Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-11-05

Cd fl-ltL OL titG 4cLI1lO1 y, some MAJ
been discovered. About Tucson, in
circI5 Of so miles, many silver ledge
have been taken up and some of then.
have been developed. South Of Tucson
30 to so miles, IN the Santa Rita mts
many loses have been located, and adj
jacent the Sonora line many Of tho
VEINS have been quite extensively de-
velOped. In the Santa Rita mts. is
plenty Of fine pine timber, some Of the
logs, when hewn down square show
20, 30, and I think IS inches in diam
eter: that we use in Tucson mostly
comes from those mountains. Some
gentlemen have just built steam saw
mill there. Pine timber is also near
er Tucson, and much mesquite and cot
ton-wood in the valley Of the Santa
Cruz: also extensive tillable lands. As
you go eastward on the SD parallel,
the first lodges that have secured at
tention are at Apache Pass, 100 ms.
from Tucson.
Those lodes are now attracting espe-
cial attention. They are of gold. A
large quartz-mill has just been COM
pleted at Apache Pass.
Then when you pass over the New
Mexican border into what is called the
Pinos Altos district, that is very
heavily timbered district, heavily tim
bered with pine. 1t is few miles
north Of the thirty-second parallel, land
aboundS in mines.
There are four or five quartz-mills
therein operation, and quite large pop
ulation. A county has been orga-
nized since these lodges were disco
vered
The chairman. Is there not a lack
of waiter upon the thirty second pa
rallel?
Mr.. Mccormick. have never heard !,
any particular complaints from those
driving cattle over the thirty-second
parallel in reference to water. They
always come into Tucson complaining
of the Indians, but l think the losses
of cattle for lack of water OF grass
have been very small indeed, certain
ly since l have been In the country,
while the losses from attacks by Indi-
ans have often been extensive.
The chairman. What is the cha
racter Of the Indians in Arizona and
New Mexico, especially III Arizona:
1lr- MIcGorInick. We have in Arizo-.
IA perhaps thirty thousand Indians,
men, women, and children, and I sup
pose you may divide them INTO three
great classes ten thousand always
ten thousand always uncer-
tain and ten thousand Positively hos
tile. / am not sure these .-::-iI.s
are correct, but ! think tifleyseare not
very far from 1t.
The chairman. Do they pursue in
dustlial habits at all?
Nj. Mccormick. Ib9 Pilnas and
and Papagos, who have
their hno reservations Ia the heart OF
axe quite iadCstrious- least
they plant their crops and gather
them regularly, ana from the sale of (
their crops they purchase almost all
the articles necessary for living. The .
river Indians are more INDECENT, but s
they cut wood and sell It to the steam
boat company. That is o favorite
business with them. They mingls
largely IN the white sst;lcments, min
gle with tia waises. 30 chores and
some little pia1tiua-, but not . great
deal. There are many idle.s
The chairman. are they warikeF
NJ McGo11oiok. Those living BIZ
rectly on the Colorado river ar7 not:
but some warlii1s tribes come IN there
at different parts OF the year under
pretension OF friendship. The warlike
Indians Of the country, those who are
always hostile. and have been hostile,
| think, for century or more, are the
Apaches. They live both north and
south of the thirty-second parallel,
and are the Indians who have disturb
ed our mail communications SO much
between the lilo Grande and Tucson.
From Tucson to the Colorado there is
seldom trouble FROM the Indians. I
have been through there a number Of
times without an escort. My judg-
ment is that the building ola railroad
will do more than anything else to
subdue the Apaches. The Government
does not seem inclined to furnish
troops enough for more than a defen-
sive war upon them, which is unava-
ling.
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