The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-28
Southern Arizona.

The "leader discusses the lndlan ques- | ton. and makes some allusions to the rights | of white men having been trampled upon by l the Government, in order to enlarge the Pima | reservation, which, we are given to under | stand, has been enlarged to so great an ex- tent as to take in some of the farms around Florence, Pima county. This is really, too bad, if it be true, as is asserted, that the Pimas had, previous to the extension of their reservation, 70,OO0 acres of good land, over and above the amount cultivated by them. The tribe is not increasing in nun hers, and we are at loss to know the req sons that induced Government to take lands from American and Mexican settlers and give them to the Pimas. Wonder why the Dele gate in Congress has not raised his voice against so great a wrongl The writer of said leader-whoever he may be-goes lit- tie too far when he asserts that Lit is just the policy of our Government when at peace with Indians to give them unbrided privi- leges and unlimited indulgence, and when at war to give them severe letting alone" This has, we know, been the policy of the Government. but is not at present, as wit ness the recent castigations given them by Government troops Indeed, We indulge the belief that the present dministration--which the writer in the Arisonaa believes is the Government-has changed its former ideas regarding the policy to be pursued in deal | tufr yriti InIfans and iu novv rurauiney dtf ferent line of policy, At least Sherman and Sheridan--the right and left supporters of the " Government" are heart and hand with the white people of the frontiers, and alive to the importance of speedily putting an end to war in which so many brave Americans have fallen victims to murderous, thieying Indians.
 Sunday, May :, two Mexicans went to the ranch of Captain Gay near Tucson, and tried to scare therefrom a white herder named Gwin, but be not being of the scary order, drove the Mexican's of. Six-shooters were used by both parties. Gwins mule was shot from under him, by one of the Mexicans when Gwin, in return, fractured the jaw bone of one of the horses ridden by his assailants The Mexicans then rode to Tucson and com planed that Gwin had attempted to kill them. Gwin was arrested, and was about tc undergo an examination, when it was dis covered that his accusers had fled the town The Apache Pass Mining Companys mil was in successful operation. Strange to say this number of the Arizondn has not worC so say in relation to the "richn silver anC placer mines said to have been recently discovered in it's vicinity, unless an item tC the effect that poor outsiders had better stay where they are than rush down there, can b, construed to have some bearing on pros poets. This advice is rather cool, coming a it does upon the heels of the big blasts il has blown about the unparalleled richness aud great extent Of said mines.
 It gives an account of sham battle tha recently came off at the Papago rancheria between Papago Indians Representa-, Apaches), and Mexicans. It ended, of course by the Papagoes retreating. The fraud wa witnessed by a great many people.
 Here is statement showing the rates a which parties have contracted to furnish for age to the Quartermaster's Department fo thu fiscal year commencing July lst, 1876 together with the names of the contractors
 TUCSON DEPOT. q L Goldberg & Co, 350O00 lbs. barley ha at II cents per pound.
 l. Goldberg < Co.,, 650,O00 pounds of ha - at 1ls-lOOO ct. per pound.
 Ewing t Head, 300, GOO lbs barley at an IT 3O-lOO cts per pound.
 Ewing & Head, 3OO,O0O lbs corn at an IT 3O-lOo cts per pound.
 CAMP cRITTESDEN.
 Thos Gardner 400,O 900 lbs hay at 4-5 Ger r. per pound.
 e H. Stevens, 4OO,O lbs hay at 4-5 cent p,
 pound
 !. Thos Hughes, 100000 lbs corn at 3 cts. ,. Vim. Morgan, 50,000 lbs corn at 3-l0 e !; per pound.
 W. J. osborne, l75,0oO lbs barley at 9-l cts per pound.
 CAMP BOWIE. M. R. Platt 100000 lbs. hay al IT. !" cents per pound, currency e Ewing and Head S00,0O0 lbs of corn an t barley at 5 35-l0O cents per pound. j. CAMP GRANT n I. Goldberg & O., s00000 lbs. hay at $ s-l00 cents per pound, currency. e A. Levin. 800 900 lbs grain at 5 35-l00 ct per pound, currency.
 CAMP GOODWIN. M. R. Plat, hay at II cents per pound. o Ewing < Head, corn and barley at 5-lC r. cents per pound
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