The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-04-15
CORRESPONDENCE.
To q. EIitor of Le .drisoBa Miner:

To tft EtH0T Q Ne dTtzOHd Mthers
 MILL CirY, Maricopa County, ArizoDs, April i, 1871.
 The expedition which went out to bury the remains of Col. J. SnivcIIy, who was wounded by Apacles in the White ?icacho range, has returned. The writer who accom- of intercs, to your readers, concludes tc give brief account thereof, and also all that is known by parties here, in regard to the life and doings oi great heart, that has fallen with the long, bloody list Of Arlzonas noble martyrs. On the morning of the 29th ult., twenty of us, under the leadership of Thos Barnum, left for the scene of the murder, distant about siXty-five miles, and reached there the following morning We found the body in dry, sandy arroyo, few yards from the spot where he fell. The coyotes had eaten nearly one half the body, and it had reached such a stage of decomposition as to make it impracticablc to bring to the settle Inent. A few yards from the spot ~here be was killed, we buried all that was mortal of another of AriLona's pioneers.
 Col Snivelly was no ordinary man, his his tory is that of the Republic of Texas, next of California, and last, of Arizona To his | friend and companion, Jack W. Swiiling, l am indebted for the following facts in refer cncc to h's eyenttul life. He was born in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, near Hsgcrstown. At an carly age, he removed to Hamilton county, Ohio. Thence 10 Tcxas, where he first met Sam Houston, who chose him for i hi. private Secretary. He performed gallan, service for the Independence of the Lone Star Republic and received Colonel's com mission, and also that of Paymsster General of the Texan army. He was sen, by Pres. 1 dent Houston. with his regiment of HOO men to capture n Mexican government com- nand near Taos. It became necessary for | bim Co cross into the United States, while on thi, campaign, and he with the whole com mand were taken prisoners by Col S,. George 1 Cooke, of the United States Army, and taken to the Texas line and there released. Then follows the war with Mexico, and the gold excitement of California. He travelled to California through the north Mexican States to MazatlaD. After experiencing the varied yicissItuaes of early California life. until 5s or 59 he came to Arizona, was the discoverer of the Gila river mines, where, Mr. Swilling informs me, he first met him and formed a friendship which has remained cemented like that 0! brothers. Col. Sniyelly also discov- cred the pinos Altos mines He made con. siderable money at various time. in this Ter ritory, but his generous nature could not re. tain it, always dealing it out with lavish hand to those in need Last fall he .ccom. panied an expedition 10 the Pinal mountains, where he had once been. several years beiore. Since then his home has been with his old friend, J. W. swilling.
 His sad fate has cast gloom over our set. clement. He never made an enemy, but al. wfys friends. He was the Prince of gentle. men and the pink of chivalry. Alas, he has fallen, with the already too long list. of vic tins ,o government neglect, and sleeps in his lonely mountain grave, with naucht save the eternal fires of heaven, Co maintain for this martyrcd Pioneer perpetual guard. How long. Oh Lord, how long" are we doomed 10 see our braycst and best, falling at the will of the relentless Apache. COSMOPOLITAN.