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The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
WALLAPAI DISTRICT
What Governor Stafford thinks of the
 Mines.

Governor Stafford reached Skull Valley on the 3lst ult-, and next day proceeded on his jourEy to Tucson. He left Prescott a short time ago, went to Wallapai Mining District, took good look at the mines and gives his opinion of the district it the follow ing letter. written to us from Skull Valley, under date of March 31st, and which we take the liberty of publishing:
 "FRIESD NATION: They are building two furnaces at Wallapa, and the only obstacle in the way is the want of fire-brick or stone. believe some ofthe rock near this place will prove to be fire rock it looks very similar to rock in Nevada that has proved to be equal, or superior. to any ever found elsewhere. If this rock proves good it will be of immense value to the Territory. have arranged with MT. Bowers to carry or send a piece of the rock to Prescott, in your care, and l request you to send it to T. W. Cooyer, at Chloride, by first opportunity.
 "I am much pleased with the Wallapai District It cannot fail to attract large population and do much towards establishing tte fact that this Territory possesses i'm mense mineral wealth. It would not sur prise me to see five thousand people there before the year closes.
 "From previous conversations with Gov. Stanford, of the Central Pacific Railroad, I am assured that the company will run a rail- road to the Colorado as soon as the business will pay: and if the road was extended to the river now it would pay, aud I will so report when get home. Yours, &e.,
 AZ P K. SaFFoRp.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
Depressing Rumor.
The Eexican Question.

We 'ara space to direct attention to fto r"eH ltion of Col. Woolsey, in an -H.n and to beg our Government to
 Hnat Ike such steps as will protect tue.ssH cli ems who, for no other reason t1an thst they are Americans, are threatened with death by the half breed Indian fiends of Sonora, who have an idea that the killing and robbing of American citizens is duty they owe their God and country. The dan ger Is imminent, so imminent, indeed, that, should the National Government fail to give 1t the prompt attention called for, Governor Stafford ought to take the responsibility of calling out the militia. In this connection, We would also call the attention of the pow CTS that be, to the article which we to-day copy from the ErPrcss, of Los Angeles, Cal ifornia.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
Reported the Facts.

We learn from a dispatch dated Washing ington, March 2lst, that an official report Cfrom General Crook, we presume), had been received there, stating that few of the tribes placed on reservations show any disposition to accept the conditions offered by the Gov ernment. The report states that those at Camp Verde and Camp Mcdowell have all fled, and that murder and robbery have com menced with renewed yigor.
 This, of course, has reference to the Apache savages, and is true to the letter, but whether or not Government will believe it is horse of another Col(y)er.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
LETTER FROM THE CHA.
KIIclss THREATEN To DEPoPULGTE TIE
 BORDER
An Earnest Cal for Military Protection
STaxwIx STATION, A- T.
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} STaxwIX STATION, A- T.
 March lg, lc12- FRTEyD MGRIOs: TOars of the Sth inst. E at hand and finds gs in terrible state of ex- citement, in regard to an apparently iHevitA- < be invasion, by Mexiczns, from beyoad the { Border. I have it from good authority that an attempt will be made by them to raise men { in sonora. and then to make descent upon this section with the view of murCiering the last white inhabitaHt.
 They are making capital out of the killing Of c andzra, at Florence, he being son Of ex- Governor Gandara. of Sonora, who has 2 great many friends in the northern part of So nora. among all classes, bat particularly among the different Indian tribes and mixed bIOods of the Border.
 4. to the merits or deueri,s of the case Of the death of Gandara, have nothing to say. IL is enough for US 10 know that the trouble is upon us, and that it behoOves the Govern nent to interfere for our protection, or say, at once. that we must protect ourselves
 While Crooks hands are tied on the Indi- an question. why may hc not send two or three companies of cavalry along the line. Ten men at each station and a company at Florence would insure safety until the affair blows over. If some demonstration De not soon made by our people, within the next sixty days there will be more murders and robberies committed than in all the previous time since the first settlement of the Territory
 4 distribution of troops along the Border would staye off this trouble, for while. and save the lives of what settlers are now here Should nothing be done to avert this pending danger, some of us are as sure to fall as the sun is to rise and knowing this, if the pow CTS that be still turn deaf ear to our cry for help, we must and will appeal to the chivalry of the American people.
 When once the cry is raised, Across the Border :" think, then, the people of Sonora will taste some of the fruits of peace without peace. K. s. WooLsEY.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
PIMA COUNTY.

