Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06
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 LETTER FR0M MARYVH~
MaRyvILLE, Arizona, {
 March ?, 1874. !

MiTcn ~ loifs | ! T, he Eia9r of tls Ari,ona Miar; xs.
 Thee gentlemen, from -----, came Go this | pl,cr few days since. They did not consider the de-crt safe, therefore they ''crossed in the ! ri.h,," and arrived at Salt river about day ] light. As dawn approached, they sspied n hugc "animiie" sitting romposcdiy upon the ! turbulent bosom of tbe great SahdO. These l gentlemen being men Of moral cUorage, in- .,antly concluded to capture the aforesaid yarmnt they march up in soId phaIsnx, 1 and pour into the monster a double shotted 1 broadsilc. The rritter remained as motion ! lee, as before no notice was taken of this murlerous assault, which only increased the choler of these determined men. Again they advanced, and shot "iew thick and fast like lightning from mountain clOud.h Al this unc,ure, the moon bes,ned forth her lanbent light and the hideous thing presented a new appearacc; our party definitely concluded that the object before them was a whale, or some otEer huge specimen of the finny tribe. Being desirous to catch and cicurste this denizen of the deep, they held their fire Five, ten, twenty minutes elapsed, and day was upon them; they concluded to view their prize You can imagine their chagrn npon finding that the object of their wrath was only the Maryville ferry-boat, and that they had, during the uelee, shot several holes into it. The chimera. 1 fear, was superin- duced by absorbing too much ''tangle-foot,n an indulgence in which, you know, has a ten dency to steal away the mind.
 The cyclopean minons of Cachise recently made descent upon the corral of Mir Stiles, and stole therefrom eighteen head of cattle, same of which made their escape and return ed. The next night, the imps of his Satanic majesty came back for more booty, but re- turned empty handed. Cannot Howard and Colycr return to Arizona and take care of their proteges by again binding, hand and foot, the only man who can, or will, take the crooks out of the thieving, detestable, loath- some, murderous Apaches3 We hope the time will soon come when the place that knows these red devils will know them no more. This wish is not confined to the yell fiends of Arizona, but extends to the galvan- ized gentry who sympathize with them in their bloody career. II the pulling sycophants who raise their hands in religious horror, his brave subaIterns, dealing death to the enemies of our favored land, could be brought into contact with these ''hair-lifting' brutcs, think that it would be my COW and your OK, etc.
 This so-called sympathy is only from the pocket; not from the heart. Such men have no hearts. Can man stand idly by and see his fellow creatures slaughtered, without less, and possess a heartl answer, no. But, to the contrary, such bipeds are blotches and s~ngrenes upon society, deserving to be hanged. I entertain no ill-will for those who may differ with me in opinion, but do be- lieye that the man wLo thinks an Indian is excusable for his misdeeds is either Eool or a kHGrs. Were 1t rot for the hendish Apacbe., Arizona would today be the foremost divis ion of our "Uncle'sr domain; possessing, as she does, the finest agricultural and grazing lands on the Pacific slope, she can sustain and make wealthy greater population than any other State or Territory in the Union, of equal area.
 II The mineral resources of Arizona are vast ly greater than those Of California or Neyads, in their palmiest days. The only thing re- quired to develop this mine of hidden wealth is capital, and in order to induce men of means to come and invest their surplus cash in our mines and lands, 1t is necessary for us to do one of two things-compel Government to settle the Indian question, or take the mat ter into our own hands. Our hardy from tersmen know the kind of peace policy best adapted to their wants they support the MINER in the belief that there are no "good Indians" save dead ones. This is my idea toaT. There; have committed myself. This is what first intended to do. ex- pect some of my Atlantic brethren will call me blood -thinty, but such Is not the case. Allow me 10 say to them, if they disagree with me, please come and settle among us and learn for yourselves that Indians are fends inca,nate. Come on, gentlemen, We have plenty of room, and will give you warm welcome; we will do even more, should you need it we will divide our substance with you, even to the last penny.
 Since writing the foregoing, Messrs Clark, | Welsh, Weston, Reilly and King have ar rived from Florence. Mir Clark informs me that the Acscbes have stolen from B. W. Reagan four mules and one horse, and that they had Gifted" from the Pimas thirty or forty head of stock He further states that himself and party crossed fresh trail, made last night. leading from the Tempe settle ment, of ten or twelve head of cattle followed by five Indians, who were making for Super stition Mountain. This trail croosed the road leading to Florence, twelve or thirteen