The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-10-14

a"'I''I Ht any lhIIltdIl post hchcc, TOT lapse of some two months, there were but few Expectations upou the white settlers to
 be recorded With a strong force in the field
 three powerful tribes alienatcd from their savage brethren; no avenue of escape for tho>c.stll ho,tic unless to surrender, since
 they could no longer obtain protection at any
 military post, and starvation or ,uhju,aton
 thu, staring them lu the lace. the battle wa, already more than hallway decided, and yet one drop Df blood had not been shed, when
 Vincent Colycr come, upon the scene, to undo all that had been done Arriving at Camp
 Apache, early ln September hl, first act wa, Co iJtm aud cement friendship between the
 hostile sayagc~ and tuo.r that. three weeks
 before, had rcnounced hostility and taken up arms ln tac cause of peace. This mferual ,"nrmg perfected, and it- wisdom D pacti- caily Illustrated on th. iAIrd day afterwards
 by the capture of thc Government herd. at that post Mr. Coiycr started for Camp Gran, to investigate tue Camp Grant Ma>,acrc' and arrived there on tAc l3tI. IIerr, 10 nc- cJriaurc with his iu>tructIuu, previously for wardcd, a icw hundred proG.,-edly hostile Indian. had been a>-cmnled under truce, Co hear what be bad Co say. Now, -ii hi, &C., tiou at Camp Apache, iu driving pcaccablc
 Indian, tn join hand- Uith those avowcily hostile, was simply infamous, hi, action here was truly damHabe. To convince the say age. that they, and not the citizens. were the ny0utc, of tue Gogewment aui by tine same act to make them understand that the citizen, and the military were at war, The Apache, suppose the mliIta.y and the citizens tD be two distinct tribes. he had the mIl- tary command turned out, under armS. Co rrpujse, and did repu,-e uui drlNe away. party oi pro,pcctor, whose route led by tAc vicinity of the pJst--not allowing them tO approach the riycr. (" obtain water to quengu their thir-t, notwithstanding they had tray cled distance ofthirtv mile. withoIt water, beyond ,cant supply which they carried ln cantcen@ and which was cNbau,tct several h0Hr, before. Thus eradicstIug tue germ of peace at the point, thu, far visited, be set out Cor Prescott, and arrived here on the 4tl inst, by way oi Camp Verde. At that post, after concluding an address il the coug-r ot which be referred to tLc citizens ui ArZJDa in effect as desperadoc, and highwaymen, be employed every ariidee in his power Co ucitc dI,curd and dlsscusiun between the citizens and the military, but, happily, failed Co ar"nse any other ;te;iiE on tIr part oi the latter-with whom the intrigue was solely cmployed-than contempt for the Intnguer. IhI, statement may seem erroneous Co ali who believe Mir. Colyer sincere 10 his Vroies- sions of peace and humanity. bot its a truth to which a score of men can testify; and we. who kayU from his actions here. that there - not grain oi truth or sincerity iu has craven soul, are not surprised 8t this proceeding. Nor was lac more successful ln hl, efforts Co obtain ;he respect and confidence of the say
 ages for we have tLe statement of q military officer who witnessed ,bc performance, that half dozen oi the Indian, whom be had just
 taken by tte hands and ,io,ed. took a posi-
 tion at bis back. shook thcjr bretch-cl1uts al
 him, and iudulgrd in all manner of savage
 grlmacc c. manifest their di,dain.
 After spending thc better part of three
 days at Fort Whipp'e, during which time hc
 refused tg aoll conversation with citizens. or
 learn anything from tbem regarding bi, say-
 age pro;cces, he started on his hUmcwsrl
 journey via Camp Da'e Greek Al Whipplc
 of the numeroU, citizens who called upon him
 only three, VIC believe, heard the sound oi
 bis voice; and these were |. s1.8tc men, who
 believed it a duty Co themselves and to the
 country at large, to represent matters fairly ani hence would uot suffer themselves tl be driven away by Li- cold. contrmp;uous res crye. before having performed their seli-im- posed duty.
 Just previous to bis arrisal at Kirkland valley, on bis way Co Date Creek, the lndi- | ans on treaty at thet post. who had become tired oi peace the day prcvious, had attack ed the settler, at the said Valley, and after
 a brief encounter. were repulscd When Col ! yer reached the valley be found the sctticr, 1 huddcd together in one house, anticipating another attack There being only cigbt or | nine of these brave men tp contend against. ] probably, 2nU savaggs, tbey sent thoir wives | and children Co Date Creek under protection 1 of Colycr'S ample escort, and instructed them ! to appeal Co the comm IadinL officer tO srHl adrtarhment olsulIiers io tne valley. Colyer, ! being thus informed ol al the facts, proceed. ! ed with h, escort and the fugityes, to Camp l Date Creek and, upon hi, arrival, with the ! malignity oi a iicnd lncarnate be msreprcs ! entcd the whole affair, in the presence of the i anxious, afflicted wives and children, where l upon the post commander refused Co send any aid to the settlers.
 Now, this i, toe character of the peace Mir ] Colyer has established in Arizona The or 1 der of two years ago IS agam established, and here is our condition: The country Is over run by hostile sayagcs who are provided for and protected by the Government, at several nlilihlN lNNi~. At dlNlN i- hhHttuNtiN lu' validated: 10000 men would be as useless as 50O to make war upou the ,ayages, at pres ent, while they have only to escape with
 their lives and their plunder from the scene, of their ravagcs, and take refuge upon theiI reservations, Already two bands from Camr | Grant have re enacted their crimes of robbery
 and murder on the valley of the santa Cruz We earnestly deplore this terrible state oI affairs, as citizens of Arizona, and we regret it's existence on account of the Department
 commander and many of his subordinate off