The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-12-04
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Gallantry in Arizona.

Commenting upon Lieutenant Winters recent brilliant achievement, in the Southern par. of the Territory, the San Francisco CaU, of recent date, has the following: If there ever was field in which a soldier could pretty surely calculate upon hard work, exposure, suffering, toll and danger, of the most abhorrent nature, that delectable field Is Arizona. Much of the time it is parched with drcuth and burnt with heat. Its noun tains are almost impossible, its canyons nu- merous and dangerous, it's passes terror to travellers, because of the internal Apaches, who lie in ambush ready to bounce upon their prey. They give nc. quarter, and expect none. Like Hannibal, they have sworn eternal hos tility, and they keep the VOW to the letter. It is large Territory, has as great an area as New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio combined, and yet some few companies of troops com pose the army which Is expected to keep the Indians in check, chastise them when they become too bold, daring, and audacious, and protect the few and scattered settlements and people. All the honor that q soldier can win in such country, he has got to earn by the exercise of the best of qualities. Dash, dar- ing, courage, endurance, perseverance, cau- ton, are all necessary, and all of them are more likely to fail than succeed, when exer- cised in such country, and against such an enemy.
 The act of this officer, and his gallant little band, demands recognition from the Govern ment. Almost instantly after hearing of the murders just committed by the Apaches, they jumped upon their horses, took five days provisions, and within three days rode two hundred and sixteen miies-one hundred and ,f t,, bnnra fottu f the Indians whom they overlook in the noun tains, killed twelve of the gang, took some O! their mules. and horses and saddles, and the entire herd of two hundred and fifty head of cattle, which the Indians had stampeded from their Texan owners, and were driving off tc their camps in the mountains. A man who can do an act of this nature, has got in hin the qualities which only need the opportun ity to become famous. If the Government have rational idea of what is due 70 merit and what is for the interest of the service, | will break through the web of red tape, anC promote this young and gallant gentleman That was Nspoleou's way. It was such exhi bitions of the higher qualities of tine soldier that produced that splendid circle of General and Marshals which surrounded him, am made the world tremble before him. A thou sand men of dough were made into officers c high grade during our late war, who, alto gether, in all their lives, never did as muc of the heroic as did Winters in that thre days campaign He should be promoted.
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 A Coon SHowING.-In his closing addres at the late Fair, President Hallidie, of th San Francisco Mechanics Institute, said:
 "0ur receipts have been, from all sources about S6l, 300, and our expenses about S27 00O, showing a gain on this Fair of S35, 5,50t We carried over from last Fair a debt $7,SS5, leaving us net gain for the two year of about S26, 6,6l5, besides this edifce, costin In all about S45, ,00O, and worth if sold, abou 5000, which, if added to the $26,6l5, wi make a total gain of S35,6l5 to the societ, enabling us to reduce it's debt (mortgaged about fifty per cent; and with funds to invei in new books, chemical and philosophical al paratus, etc"