: We gIeaa the following from the Iacs0H [ C5fizea Of March 23d:
 The citizens of the San Pedro valley had
 petitioued for poet office, and their petition
 ought to be heeded-
 Moore t Carr, psopretorz Of the GilA Stage
 Line, had appointed J. w. Hopkins their agent
 ! The proprietor of the Crittenden station
 had sunk to the depth of 225 feet and found no water. but was still sinking.
 Apr" Gierdo had, it was thought, caused the death, by malpractice, of wO- man named Manuela BoseL i pest u0rtern examination was held on the body of the woman. under direction of Dr. J. (. Handy, after which the jury returned the verdict that death was caused by palpable mal- practice. After this the "dOctCT ' was ar rested and held in S2,O00 bail.
 Tn order to show tAat Tucson $ growing and improving. it ple4ses us to be able to copy the following:
 An unusual number of Improvements are going on Tn Tucson, and especially in the business portion. Samuel Hughes Las yery fine new building nearly ready for occup2- ton on the corner south of St. JOseph's Academy, and also solid wall around the lot James H. Toole has substantial. new building almost ready for the watch and clock establishment of Davis t Nelson. on Congress street; Geo. Hucke has one well nigh completed, just opposite Mr Tools, for J. E. Forbes drug store; Chas. Lesinsky has commenced an extensive addition to the rear of his store and residence Chas. II. Meyers has just finished extensive improve ments all about his premises; Leopoldo Car illo has refitted his rooms on the southwest corner of post-office block. and put one in fine style for the office of NJ l. Jacobs dc Co; Marsh 6 Co. are constructing an extensive one on Meyers street further south, on the same street, not long since, neat building was erected and occupied as a butche- shop: in and around Solomon Warmers residence there have been extensive improvements in the way of making two hay and livery yards with new walls and sheds, and substantial repairs on the adjacent dwellings; on the west side Of main street, little below Mr Scott's residence. the walls of new building are up, and we hear of many other projected iiA' O'CHl-At1- haiA 'AIIc> Nt HUI; tOSiC seems to be more money going into a good class of buildings than at any time for years.
 Joen Titus, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of this Territory, had started for his home at Philadelphia. He was in poor health.
 4 report was in circulation to the effect that Dr. Edwd. Phelps, formerly of Tucson and Prescott, had been murdered for his money, in Mexico. As the report came from Mexicans, we fear the Doctors career Is at an end-which is to be regretted notwith- standing his former shortcomings at this place as we'll as at Tucson, from which latter place hs skedaddled with some Government funds
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
LATE NEWS.
Wen Sh.k.

