The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-08-12
Citizens Again Under Arms to Defend
 Their Lives and Property

Horrid, bloody and depressing Is the news we
 have again to relate Of Indian murders and rob. berries recently committed in this vicinity. and ns we are sick and tired Of recOuntlng the crimes of these scoundrcls we will endeavor to be brief Thursday, the Sd inst, party of about 200 say. ages sprang upon a herd of about 1GO animal. | belonging to Bowers & Bro, which was grazinv on the open plain, near the Agu FrIa ranch, about IS miles from Prescott. Most of the animal. he coming frightened at the looks and gestures and yels of the red thieves, took leg bail for the house and 90 got away with their hides and lives but the Johnnies succeeded in driving of 2s head 22 of which they soon afterwards killed. fin the Black Hills. The herder escaped with his life N.B Bowers and three or four other men followed the trail of the savages, found the remains of % smughtered animals, also the camp ofthc Indians. when they immediately returned 10 the valley, got aIe" more men, started back again, found the rancherla deserted and returned, after having ex. cDahged few shots with the robbers, who were scouting around on the high points Being filled "ith success and fat beef, the Indians it appears took an easterly direction, arrived near the Camp verde saw mill, In due tlme skulked around there until they saw several men and m ambu- lance arrive which they appeared 10 understand, were bound for Camp Verde The sayages then went on until they arrived at, for them, favor. able point from which to make the attack, which point Is on the last high divide overlooking the Verde. Here they secretcd themselves until. presently, sergeant-major Harrington, tof the Sd CavalryD and Mir Whiskcr came along, mount ed on mules Into these two unfortunates did the savnges pour yolley, which, at once put an end to tbeir existence By this time the ambu. lance, in which were Mcssrs Goodrich and May hew and Mexican, came within full view and easy range of the Indians, who opened furious fire upon il and it's occupants Goodrich imme dlatey turned the animals around fastened them to the wheel, aud commenced tue defense in ear. nest-keeping 1t up with great yIgor until Geo | Brewer and t~o other men happened to come along Upon seeing them the sayages rctreated. l when the whole party continued on It's way to Camp Verde. Ibis fight lasted about half hour | and the result was two men-Harrinetou and | "hisker-kilied; one man, Mexican, shot thro | both legs. Goodrich and Mayhew had several uar | row escapes, and, at the close of the fight, Good | rich's left hand blIsicred from holding c,n made bot by repeated discharges The sayapes got the sergeant's mule and two revolver. which | he had on, besides a considerable sun of money.
 It was nearly night when Mir Goodrich arrived | at Camp Verde and informed Gen. Grover of the | affair. Sixty men and two offcers-CaptaIn Mon. ihan and Lieutenant Johnson-went out. found the bodies stripped naked, and terribly mGtllated.
 Next day, Sunday, the 6th,) the same band of Indians made descent on the ranch of Wales Arnold, on Beaver Creek short distance to the east Of Camp Verde, and took from the herder seven head Of horses and many mules,-every animal, save one, possessed by Mr. Arnold, who. soon after bic severe loss, went and stated his case to Gen. Grover, who, WIG are told. rer.,arked !" am sorry, Mir Arnold but canno, help you,- my hands are tied" Tied by whom, or what, the people of this vicinity are curious to know; as lhes wish to learn, soon, whether the Admins iTai0B has, really ordered the military to aid the savagcs by inasterly inactivity" well as by contributing to their support. An officer having charge of three companies of cavalry, with plenty Of horses, etc, and unable to strike blow in de- defense of honest, industrious citizens, whither, oh, whither are VIC driftingy Was Gen. Grover 'fraid 10 weaken his force lest the Indians might litack the po.ty Surely not for two ladies-one he wife Of the man that had jus, been robbed of hts animals the other the wife of Captain W H Browu-and four or five sick soldiers, once held Camp Verde, while the troops were out recuptur. ng the post herd from as many as one hundred Indians, who shed blood 10 get 1t.