The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-09-16
Che *''s.': a0iner.
Local Intelligence.
PEEscoTT, September 10, 1871. Local Features of the Campaign.
3 Campaign.

On Tuesday Inst we Were favored by a call from General Crook and Colonel Foster and i'm. proved the opportunity to obtain directly from the General his views of the "sltuntiou." We did not fnil to observe in the General upon this, our first interview, those traits Of carnestness, irankncss and unassumIng honesty which, to. gethcr with bis activity aud perseverance, have made him the frontlermau's model Of that which an army officer should be.
 Not only docs he feel sangune of his ability to conquer peace; but he says that the results al. ready achieved chow that this object can be at taned with, comparatively, but little toss of life, when considered iu connection with the opposl ton which the acknowledged rapacity oi the Apachss had led bitn tO expect from them. Al. ready the utmost consicrnatiOu prevails through out every hostile band. No security for them anywhere; they fce from one locality at the ar- rival oi scouting party, only to fnd other par ties awaiting them at points where they had hoped iO organize tn mnuncr that might cu- able thuin tO drive out the invaders To add Co their disinay they observe that their friends Of former years s--thOse v hoIn they had regarded as n part of themseves-are now In the ranks or the invaders; and while they might hope 10 elude tbc white man, among their native hills, they can not hope to baiilc these.
 Such are the events occurring among tue noun tans all around us, and such b Inc spirit Of the campaign as reported tO General Crook, who Is satisfied that thc war might not hc prolonged be- yond six months to effect the final subjuguton Of every hostile band in the Territory, were IL not tEat thc Indians, who would otherwise be com- peIed to surrender, eln now find refuge ai their old nurseries.
 Among tho Instructions which the General has !,igcu tue commanders ol the several expeditions iS that neither woman nor child shall be killed l, tkesc shall be captured aud retained prisoucrs of var, or suffered to escape il they cannot be secured without beIug skOt down or maimcd.
 The General relates thc following piece Di di. pouacy bv wuieh Ca,.lis sought to baiile h,s pur. pose of negotiating pcaer Vith the bands ot Mngun, Pedro aud Csp,tan Chiquito. Thls willy savage Prince, anticipating tle Grurtavs purpose, sent au cmssary tD the aboyc-uamcd chtris to in form them that he had Just succeeded in captur. ing wagon, near Apache Pass, loaded with arms and ammunition; that the guns were of Q new pattern, much better than any now In use among tbc Indiau,, and sufficient in number to afford one 10 every warrior; and that thcse guns were at Iheir disposal whenever they tnuve to come for chem. The story was fully credited hy the Cove terO chiefs, and when Gen. Crook arrived at thelF cncampmcut, on tue following day, he found a strong disposition among them Ia favor oi going Go secure the guns They related 10 him the con. dilons proposed by Cachis, when the General knowing that no such capture had bccn made raw, Rt once, that t was Tuse iHvcuted by Cachi, to prevent the much dreaded interview and prob able alliance. He had but little difficulty iR ing them that nO such incident had occurred anC upon stating what he supposed to bc tbe object O the message lee iouud that his opinion corrobo rated their suspicious and IhSt they evinced a disposition tO ahtogstc in foio, any friendship o friendly relation which might, heretofore, bay' existed between them and Inc chief who had hcC to, qua tried lO deceive. thcm