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The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
MUST STOP IT.

Arizona blood is now up. Our people have borne with Apaches, Mexicans, Indi- an sympathizers and their subsidized tools long enough, and the first thing those viii lainous rascals know, will be that forbear- ancc has ceased to be virtu, with the Americans of this Territory, who will, if much longersubjected to annoyances,b by the parties above named, take vengeance upon every one of them whom they may come across.
 The blood of our fellow pioneers-still fresh in our memory is sufficient to goad as on to seek retributive justice, which we will have, should cessation of crime not soon be inaugurated.
 The Mexican residents of this Territory can control the cold-blooded assassins oi Sonora, or, at least, notify us of their pres ence, and, unless they do so in future, a terrible retribution awaits them and the people of the State from which they came. SSnnora is not far off, and even now, Americans, with clenched teeth, threaten vengeance upon that State for the many murders and robberies committed by its blankcted cut-throats. Look well to the south, Arixonans.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23

olation, but in which, since Crooks process was applied to them, they have been good, well-behaved say- ages.
 An, General Grant; could you have felt as our people felt when this latest destructive bolt, from Washington, exploded in their midst; could you have seen the dejected countenances of men and women here, whose faces, but a short time previous, were beamlng with hope, that the gallant Crook and his army would soon avenge the murder of their 600 lifeless brethren; would soon give peace to the Territory, so that its White people might do something for themselves and their country, in- stead of being compelled, in the future, as in the past, to toll for murderers and robbers, to travel roads and trails weighed down with arms and ammunition; to be always on the qui viue, we feel that you would have acted differ ently, and do yet hope that you will redeem this "dark and bloody ground" from the bondage in which it is held by Red savages and such White scoundrels as Colyer, Whit. man X Co.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
Maricopa County.

The rapidity with which this county is be-
 ing settled and the great success that has at tended the efforts of its wide-awake farmers hos already placed it almost at the head of the list of counties, in this Territory, which fact induces up to publish the following, which will give all some idea of its great ex- tent:
 "All that portion of the Territory of Ari- zona. now embraced within the present boundaries of Yavapai county, and bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing at the point where the San Carlos river crosses the par allel of th:rty-four degrees of north latitude, and running thence to a point on the Rio Verde, thirty miles above its mouth, where it empties into Salt river; thence to the White Tanks, and thence due west to the eastern boundary of Yuma county; thence south along said line to the Gila river; thence up said river, following the principal chan nel thereof, to the mouth of the San Carlos river. where the same empties into the Gila {; thence up the said San Carlos river to the point of beginning; be and the same is here bv created into county to be known and designated as the county of Maricopa.n
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
Take them Away.

If the Administration does not intend to allow the soldiers to fight hostile Indians, in this Territory, it had better take them out of the Territory, at once, and save the cost of keeping them here. Citizens would then know exactly what to do with the Apaches and the Territory. As it is now, were Indi ans to attack this town, General Crook would not be justified under existing orders, in bringing his troops to our aid. If our Government cannot, or will not, protect us against Apache and Mexican murderers, we do nit see the necessity of our having Gov ernmeut at all.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
MINING ITEMS.

The mining news from every section oi the Territory is firstrate, and, if Government would but render our miners protection from the savage Apaches, the time would soon arrive when this Territory wouid be produc- ine fully as much gold and silver bullion as any other Territory of the Republic. In walapai District, Mohave county, where there is really no danger from Indians, pro- oress is the order of the day, and capital and labor are meeting with that encouragement which they deserve. Here in iavapai county, many miners are afraid to work upon their lodges. lest Indians come and kill them. What work is being done is giving entire satisfaction. and considerable rich ore IS be- ing shipped to San Francisco.
 The Cusenbary Brothers have again taken charge of the Vulturc Mill and Mine, near Wickenburg, and confidence is again restored in that quarter.
 Were Government to hang Colyer x Co., and let the Army deal with the Indians, this people would be encouraged to commence operations, the good results of which would in short time, be felt by all the people o' the Union As it is, though, our people arc afraid to start an enterprise of any kind, fol fear of losing their lives, labor, money and property, under the policy now in vogue which threatens to drive every white mar from the Territory, and again place it in un disputed possession of the savage Apaches.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
Free Advertising.

The War Department having refused to pay for advertising in this paper, and there being no other medium through which the officers of the Government can make known the wants of the Army establishment here, to the people of every section of the Terri tory, we have concluded to work for the ''good of the service }" and the accommoda- ton of officers. Attention is therefore di- rected to an advertisement for proposals, !" on the fourth page of to-day's paper And, while upon this subject, we may as we'll re- mind Colyer, Stoneman and other pension CTS on the bounty of the people, that they uttered a falsehood when they asserted that this paper was kept running by Government patronage.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
FROM WALLAPAI DISTRICT
One Man Stabbed, Etc.