"eA o2zkel
 Cslior1ia kAs bten .hakep eartAqaaks, the r-rablIaS of xb;.s iron frska to San Dsesa. hw% at Visalia- where hoses, etc dOTn, and great e-evioss o,ep.s s> This quake oonzesoed pe=s-;, usz-uia- 0f March 95,h- From REssi4 there cones p.u trIrtiOu of q ci;y of 25,00o Is,,s.. another ezrthquakr.
 Cavalry Horses
 i late number of the Las , states that nearly +oo hOrses for en,- rice in ArizOna have been perra,..-s miRgton-
 The Acaches Congressman Sa-gen. osC.Er late. had great deal to say o,a,,-' Indian difficulties, and strza-e |. that As is elected to the |. s. s-,,,. syInpa;hies seem ;o be Eiih ,ke a,,,., ' he very well krOEs, cannot be ra-;s.I tAe sugzr-p'un policy Of the Inti,, ,. l. surprised Es 10 read. n ,.,.s. marks of Sargent, that war had s1-, make the Apaebes better, and tha, so, Quaker policy must be tried-iu,, . ss policy had nOi been ia vogue here e.rs,. Whites came 10 this part Of the Terri,sr,
 From San Francisco
 \ letter from our ellow-tosuxs,, Henderson, who is now in San Prasev., . forms Us that mail contractor Gran, I... 10 Washington; that Judge (. A. In, was hard al work trying to advance ts. ,.- ests of the Territory; that the iesSy i, San Fr@ncisco reganiing the gOrenusz, bastard Indian policy, was very bitt1; n. that prominent merchant gave ren, h !, feelings by saying to Mir. Hepderson: 8 VI doa't gos people haag tioss Psaa Csmas., eyspa
 MT H. had purchased and shipped .a h menSc stock of goods.
 Maricopa County.
 Late advices from Phoenix, Salt Rirr n ley, are in substance as follows:
 HeIlings & Co. had shipped some of ,hs four to Sonora The mil had s,oun.d want Of grain .. Crops looking magniio,s and almost ready for harvesting. ;. .Party Pima warriors, with J. ". Swilling and Rogers, had gone into the mountains to po pect.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
YUMA COUNTY.

The Arizona City Sztiaa, Of March g, furnishes the following items:
 Specimens of WaIlarai ores had been as- sayed by Jrlius SIebeck, with favorzble rs- suits.
 The Mexican people had isdulged in sort Of semi-reIigious celebration
 Among the recent arrivals Ee notice the names of James E. McCafFry, Of Tucson; pr. J. V. M-CandIess and John L Taylor, Q: Prescott, and G. W. Barnard and John Duff. Of Ehrenberg-
 \ salute Of guns was fired from the bat tery, al Fort Yuma, On the evening of the 22d, in honor of Colonel Mason, 2.st Infantry. who was about leaving forCaliforBiA
 The steamship Ssr5era was to have start cd out from Port Isabel, mouth of the Colo rado river) for San Francisco, abOu, the 18th ultimo. \ large lot of ore and some hides were 10 have been ready for shipment. Under the head of -' JustifAble Homicide, the paper says:
 \ few days since, James Lester, q team ster in the employ Of Ch@s. Beach, shot and killed a Mexican at Antelope Peak. On his arrival here he delivered himself 10 the proper authorities. and was examined before Justice Mix yesterday, and discharged IL appeared in the evidence, that III the quarrel between these two men, tile deceased at tempted 10 take Lester's life by snspping hts rife twice at him, when the latter drew hIs revolver and shot him dead
 [. I. Phelps, one Of the engineers employ ed in surveying the route of the Southern Pacific RaiIroad, was in the city His party was at work near Dos Palmos-
 The stage from Tucson was fired into, on the night of the 18th, by some miscreant, at a point near Antelope Station, bat nobody, it appears, was hurt.
 The editor gives his predecessor, Mr- Cor don, some parting shots.
 From the following 1t will be seen that Judge Reavis was running District Court. and that Gertrude's chances for getting clear were frightening, if his prospect for doing so was not already A No. 1:
 The Court of the Second District of Arizo- na met on Monday last, Judge Reayis pre- siding.
 The application Of M Burns, Esq, for ad- mission to practice in the several Courts Of the Territory, was granted.
 NJ. Burns, Esq, was appointed by the Court as attorney for Gertrude; Clarence Gray, Esq, Dist. Attorney, representing the Territory.
 In the matter of the Territory of Arizona ys. Gertrude, murder, three yenires were issued during the week without obtaining jury, when Sheriff Tyng certified that he had exhausted the couDty-an impartial jury could not be obtained, whereupon the motion of defendant for non-suit was taken under ad- visement.
 The L. s. Grand Jury was impanneled on Monday, and tho Territorial Grand Jury on Thursday.
 The Court met again this morning, at 10 o'clock and adjourned till Monday, at 10 o'clock, a. m.
 The fellow Gertrude has already put this county (YavapaD tOgreat expense, and there is now no telling how soon stop will be put to this drain upon the pockets of our tax payers.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
Sale of the Missouri Democrat
 for S450,000.

