The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-01-20
News--Personal, Etc.

k. to visit Wickenburg, PhGnix, and other impor. tant points on his southern mail route
 Gen. George Crook, Commander of the Military Department Of Arizona, started for Camp Me DowclI, carly Sunday morning fast. ria Wickeu. burg and Phenix, for the purpose, we are in- formed, Of directing and expediting the move. mcnts of the Fifth Cavalry.
 John D. McChesncy cashier for General Tomp- kins, Is now eH route for San Francisco, where he will rejoin his chief, when both will proceed to Washington. During their short stay here, the Gcncral;and bis cashier made quite a favorable impression upon the minds of all citizens who came in contact with them.
 Lieutenant Ross, Aide to General Crook, has gone to Camp Mcdowell. The Lieutenant, with awcak escort, took the trail, one or two days af. ter the departure of his chief
 A. Henderson, of D. Henderson BrO., mer- chants, of this place. left for the south in General Crooks party. Mir. Henderson may visit Tucson in which case he may take it into his head to pur- chase that place and have it removed to Salt Riv- CT, the Gila or to some other good location.
 Captain Burton, U. s. A, Dr. Tanner, Indian Agent for the Colorado River Reservation, and Albert Johnson, started out of Prescott Tuesday last, ria the Prescott and Mohave road. The two firstnamed gentlemen go to the reservation. MT Johnson will take a look through Wallapai Min. ing District, and then proceed to his home in Los Angeles. If we correctly informed, Captain Burton's main business at the reservation will be to collect testimony, from Indians thereof, re- garding the authors of the recent murders near Wickcnburg, and from facts that have already been communicated to Us by very reliable gentle men, we doubt not but that he will find sufficient proof to satisfy Government and the entire PcO- pie, that the horrid crimes were committed by Apachcs calling themselves " friendly" and who, since the date of tue massacre in question, have been seen with grccnbacks in their possession.
 Surgeon II. k. Wirtz, Capt. Burton, U. S. A., and Albert Jobnson, brother of Geo. A. Johnson, of the Colorado Steam Navigation Company, ar rived here Saturday afternoon last, from Califor- mia. They came ria the Hardyvillc route, and had a very pleasant trip. Right glad were We at seeing our old and esteemed friend, Wirtz, than whom a nOblcr specimen of humanity docs not exist. He came here pursuant to orders, but does not expect to remain in the Territory long. Dr. Wirtz. our citizens will recOlect, was Medi- cal Director under General StOncman. service Of 25 years in his corps, much of which time has been spent on the frontier, ought to induce his "supcriors" to cease ordering him around from post to post.
 The Dr. infcrns Us that twcnty-Onc recruits started with his party from Drum Barracks four teen of whom went down the Colorado, and seve- en came on to Fort Whipple.
 At Fort Rock, in this Territory, Indians had, a few days previous to the arrival of the party thcrc stolen some horses from the settlers.
 Gen. Wheaton had gone to San Francisco Gen. s.nrcnnr WIS stil, muGrg over his fate, at Drum Barracks.
 Judge Briney, CT the Indian Agency, has his office in Wm. Corys house, Prescott.
 Superintendent 3cudeiI is the guest of Sur gcon Ba1ly, Medical Director, d Fort Whipple.
 4. Barnett, Of Barnett x Block, Wicken5urg,
 '~ town attending to business.
 ..#... ....t t.. ~' -- r"r Tomp- kins' staH, has elected 10 remain in Arizona, wbcrc, already he has made hosts of friends He has been connected with the Army since 1852 has 'isI,..d almost every State and Territory in tbe Union, anu l'a Arizona better than the best of them.
 Shcrid Bchan and Deputy Shcra Frank Ayers have been on the go, quite frequently, Of late at taching the property of abscondng debtors, etc.
 Mrs. T. NJ. Alexander, of this town, visited Williamson Valley, recently, and with Mrs. Doug las and Mrs. Zimmerman, of that valley, had a real good time. Mrs. Alexander says that Mrs. Douglas has revolutionary relics worth seeing some of which are China plates, which had been buried in the ground, which dodge saved said plates, etc, from being taken or destroyed by the cOnfoundcd Tories.
 A. c. Williamson is now sole proprietor of the Antelope restaurant business, Chas Often having sold out and gone over to Lynx Creek, to dig out gold Williamson is doing his very best to get a good run of custou., of which he is deserving.