It is not to be wondered at that with the rush of people to Wallapai Mining District, Mohave county, some hard cases should have found their way there, but, it is not healthy" place for such vaga- bonds.
 E. s. Bradshaw, who arrived Eere dur ing the latter part of last week, informed us that would-be assassin named Me Gowan, had made dastardly attempt to sheot Clarence Todd, in the back; that McGowan was prevented from doing so by some friend of Mir. Todd; that he (Mc- Gowan) was arrested; placed under bonds of Sl ,O00, and given to understand that the climate of Arizona would not much longer agree with him.
 Also, that desperate named Bill O'Beirn had cut, with knife, a man named Wallace, whose recovery was de- spaired of, at the time Mir. B. left. O'Beirn had been arrested.
 Now is good time for the good citizens of Wallapai District to make an example that will have beneficial effect upon the desperadocs which the rapid advancement of their place has brought, and will bring them. Arizonans cannot we'll prevent red savagcs from staining their Territory with blood, but they can and ought to prevent white scoundrels from numbering good, peaceable citizens.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
His Whereabouts.

R. E. Harrington, formerly of this place, is now with his family, settled at Santa An na, Los Angeles county, California, where there are no Apaches to kill or rob him. There are many more Arizonans who wish they were out of this unfortunate Territory But what is the use of wishing so, when, ow- ing to the fatal rule of two successive Repub- lican Administrations combined with that oi untrammeled savagcs, they have lost all. save certain amount of hope, which neither the Government, the Indians, nor Colyer & Co. can crush out.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
"GOD HELPS THOSE WHO
 HELP THEMSELVES"

If the Colycr policy of treating hostile Indians prevail much longer, the best thing our people can do is to cease pusi. ness, for awhile, and go to hunting up ana staying Apaches. We have stood enough fool;no in this line, and might stand it awhile longer, if Government had not made the Apaches worse than they have commonly been, by feeding and arrnns them at its reservations; then threatening them with punishment, after certain date, provided they did not change from natural born hyenas to innocent lambs, or tracta- ble rams then, when they, for the tenth time, at least, had defed the Government, left their reservations and commenced anew the work of plunder, Government goes back on its words, crawfishes, and tells the commander of its forces here to be sure and not let the Indians and his troops come together, we think it is about time for our people-poor and demoralized as they are-to act upon the saying at the head of this article. The writer of this will follow the lead of any brave white man against any number of Government pets whether Rcd or Whte-or, he will mortgage what little property he has to help defray the expenses of campaign against the foes of the Territory.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
A Hard Citizen.

Devine, alias the Chicken, who is under sentence of death, for murder, at San Fran cisco, has, according to the papers of that city, managed to accomplish the following crimes: Fighting, l; assault with deadly weapon, l malicious mischief, 3; carrying concealed weapons, ?; assault, 2; assault to murder, l violating city ordinance, l; at tempt to rob, !; misdemeanor, 3; using vul- gar language, 6; assault and battery, i3 drunk, 30; on bench warrants as defaulting defendant, 3; robbery, 3; surrendered by bondsmen, l; kidnapping, l; burglary, l mayhem, | petit larceny, 2; disturbing the peace, l.; grand larceny, 1; murder, 1. To- tai, 79."
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
Wickenburg.

A correspondent at this place sends us tue following, under date of March r.
 Friend Marion: Jim and John Cusenbsrfy arrived here and took charge of the vulta's mill and mine. Everybody was glad to s' Jim in his old place again, so we can rely G an honest mans word. The miners sHO's right away that they would not work uDda any other man but Jim.
 The "boys" were out last week, prosper ing. George Monroe, Joe Fugget, Wm. ter laspie, Tom Graves and Molly struck , galena lead, and styled it the Knock Down,
 There was some bullion stolen from MeAr cans by other Mexicans. The thieves wen arrested at Phoenix. Our Deputy Sherlr going down tomorrow, to bring them up
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
Sheriff Warden.

Great credit is due Sheriff Warden, Joe. Phy and Messrs Bridges and James, 'a Phoenix, Maricopa' county, for their recent action in finding and killing every one o' : party of half breed Indians from Sonora, wbo, a short time previous, had murdered citizens of this Territory. The departed murderer' fought Sheriff Warden's party, whs-vrry narrowly escaped being wounded by 'ne bullets and knives of the now dead and damned eut-throats, from that heilsp@' earth, Sonora.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
FRIENDS" OF THE APACHEs.
Vincent Colyer
man X Co.

