The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-12-05
Southern Arizona.

We compile as follows from the Arizona Citizen of Nov. 29:
 During the week several Mexicans from the towns of Altar, Msgdalena, San yacinto and Espinosa arrived at Tucson, and stated that Indians had, since the 9th inst, stolen 55 head of horses and mules from residents at those points, and in every instance the ami mals had been traced to or towards the Ca chise or Chiricahua reservation. The owners of the stock brought with them . certificate from the Preiect of Magdaleua, setting forth the facts, and they came to ask aid from the civil authorities in recovering their property. It is now fourteen months since the sanctified peace maker, Gen o. Q. Howard, made treaty with old Cachise, which turned his band loose upon our defenceless Mexican neighbors, and provided &. place of safe re- treat for the redskins after their raids were made and the wails and complaints from Sonora have been constant and Increasing in volume ever since. It is high time these pro ceedings were put stop to by the U. s. Gov ernment.
 The Citizen does not favor tue project of taking Sonora into Uncle Sams fold, although the scheme seems to meet the appreciation of many of our most far-seeing statesmen. IL argues that we do not want more land that we do not need to add to our population by an nexation, and thap it would be folly to acquire, by force or purchase, something we do not want. So far so good but there is another side of the question, and those who see both sides, it seems to the MINER, must admit that we do want Sonora and Lower California : that we absolutely require the entire control of the mouth of the great Colorado river, for commercial purposes, and we need Guay- mas for the same end. The MINER thinks there are other great and obvious advantages to be gained by annexing all of Mexico north of . line running west from the mouth of the Rio Grande, near the 25sh parallel.
 Conservative as the CITIZEN is on the So- nora question, it is not less so on the Spanish imbroglio, and thinks the only wrong done in the Virginius affair was the hssty execution or the victims, and is evidently of the opinion that we don't want Cuba or war with Spain
 Private adyices from Philadelphia to the Citizen show the ability and intention of the Texas Pacific Railroad Company to go on with the construction Of the road rapidly. ..
 A ball, in honor of General Crook, (wbo was present) and the completion of the Ari- zona telegraph, came off at Congress Hall Nov. 24th. It was THE affair of the season. The Fifth Cavalry Band furnished the music
 Reference is made to the depredations of the Pima Indians upon the property of set tiers in Salt River and Gila Valleys, and the Citizen says vigorous appeal accompanied by facts capable of the clearest authorization should be gotten up by the citizens of those valleys and transmitted to Delegate McCor- mack for presentation to the higher anthori- ties.
 The San Carlos Division of the White Mountain Reservation Las been formally abol- ished, and the Indians and property turned over to Agent Roberts of Apache. The h. dians under Mir Roberts care were never more tractable.a and well disposed.
 Governor Stafford and Surveyor-General Wssson, have addressed the Interior Depart ment, asking the contraction of the eastern line of the White Mountain Reservation from the New Mexican boundary to the Rio Bonito for the reasons that east of the Bonito ars valuable mines and the lands are not occupied or needed by the Indians.
 Governor Safford, Judge Titus, Dr Handy and Messrs Hopkins and Leatherwood bat f gone to Patagonia Mountains, to examine tn,
 mines.
 Light frosts have prevailed in Tucson. Arrangements have been made to heat thl , cells in the county jail.
 : More activity is exhibited in developing th, mines south and west of Tucson than for : long time past.
 P. R. Tully, Territorial Treasurer, had re turned from trip East.
 ' Mrs Gen Crook gave reception, at Dr c : H. Lords rooms, on the evening of the 18th n which was joyial occasion. Next day, il if company with Lieut. F. l.. Dodge and Mis > Clement, she started for Prescott. o Col A. W. Evans, Inspector General, noy on tour of inspection through the depart q ment, arrived in Tucson Nov 28. 4 Gen Crook was in Tucson from the 2lst t
 the 18th, and was, generally, called upon b
 the citizens, and msde the recipient of heart 'f thanks and congratulations on his success i