The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-12-03
FIGHT OR LEAVE.


 The savage Indians who infesi this portion of Arizona are, to-day, bigger with deviltry than we have ever before known them to bc One day, they go around, In large parties protesting friend ship for Americans, and great desire for peace, while, at the same time, they show by thelr words and aetions-which are insulting and overbearing -;Es: they care not a straw for either. Next day, they will be heard from, at the point they have visited or some other point, and tEe news will be that they have killed or robbed some white man or men. This Is the situation of affairs here at the present time and gloomy dangerous si,ua- tion it is. It Is bad news 10 go abroad, but the truth must be told, let come what may, and we here assert that the danger to life and property in this part of Yayapa county is, to-day, greater than ever before. The red blood hounds Of des- truction are on the trail of the white people Of Arizona, bent on appeasing their coyote passions for blood, and their desire for plunder and unless large numbers of our citizens leave their busIncss go out, pursue, find and kill the red deyils there Is no telling what may soon come to pass.
 Appeal afer appeal has been made to Inc pres ent National Administration to send, at once, 10 this Territory, sufficient number of troops to kill or conquer the wretches. But, have our ap.
  been compiled with, No, they have been sneerei at by the great men of the nalion," the men who can furnish-have furnished-at very short no- tice, thousands of soldiers to overawe the voters of Democratic City; capture A Ku-Klux, or secure some woOily headed African his "rightA." Is this right, is It proper. Is 1t just' We think not We know 1t Is not But, what can VIC do How can we remedy these wrongsl Not by any ro,vor t,horc,t in ouraelva. f u,nsf sh. rens and soldiers at present in the Territory eau do, is to cheek, for time, the numerous gangs of desperate sayages that roam, unchecked, over thIs fair Territory.
 Appeals have also been made to Congress. with like effect But the appeals to this powerful branch of the Government have been made, on our behalf. by political demagogues, who, at the time, showed more anxiety to dispose of an inte- rest in railroad franchise; to secure a small ap- propriaiion to purchase library for the Terri toryt:); get a few thousand dollars for surveying purposes; an appropriation for peaeeabie Indians, title to a small piece of worthless land, which some other State or Territory claimed, or an office for friend, than they did to press the claim of their constituents for sufficient number of troops to put down the savagcs, who, with the Federal oficc-holders, have robbed the Territory. and pre- vented ncr pcoPic tIoiu pfoslcflhR
 Having knocked at all these doors, VIC must now knock, loud and vigorously, at the great door of the true American heart; impiore the people of the States to take pity upon us, and to cause their servants-the officcholders--to give us that protection which Government guarantees, but has not given it's citizens in Arizona. We must get up petitidh-a bill of grievances containing the long list of murders and robbcries that have been committed by Indians since the organization of the Territory; show how we have been trihed with; how, when military comman- ders and their troops have become acquainted with the foe, his country; his haunts and tactics they have invariably been removed, to give way to new and Inexperienced men. Then, should this appeal for aid be--like the others-unhecded but one recourse will be left us-to give up all business, except that of fighting the human tigers -or leave the country, the homes, property, and Improvements wc have in it.-a very hard matter for to do afer long years of toll, hardship and suffering. IL Is all bosh to ask of Congress apprO prls,lOns for this thing and that thing All that we now need are troops and proper mali tAc ,ies
 For A week or two past, the sayages have not, SO far as we have learned, killed anybody, but they have shown disposition to do so. They have, however committed various robberies and other outrages, as will be seen by the following
 In Last weeks Issue of the MINER, 1t was stated upon the authority of others, that large party of mounted Indians had made descent on Willow Grove, which lies about midway between Prescott and the Colorado river, captured and ran of 100 head of cattle and some horses. We doubt ed ,his statement, but later news. confirms the fact that, on the 20ih uit, party of mounted In dlsns, said to be Apacbes, made raid on the place, and succeeded in driving on g head Of horses, and i5 head of cattle, We are also told tha, they came near capturing Mr. ThompsOn's entire herd of cattle. At first some people blamed thIs raid on the wallapais but, we are told that wallapais informed the herders and men about the place, tho day previous. to look out for the stock ng the Apachss were around In largc force