The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-03-18
LETTER FROM PHGNIX..
PnGxix, MAricopa County, Arizona,
 March 3d, 1871.

March oo, ioIlt To LE Editor of he HrizoRa Miner:
 Tue mills of the Gods grind slowly; mails arc deficient; troops arc always announced, but never come; Apachus arc never announc- cd, but arc always coming. Juan Cbivsri, Chief of tho Maricopas, had eight horses sto- len from him, three nights ago, while en- camped ten miles below our settlement. The Marcopas swear vengeance, because, two dave before, six Apache .Mohaves visited them with letter of introduction fro,n J. F., stating that they were good Indians, etc. Yesterday, gentleman was run i3 from his ranch, on the outskirts of this town, by three armed Apache -Mohaves The last feather has been laid on the eamel's back, and these Crieads will be attended to henccforth---look- out for bloody details. We have forborne until forbearance ceases ,o be virtue.
 We'll, well, our new county officers were sworn In on Monday Last, and NC emerged full fledged county.
 We bid Yapapai adicu with the kindest feelings. You are our friends, snd in connec- tioa with you, there arc many proud and 1 grateful rccollections that hover over our record. With you, VIC constituted the only Democratic county in the Territory; and with you we hope to act in conjunction, snd redeem our Territory from the misrnle of tho carpet. bag faction, who now disgrace it We have been favored more than we cx- pected, ia the appointment of officers. For ] v,rI.s l.u DH hat sterling old Democrat, who Is the unamirnogs choice of the county. < better selection could not have been made. Hancock, the
 Sheriff, is a good fellow, but a tool of SAf-
 for,is. The others arc good men, and all
 arc highly pleased.
 Since writing the above, l have just lesrn. cd tha, the Maricopas and Pimas have been holding high carnival below as on :he riYor, where several or our settlers have their stock , herded. On Monday last, about sixty lndi- ans, from tho reservation on the Gils, visited
 the locality known as the Junction, tho con- . fluence of the Giia and Salt River, and batch. cred twelve head of beef cattle, besides driv. ing off several head Of work oxen, being the s property of Messrs. Holcomh, Murray and others, who have recently settled in our val ! ley. You may be prepared .o hear of action I on the part of the settlers, short, sharp and g decisive, in this natter. Numbering severn e thousands, they assume an oveFbearing course 1 towards us, and make is very unsafe for stock | raisen here, because VIC know that they y would not hesitSte to murder & white naR ]
 they thought be possessed positive know!
 edge of iheir theits, and was likely to ex k pose them.
 ," This matter bas gone far enough; the peo n pie are aroused, and the stardy yeomanry-
 the genuine settlers-wil take 1t in hand n and thoroughly thrash these marauders- Ia "parole" them, if necessary. GoFernmcn Q will have to taks better care Of it's pets, 0
 we will do 1t for them. This is no idle talk in We arc always on the watch for hosiil fs Apaches, aud, heretofore, have considered ou, 't selves safe from inscursions by these friendl 'h thieves. We now have positive evideBc, 1e and propose to protect ourselves. Away wit $ carpet-bag advice to the contrary. Tn
 unanimous sentiment of ouS valley Is to pro IS tect ourselves. It will he done.
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