Is man who has never resided for any great length of time in the Indian country, and, of course knows very little about the savages, beyond the demonstrated fact that money can be made by "feeding them on paper" Yet he has set himself up as Dictator to the Government upon all Indian questions. He is man of very little ability, having been a third-rate artist previous to the late war, during which he became somewhat notorious by his connection with the Freedman's Blu reau. The writer has "met Colyer in debate" charged and proved exclusively that Colyer was a liar, an enemy to his own race and to civilization, an ignorant upstart, cowardly sneak-who travelled under an assumed name here, although he was always guarded by Government troops--an accessory to murder and robbery, because he sided with Indian murderers and robbers, and fraud upon Government and people. ..
 Royal E. Whitman, Lieutenant of the 3d Cavalry and Indian Agent at Camp Grant, is an adventurer who works solely for himself, liar, poltrOon, drunkard, robber and miscegenationist of the worst stamp, who is disgrace to the Army and should be drummed out of it. He is "smart," though, when not crazed by whis- Ky, which is quite seldom, as his love for the ardent, whether it be Christian whisky or savage tiswin, is unbounded. He has, no doubt, made money by swindling the 1ndi- ans and the Government, in his capacity as Indian Agent. It is, too, we'll authenticated, that whatever influence he may have with the Indians, has been earned by the prosti- tuition of his white manhood, in champion ing and protecting Indian murderers and robbers in arning them for the destruction of people of his own race, and in living poly gamously with the frail squaws of the tribe.
 Such is the low, base, demoralzed White man who says he feels "a strong personal interest in showing them (the Indians) the way to higher civilization"
 Major John Greene,
 Another " friend" of the Apaches, is simply a whisky-crazed fool, who has earned death for having furnished our savage enemy with arms and ammunition, while he was in con- mand of Camp Apache.
 We might mention several other friends of the Apache and affidavit men for the Indian Bureau, but We think that the specimen bricks we have here held up to the public view, will satisfy our readers for the present.
 The dog Whitman is yet in the Territory, alive, although his dead carcass should long since have been picked by buzzards and coyotes.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
For Arizona.

The San Be-nardino Guardian, of the 9th inst, says that lot of ore from the BenJa- min mine, near Prescott, had arrived there, ea route for San Francisco. The same paper has the following:
 4 large train of wagons, some thirty odd teams loaded with thirty thousand pounds of smelting works and mining machinery passed town on Monday for the Wallapai District, in Arizona.
 A large train also loaded with goods, for the merchants of Prescott & Wickenburg, passed through on Tuesday evening.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
Riding on a Blackboard"

All alone by ones self, for about 100 miIs., through dangerous Indian country, is moi the safest or surest way of prolonging llie, yet, many men have done it in Arizona; stili do it, and will continue to do it, so long s mails, &c., have to be conveyed in this man ner What a first-rate buck board driver '. Colyer would make, if he only had the coaf- age to make an honest living in this way, and the capacity to drive two horses o'a rough roads.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
Unaccountable.

Journals and statesmen of all shades ot
 opinion, everywhere, acknowledge that the Whites of this Territory have suffered, are still suffering, great wrongs at the hands oi Apaches and halfbreed Indians from Sonora, yet, strange to say, President Grant allows such cowardly litls men as Colyer & Co, to shape and control his Indian policy, when it h well known that such "Peace Apostles ? have never yet gone among or done anything -x'tA sny tribe of Indians without the aid oI
 Azuys which is about the only branch ol
 snmen- Indians respect or fear, and
 oo not iear 1t much here, owing to the
 TT ef it's Commandcr-in- Chief
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
The English Mode.

John Bull knows how to protect English men from savages, who, when they have com mitted crimes, have been shot out of cannons. Our Government acts differently. It leaves the "subjugation" of savage enemies to canting, semi-religious, scoundrelly civilians, who endeavor to bribe the savages with pres ents and fancifal pictures, and by siding with them against the Whites. Which is the best Government. in this respect2
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
! Badly Treated.

Never was Territory moro shabbily treat ed by the Government than is Arizona. In the past few years our mail facilities have been curtailed, and our earnest prayers for mail service on the overland route, from Al buquerque, New Mexico, to Prescott and Hardyville, have passed in at one ear and out through the other ear of the Government. Why is this 2
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
France.

Patriotic French citizens are engaged in the laudable business of raising money to be applied to pay ing the war debt which their country owes Germany The Rothschilds promise large sums, and an English manu- facturer, residing at Lyons, France, has al- ready subscribed $1,000,000.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
THE NEWS.
Domestic.