ST LOUIS, March g. The NiSs0sF1 Dsse t,S. crat was sold yesterday under an orde' Ol ... court to close partnership. Fishback pu''N-' ed the paper for S450,0O0. !,
 Should General Howard see men ''' things here as Colyer saw them, the MIN" will be sold for triie less than the ao',' sum, because, you see, the chances Woula
 that the Hendian Department " would clare the office lead mine on land to Wn', the Indian title had not been extingaisA'''
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
Will Celebrate.

The Nesrs says the Odd Fellows of Los Angeles will celebrate the 53d anniversary of the founding of the order, which comes on the 2Gth inst
 Cannot the Odd Fellows of Prescott cele- brate the event in some way that twill pre- vent, as far as possible, hostilities between themselves and the Red men?
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
San Diego Union.

This wide awake little daily paper = the best of its size on the Continent of North America, has shot like rocket into the third year of tsexistanee. Its publishers have the prayer of the MINER for that success that weighs down people with. popularity and twenty dollar gold pieces.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
Resigned.

General Longstreet has resigned fat Federal position at New Orleans, owing, Gov. Yarmouth says, to the odium in which his brother officials are held by the people. A brother-in-law of Ben. Butler succeeds Long street
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
Mining Sales at Wallapai.

We learn, byprivate letter from wallapai District, that the Empire, Schuyler and Sche- nectady lodges have been sold for Sl400e
 c. A. Luke of this place, has sold his inter- est in the Union mine to Sam Hoffner, for $3, GOO gold coin.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
The Railroads.

Beyond the news that two surveying parties are approaching the Colorado River-one in the direction of Fort Yuma, the other in that of Fort Mohave-our California exchau- ges contain nothing but specuiations about the supposed intentions of this and that Railroad Company.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
Strawberries.

The Los Angeles Nees quotes ripe straw berries as retailing for 2 cents per pound. The greatest luxury now in the Prescott market is rare hail stones, a moderate supply of which has just been sent down from above.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
Wickenburg.

Our Wickenburg correspondent informs us that Governor Stafford, who recently passed through the town, said he would pay re- ward for the capture of the two Mexcans who recently murdered a Frenchman in Yuma County, a full account of which bloody affair will be found in our Ehrenberg letter.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
Returned.

F. NJ. Larkin has returned from his trip to California, and will soon have men employ ed, putting upa new station and trading post at some point on the Gila road, between Mar icopa Wells and Florence. Frank says he enjoyed life in California.
 He reports the Mexicans of his vicinity as quiescent.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
Prescott Ore.

We see by the San Francisco Scieatifc Press, of recent date, that J. W. Thurman, of its city, had crushed and sampled l45 sacks of silver ere, from the vicinity of this town. Result not stated.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
The sayages Wound One Man. Try to wound CT Kill Several Others ana Steal Tventy-TEo Head of Animals.
From the Rio Verde

