The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-07-12
Abandonment of Old Military
 Posts.

The withdrawal from this military depart. ment of five troops of the first cavalry and the consequent lessening of the number of soldiers in the department, has caused the "powers that be-" to give the word for the breaking up of Camps Hualpai, Date Creek and Bealc Springs. The first named two posts are in this (Yavapai county.) Hualpai was established about May 18th, 1869. ltis about 3j miles in a northwesterly direction from Prescott, on the road to towns in Mo. have county and California. It is in the midsto finely timbered, pretty well-water- cd and grassy section of our Territory, and surrOunGed by many good farms. The post Is pretty well built. Some of the houses are of lumber, while others are of adobe Most Of the work of building, etc, having been done by the soldiers, Government will not be out much. The post trader, MT. D. r. Foster, will be the heaviest loser, he having some 5000 worth of buildings. With him we sympathize. as, owing to absence of troops in the field, be has not had chance to sell goods and make money.
 What the effect of the abandonment of Camp Haupai, on farmers in that vicinity will be, at present, Is hard 10 tell. That they will still live and thrive, is to be hoped.
 Beale Springs is about loo miles farther west, on the same road, and within l0miles of Cerbat, the county seat of Mohave. It is lo- cated at one of the largest and finest springs Of water in the Territory, which, in time, will be used for mining purposes. There is very little wood and not much grass in the immediate vicinity of the post. It was es- abolished by Gen. StOneman, in 1871, and was never intended Co become a permanent poet. At the Wallapai Indians have been fed, since making peace. The buildings are of adobe, and said to be good. Mr B. II. Spear the post trader, has made costly improvements.
 Camp Date Creek was established early in lS6j. It is on the road from Prescott to WIckenburg. Ehrenberg, Phoenix, Yuma, Florence, Tucson and other towns in South ern Arizona, as we'll as to points in California. IL is a very neat adobe post in the heart of a very picturesque country, containing some good farming lands, excellent stock ranges and mineral deposits. Mir. Geo. H. Kim6all the post trader, has fine store building. It Is his intention to stick to the place and raise stock.
 Date Creek has been boarding or feeding | place for Apache Mohaye and Apache Yuma Indians ever since they have condescended to take Government rations Near it they have committed numerous murders and robberies ] As near as We can divine, Inspector General Sackett has reported in favor of the aband- 1 onment of these three posts. llualpai will be vacated immediately, but We are not cer- tain as 10 the time fixed for abandoning the other two. Neither are we prepared to say whether any of them are to be abandoned for gooi. The Wallapai Indians at Beae Springs will have to remove to the Colorado or Verde reservations, Bless us if we know or care which. According to last roster of troops (that of May,) We find the following forces at these posts:
 At Camp Besle Springs, Company F." 18th lnfanty; Camp Date Creek, Company "G, g 5th Cavalry, and Company "B," 23d Infantry; Camp Hualpai, Company "K," 5th Cavalry, and Company "G." 23d Infantry.
 There being "lots" of work for these
 troops to perform in the field" it is not
 likely that any post will get much benefit from them, for some time to come.
 It may be that some southern posts vii
 soon be abandoned, but of this we have nc
 possible information. We think Bowie might
 be dispensed with