The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-10-14

Women and Children Flee for Safety Colyer on the Scene and Inuigucs for
 the Slaughter of the Settlers
 Thc"c arc, in this vicinity, several hundred In. dians who style themscivc, Apache-Mohayc., and several more who call themselves Apache ium1s. Both are made up oi rcncgldcs from the Moaayc, Chim1hulya, Yuma and Apache tribes When the whites hrst came here these fellow, c,Ici themselves Yayapa-, and proic,scd friendship for all white men. lt was not lOu., however, uu- tll they commenced stealing from tlc whites, and their next step Was tu murder the white ptDr.c, which business they followed uurrasiu4ly, for about five lcIrs-Nhcn al oi a~uddcn thry claim ed tO have struck new vein ot friendship, and were taken back Into the white W1n', confidence, and fed and clothed by them. Lately, however, they threw oil thr gu.c oi peace or, W lct~t many oi them did, and started in Co play their old games, of rObbing houses, hiliing irw white men md threatening to kill ;hc settlers in Skull and Kirkland yalcy- Well, all ls has had Its cilccis upou the whites. and thc matter wa- brought Co climax short ime ago, bN citizen oi Peoples valley Killing Hu Indian. suppu-rd 10 hc tue murderer Ot Abraham HcunuE The In. dian killed wa, pointed out by good Indian a- very bad man, and this, together wlth his we'll known hnd character and cOuS teton that A Ucu- ming had been murdered by him, caused ihe citi- zen, In misunderstanding with the rcd scOuu- dfcl iu the course of which ihc latter tried Co XII him, Co shoot Che lawle-., red as-l.-iu. and then Co secure revolver and % gun-doul,le-. taken from some white vic,im--wGich hc carried upon bis person. On icuniug this the dead Indians friends went Hitcr the -cttlcrs of Kirkland valley, for revenge and, on Saturday last, after well armed party ut them bad fired upun two citizen. and chased them Go Tom BOddiek'- house, Rod dick aud others opened fire upon them. and c4u-- ed them Co leave iu hot haste Then, fearing au attack hl Foe big band oi sdYIges in thc vicinity, ihr women and Chllru were sent oil iu the stage chat carried Vincent Colycr out of the couH- try, and iIe men repaired Co @ hDu-e at tue lower end ol the valley and prepared for the worst. Upon arriving lt Camp Date Creek the fugitive women informed thc commander oi that poet oi wAai had taken place, and Q, wint might take place unIe.- -uccor we're speedily sept Co thc.r l8.uIuj- and iIeud-. But 900 aid va, scut them. a- Vincent tolyor told different ala aud, we believe. furlld. tnc commander Co send troops Go ju relieve i.a -rtflvr,. Bat. T. kDddica came un here. told hi> story CO General Crook, and, Me believe, tltt officer promised Go order sutuy CAt- airy from Date Greek Co protect thc farmers Until they euEld gather and store tlcir crup---Of which crops by tAr Y, tae Indians had been making sad havoc, for some umc past Now, some ui our cittzeus irit dl,pO.rd Go blame the white man who shot :11 !.,..-u, aHiii i irsNrd out tuat the Indian W1s Che same person who had murdered Hunuiug, aud that Tom, 70 thr peaccahln Indian already aiiud"d io, w1is ready and willing To prove tar same. Upon learning tuis, o) citlznu- drclar . ed thcm-oiNe= ln ge2aiucs t3 '1.l9% Ar kDddiCk
 
 migut tud lhrrr But after having reflected that 1 an aci such &, this would give Co!y-r d Co. au- other chance to sb0ut uIass1Crc,' they very wisely decided to let General Crook settle the matter And thus, tue "lrrcpus.sihie conflict force. itself upuu us. and wll continue Co troObie %. until after the lna.sHs arc taught tBat the United State, are moi Mexico.
 The ladies and gentlemen oi Prescott and VI ciuj,y, wbo took part in The recent performance for tur bruchi ot thy ucW church. feet grateful C. | ~ R Reid and Dr. Calvin Dewitt, oi Fort WWppr, for aid and assistance wtich vent 'aT 1 towards making the entertainment the pleasing succcss it was. Especially Co MT Reid are they and the citizens generally Indebted for tbe erlGt : that greeted the performance.
 ! Gen Grover, or Camp Verde, Col C. W Eos . ter and Dr. DcWitt [ $ Army. starteI, Wcdars day lnst for Camp McDowcl 70 sic oua general cOurt-martii soon Co Doe convened at that place
 Four Government wagon, were loaded with brick at this place, Monday last, aud started fol i Camp Hualpa
 Frank Powell and Captain Curtis came in from Bradshaw this week, and say the mines were yiei, ] ing plenty oi rich ore.