Arizona citizen., 1872-10-05
FIRST IMPORTANT VICTORY.
Forty or More Guilty Indians Killed
 by the Troops.

erect and able management, one sig.
 nally important killing of hostile
 Apaches has been made-one thai
 will strike terror to the hearts Of the
 savages in at least all the northern
 part of Arizona. After the Date
 Creek affair, 1t was evident that Ira
 taba and other Apaches used by Gen.
 eral Crook to help him unravel the
 Wickenburg massacre, would be hunt
 ed down and slaughtered if possible
 by Ochocama and his band who con-
 mitted said massacre and got the
 worst of the Date Creek fight. Aside
 from the Generals purpose to open
 and continue the campaign in earnest,
 he now felt under the greatest obliga-
 tions to protect Irataba and his band,
 and about the 21st of September, he
 went to Camp Hualpai and there or ganized eighty-seven friendly Walla-
 pals as soldiers. Having to return to Prescott, he then ordered Colonel Ma son to take three Troops of the Fifth Cavalry and the friendly Wallapais, and move directly upon the enemy. After getting into the Santa Maria Mountains, the troops had to dismount and go on foot, and on the following Tuesday morning about daylight, four rancherias were struck upon the brow of an immense box canyon, thereby preventing the execution of the order to surround them. But the fight was made, and some forty war riors killed, and ten squaws and their children taken prisoners. AS nearly as Col. Head could remember the de- tails, we have here given them.
 We have no hesitation in declaring this the most important killing of Apaches ever made in Arizona, and that its influence for peace will be incomparably above all the milk and water pow VOWS and bribing ever done. Guilty Indians were killed being the band that massacred the Loring party. The troops and friendly Indians (recently hostile) did the work under the immediate direction of the General of the Depart ment, and the Apaches know these facts. The Apach5s know the troops, backed by high authority, can and will kill those at war and protect and feed those at peace; and they do not know who of themselves are their friends or enemies, until they meet in battle.
 For these and other reasons, this killing Is by far the most valuable ever made i'll Arizona. Now, if the 'ascals don't run upon the reserves, play peace and get food till Spring again, the genuine work of making peace in Arizona will go right forward o 8 reasonably quick conclusion. No. living man can excel General Crook in 6 work of this kind-if given proper liberty and power to ex- cute his own plans.
 The Prescott Miner comes th1s morning with Colonel Mason's official eport of date September 24-of which his IS the important part:
 have the honor to inform you that my ommand struck the Apache -Movave In lans about daybreak this A. NJ, after i lborlous march of eight (S) miles on foot ' yer country literally cut up with deep anyons. Our surprise was a complete uccess, having attacked four (4) rancho jas simultaneously. killing forty (40D Tn-l iaiiS ana woundlng many more, also cap- urlng eight (S) women and ten (10) chii- ren. The rancherias were on the brow deep canyon and to surround them ; 'as impossible, thus allowing some to es- ape who otherwise would have not.
 RAILWAY matters still have an en- look at the San Diego end the Texas and Pacific. On receiv- 1g advice of the acton of the people of