Arizona citizen., 1871-10-07

that the Indians would not commit
 outrages unless provoked by the white:
 or settlers, and while he lived he
 practised what he preached, but the
 Indians did not let their friend live
 long. October 15, 1866, he left La
 Paz accompanied by his clerk only.
 We will let Indian Agent Feudge tell
 the fate of MT. Leihy, which he did
 under date of December 15, 1866, to
 the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
 Here 1t Is and needs no comment:
 MT. Leihy and his clerk, Mir. H. c.
 Everts, started from Prescott to come to La Paz about s o'clock A. NJ. on Sunday, the 18th ultimo. They had with them in the wagon friendly Maricopa for interpreter, and an Apa- che Mohave Indian. The latter was taken prisoner last July in the fight at Skull valley, and had been kept in confinement since that time at Prescott. The Superintendent was bringing him to this place to turn him over to his tribe, which belongs to my agency, to be punished by his chief. When about 12 miles from Prescott, near place called Bells ranch, the Super intendent and party (clerk and two Indians) were attacked and most fiendishly massacred by hostile h. dians. It Is believed that Mir. Leihy fell into the hands of the savages while yet alive, as his arms and legs were broken in several places, his heart torn out, and his head mashed with rocks into a jelly. MT. Everts' head was cut off and carried away by the savageS.
 The wagon was burned and all the animals were killed.
 This Is another sad chapter to the many barbarities which are constantly being committed i'll this Territory, and notwithstanding that there are persons to be found ready to assert that there are but few hostile Indians in the Ter ritory, there is not a week passes with out the commission of some horrible atrocity by Indians.
 Let tine public note specially the Mir. Leihy was consistent if imprudent. He sacrificed his life in practicing his belief. How differ ent the case of Vincent Colyer The latter is too prudent-to say the least ito enforce his precepts by examples. He has the wisdom of the frontiers man on the danger of travel here, and is more fortunate ill having the power of the nation to pro- 5ect him--and he has not failed to avail himself of his superior privilege.
 Hon. Geo. W. Dent succeeded MT. Leihy as Superintendent in Arizona. He possessed experimental knowledge 'f Indian affairs in his charge, and lnder date of July 15, 1867, he made j. report to the Indian Commissioner, rom which we extract as follows:
 It is but within a few months that additional troops have been placed in he field, and as the enemy are numer- JUS, active, wary, without fixed resi- fences, inured and familiar to the country, and travel in squads, and heir whereabouts are not known till hey strike. @ campaign to be fully uccessful should be made with many roops, perhaps in numbers exceeding he enemy, and attacking. in every point In an immense erritory like this few troops, though , in individual encounters, fleet little toward the full quelling of he hostiles, and in my belief, unless
 campaign is conducted as General IcDowell officially expressed in a Ian, "action offensive, persistent, and simultaneous, the Apa- he war will be interminable.
 For like opinions by Generals Hal eek, Sheridan, Ord, Crook, Carlton l nd others of experience and high in the army, we refer the eader to the published Executive of the United States.
 We will fill our space by saying nat September 14th or 18th, Vincent olyer declared in presence of con- etent witnesses that President Grant