A bill to grant one half of Goat Island in San Francisco harbor. to the Central Pa cific Railroad Company, was introduced In the House of Representatives on the 9th inst, and passed few days later.
 The stockholders of the Union Pacific K. k. held their annual meeting at New York, on the 1th, and elected Horace F. Clarke, son in-law of Commodore Vanderbilt, President. X desperado named Lowry, said to have been the chief of the organized outlaws of North Carolina, was killed about the 9th instant.
 The Texas Pacific Railroad people have applied to Congress to have their charter amended-but in vain. The desired amend ment provides for the construction of the road from the east end, only.
 From Brownville, Texas, under date oi March II, comes dispatch which says, that since the middle of February more that 2,UO head of cattle have been stolen and driven into Mexico D, organized bands of Mexican thieves.
 1 A policeman beaten to death by mob oi ruffians, a father shot and killed in the midst of his household, by his son, and half a dozen husbands heartlessly deserted by their wives are among single days sensations in the fire purified city of Chicago.
 washington telegram says that the State Department refuses to receive the new Span ish minister on account of his well knowr hostility to the United States.
 Nine of the Nevada convicts who escaped from the State Prison, last September, and had been re-arrested and returned into GUS tody, escaped again on the morning of the Huh instant.
 Now that Father James Fisk, Jr., Is de funct, the naughty children of Erie arr indulging in a fierce railroad war. The Boar' of directors, in New York, have demanded the deposition of Jay Gould from the Presi dency. Jay Gould scents danger and quetl. resigns, and the people exclaim, "The Fri ring is overthrown."
 c. w. Graham, of Denver, Colorado, ha organized an expedition Tor Arizona. Ever, man is armed with a breechloading rifle ant a revolver, and each one is allowed 90 pound of baggage.
 Foreign
 There's a John Brown, in England, who's body isn't mouldering in the clay" an' whose soul is all right. He it was who ar rested the crazy Fenian that attempted L assassinate Queen Victoria. For this promp action Mr. Brown receives from his sovereig an annuity of e2,0O0.
 Bismarck threatens to inaugurate crusad against the Roman Catholic clergy, through out Germany, for alleged disloyalty. .
 The Mexican rebellion seems to be losin strength. The rebels have suffered a series 0 defeats near Zacatecas, and several of thei leaders have fallen ito the hands of the loya forces.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
Free Press.
patronage

We see it stated that the Free Press news paper, of Arizona City, has, or is about to have, new manager-Mr. Minor, of Los Angeles, who, we hope, will act so as to give satisfaction to the good people of Arizona City, who are able and willing to sustain any person who will publish a respectable journal in their town.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
Duty on Types and Paper.

The publications of the country, or, at least, very large number of them, are en- gagged in earnest cndeavors to have Congress abolish the duty on printing types and paper, thing we hope it will do.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
THE INDIAN QUESTION AGAIN.

the holy Saints John, what means this new movement of the Govern ment of the United States In favor of the enemies of citizens thereof. What have the poor, tax-paying Whites of Arizona done that they should be harrassed by the Indi- ans and the Government? Am swer, who can. Has the Devil, in the shape of a villainous, mis- called "Peace Commissioner" in- trenched himself behind President Grant, in the great White House at Washington, and filled that high official with his peculiar ideas upon a question that does not con- cern him, and of which he knows absolutely nothing, save that. by getting large appropriations Of money, ostensibly to feed and cIothe the Apaches, on reserva. tions, fortunes may be made by himself and his " angelic follow CTS, who know, full we'll, that the Apaches connot be kept upon res ervations? We think the Devil, or his representative, Vincent Col yer, has done this same thing. Else, why President Grants Wa vering policy upon this moment ous question? And why this pol icy? Is our illustrious President fearful lest the dearly-bought po- litical power of the accursed h. dian Ring may blight his hopes for another nomination and election? This is the way our people look upon it; this is the way they in- terpret President Grants crimin- al neglect of his duties towards them. And, thinking thus, their breasts contain more pity for than hatred of Ruler who has sworn to support, maintain and defend the Constitution of the United States, and to secure peace to all the people thereof.
 In case the gift of hearing be preserved to Nero he never can close his ears to the charge that he fiddled while Rome burned.' Then, let President Grant take heed lest he, too, shall, in years to come, be tormented by the cry that he trined with the lives and
 
 property of American citizens, and allied himself with the mur- derers and robbers of such, as we'll as the members of a Ring, (which Ring, we firmly believe, was forged in helD, whose sole purpose it has been, is yet, to rob Indians and torment the poor Whites of the Border.
 "Another Peace Commissioner coming, and orders from Adjutant General to prevent, as far as possi- ble, collision between the troops F and Indians in Arizona
 Spirit of George Washington, how the foregoing chilled the } hopes of our people, coming as it did, when, after years of patient waiting and suffering, Gen. Crook had, with the full permission Of Government and the best wishes of two-thirds of the good people of the United States, taken the field, prepared, we all thought, tc  teach the devilish Apaches les. son in good behaviour which they would not soon forget. No nice presents had he to give them, as had the male strumpet Colyer, no empty words about the "Greai Father" was he prepared to deliv- CT to the brutes. No, he, and he only, has a fatent plan for subdu- | rnn a.,1 x>o~t.U1f,, | T.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-23
Deceased.

Samuel H. Alter, brother of L. Alter, of Prescott, died at bis home, in Nevada county, Cal, on the 1st inst.