Indians pitched into them, killed cae or two, and eaFt-red squaw.
 sNow REcoRn-In our last, we stated that tht first snow of the season, which vas barely enongk to Nhiien the ground. fell here on the 18th day of November, and, in order that people wiik Dad memories may be able to turn to the record hereafter. when they wish to refresh tbeir memo rjes ana pr spare for winter we now state that on Friday night. November 26, about three inches of snow fell in these foothills, which was in creased to q depth of about nine inches by an other fall on the following Saturday night,
 NARRow Esc,rR FRox INprAXs.-Near Camp Verde. some two weeks ago. a soldier, while out hunting. came upon a nest of Indians, who pur- sued him almost to tho post, and came very near capturing him.
 SLAUGHTER or WILD GEnsE.- "A band Of fat and foolish wild geese aighted on OfaHi'S eFceE' near the village of woodsde, Monday morning | last. were discovered by few citizens oi tha' place. who attacked them from every side' ana succeeded in killing every one of the band Lo Dickson got three of them.
 sgoortSo AND YEiIISa-The town was kept ! in one continual uproar, Monday night last, by i lot of whisky -crazed sons of Mars, who rushed through the streets shouting. singing, and nring
 of pistols. The Paymaster had 'seen" them; they had seen tho bar-keepers, and that's what
 was the matter with them. Were It not Tor the drunkenness and rows that generally follow the
 arrival of a Paymaster, we would like to see one i at feast once In every month, As it is, we will
 be satisfied to see him once in every two months
 and SO ought those soldiers who spend theii
 harl-earned pay for bad whisky.
 FRox UTTER LYNX CREEK.-A party of placer
 miners came to town, Wednesday last, from UP
 per Lynx Greek, purchased lot of supplies a
 the store of Levi Bashford, and paid for then
 with gold dust We interviewed" them, ant
 learned that they had been making small wage with a rocker, on a bar short distance below
 the canyon. They started back the same even ing. and are we presume, by this time at worl [ with siuioes. by which mode they expect t , wash out at least five or six dollars day to tn r man. They said the snow was very deep in tha part Of the mountains.
 WILLOW CREEK SAw.MnI--Mr. Rush is agai r in possession of this mill, government havin l failed to live up to an agreement entered into C short time ago, for its purchase. Mr. k. we1
 out to the mill Wednesday last and took posse'
 sion of it. when the soldiers who were running