The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-09-11
Conversion and Death of Twelve More Heathens.
alorv to God and Our Cavalry

pio,slv inclined people on the Other sue o' .,, poctv Mountains, who rad ihe MINER. may ..,,ine mon glancing their eyes over the above ,;., that tbe editor is q decidedly profane ,.b b,t sucb. we assure them is not the case o,- moral standing is good. but our manly ,.,,, ,brobs to its inmost recess over the good .o,y. ve are abont to make known; we feel ..,,ernl 10 God and thankful to the agents ,,-or,b which He accomplished bis purpose. and ,,,p ,bi, occasion to publicly proclaim our grat- ioae The sudden death Of twelve stfspping. ,,nrderous Indians Is sufficient cause to stir the hlo,l and gladden. the heart Oi any frontiers mn Then. be it known that on the 22d day of ,r,n.t last. Peace Commissioner Somerby." ,vbo also holds the rank of Captain in the sih e,valry), with twenty fighting friends o' co,,nany B. sth Cavalry. citizens Willard Rice and George Monroe, had ihe very good fortune ,o rs, within shooting distance of bani or obout 30 yillainous Indians. nine Of whom were taken suddenly iil and died on the spot with ,bsi, moccasins on. Tbe remainder saved them .aIye, by flight The Commissioner and his % frienA..n then proceeded eastward. almost as hgas Camp Reno. without seeing any Of their rcd brethren They ihen turned back. re crossed ,b. Verde and while travelling ;o'=sF;!s he Agna Erin. met three bralthy Apache butchers, clad ;, 6,- y,yaio bltnksiS The sequel is easily o-.,5ld. All three of tbe scoundrels were then and ihere sent to tbe happy bunting ground.
 We grt The foregoing and foiios'ing facts from George Monroe: The command staried from Canp Date Greek. August lsib; reached Wick. enbnrs the sam. dsy; lefs Wickeabnrg on ihe ,gb travelled norIhward io small stream that ,np.i-. into c ,.ile Creek; in valley Of which ,b,.y L,nad a f..e acre. Of corn growing. which 5r course ihey destroyed. Yigiani search was inca ,e.vl, f,r q ranch~riA which they suppo~'d ,ikaf tu Acc,uptay the corn. bat none wis do, r,y.r.~l Started solih aai sft-r travelling sev ,,tl m lp. met. very unexpectedly to both par iies a,. j. .a4 af laAiaa- abave aiind'd to. I hi' s'he history of Sumerby's last scout and VI prly iaai b.s next may bc rqrlliy brilliant and fruitful of good re'ults
 DEPARTURE oS PROTECTING rARrlEs. Daring D Syts t~, par les of rnrn lrt Pre'eoii An' .-l ,t, ,si,, sA.. .rli icra,..a t8 hunt tgr god .ya. u.lb, "a Jlcs-i,. sa-sto pf'-p"ei ih ..l ..r, -l.l ,l thc Ve.l.. all sm D % b. No .,..,a. .iaz,. ,s n ,dniu ua> fae n1lne- ui ih s..A,,n party ar Us fo lows. C. JArk-on. Cap lu3. E,.cr Ne .lirr ]. C. Dunl. s d Young .i.o.g- E acaarr. A. Looms. ]. CAs''. Aarst Jm ls iinl,y A. W Dego.c A. French. w. Au.asllanl D. Lrwis O. C. Ellsworth. G. l>'' n.r D. Reese. Rod. NcKinnan. G. frDP-. Cape sn.,h. \. Peierior. M. sIcx. N Herman. K, stat ding-r. W. Barnett Dave Ring. Jake heukie- ;. Graves. Solomon Shoupr and George Leslie 2g in all. This party started on the morning ( lhr sih.
 The o,bsr. which we SsiIl call the Miller part. vent nsrih iu,rnd,ng to prospect ihe Little Co orada and its tributaries. Their namrs are follows: Cap,aln. :. c. Miller. \. r. Plere~, A Hu,sey IL II. Jieox D. c. Moeiand Chari' Brag James Fayerire. T. Krnse, A Hennin Joan Garner. 5. Ii. Baii JohH Assshrws. Win. (s-,a,,,ry. z. F. iisssi. J. :. T;ss;a ?. R.chss soa. R W. PA,ey, T. Damn. A. Elrde. W. weels. r. Hlrvey. Win Prieht-23 in all Tn party started on the morning Of the 9lh. Bo parties are iei by experiences. a:ea, and stand good show to find rich digsings We wish the success.
 TRIP DowS GRANITE CREEK-Sunday last, company with Lieutenant Taylor. IoviAi pat ot who has devoted several years of his life saving he Yew -nion; O. Allen, deVotee trade traffic. women and Vermont, and Wm Little, jokisi of considerable ability. we to trip down Granite creek, as far as Cary Brnk's ranch. saw nearly all that was 10 seen. and. although in the language of LL Tayl "corn looked short" we must say that We b no idea that there were on lower Granite su splendid ranches as Cary's. Clough's, Ha'bawa and many others we might name. Had the . son been good one Tor raising corn, enou would have been produced on Granite cre' below the Rocks, to supply Fort Whipple. going down, we were very unfortunate in anding The owners Of the ranches at home a Ihey were fully as fortunate In not being the We got back to Willow valley in time for dim and were furnished sa excellent one hs fIie Puutney. We then took a turn around his ran and pronounced his crops the best we had se We also called et the residence of A. c. Wfilis son. J. W. Johnson and l.. A. Stevens. all whom treated us better than we deserved to h been treated.
 ANiNG-We have notbing new io tell rega Ing mines and mining. this week. The To no" being developed are looking well. All Hills are idle, waiting for water.
 DoSE TO CAusuRsTl.--The folloming nar persons started from this place for San Franci recently; C. Borger. Adoph wdman. Col D' Baker c. W. and Herbert Bowers, E. J. c and Dr. oRei'iy
 HAS Farm N GRAXT.-Dan Kinnison has
 purchased five or six hundred feet in the Cen