The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-06-29
Ghe @ Miner.
Prescott, Arizona.
Military Items.

Major Crittenden has taken command Of Camp Hualpai, pretty post, garrisoned by good officers and men. The Major is said to be good soldier and true gentleman
 Paymaster Ihrie has gone to Camp Verde to pay the troops there. On his return to Whipple, he will pay those stationed there, when he will start for California, paying, On his road, the troops stationed west of Whip pie.
 Itis said that two companies of Cavalry vill shortly arrive at Fort Whipple from Camp Mcdowell.
 Tn last weeks issue, we fell into the error of stating that Major Smith had been ap- pointed Department Inspector, when we should have stated that Major w. II. Brown 5th Cavalry, had been appointed Inspector.
 Surgeon H. R. Wirtz has taken the road leading to California, and we are sorry to know that it is not his intention to return again to this Territory, be having had enough of frontier service.
 Troops were sent out from Camp Hualpai to look after the Indians who stole some cat tie from Campbell & Baker.
 Company I, 12th Infantry, Captain Thomp- son, was expected from San Francisco, on the last trip of NeU6ern, to relieve Company D, same regiment, Captain MacGowan, of Fort Yuma, which latter Company Is under orders to report at Division Headquarters
 Assistant Army Surgeon Dewitt, formerly of McDoweIl and Whipple is ordered to the Department of California.
 The Companies of the 18th Infantry at Camp Beale Springs and Mohave are to be relieved by other companies of the same regiment.
 Company F, 5th Cavalry, Lieutenant Stew art in command, is engaged in breaking up Camp Crittenden.
 Major wm. B. Royall, 9th Cavalry, with Lient. Jacob Amy in charge of an escort of ten men, accompanied by Mir. Jacobs, recently visited the Indian Agent at Grant Reserva- tion. Returned to Camp Grant June 17, from . tour Of observation to the upper tributa- ries of the Gila, having in view, the selection of site suitable for military post,-to be a permanent one. It seems that the Grant Indians agreed with General Howard to go there; or at least this is one of the bounda- ries of the Reserve set apart for them, and a post is necessary wherever they may be finally located. It is understood that Major Royall has selected spot on the east bank of the San Carlos, about three miles above its con fluence with the Gila, on high ground, with near approach to wood and water. Troop NJ, 5th Cavalry, Lieut.. Jacob Amy, were under orders to take post there immediately. We presume that the Companies at Grant will be removed there as soon as practicable.
 A New Commander.
 We have already chronicled the fact that Major Rcyall, 9th Cavalry, had been ordered to take command of Camp Grant, in place of Major Crittenden, ordered to Hualpai. By reference to the Army Register for 1872, we find that this officer is one of the told army" having been commissioned Lieutenant in the 2nd Cavalry, in 1855. He is the second Major of the 5th Cavalry; Major Carr, at Mcdowell, being the senior; and Major Crit tenden, at Hualpai, the junior Major of the Regiment.
 Major Royall is said to be good, practical officer.
 Resigned.
 A Prescottite recently returned from South err Arizona, informs us that Second Lieut. enant Edward C. Edgerton, of Troop |" ," 5th Cavalry, has rendered his resignation,