The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-04-12

Formerly, Verde was an unhealthy post, but its present elevation above the influence Of miasmatic yapors will, no doubt, give 1t n very different character.
 The post traders establishment, where we found MT. c. F. Head and G. w. llance, hard at work attending to the wants of GUS toners, is fine adobe building, crammed with goods of every kind.
 Col Nelson, of the pay department, had jus. disbursed about S25, 900, and trade was very lively.
 Below the post, are the excellent farms of Judge M K. Lerty and other citizens, who have barley, alfalfa etc, growing.
 The day after our arrival, Capt. Nickerson, Lieutenant Ross and Mr. Henry Hewitt, ar rived from Prescott.
 The following named officers and their commands arrived from their fields of labor before and after our arrival: Major Brown, Captains Taylor, Hamilton and Randall i; Licutenants Rockwell, Brodie, Michler, Schuyler, Babcock, Watts, Amy and Bourke, all oi whom have done good service for their country and civilization.
 Pecks Lake
 Leaving the post Thursday morning, Gems. Crook-and Small, Drs. Bcndell and Williams, two Date Creek Apache una Indians, and three or four other persons, besides ourseli, started up the river to examine the valleys and thereby gain some idea of adap,ability of tue country for an Indian reservation. As cending for about l7 miles, we encamped for the night, in the neghborhoOd of Peck's lake, and congratulated each other upon the advan- tages of this section for home for the three tribes of this vicinity-adyaDtages which may be summed under the heads plenty of rich bottom land miles after miles of good grass abundance of water, timber, fish, game, sola- ton from white settlements, and mild eli mate To this place the Date Creek Indians will soon be removed here will the Verde Indians, the Indians of the Tonto Basin and Mcdowell be domcled, in bands and families along the river, which is the prettiest stream of water yet seen by us in Arizona. High mountains rise upon either side of this stream, from whose tops and sides flow many streams of crystal water. Fearing ague, the Indians will be made to live on the high land overlooking the valleys. and everything pos sible wlll be done to make them happy and content. That such efforts as we know will be made may prove entirely successful is our most earnest wish.
 On returning to the post we had the pleas
 
 dans-soldiers, captives and conquered-all of whom appeared to have buried the hatchet and forgotten the past. Here were some 90 or GO rnanly-looking young White Mountain AapcheS; some 12 or l5 Aravapais, and about the same number of Apache | umas, dressed in Uncle Sanuel's uniform, and carrying his arms and ammunition, mixing freely with the Indians whom they had just helped to con quer And here, too, were white officers and soldiers fraternzng with these red men, and proving themselves, like the gal lant Mojor Brown, commander of the big expedition that had just returned victo- rious, gentlemen, tciti,on prgwiices. No, not puudice, for had not all fought the foe, side by side had not the same blankets covered whites and Indians in the long tug of war and travel over the rough and rugged noun tains from which, in about four months, they had driven the wild Apaches, and thus accom- pllshed more than the thousands of troops that proceeded them. And, this fraterniZa- ton did not lead to any disrespect for the of- fcers. No, after the dance, in which Major Brown took leading part, dressed as an In- dian warrior, rigid discipline held sway and the Indian soldiers looked upon their officers with more respect than they had before Scores of them recognized General Crook. and rushed to shake hands with him. "Moses, s," an Arayapai Indian, educated bv Lieutenant Bourke, made everybody langh by initiating a seller of old clo'. Features, voice, all Mo ses' attributes are Jewish, and now that he is here in Prescott, some of our citizens ought to start him in business It. Jake Almy says that whenever Moses commences to sell man a suit of clothes, he (Jake) cannot but imag- inc that "those voice" come up from pile af ready-made pants. His education reflects credit upon Bourke, who is the same Bourke who gave up soft thing at West Point and came back here to help in the work of subdu- ing and educating the Apaches. He (Bourke ] sufficiently with Gen. Howard and other peace pipers to give him an everlasting disgust for the whole tribe.
 In conversation with Major Raown. Capt. Randall, Lieuts. Michler, Schuyler and the other officers of Crooks con4Gering army, we learn that in coming from McDOwell-the troops were scattered over 6 wide belt of laying by in the day, and travelling at night, on foot, for the purpose of surround ing rancherias which the scouts had discov- cred, and of making day y-dawn attacks-the horses of the cavalry were very seldom used ; the nights being cold, men and officers sui Tered much, as fires could not be made. for lear of warning the Indians.
 As this article IS already quite long, we will defer an account of our trip to the won deriul ancient well, caves, houses, etc, on Beaver Greek, until next issue of the MINER.
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