Arizona weekly miner., 1875-04-23
GEN. CROOK Oy ARIZONA.

, to learn the truth, has very different ides
 of the value of Ar;tona from these expres, , ed by Senator Hagar, of California, whb a. sumes to be co well posted, and who realI
 knows so little:
 Reporter-"Gcneral, before +cu leave,
 cannot help again sdvertihg to the genera fear expressed ali over the Pacific Coast tha
 upon your departure the Apache will escap
 from the San Carlos reservation in detacb
 ments and resort again to his work of death.
 Crook" think your fears are perfectl,
 groundless. have always taught the In
 dian, since l took command in Arizona ir
 1871, that there IS no such thing us one
 man government in the United States.
 have labored to make him feel that it did
 not make any difference who might repre-
 sent the Washington authorities, it is all the
 same thing ;-that one man is about the
 same as another. The Indian has got that
 idea thoroughly into his head. If he is we'll
 treated there is no danger of his breaking
 out again. Of course, if the promise made
 to him that, if he remained peaceful, he
 should be we'll treated, is broken, 1t will be
 another matter. If, for instance, their
 physical wants are not supplied, and it be-
 cones choice with them as to whether
 they shall starve or risk the bullet, they will
 break out from the reservation without doubt, and may do mischief. But they have pretty thorough class of people in the In- terior Department now, and think the h. dian Agents mean we'll therefore antici- pate no further difficulty.r
 Reporter-"General. now that you have dismissed the Indian question, what do you think of the outcome of Arizona? ?"
 Crook-"I think we'll of it."
 Reporter-"I have had an opportunity for years of interviewing people coming from Arizona, and have teen struck with the di- verse character of their reports. With one set Arizona IS the richest spot on earth with others there Is nothing ill it.'
 Crook-"That is always the case with new mining sections. Before I was stationed in Arizona, spent some years in Idaho and and the mining outlook in Arizona IS infinitely greater than it was in these Ter rltories before they were developed"
 RePorter-"Well, then, you think there will be good bullion outcome to Arizona tome day F'
 CroOk-"Undodbtedly. I am not miner. | md Of course speak from the opinions of | others; but having been in the Territory so ong, It IS quite likely that should come to | orrect views in the matter. The great fraWback m Arizona has been the difficulty and expense of transportation of both the res and the neeessaries of life. To get there 'ou have to traverse immense stretches of and. put up with brackish water and sub- mt to the inconvenience of travelling on a uckboard. Travelling on blackboard alone equivalent to being beaten on the head Tith a club for good while. What has cen accomplished with the Territory in that onditlon IS no indication of what will hap en when the railroad has made develop lent easy."
 RepOrter-"There is one view of your de- arture, General, which wish to put to you. have heard it said repeatedly, and indeed enator Hager of this State has taken pre- sely that position, which is that now that nc United States troops have been with rawn m large measure, Arizona will lan- lisb; that, in fact, the disbursements for {, nited States troops have been the main ( source of that people," Crook-"Well, to a considerable extent at is true. The disbursements made by ! e United States have been the main re- urce hitherto. But new era will proba- ( y set in, now"
 Reporter -"What is the character of the ming section around Prescott, General ?n c Crook-"As far as a man not practical 0 ner may hazard an opinion, it is very good. ! iere are thousands of veins about Prescott t at think will be worked some day. They g large veins, with good, we'll defined walls a Ike the Tiger vein, for instance. It can II
 traPa1 far f,rn thaneo-I II, and 1t is natural to suppose that the | Tn holds good all of that distance, as it is al a' md on each side" d. feporter.-'ln mentioning the Tiger lode u touch upon delicate subject. have u ard the failure to work the Tiger and u Ilture mines successfully urged as very ong reason why the Territory has no min al Il outcome" m Crook-"It should be borne in mind that ot 're are great difficulties in working the ger. It is situated on very high noun tt n. Nobody in Arizona has money enough cl make good road to it from Prescott. so der the system of packing everything inn eA nse distances, by the present methods of to importation, hardly anything would pay, ca en We come to think of it. I do not 'w Of any mine in Arizona, however that To town to depth of one hundred feet. As tr as they have gone, the outcome is as good in Nevada. You know they de- ca fred of the Comstock lode for long ca e." tn remember an account once to en to me by Dr. Sterling, United States yeon at Fort Mojave, of the wonderful rel mess of the Wallapai district. Is Dr. ing ring man likely to be given to exager- As n ?' sci rook.-"I don't think he is. He had y opportunity of finding out about the he' es in tbe Wallapai district. I have not ing mlned them myself but I have heard COT n very highly spoken of. \ new district of 'sandy,' learn from trustworthy sour. Ca, gives wonderful promise The Me N. kin mine, particularly, is regarded as at
 rich mine. Mr. Stein. . gentleman who D. mined in Nevada for eighteen years, tells ann hat Arizona can discount Nevada when facilities are accorded to to
 hear the Owens and Greenwood min. Bo' districts highly spoken of. Remember Do' Arizona has never hsd . chance as vet 50, ntion is being largely concentrated upon c low, and the result will be very differ. Tor hortly.