Arizona citizen., 1873-05-03
FROM SONORA.

l/ General Juan D. Luna, commander Ivf the National Guards of Sonora, and Lieutenant Colonel Calletano Silba, of the National Guards of So- nora, left here last Monday for home.
 They called upon us before leaving
 and made the following statement
 relative to the Apache difficulties along
 the border. General Luna says that
 he went to see Cacbi,e, the 20th of
 last March, on the Chiricahua reser-
 vation: that while there, he saw at
 least twelve hoIses and mules that
 were taken Ill sonora the last of
 December or forepart of January ;
 that he saw Henry rifle that be-
 lcnged to Juan Garcia, Mineralogist,
 who was murdered by the Apaches in
 C1uapau, Sonora, the forepart of last
 January, and that he saw plush coat
 at Bowie that had been purchased on
 the reservation from an Apache, and which belonged to Pablo Valencia, Chief Justice of Sonora. who was mur-,
 dered by the Apaches early in last Janf
 uary. He says that he was received and treated courteously by Cachise, but that on stating to him that he anb
 his people desired to make peace wit
 him, he said that he would not for k
 moment think of making peace witt
 he people of Sonora, and was bi4
 ter ill denunciation of his people.
 While Ill conversation with CachiSe,
 he Apaches with him manifested tfe
 Deepest hatred toward Gen. L., and ona attempted to cut the rope his horse fwas tied with and expressed the deter Imination to take the horse away from hlm, to compensate for a brother he claimed had been taken captive in Sonora; {; but he was prevented from doing so by Cachise, and when con- pelled to desist he threw himself upon the ground and cried. Colonel Silba informed us that he has been specially delegated for some time past
 by his government, to protect the frontier of Sonora in the field along and near the Arizona line against the Apaches; that he had followed maraud- ing bands of Apaches to the Chiricahua who had committed mur- Pers and robberies in Sonora, in the months of December, January, Feb Auary, March and April; that when He reached the Arizona line, he was especially instructed by his govern- rhent to stop and not go over the line. The last time he followed the Apaches they had taken twenty eight head df stock, and he followed on the trail 10 the line of Arizona and the reserva- tion, at point about forty miles south bf Camp Bowie. Both of these gen. Flemen say that depredations by the Apaches have been more frequent during the past few months than ever before during their recollection. In answer to any inquiry whether some or all of these Apaches might not live in Sonora, they were most positive that none of them live in Sonora, and say that if such was the case they could soon hunt them out, but that invariably they go across the line into Arizona. For months past these complaints have constantly come from Mexico, and it is due the h. dians and the good name of our gov ernment, that steps be taken to find out whether these depredations are committed by Indians fed and pro- tected in Arizona or not. If 1t is un- true, then the Indians should not be held responsible, as they are now, for these crimes. If it is true, then the should take immediate steps to stop it. Humanity will not sanction for moment, allowing sav- ages to murder men, women and chil- dren in friendly nation, and at the same time to be fed, clothed and pro- tected at the expense of the people.