The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-24
THE INDIANS.


 active during the past ten or twelve days
 Their frs. move was the killing of some cattle belonging to Messs. Campbell & Baker, at point on the Verde River, not far from Chino Valley.
 Shortly after this bad break of theirs; large party Of warriors paid their respects to the head of Hassayampa Creek, distant about nine miles from Prescott, where, although they succeeded in stealing five animals-the property of c. Davis, R. W. Groom and one other man, they paid dearly for them, as MT. Davis shot two of the savages dead and wounded another one. The day previous to this occurrence, MT. Davis was out in the woods, hunting deer, and while doing SO, he saw large flock of wild turkeys, none of which be could kill with his rife. So, next day he started out, armed with rife, shot gun and revolver, and while proceeding to- ward the place where he had seen the tur- keys, adeer, which appeared to be very bad ly frightened, ran by him, as fast as its legs were able to carry it. This circumstance aroused his suspicious; the thought of Indi- ans being near. flashed across his mind, and, no sooner had it done so than, To and behold, an Indian arose, near by, and was shot down by Davis. Then about twenty Indians were seen rushing in every direction, apparently not knowing the direction the shot which had proved so fatal to their comrade, came from, Mfr Davis then raised his shot gun, took ann, when another red-skin sank kown to rise no more. Soon the other barrel was emptied and another Indian fell, badly wounded. But he was carried off by his comrades, and Davis contcnted himself with picking up and carrying home three bows and as many quivers filled with arrows. He only regrets that he was not, at the time, armed with . repeating rife, which would have enabled him to do greater execution.
 The next break of the savages was made at point where the old trail from Prescott to Turkey Creek forks, not far from the Bull ly Bueno mill. Mm. McCloud and Mr. Saunders had been hunting, had killed five deer, and while returning to Bradshaw with their animals and game, a party of Indians supposed to have been Tontos, confronted thcr. when fioht took place, in which Mc- Cloud shot One Indian and wounded another, and Sir. Saundcrs wounded ohc more. Nc Cloud and Saunders lost three of their deer, .nd peai'c si.ss--..y s~ D~edehaw. reported the matter, when, soon after they ,..,h oth- CTS, returned to the scene of the attack atriv-' ing ,hefe some time during the nigut There they found the wounded Indian beside a fire. which hss conisa0eS, who were heard n the brush, at short distance, lad built for him. The voundedp Indian was, of course, killed, when the party started back, not Knowing how many sasages there might be concealed in the shrubbery. McCloud says that the wounded Indian referred to was young, active and very brave, and looked as though he might have been half-breed
 Soon after this, the savages stole nearly all the animals in and around Bradshaw, and one from Walnut Grove. Messrs. Bowers snd Cook, who arrived here Monday last, from Bradshaw, say they saw several Indian trails in the mountains.
 One day last week, the savages attacked Aguerre's freight train, near Tom. McWil liams' place oa the Hassayampa, wounded one of :he men of the train, but were finally driven of.
 They next made demonstration near the Vulture mine, where, it is reported, they wounded white man. And, to crown all, they, on last Wednesday, attacked station kept by & T. Cullumber, a few miles below the military post of Camp Date Greek, kill ing Mr. Cullumber and Mr. Harris, and running of several head of stock, which be- longed to Mir. Cullumber and Mir. James Grant, proprietor of the mail line
 Of this horrid deed, we have, through the kindness of Lieutenant Ebstein, Fist U. s. Infantry, who is now here, been placed in possession of the following account, received by him, Friday morning last, in letter from his wife, at Camp Date Creek. That lady says:
 "Have had a day of great excitement here. Culiumber and Harris were killed last night. Jemaspe Ia friendly Apache -Mohave Chief, came in this morning and said the Tontos were near by. Indians sent up war whoop and forty or fifty went out Captain Dwyer, at the time, was down at the ranch. This afternoon, an Indian came back said they had found ten Tontos, and wanted the soldiers to go out. Ten or twelve men, with Gilson, went. Have just returned, having killed two Tontos. Apache-Mohaves and Tontos were suspected, so We are very glad the real murdercrs were sound.n
 The driver of the stage, which, owing to this murderoas affair, did not arrive here un. til late yesterday morning, informs us th.t he examined the station where tue men were killed, and found tho house plundered: and the walls, floors, etc, smeared with blood. He also says that the Indians had dared the troops at Camp Date Creek to go out and fight them that there must have been hun. dreds of hostile Indians in the mountain. around Date Creek; that, in all probability they are tberc yet, and that he will not re turn without . large escort.
 Such is the situation here, after severa months of trial of Colyer & Co.'S plan t keep the Indians at peace, and such, we fear will it naatinue to be until after Genera Crook shall have struck several effectiv blows.
 Tae Venae Indians have sent in runners one Of whom,-a worthless renegade from th Mohaye tribe-has. told so raany diiferen stories rcgardiqg tue ehject of bis missio and the desire W the Indians for whom h came, that no reliance can be placed in any thing he has said.
 General Crook is now in tbe f,ald and ,r