The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-03-25
PHGSix, SALINAS RIVER, ARIzoSA, :
 October 24th, 1870.

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 PHGSix, SALINAS RIVER, ARrzoxA,}
 October 24th, 1870. LieutsnGM Sylrss.er IHosry:
 Sm-Your favor of the 9th instant we have just received. In regard to the rela- tions existing between our settlement and she Pima and Maricopa Indians, would say that, heretofore. with army officers. Indian agents, and Government officials, we have considered them under protection of the Government, and at peace wi;a the whites, 90 far as the general understanding with the settlers of our valley was concerned But believe us, when we assure you, that although they are generally understood to be at peace. there are about one half, or a, least 500 war. riors who do as they please in this country, winch we will further set forth.
 The Chiefs of the respective tribes say that they have no control over three or four hundred young warriors of their tribes who are anxious for fight with the whites, who they regard as encroaehers. Is it not natn- ral that just indignation arises in our breasts in opposition 10 officials, Indians. and everything connected with or fOstered by the present Administration, when we consider the following facts known to every settler in
 
 copas pass through our valley on every scout for pleasure, or against their hereditary foe the Apache, and in So doing, being in large numbers, many we'll armed with United States weapons, help themselves to every thing growing; ride over our waving corn fields. gardens, etc, and help themselves in discriminatory. They do so unmolestcd. for the reason that our settlers do not wish to make war on peaccable Indians The agent contends he IS poweriess to do anything with them. You know, Lieutenant, the condition Of our Territory, and We consider you our best friend. On the north we plough with our arms at hand 10 repel the relentless Apache, in fancied security. We return at night to find our frcsidcs desolated by horde of Indians called pesceful-proseges of the Government. Last week our friend Mir. Alsap sat in his door and witnessed the de. struction of his entire garden crop. by the Pimas and Maricopas. Such, sir, are the facts. and we feel gratiied to think that such an influential friend as yourself would become interested in our welfare. The issue is at hand. Two oi our well-known settlers have already fired on the Pimas who came to steal our stock.
 We shall this year plant considerable crop Of grain, for this Territory. These peaoeaHs Indians are in the habit of riding promiscu- ously through our fields. In the absence of military protection, which we have invoked. We propose to defend our farms. Blood will result. The citizens are unanimous, and un- less change comes speedily, listen for tale of horror. Yours very truly. Tsigned
 M. W. T. B0YD, For self and others.
 Your correspondent has been thus careful and particular in detailing the facts of thi. matter, if he has appeared to present himself too often in the first person, it was because it was impossible to avert 1t. It is necessary to the truth of history, and he relates mot only what he saw part of what he was,r but also foresees something of terrible future, which in his own selfish interest be desires to avoid 1T possible, as we'll as for the growing inter. ests of a Territory, which has been his home for fifteen long years, which has prospered steadily in wealth and population, despite al- most incredible dangers and difficulties, and which lacks only the same fulfillment of the obligations of the general Government, it has fulfilled to her sister Territories. to soon be.