The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-06-08
MILITARY MATTERS

6raers. Crook, ae-Ompanied by one man oniy star'ed from Headquarters Wcndesday last. for Camps hua'Iai and Beale Springs, with the ob- jec' in view, B l. said, ot organizing small force io go ouJ against .ile Indians, aud this move mcnt oi tue tIencra.e brings 10 mind the fact that several months ago, he started in the same direction, for the same purpose, and when, after considerable hardship and trouble in orcanizing small force of Wallapai Indians as scouts and guides, orders, from Washington, were received hy him, directing him to stay wariike proceed inss against the common enemy uEin such time as new Peace Commissioner could come here and try what vrtue there might be in "moral suasion," or something of the sort That Con- nissioner-the gallant General Q. 0. Howard came, saw, but did not conquer peace with the bad savages, aud. under date of May g. 1872, spoke his sentiments, (which are exactly ours) in the following communication:
 HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENr ARIzoNA1 PRESCOTT A. T.. May 9, is7a G,HeTGi GeoT0e Croot, Commanding D,partmsnt:-
 GENERAL: The object of tlie telegram of the 2is, .o prevent collision. far possible between the tros and Indians enable the Secretary Of the Ineri.s Ca make effort settle all trouble peaeably That eort has been made through me as Sresia Cta missioner As roboercs and murders still continue amongst fle incOrrgiby hostile these ho are not on the Reser vatOns and who viii not go Reservations there is no
 
 discretion until ihe grdeers and robbers and those who sympaihize with them. whaierer tribe they may be- long to be made io feel the of the Government punish crime will in the of the Secretaries of War and of the lneri.a who me here with ascre ionary power and in accordance with the spirit of Presidents order relieve you anything in the sai telegram that shall hinder this vigorous course.
 Fefy respectfully. your ohedieni servant.
 Brig. Gen. Us Army, Special Co,nmissioner Indian | Department.
 And, now, that General Crook has again taken the field, 10 accomplish dangerous, difficult al- most thanklcss but necessary work, we on be- half Of the whites of this Territory, implore the authorities at Washington to act up to the spirit of General Towards letter, as above, and, our word for it. Crook will not be slow 10 convince our crring red brethren that We and they have ' Government whose laws and decrees must be obcyed. And, the sooner the better, as the whites of the Territory are heartily sick and tired of the cruel war that has desolaicd the Territory and weighed down its Industrious ig'7tit71.s AE.iu, iI Is Hat .4 policy oi General Crook to purchase peace at thc sacrifice Of blood aad .Tcas urc, iE l'.acc e1D be brought Iboui iu any other wayr d, ls thinks, is can. By stocking th- coat y wltH smai parties 3t cavalry, and kerp- IDg said Flr-t- rtutlu14IiY uu The move. the bod .ile saya-es viii ac stirred gp" so ihat this sumlBcF agy H3t pa~s ere fGCy rAail come d sec ihe error Uf th.ir wJr, Nbgu Kindness. fOrs ] gjycue~s. food aHc eiohin- wii be given them bF tthe cliz,Us, saouij Government ;alI las it has,
 
 To do this. General Crook has brave soldiers, but is lacking in many things needed by soldiers ! in wild mountainous country like this, all of which, We hope Government will speedily furnish. In conclusion, our citizens may now rest assured | that, should there be no backing down the part of the Government, from its published pro- gramme, the day of delivcrance for them is not far distant. The Apaches can be conquered by a show of force, if not by the miserable COlyer policy. tt
 The scouting party of troops that recently went out from Whipple under command of Leutenauts Boyle and Garvey, returned recently, without hay ing found the enemy.
 A horse, left behind by the command, was gobbIcd up By the Apaches, who killed and ate him.
 By private letter from San Francisco, we learn that the recommendation of General Crook, cndOrs- ed by General Schofcld, that U. s. Depository bc established at Prescott, well as at Tucson, has been approved by The authorities at Washing ton, but We fear, 100 late to have the necessary authority from Congress at this late stage of this session. Ncxt!session, however, it will We believe, become fact.
 Paymastcrs will also be stationed at Prescott and Tucson. Tue Posts of Bcaics Springs, Mo- have and Yuma, will be paid hy Paymastcr stationed in San Francisco The Posts of Verde, Whipple, Hualpai, Date Creek and perhaps Me Dowcll, by the sPaymaster stationed in Prescott The other Southern Posts, by the Paymastcr stationed at Tucson.