c.P. Head. (. C. Bean, H. B0werz, E. C. Pain. and other citizens Of Prescott, arrived home from the Verde, oa Thursday last, bringing news Of an attack, ty Indians, upon some farmers Of the Rio Verde, who were al work repairing their irrigzting ditches, in which attack, man whOge name we have not learned was shot in the neck, with bull let. which bullet, no doubt having been ham mered into shape. divided into three pieces, each piece Of which the mans neck thus making three separate wounds, neither of which, we rejoice to learn, is considered dangerous The other white men were lucky in not having stopped one fthe many bullets shot at them. The Indians were secreted behind rocks, etc, On the edge Of the raes1, overlooking the lower ranch at the Verde settlement. This occurred on Thurs day of last week. 4 day or two afterwards M. K. LeTty wasshOt at by the savages, but he escaped without scratch--all this within three miles Of military post.
 While returning to Prescott the party saw broken arrows and plenty of Indian sign in the road.
 Upper Lynx Creek
 Friday Of last week, a small party Of Indian fhieves stole horse from Jake Hinkle, and robbed his cabin of clothing, provisions, gun, ammunition, some gold dust and various other things. The horse had just been pick eted close by where Jake WAS sluicing in the creek, when the savages stole up and led him away. A mule which was running loose was left, the thieves not caring to risk making noise in endeayoring to drive the mule of, for fear their presence might be discovered.
 From Bradshaw.
 Vim. Linn informs Us that at the time he left Bradshaw several horses and mules were missing, and that their owners had given up ever seeing them again.
 4 note from T. W. Brooks, superintend cnt of the Del Pasco mill and mine, gives us to understand that one day last week the red thieves came within one-half mile of the mill and stole four work oxen, the property of Mr. Stanton, who, short time ago, lost more cattle by the red imps.
 Burnt Ranch
 We next hear Of them at Burnt Ranch, l. few miles west from Prescott, from which place, On Saturday last, they stole two good horses, the property Of Adam. Riesbeck who, we learn, followed their tracks until they en- 1 tered the gorges of Granite Mountain, where Z he very well knew it would not be safe for ' him to go. s
 Depressing Runlor , A Mexican who arrived here several days ago, from Camp Verde, says news had reach |, cd certain persons at that place, through In- ' dian sources, that the large freight train Of l Fully, ochoa & Co, had been attacked by Cachise's Indians in San Simon Valley, near , Camp Bowie, when most of the people be- ! longing to the train were killed. { We sincerely hope for an early contradic- ton of this report
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
Died of His Wounds.

Captain Welbourn Of Mineral Park, says, in arecent letter to us, that J F. Wallace had died of wounds inflicted by wm. O'BrieD, who was arrested, examined and discharged, it having been proven that he had acted in self fense.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
Camp Hualpai.

Miss Foster, B Foster, and Jos. Marr ar rived here Thursday last from Camp Hualpai, which post NIT. F. says, has of late been great ly improved by its commander, Captain J, W. Mason, Fifth Cavalry.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06

Without courage, said Sir Walter sc.ss there cannot be truth, and without 'I'''' there cannot be any other virtue.
 True for you, Mr. Scott. Vide Colyer, "D" man, and other Indianized vagabonds-
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
His Name.

fhe name Of the man recently shot in the necA, by Indians, alar Camp Verde, is Philip Mnklcr.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
Fire in Oakland.

We see by the NsEs that the MerchaD' Exchange, of Oakland, California, was rscsn' ly consumed by fire.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
Another Man Shot.

An9ihef White inan--nar.e nog yetlearned as---s s es siss,i at and wounded by Indians, 'wer Agua Fra, few days 70.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
A Wheel Within a Wheel

If the following dose not put one in mind of the spying "a wheel within a wheel, Ss don't know what would:
 HEADQUARTERS, DEPT. oy ARIzOsi,
 PREscorr, March 2, I6s
 (cIRcULaR)
 The following instructions to the con manding officer Camp Verde, A. T., are pub lished for the information and guidance d officers serving in this Department:
 HEADQUARTERS, ETC, ETC,
 PREsCorT, March ?, 1872 Commanding Officer, Camp Verde, \, r. SIR: Referring to your report of the ssa instant, relative to the work oxen stolen el Indians from the vicinity of your post, l m directed by the Department Commander to say, that although you should prevent s' h' as possible. collision between the troops and Indians, it is also your duty to protect a' iT as possible, the settlers in your vicini'!' using every exertion, with the force at y0ol command, to recover stock stolen from inem by Indians.
 The foregoing circular is duly signed Sy the officer whose duty it was to sign II, a'u commanding officers to whom 1t was address ed will be puzzled to know how they caa protect settlers and recover stock stolen iroh them by Indians, and at the same tine, P's- vent, as far as possible, collisions between the troops and Indians" It ought, thoosn' to act as strong eye-Opener to the au'nO'', /, ties at Washington, who arc the authors O' so many conflicting and anomalous in''AH policies for Arizona.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-04-06
Fisk's Murderer.

A stay of proceedings was granted in the Stokescase, at New York, on the 22nd ut.