Arizona citizen., 1874-02-28
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Special Dispatches to THE CITIzEN.l
 PRESCOTT AND VICINITY.

PRESCOTT, February I5.-The rainfall during tho present year up to and includ- ing the 18th at Fort Whipple, aS shown by rain-gauge at the hospital, amounts to tTif1e over 515 inches. It rained nine days in January and three in February. One storm lasted from January l6 to January Fl inclusive. The greatest fall was January l7 and amounted to IA inches, and the least February l3-l-l0 of an inch. The amount of rain and snow reduced to rain that has fallen since Dec. l, 1873, is nearly twelve inches, and during the correspond ing period in 1923, the amount Was but 1% inches. The rain of the 18th melted away the snow except in the mountains.
 One of the Indian prisoners from White mountain reservation, now confined al Fort Whipple to await trial for complicity in the murder of a Mexican some two years ago, attempted to escape on the l4th. He had freed himself Of hls irons and in trying to escape the guard flied upon him and prevented his success. He had made a saw out of a caSe-knife furnished with his food and with it cut off the irons.
 Capt. James Burns who was last week reported convalescent, has had q relapse and is again confined 10 his he'd by very severe attack of apparently imhammaJoTy rheumatism coupled with general debility.
 Parties just in from BealeS Springs, re- port no material change with the Hual- pals. They had stolen and eaten some horses and cattle but not nearly so many as at first reported.
 Acting Assistant Surgeon W. F. Day is coming by the Newborn with the detach- ment in charge of Lieut.. Rockwell, and will report to Verde for duty.
 The body of the late Capt. Philip Dwyer was re-interred yesterday without mili- tary ceremony. It was intended to have been done with the usual honOrS, but the 1 few officers present and the inclemency Of the weather prevented.
 PRESCOTT, February 16.-The last mail | received here on the 18th, was about ten | hours late-the animals being unable to | keep the road or make good time. It has | stormed here with scarcely any cessation | since the l2th. The roads between Wick ! enburg and Mohave and Prescott are all | most impa ssable. TeamsterS report that l their wagons sink in to the hubs.
 The rain-stOrm concluded last evening l with heavy thunder and lightning. Short | ly after, snow began to fall heavily and | the plaza at Prescott is now from four to six inches deep on the level.
 The oldest settlers declare this storm ex- ceeds in severity and duration any previous one in Northern Arizona.
 News from the Verde reservation is cheerful-all the Indians manifeSting an l obedient disposition which reflects credit | on agent and officers in charge.
 Lieut.. Schuyler is organizing for another scout and will have very important com mand of 100 picked Indian scouts and fifty regular troops. Fifty more Indian scouts were wanted and l50 at once offered to serve with him. Lieut.. Thomas, 9th cav airy, is also about taking the field with one company Of troops and thirty ex- perienced Apache aierS.
 A large pack train is being fitted out at Verde to accompany these expeditions.
 PRESCOTT, February 23.-Lieuts. Thomas and Bishop, 5th cavalry, with Company G, started on the morning of the 20th, on a scout and will probably be absent two months. They have been ordered to watch the Hualpais and guard the MOhave road; although the latest news from Camp Beales Springs is very encouraging, for those Indians have not committed any depredationS except theft Of some cattle reported several weeks ago. It is also be- lleved that many of them will return to the springs as soon as their supplies are consumed.
 Orders issued from department head quarters on the 10th, direct Major G. A. Gordon, 5th cavalry, now en route from San Diego, to proceed to Camp Grant and there assume command, and relieve Capt. ] w. H. Brown who some months ago was granted an absence of one year because of ill health.
 Lieutenant Charles King, 9th cavalry, for the past two years A. D. c. and engineer officer on the staff of Gen. Emory, con- manding department of the Gulf, has been relieved at his own request and