The weekly Arizona miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1868-1873, 1871-11-11
LATEST FROM TUCSON.
THE CAMP GRANT MASSACRE
INDIANS ON THE wAR-PArH.
IN NIEMORIAM.
lcorrrsroSDEScr or rms ARIZONA HtyrRl

TuCsos, Oct. -, 1871.
After = session Of nine days, the L. s.
Grand Jury for this Territory adjourned, on
Monday last, ODD inst. 1t found III indict-
mcn.s. los whereof were for murder against
persons supposed 20 have been engaged ii the
killing Of Indians near Camp Grant, in April
LAST, and three for misdemeanors. Those
indicted for murder have been arraigned be-
fore the Court and put under $4,000 bonds
| 10 appear for trial All orirninaI eases in the
United States Court have beea deferred till
the first Monday in December next. The
case of w. Bchard & Co.-cenfscation-
will come up to-day
| An extra session Of the Territorial Dis
trict Court was convened, and indicted one
| Pedro Rivera, for killing friendly () Apache
at Camp Goodwin during the present mouth ;
| also against Es-ke-yan-zin Ondian), for kill
/ ing Charles Mckinney. last May, at Camp
| Grant This Indian was also indicted by the
| L. ). Grand Jury, but fear he will never be
| brought 10 trial.
! Intelligence Of more Indian disturbances
and murder have reached US. Capt. Smith,
/ of 2lst Infantry, writes from Camp Bowie,
under date Of October %, that on Sunday
| night. ord inst, a man named X. NJ. Gilbert
| reached that post, and reported that he and
a comrade named Richard Barnes had been
| living in house on the Cienega de Sanz,
! about fifteen miles above the old San Simon
station, aud twenty five miles from Bowie
that on the previous Saturday morning, about
. A. NJ, he aud Barnes were attacked by
about sixty Indians, and Barnes was killed
! The Indians then set fire TO the roof and he
made a rush out, fired at an Indian standing
near the door and escaped 70 the tules, where
be lay until night and then started for the
post but ON account Of wound IN his groin,
he got along very slowly. This report is con-
frmed by Hon. 5. X. DE Long Mayor Of Tue
son, who writes from Bowie, October cath
Gilbert de Long says had his wound dress
ed 10y the post surgeon, and WAS then "a
camp. Capt Smith Major Evans being alb
sent), ordered Captain Russell, Sd Cavalry
10 take p men and six days rations and pur
sue the murderers. The succeeding night
Capt. Russell sent an express to Capt. Smith
that he had found and inferred the body ol
Barnes was on the trail OF from sixty e
eighty Indians (about thirty mounted) sP
parently coming from Canada Alamoso
On "Wednesday last the following appoint
ernor Stafford: James A. Tomlinson, 10 be
Notary Public in Maricopa county, at Ne
Dowell VI. G.. Blakely, To lie Notary Public
at Mineral Park, Mohaye county.
We have heard here that Sylvester Mowry
Of Arizona, died in London, October 10. PooI
Mowry! | believe be entered West Point
Academy in lS4s, and graduated, high up ia
his class, in 1852, with General Geo. Crook
General A. V. KnniE. Col. MeDdel, jerome
Bonaparte, Jr., Major G.. W. Evans, Of Camp
Bowie Capt. John Mullen, Of San Francisco
Lieut.. Ives, and other wellknown officer
now in the army or since resigned. He VA
ordered to this country with his company al
an early date, several years before We had I
, Territorial organization. lie soon after re
signed his commission, knowing that he pos
sessed talent and ability that should be ex
ercised in wider field than the army afford
ed, and identified himself with the msteria
, interests and developments Of the country
= lie took an active part in getting Congress q
organize Arizona into q Territory. Blu
Mowrys political (Gubernatorial and Con
gressional) aspirations were never gratihed
In fact, he was too smart" for the thieves
; His manly, frank, outspoken way made hin
, many enemies--out Of those, however, wh'
/ did not, and could not appreciate the man
lit Hah EIcdt tDhoTItuGt lOf " uAt - caIie'
cred tape His bold manner and origina
way of thinking and speaking made him un
7 popular with military ofices-partcuarl,
! with those who have only lately "come Z
the surface as the result Of the late "crue
war"-many Of whom would make to-da
' better, far better hostlers, or teamsters, tha
they make officers Of tie Amerioan Army, Sin
4 Poor Mowry! Those here who were his pei
sonal or political friends are ssddened at tn
news Of his demise.
We have no military news here Of in,
portance.
Times are extremely dull here at present
All hands are waiting anxiously for tina
good time coming"-tor something to iur
up
learn that there are many persons in Sa
Francisco and other parts cf California, III
d, have an eye cast toward Arizona and just q
{ soon as they can feel secure in coming to th
country, and not have their scalps taken b
the Indians, they will come.
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